Exhibit 10.1
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PURCHASE AGREEMENT
among
MEADOWBROOK INSURANCE GROUP, INC.
MEADOWBROOK CAPITAL TRUST II
and
XXXXXXX XXXXX INTERNATIONAL
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Dated as of September 16, 2005
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PURCHASE AGREEMENT
($20,000,000 Trust Preferred Securities)
THIS PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of September 16, 2005 (this "Purchase
Agreement"), is entered into among Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc., a Michigan
corporation (the "Company"), and Meadowbrook Capital Trust II, a Delaware
statutory trust (the "Trust", and together with the Company, the "Sellers"), and
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx International or its assignee. (the "Purchaser").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Sellers propose to issue and sell 20,000 Floating Rate
Preferred Securities of the Trust, having a stated liquidation amount of $1,000
per security, bearing a variable rate, reset quarterly, equal to LIBOR (as
defined in the Indenture (as defined below)) plus 3.58% per annum (the
"Preferred Securities");
WHEREAS, the Preferred Securities will be guaranteed by the Company (the
"Guarantee") pursuant to the Guarantee Agreement (the "Guarantee Agreement"),
dated as of the Closing Date (defined below), and executed and delivered by the
Company and LaSalle Bank National Association, as trustee (in such capacity, the
"Guarantee Trustee"), for the benefit of the holders from time to time of the
Preferred Securities;
WHEREAS, the entire proceeds from the sale of the Preferred Securities will
be combined with the entire proceeds from the sale by the Trust to the Company
of its common securities (the "Common Securities"), and will be used by the
Trust to purchase Twenty Million Six Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars
($20,620,000) in principal amount of the unsecured junior subordinated
deferrable interest notes of the Company (the "Junior Subordinated Notes");
WHEREAS, the Preferred Securities and the Common Securities for the Trust
will be issued pursuant to the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement (the "Trust
Agreement"), dated as of the Closing Date, among the Company, as depositor,
LaSalle Bank National Association, a national banking association, as property
trustee (in such capacity, the "Property Trustee"), Christiana Bank & Trust
Company, a Delaware banking corporation, as Delaware trustee (in such capacity,
the "Delaware Trustee"), the Administrative Trustees named therein (in such
capacities, the "Administrative Trustees") and the holders from time to time of
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the Junior Subordinated Notes will be issued pursuant to a Junior
Subordinated Indenture, dated as of the Closing Date (the "Indenture"), between
the Company and LaSalle Bank National Association, a national banking
association, as indenture trustee (in such capacity, the "Indenture Trustee").
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements and subject to
the terms and conditions herein set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS. The Preferred Securities, the Common Securities and
the Junior Subordinated Notes are collectively referred to herein as the
"Securities." This Purchase Agreement, the Indenture, the Trust Agreement, the
Guarantee Agreement and the Securities are collectively referred to herein as
the "Operative Documents." All other capitalized terms used but not defined in
this Purchase Agreement shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in
the Indenture.
2. PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE PREFERRED SECURITIES.
(a) The Sellers agree to sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser
agrees to purchase from the Sellers the Preferred Securities for an amount (the
"Purchase Price") equal to Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000). The Purchaser
shall be responsible for the rating agency costs and expenses. The Sellers shall
use the Purchase Price, together with the proceeds from the sale of the Common
Securities, to purchase the Junior Subordinated Notes.
(b) Delivery or transfer of, and payment for, the Preferred Securities
shall be made at 10:00 A.M. Chicago time (11:00 A.M. New York time), on
September 16, 2005 or such later date (not later than October 16, 2005) as the
parties may designate (such date and time of delivery and payment for the
Preferred Securities being herein called the "Closing Date"). The Preferred
Securities shall be transferred and delivered to the Purchaser against the
payment of the Purchase Price to the Sellers made by wire transfer in
immediately available funds on the Closing Date to a U.S. account designated in
writing by the Company at least two business days prior to the Closing Date.
(c) Delivery of the Preferred Securities shall be made at such
location, and in such names and denominations, as the Purchaser shall designate
at least two business days in advance of the Closing Date. The Company and the
Trust agree to have the Preferred Securities available for inspection and
checking by the Purchaser in Chicago, Illinois, not later than 1:00 P.M.,
Chicago time (2:00 P.M. New York time), on the business day prior to the Closing
Date. The closing for the purchase and sale of the Preferred Securities shall
occur at the offices of Mayer, Brown, Xxxx & Maw LLP, 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000, or such other place as the parties hereto shall agree.
3. CONDITIONS. The obligations of the parties under this Purchase
Agreement are subject to the following conditions:
(a) The representations and warranties contained herein shall be
accurate as of the date of delivery of the Preferred Securities.
(b) [RESERVED.]
(c) Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, counsel for the Company and the Trust (the
"Company Counsel"), shall have delivered an opinion, dated the Closing Date,
addressed to the Purchaser and LaSalle Bank National Association, in
substantially the form set out in Annex A-I hereto and (ii) the Company shall
have furnished to the Purchaser the opinion of the Company's General Counsel or
a certificate signed by the Company's Chief Executive Officer, President, an
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or Assistant
Treasurer, dated the
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Closing Date, addressed to the Purchaser, in substantially the form set out in
Annex A-II hereto. In rendering their opinion, the Company Counsel may rely as
to factual matters upon certificates or other documents furnished by officers,
directors and trustees of the Company and the Trust and by government officials
(provided, however, that copies of any such certificates or documents are
delivered to the Purchaser) and by and upon such other documents as such counsel
may, in their reasonable opinion, deem appropriate as a basis for the Company
Counsel's opinion. The Company Counsel may specify the jurisdictions in which
they are admitted to practice and that they are not admitted to practice in any
other jurisdiction and are not experts in the law of any other jurisdiction. If
the Company Counsel is not admitted to practice in the State of New York, the
opinion of the Company Counsel may assume, for purposes of the opinion, that the
laws of the State of New York are substantively identical, in all respects
material to the opinion, to the internal laws of the state in which such counsel
is admitted to practice. Such Company Counsel Opinion shall not state that they
are to be governed or qualified by, or that they are otherwise subject to, any
treatise, written policy or other document relating to legal opinions,
including, without limitation, the Legal Opinion Accord of the ABA Section of
Business Law (1991).
(d) The Purchaser shall have been furnished the opinion of Mayer,
Brown, Xxxx & Maw LLP, special tax counsel for the Purchaser, dated the Closing
Date, addressed to the Purchaser and LaSalle Bank National Association, in
substantially the form set out in Annex B hereto.
(e) The Purchaser shall have received the opinion of Morris, James,
Hitchens & Xxxxxxxx LLP, special Delaware counsel for the Trust, dated the
Closing Date, addressed to the Purchaser, LaSalle Bank National Association, the
Delaware Trustee and the Company, in substantially the form set out in Annex C
hereto.
(f) The Purchaser shall have received the opinion of Morris, James,
Hitchens & Xxxxxxxx LLP, special Delaware counsel for the Property Trustee, the
Guarantee Trustee and the Indenture Trustee, dated the Closing Date, addressed
to the Purchaser, in substantially the form set out in Annex D hereto.
(g) The Purchaser shall have received the opinion of Morris, James,
Hitchens & Xxxxxxxx LLP, special Delaware counsel for the Delaware Trustee,
dated the Closing Date, addressed to the Purchaser and LaSalle Bank National
Association, in substantially the form set out in Annex E hereto.
(h) The Company shall have furnished to the Purchaser a certificate of
the Company, signed by the Chief Executive Officer, President or an Executive
Vice President, and Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer of
the Company, and the Trust shall have furnished to the Purchaser a certificate
of the Trust, signed by an Administrative Trustee of the Trust, in each case
dated the Closing Date, and, in the case of the Company, as to (i) and (ii)
below and, in the case of the Trust, as to (i) below.
(i) the representations and warranties in this Purchase Agreement
are true and correct on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as
if made on the
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Closing Date, and the Company and the Trust have complied with all the
agreements and satisfied all the conditions on either of their part to be
performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date; and
(ii) since the date of the Interim Financial Statements (as
defined below), there has been no material adverse change in the condition
(financial or other), earnings, business or assets of the Company and its
subsidiaries, whether or not arising from transactions occurring in the
ordinary course of business.
(i) Subsequent to the execution of this Purchase Agreement, there
shall not have been any change, or any development involving a prospective
change, in or affecting the condition (financial or other), earnings, business
or assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, whether or not occurring in the
ordinary course of business, the effect of which is, in the Purchaser's
judgment, so material and adverse as to make it impractical or inadvisable to
proceed with the purchase of the Preferred Securities.
(j) Prior to the Closing Date, the Company and the Trust shall have
furnished to the Purchaser and its counsel such further information,
certificates and documents as the Purchaser or its counsel may reasonably
request.
If any of the conditions specified in this Section 3 shall not have been
fulfilled when and as provided in this Purchase Agreement, or if any of the
opinions, certificates and documents mentioned above or elsewhere in this
Purchase Agreement shall not be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to
the Purchaser or its counsel, this Purchase Agreement and all the Purchaser's
obligations hereunder may be canceled at, or at any time prior to, the Closing
Date by the Purchaser. Notice of such cancellation shall be given to the Company
and the Trust in writing or by telephone or facsimile confirmed in writing.
Each certificate signed by any trustee of the Trust or any officer of the
Company and delivered to the Purchaser or the Purchaser's counsel in connection
with the Operative Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty of the Trust and/or
the Company, as the case may be, and not by such trustee or officer in any
individual capacity.
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUST. The
Company and the Trust jointly and severally represent and warrant to, and agree
with the Purchaser, as follows:
(a) Neither the Company nor the Trust, nor any of their "Affiliates"
(as defined in Rule 501(b) of Regulation D ("Regulation D") under the Securities
Act (as defined below)), nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has,
directly or indirectly, made offers or sales of any security, or solicited
offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would require the
registration of any of the Securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act").
(b) Neither the Company nor the Trust, nor any of their Affiliates,
nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general
solicitation or general
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advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with any offer or
sale of any of the Securities.
(c) The Securities (i) are not and have not been listed on a national
securities exchange registered under section 6 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or quoted on a U.S. automated
inter-dealer quotation system and (ii) are not of an open-end investment
company, unit investment trust or face-amount certificate company that are, or
are required to be, registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act"), and the Securities otherwise
satisfy the eligibility requirements of Rule 144A(d)(3) promulgated pursuant to
the Securities Act ("Rule 144A(d)(3)").
(d) Neither the Company nor the Trust, nor any of their Affiliates,
nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged, or will engage, in
any "directed selling efforts" within the meaning of Regulation S under the
Securities Act with respect to the Securities.
(e) Neither the Company nor the Trust is, and, immediately following
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and the application of the
net proceeds therefrom, will not be, an "investment company" or an entity
"controlled" by an "investment company," in each case within the meaning of
section 3(a) of the Investment Company Act.
(f) Neither the Company nor the Trust has paid or agreed to pay to any
person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any of the
Securities, except for the Preferred Securities Commission and/or the sales
commission the Company has agreed to pay to Xxxxx Bros. & Company (or to the
Company's introducing agent on their behalf)" pursuant to the letter agreement
between the Company and Xxxxx Bros. & Company, dated May 13, 2005.
(g) The Trust has been duly created and is validly existing in good
standing as a statutory trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, 12 Del. C.
Section 3801, et seq. (the "Statutory Trust Act") with all requisite power and
authority to own property and to conduct the business it transacts and proposes
to transact and to enter into and perform its obligations under the Operative
Documents to which it is a party. The Trust is duly qualified to transact
business as a foreign entity and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in
which such qualification is necessary, except where the failure to so qualify or
be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the condition
(financial or otherwise), earnings, business or assets of the Trust, whether or
not occurring in the ordinary course of business. The Trust is not a party to or
otherwise bound by any agreement other than the Operative Documents. The Trust
is and will be, under current law, classified for federal income tax purposes as
a grantor trust and not as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable
as a corporation.
(h) The Trust Agreement has been duly authorized by the Company and,
on the Closing Date specified in Section 2(b), will have been duly executed and
delivered by the Company and the Administrative Trustees of the Trust, and,
assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Property Trustee and
the Delaware Trustee, will be a legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Company and the Administrative Trustees, enforceable against them in accordance
with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws
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affecting creditors' rights generally and to general principles of equity. Each
of the Administrative Trustees of the Trust is an employee of the Company or one
of its subsidiary insurance companies and has been duly authorized by the
Company to execute and deliver the Trust Agreement.
(i) Each of the Guarantee Agreement and the Indenture has been duly
authorized by the Company and, on the Closing Date, will have been duly executed
and delivered by the Company, and, assuming due authorization, execution and
delivery by the Guarantee Trustee in the case of the Guarantee Agreement, and by
the Indenture Trustee in the case of the Indenture, will be a legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Company enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting
creditors' rights generally and to general principles of equity.
(j) The Preferred Securities and the Common Securities have been duly
authorized by the Trust and, when issued and delivered against payment therefor
on the Closing Date in accordance with this Purchase Agreement, in the case of
the Preferred Securities, and in accordance with the Common Securities
Subscription Agreement, in the case of the Common Securities, will be validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will represent undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the Trust entitled to the benefits of the Trust
Agreement, enforceable against the Trust in accordance with their terms, subject
to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors'
rights generally and to general principles of equity. The issuance of the
Securities is not subject to any preemptive or other similar rights. On the
Closing Date, all of the issued and outstanding Common Securities will be
directly owned by the Company free and clear of any pledge, security interest,
claim, lien or other encumbrance of any kind (each, a "Lien").
(k) The Junior Subordinated Notes have been duly authorized by the
Company and, on the Closing Date, will have been duly executed and delivered to
the Indenture Trustee for authentication in accordance with the Indenture and,
when authenticated in the manner provided for in the Indenture and delivered to
the Trust against payment therefor in accordance with the Junior Subordinated
Note Purchase Agreement, will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of
the Company entitled to the benefits of the Indenture, enforceable against the
Company in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and to general
principles of equity.
(l) This Purchase Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company and the Trust.
(m) Neither the issue and sale of the Common Securities, the Preferred
Securities or the Junior Subordinated Notes, nor the purchase of the Junior
Subordinated Notes by the Trust, nor the execution and delivery of and
compliance with the Operative Documents by the Company or the Trust, nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated herein or therein, (i) will
conflict with or constitute a violation or breach of the Trust Agreement or the
charter or bylaws of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company or any
applicable law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of
any government, governmental
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authority, agency or instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having
jurisdiction over the Trust or the Company or any of its subsidiaries or their
respective properties or assets (collectively, the "Governmental Entities"),
(ii) will conflict with or constitute a violation or breach of, or a default or
Repayment Event (as defined below) under, or result in the creation or
imposition of any Lien upon any property or assets of the Trust, the Company or
any of the Company's subsidiaries pursuant to, any contract, indenture,
mortgage, loan agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which
(A) the Trust, the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which it
or any of them may be bound, or (B) to which any of the property or assets of
any of them is subject, or any judgment, order or decree of any court,
governmental authority or arbitrator, except, in the case of this clause (ii),
for such conflicts, breaches, violations, defaults, Repayment Events (as defined
below) or Liens which (X) would not, singly or in the aggregate, adversely
affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Operative
Documents and (Y) would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse
effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, business,
liabilities and assets (taken as a whole) or business prospects of the Company
and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, whether or not occurring in the ordinary
course of business (a "Material Adverse Effect") or (iii) require the consent,
approval, authorization or order of any court or Governmental Entity. As used
herein, a "Repayment Event" means any event or condition which gives the holder
of any note, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness (or any person acting
on such holder's behalf) the right to require the repurchase, redemption or
repayment of all or a portion of such indebtedness by the Trust or the Company
or any of its subsidiaries prior to its scheduled maturity.
(n) The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as
a corporation in good standing under the laws of Michigan with all requisite
corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and
conduct the business it transacts and proposes to transact, and is duly
qualified to transact business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation
in each jurisdiction where the nature of its activities requires such
qualification, except where the failure of the Company to be so qualified would
not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(o) The Company has no subsidiaries that are material to its business,
financial condition or earnings other than those subsidiaries listed in Schedule
1 attached hereto (collectively, the "Significant Subsidiaries"). Each
Significant Subsidiary has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a
corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is
chartered or organized, with all requisite corporate power and authority to own,
lease and operate its properties and conduct the business it transacts and
proposes to transact. Each Significant Subsidiary is duly qualified to transact
business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction
where the nature of its activities requires such qualification, except where the
failure to be so qualified would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(p) Each of the Trust, the Company and each of the Company's
subsidiaries hold all necessary approvals, authorizations, orders, licenses,
consents, registrations, qualifications, certificates and permits (including,
without limitation, insurance licenses from the insurance departments of the
various states and jurisdictions where the Company's insurance
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subsidiaries write insurance business or otherwise conduct insurance or
reinsurance business, as the case may be, or as may be required by any
applicable insurance statutes of such states or other jurisdictions
(collectively, the "Insurance Licenses")) (collectively, including the Insurance
Licenses, the "Governmental Licenses") of and from Governmental Entities
necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now being conducted, and
neither the Trust, the Company nor any of the Company's subsidiaries has
received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of
any such Government License, except where the failure to be so licensed or
approved or the receipt of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would
not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; all of the
Governmental Licenses are valid and in full force and effect, except where the
invalidity or the failure of such Governmental Licenses to be in full force and
effect, would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect;
and the Company and its subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable laws,
rules, regulations, judgments, orders, decrees and consents, except where the
failure to be in compliance would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(q) All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Company and each of its subsidiaries are validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable; all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each
subsidiary of the Company is owned by the Company, directly or through
subsidiaries, free and clear of any Lien, claim or equitable right; and none of
the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company or any subsidiary was
issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights arising by operation of
law, under the charter or by-laws of such entity or under any agreement to which
the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party.
(r) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is (i) in
violation of its respective charter or by-laws or similar organizational
documents or (ii) in default in the performance or observance of any obligation,
agreement, covenant or condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage,
loan agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the
Company or any such subsidiary is a party or by which it or any of them may be
bound or to which any of the property or assets of any of them is subject,
except, in the case of clause (ii), where such violation or default would not,
singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(s) There is no action, suit or proceeding before or by any
Governmental Entity, arbitrator or court, domestic or foreign, now pending or,
to the knowledge of the Company or the Trust after due inquiry, threatened
against or affecting the Trust or the Company or any of the Company's
subsidiaries, except for such actions, suits or proceedings that, if adversely
determined, would not, singly or in the aggregate, adversely affect the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Operative Documents or have
a Material Adverse Effect; and the aggregate of all pending legal or
governmental proceedings to which the Trust or the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is a party or of which any of their respective properties or assets
is subject, including ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business,
are not expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(t) The accountants of the Company who certified the Financial
Statements (as defined below) were, at the time of such certification,
independent public accountants of the
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Company and its subsidiaries within the meaning of the Securities Act, and the
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") thereunder.
(u) The audited consolidated financial statements (including the notes
thereto) and schedules of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 (the "Financial Statements") and the interim
unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 (the "Interim Financial
Statements") provided to the Purchaser are the most recent available audited and
unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries, respectively, and fairly present in all material respects, in
accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, the financial
position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, and the results of
operations and changes in financial condition as of the dates and for the
periods therein specified, subject, in the case of Interim Financial Statements,
to year-end adjustments (which are expected to consist solely of normal
recurring adjustments). Such consolidated financial statements and schedules
have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles ("GAAP")consistently applied throughout the periods involved (except
as otherwise noted therein).
(v) The statutory financial statements dated as of December 31, 2004
and June 30, 2005 (the "Statutory Financial Statements") of each of the
Company's insurance company subsidiaries have, for each relevant period, been
prepared in accordance with statutory accounting principles ("SAP") prescribed
or permitted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, and with
respect to each insurance company subsidiary, each the appropriate insurance
department of the state of domicile of such insurance company subsidiary, and
such accounting practices have been applied on a consistent basis throughout the
periods involved (whether GAAP or SAP, as applicable, the "Applicable Accounting
Principles").
(w) None of the Trust, the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any
material liability, whether known or unknown, whether asserted or unasserted,
whether absolute or contingent, whether accrued or unaccrued, whether liquidated
or unliquidated, and whether due or to become due, including any liability for
taxes (and there is no past or present fact, situation, circumstance, condition
or other basis for any present or future action, suit, proceeding, hearing,
charge, complaint, claim or demand against the Company or its subsidiaries that
could give rise to any such liability), except for (i) liabilities set forth in
the Financial Statements or the Interim Financial Statements and (ii) normal
fluctuations in the amount of the liabilities referred to in clause (i) above
occurring in the ordinary course of business of the Trust, the Company and all
of its subsidiaries since the date of the most recent balance sheet included in
such Financial Statements.
(x) The Company's report on the Statement of Actuarial Opinion Annual
Statement for Star Insurance Company For the Year Ended December 31, 2004, dated
February 23, 2005, the Statement of Actuarial Opinion Annual Statement of
Ameritrust Insurance Corporation For the Year Ended December 31, 2004, dated
February 23, 2005, the Statement of Actuarial Opinion Annual Statement of
Williamsburg National Insurance Corporation for the Year Ended December 31,
2004, dated February 23, 2005, and the Statement of Actuarial Opinion Annual
Statement of Savers Property & Casualty Insurance Company For the Year
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Ended December 31, 2004 dated February 23, 2005 (the "Regulatory Reports"),
provided to the Purchaser is the most recently available such report, and the
information therein fairly presents in all material respects the financial
position of the Company and its subsidiaries. None of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries has been requested by a Governmental Entity to republish, restate,
or refile any regulatory or financial report.
(y) Since the respective dates of the Financial Statements, Interim
Financial Statements, Statutory Financial Statements and the Regulatory Reports,
there has not been (A) any material adverse change or development with respect
to the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, business, assets or
business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
whether or not occurring in the ordinary course of business or (B) any dividend
or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Company on any class
of its capital stock other than regular quarterly dividends on the Company's
common stock.
(z) The authorized capitalization of the Company and its subsidiary
insurance companies are as set forth in the Financial Statements and the
Statutory Financial Statements and meet all applicable regulatory requirements
with respect thereto.
(aa) The documents of the Company filed with the Commission in
accordance with the Exchange Act, from and including the commencement of the
fiscal year covered by the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, at
the time they were or hereafter are filed by the Company with the Commission
(collectively, the "1934 Act Reports"), complied and will comply in all material
respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
of the Commission thereunder (the "1934 Act Regulations"), and, at the date of
this Purchase Agreement and on the Closing Date, do not and will not include an
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and other than
such instruments, agreements, contracts and other documents as are filed as
exhibits to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K, there are no instruments, agreements,
contracts or documents of a character described in Item 601 of Regulation S-K
promulgated by the Commission to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is
a party. The Company is in compliance with all currently applicable requirements
of the Exchange Act that were added by the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002.
(bb) Except as set forth on Schedule 4(bb), none of the Trust, the
Company nor any of its subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers,
directors, employees or representatives, is subject or is party to, or has
received any notice from any Regulatory Agency (as defined below) that any of
them will become subject or party to any investigation with respect to, any
cease-and-desist order, agreement, civil monetary penalty, consent agreement,
memorandum of understanding or other regulatory enforcement action, proceeding
or order with or by, or is a party to any commitment letter or similar
undertaking to, or is subject to any directive by, or has been a recipient of
any supervisory letter from, or has adopted any board resolutions at the request
of, any Regulatory Agency that, in any such case, currently restricts in any
material respect the conduct of their business or that in any material manner
relates to their capital adequacy, capital reserves, their marketing or sales
practices, their ability or authority to pay
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dividends or make distributions to their shareholders or make payments of
principal or interest on their debt obligations, their management or their
business (each, a "Regulatory Action"), nor has the Trust, the Company or any of
its subsidiaries been advised by any Regulatory Agency that it is considering
issuing or requesting any such Regulatory Action; and there is no unresolved
violation, criticism or exception by any Regulatory Agency with respect to any
report or statement relating to any examinations of the Trust, the Company or
any of its subsidiaries, except where such unresolved violation, criticism or
exception would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
As used herein, the term "Regulatory Agency" means any federal or state agency
charged with the supervision or regulation of insurance companies or holding
companies of insurance companies, or engaged in the insurance of insurance
company reserves, or any court, administrative agency or commission or other
governmental agency, authority or instrumentality having supervisory or
regulatory authority with respect to the Trust, the Company or any of its
subsidiaries.
(cc) No labor dispute with the employees of the Trust, the Company or
any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of
the Trust or the Company, is imminent, except those which would not, singly or
in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(dd) No filing with, or authorization, approval, consent, license,
order, registration, qualification or decree of, any Governmental Entity, other
than those that have been made or obtained, is necessary or required for the
performance by the Trust or the Company of their respective obligations under
the Operative Documents, as applicable, or the consummation by the Trust and the
Company of the transactions contemplated by the Operative Documents.
(ee) Except as set forth on Schedule 4(ee), each of the Trust, the
Company and each subsidiary of the Company has good and marketable title to all
of its respective real and personal properties, in each case free and clear of
all Liens and defects, except for those that would not, singly or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and all of the leases and subleases
under which the Trust, the Company or any subsidiary of the Company holds
properties are in full force and effect, except where the failure of such leases
and subleases to be in full force and effect would not, singly or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, and none of the Trust, the Company or
any subsidiary of the Company has any notice of any claim of any sort that has
been asserted by anyone adverse to the rights of the Trust, the Company or any
subsidiary of the Company under any such leases or subleases, or affecting or
questioning the rights of such entity to the continued possession of the leased
or subleased premises under any such lease or sublease, except for such claims
that would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(ff) The Company has no present intention to exercise its option to
defer payments of interest on the Junior Subordinated Notes as provided in the
Indenture. The Company believes that the likelihood that it would exercise its
rights to defer payments of interest on the Junior Subordinated Notes as
provided in the Indenture at any time during which the Junior Subordinated Notes
are outstanding is remote because of the restrictions that would be imposed on
the Company's ability to declare or pay dividends or distributions on, or to
redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of
the Company's capital
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stock and on the Company's ability to make any payments of principal, interest
or premium, if any, on, or repay, repurchase or redeem, any of its debt
securities that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to
the Junior Subordinated Notes.
(gg) The information provided by the Company and the Trust pursuant to
this Purchase Agreement does not, as of the date hereof, and will not, as of the
Closing Date, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER. The Purchaser
represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Company and the Trust as
follows:
(a) The Purchaser is aware that the Securities and the guarantee by
the Company set forth in the Guaranty Agreement have not been and will not be
registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold within the
United States or to "U.S. persons" (as defined in Regulation S under the
Securities Act) except in accordance with Rule 903 of Regulation S under the
Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of
the Securities Act.
(b) The Purchaser is an "accredited investor," as such term is defined
in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act.
(c) Neither the Purchaser, nor any of the Purchaser's affiliates, nor
any person acting on the Purchaser's or the Purchaser's Affiliate's behalf has
engaged, or will engage, in any form of "general solicitation or general
advertising" (within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act) in
connection with any offer or sale of the Preferred Securities.
(d) The Purchaser understands and acknowledges that (i) no public
market exists for any of the Securities and that it is unlikely that a public
market will ever exist for the Securities, (ii) the Purchaser is purchasing the
Securities for its own account, for investment and not with a view to, or for
offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the
Securities Act or other applicable securities laws, subject to any requirement
of law that the disposition of its property be at all times within its control
and subject to its ability to resell such Securities pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption
therefrom or in a transaction not subject thereto, and the Purchaser agrees to
the legends and transfer restrictions applicable to the Securities contained in
the Indenture, and (iii) the Purchaser has had the opportunity to ask questions
of, and receive answers and request additional information from, the Company and
is aware that it may be required to bear the economic risk of an investment in
the Securities.
(e) The Purchaser is a company with limited liability duly
incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction in which it is organized with all requisite (i) power and authority
to execute, deliver and perform the Operative Documents to which it is a party,
to make the representations and warranties specified herein and therein and to
consummate the transactions contemplated herein and (ii) right and power to
purchase the Securities.
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(f) This Purchase Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Purchaser and no filing with, or authorization, approval,
consent, license, order registration, qualification or decree of, any
governmental body, agency or court having jurisdiction over the Purchaser, other
than those that have been made or obtained, is necessary or required for the
performance by the Purchaser of its obligations under this Purchase Agreement or
to consummate the transactions contemplated herein.
6. AGREEMENTS OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUST. The Company and the Trust
jointly and severally agree with the Purchaser as follows:
(a) During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Closing
Date, the Company and the Trust shall use their best efforts and take all action
necessary or appropriate to cause their representations and warranties contained
in Section 4 hereof to be true as of the Closing Date, after giving effect to
the transactions contemplated by this Purchase Agreement, as if made on and as
of the Closing Date.
(b) The Company and the Trust will arrange for the qualification of
the Preferred Securities for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as the
Purchaser may designate and will maintain such qualifications in effect so long
as required for the sale of the Preferred Securities. The Company or the Trust,
as the case may be, will promptly advise the Purchaser of the receipt by the
Company or the Trust, as the case may be, of any notification with respect to
the suspension of the qualification of the Preferred Securities for sale in any
jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such
purpose.
(c) Neither the Company nor the Trust will, nor will either of them
permit any of its Affiliates to, nor will either of them permit any person
acting on its or their behalf (other than the Purchaser) to, resell any
Preferred Securities that have been acquired by any of them.
(d) Neither the Company nor the Trust will, nor will either of them
permit any of their Affiliates or any person acting on their behalf to, engage
in any "directed selling efforts" within the meaning of Regulation S under the
Securities Act with respect to the Securities.
(e) Neither the Company nor the Trust will, nor will either of them
permit any of their Affiliates or any person acting on their behalf to, directly
or indirectly, make offers or sales of any security, or solicit offers to buy
any security, under circumstances that would require the registration of any of
the Securities under the Securities Act.
(f) Neither the Company nor the Trust will, nor will either of them
permit any of its Affiliates or any person acting on their behalf to, engage in
any form of "general solicitation or general advertising" (within the meaning of
Regulation D) in connection with any offer or sale of the any of the Securities.
(g) So long as any of the Securities are outstanding, (i) the
Securities shall not be listed on a national securities exchange registered
under section 6 of the Exchange Act or quoted in a U.S. automated inter-dealer
quotation system and (ii) neither the Company nor the Trust shall be an open-end
investment company, unit investment trust or face-amount certificate
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company that is, or is required to be, registered under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act, and, the Securities shall otherwise satisfy the
eligibility requirements of Rule 144A(d)(3).
(h) Each of the Company and the Trust shall furnish to (i) the
holders, and subsequent holders of the Preferred Securities, (ii) Xxxxx Bros.
Financial Management LLC (at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000, or such other address as designated by Xxxxx Bros. Financial
Management LLC) and (iii) any beneficial owner of the Securities reasonably
identified to the Company and the Trust (which identification may be made by
either such beneficial owner or by Xxxxx Bros. Financial Management LLC), a duly
completed and executed certificate in the form attached hereto as Annex F,
including the financial statements referenced in such Annex, which certificate
and financial statements shall be so furnished by the Company and the Trust at
the times set forth in the Trust Agreement and/or the Indenture. To the extent
that the parties identified in this Section 6(h) receive such certificates and
statements pursuant to the Trust Agreement and/or the Indenture, delivery of
such certificates and statements to such party pursuant to the Trust Agreement
and/or the Indenture shall satisfy the obligation of the Company and the Trust
under this Section 6(h).
(i) Each of the Company and the Trust will, during any period in which
it is not subject to and in compliance with section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act, or it is not exempt from such reporting requirements pursuant to and in
compliance with Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Exchange Act, shall provide to each
holder of the Securities and to each prospective purchaser (as designated by
such holder) of the Securities, upon the request of such holder or prospective
purchaser, any information required to be provided by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the
Securities Act. If the Company and the Trust are required to register under the
Exchange Act, such reports filed in compliance with Rule 12g3-2(b) shall be
sufficient information as required above. This covenant is intended to be for
the benefit of the Purchaser, the holders of the Securities, and the prospective
purchasers designated by the Purchaser and such holders, from time to time, of
the Securities.
(j) Neither the Company nor the Trust will, until one hundred eighty
(180) days following the Closing Date, without the Purchaser's prior written
consent, offer, sell, contract to sell, grant any option to purchase or
otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, (i) any Preferred Securities or
other securities substantially similar to the Preferred Securities other than as
contemplated by this Purchase Agreement or (ii) any other securities convertible
into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any Preferred Securities or other
securities substantially similar to the Preferred Securities.
7. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES. The Company, as depositor of the Trust, agrees
to pay all costs and expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of
the Company and the Trust under this Purchase Agreement, whether or not the
transactions contemplated herein are consummated or this Purchase Agreement is
terminated, including all costs and expenses incident to (i) the authorization,
issuance, sale and delivery of the Preferred Securities and any taxes payable in
connection therewith; (ii) the fees and expenses of qualifying the Preferred
Securities under the securities laws of the several jurisdictions as provided in
Section 6(b); (iii) the fees and expenses of the counsel, the accountants and
any other experts or advisors retained by the Company or the Trust; (iv) the
fees and all reasonable expenses of the Guarantee
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Trustee, the Property Trustee, the Delaware Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and
any other trustee or paying agent appointed under the Operative Documents,
including the fees and disbursements of counsel for such trustees, which fees
shall not exceed a $2,000 acceptance fee, $3,500 for the fees and expenses of
Morris, James, Hitchens & Xxxxxxxx LLP, special Delaware counsel retained by the
Delaware Trustee in connection with the Closing, and $4,000 in administrative
fees annually; and (vi) $20,000 for the fees and expenses of Mayer, Brown, Xxxx
& Maw LLP, special counsel retained by the Purchaser.
If the sale of the Preferred Securities provided for in this Purchase
Agreement is not consummated because any condition set forth in Section 3 hereof
to be satisfied by either the Company or the Trust is not satisfied, because
this Purchase Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9 or because of any
failure, refusal or inability on the part of the Company or the Trust to perform
all obligations and satisfy all conditions on its part to be performed or
satisfied hereunder other than by reason of a default by the Purchaser, the
Company will reimburse the Purchaser upon demand for all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses (including the fees and expenses of each of the
Purchaser's counsel specified in subparagraphs (v) and (vi) of the immediately
preceding paragraph) that shall have been incurred by the Purchaser in
connection with the proposed purchase and sale of the Preferred Securities. The
Company shall not in any event be liable to the Purchaser for the loss of
anticipated profits from the transactions contemplated by this Purchase
Agreement.
8. INDEMNIFICATION. (a) The Company and the Trust agree jointly and
severally to indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser, the Purchaser's
affiliates, Xxxxx Bros. & Company and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Co. (collectively, the
"Indemnified Parties") and the Indemnified Parties' respective directors,
officers, employees and agents and each person who "controls" the Indemnified
Parties within the meaning of either the Securities Act or the Exchange Act
against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to
which they or any of them may become subject under the Securities Act, the
Exchange Act or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common
law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
information or documents furnished or made available to the Purchaser by or on
behalf of the Company, (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state therein a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading or (iii) the breach or alleged breach of any
representation, warranty or agreement of either Seller contained herein, and
agrees to reimburse each such Indemnified Party, as incurred, for any legal or
other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or
defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. This indemnity
agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company or the Trust
may otherwise have.
(b) The Company agrees to indemnify the Trust against all loss,
liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever due from the Trust under
paragraph (a) above.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Party under this Section
8 of notice of the commencement of any action, such Indemnified Party will, if a
claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this
Section 8, promptly notify the
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indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the failure so to
notify the indemnifying party (i) will not relieve the indemnifying party from
liability under paragraph (a) above unless and to the extent that such failure
results in the forfeiture by the indemnifying party of material rights and
defenses and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from
any obligations to any Indemnified Party other than the indemnification
obligation provided in paragraph (a) above. Purchaser shall be entitled to
appoint counsel to represent the Indemnified Party in any action for which
indemnification is sought. An indemnifying party may participate at its own
expense in the defense of any such action; provided, that counsel to the
indemnifying party shall not (except with the consent of the Indemnified Party)
also be counsel to the Indemnified Party. In no event shall the indemnifying
parties be liable for fees and expenses of more than one counsel (in addition to
any local counsel) separate from their own counsel for all Indemnified Parties
in connection with any one action or separate but similar or related actions in
the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or
circumstances. An indemnifying party will not, without the prior written consent
of the Indemnified Parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any
judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or
proceeding in respect of which indemnification may be sought hereunder (whether
or not the Indemnified Parties are actual or potential parties to such claim,
action, suit or proceeding) unless such settlement, compromise or consent
includes an unconditional release of each Indemnified Party from all liability
arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding.
9. TERMINATION. This Purchase Agreement shall be subject to
termination in the absolute discretion of the Purchaser, by notice given to the
Company and the Trust prior to delivery of and payment for the Preferred
Securities, if prior to such time (i) a downgrading shall have occurred in the
rating accorded the Company's debt securities or preferred stock by any
"nationally recognized statistical rating organization," as that term is used by
the Commission in Rule 15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Exchange Act, or such
organization shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or
review, with possible negative implications, its rating of the Company's debt
securities or preferred stock, (ii) the Trust shall be unable to sell and
deliver to the Purchaser at least $20,000,000 stated liquidation value of
Preferred Securities, (iii) the Company or any of its subsidiaries that is an
insurance company shall cease to be "adequately-capitalized" under the statutes,
rules, regulations, codes or ordinances of any Regulatory Agency within the
meaning of any applicable regulations of any Regulatory Agency, or any formal
administrative or judicial action is taken by any appropriate state or federal
insurance regulator against the Company or of its subsidiary insurance companies
for unsafe and unsound insurance practices, or violations of law, (iv) a
suspension or material limitation in trading in securities generally shall have
occurred on the New York Stock Exchange, (v) a suspension or material limitation
in trading in any of the Company's securities shall have occurred on the
exchange or quotation system upon which the Company' securities are traded, if
any, (vi) a general moratorium on commercial insurance activities shall have
been declared either by federal or Michigan, Missouri, Florida or California
authorities or (vii) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of
hostilities, or declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war
or other calamity or crisis the effect of which on financial markets is such as
to make it, in the Purchaser's judgment, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed
with the offering or delivery of the Preferred Securities.
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10. REPRESENTATIONS AND INDEMNITIES TO SURVIVE. The respective
agreements, representations, warranties, indemnities and other statements of the
Company and the Trust or their respective officers or trustees and of the
Purchaser set forth in or made pursuant to this Purchase Agreement will remain
in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf
of the Purchaser, the Company or the Trust or any of the their respective
officers, directors, trustees or controlling persons, and will survive delivery
of and payment for the Preferred Securities. The provisions of Sections 7 and 8
shall survive the termination or cancellation of this Purchase Agreement.
11. AMENDMENTS. This Purchase Agreement may not be modified, amended,
altered or supplemented, except upon the execution and delivery of a written
agreement by each of the parties hereto.
12. NOTICES. All communications hereunder will be in writing and
effective only on receipt, and, if sent to the Purchaser, will be mailed,
delivered by hand or courier or sent by facsimile and confirmed to the Purchaser
c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx and Xxxxx Incorporated, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000; with a copy to with a copy to Mayer, Brown, Xxxx & Maw
LLP, 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: J. Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx,
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 or other address as the Purchaser shall designate for
such purpose in a notice to the Company and the Trust; and if sent to the
Company or the Trust, will be mailed, delivered by hand or courier or sent by
facsimile and confirmed to it at Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc., 00000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Chief Financial Officer,
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000, with a copy to Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx Attorneys, P.C., The
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, 00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx.
13. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Purchase Agreement will inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this
Purchase Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person other
than the parties hereto and the affiliates, directors, officers, employees,
agents and controlling persons referred to in Section 8 hereof and their
successors, assigns, heirs and legal representatives, any right or obligation
hereunder. None of the rights or obligations of the Company or the Trust under
this Purchase Agreement may be assigned, whether by operation of law or
otherwise, without the Purchaser's prior written consent. The rights and
obligations of the Purchaser under this Purchase Agreement may be assigned by
the Purchaser without the Company's or the Trust's consent; provided that the
assignee assumes the obligations of the Purchaser under this Purchase Agreement.
14. APPLICABLE LAW. THIS PURCHASE AGREEMENT WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
WITHOUT REFERENCE TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401
OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).
15. SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY OR
AGAINST ANY PARTY HERETO OR WITH RESPECT TO OR
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ARISING OUT OF THIS PURCHASE AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN OR REMOVED TO THE
COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, OR OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK (IN EACH CASE
SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN). BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS PURCHASE
AGREEMENT, EACH PARTY ACCEPTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY,
GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS (AND
COURTS OF APPEALS THEREFROM) FOR LEGAL PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS PURCHASE AGREEMENT.
16. COUNTERPARTS AND FACSIMILE. This Purchase Agreement may be
executed by any one or more of the parties hereto in any number of counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall
together constitute one and the same instrument. This Purchase Agreement may be
executed by any one or more of the parties hereto by facsimile.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Purchase Agreement has been entered into as of the
date first written above.
MEADOWBROOK INSURANCE GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: President and Chief Executive
Officer
MEADOWBROOK CAPITAL TRUST II
By: MEADOWBROOK INSURANCE GROUP,
INC., as Depositor
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: President and Chief Executive
Officer
XXXXXXX XXXXX INTERNATIONAL
By:
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Name:
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Title: Director
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SCHEDULE 1
LIST OF SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARIES
Meadowbrook, Inc., a Michigan corporation
Star Insurance Company, a Michigan insurance company
Subsidiaries of Star Insurance Company:
Savers Property & Casualty Insurance Company, a Missouri insurance company
Ameritrust Insurance Corporation, a Florida insurance company Williamsburg
National Insurance Co., a California insurance company
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SCHEDULE 4(BB)
On August 21, 2002, Star Insurance Company entered into a Stipulation Agreement
with the State of Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services Department
of Consumer & Industry Services (the "OFIS"). The Stipulation Agreement states
(i) Star Insurance Company's gross premium writings on a consolidated basis with
its subsidiaries shall not exceed 400% of its policyholder surplus; (ii) its
gross premium writings on a consolidated basis with its subsidiaries less
fronted premium that is ceded to commercial reinsurers with an A.M. Best rating
of B+ or higher shall not exceed 300% of the company's policyholder surplus; and
(iii) the company shall calculate its rolling 12 month results in regards to the
limitation on a quarterly basis and provide the calculations to the OFIS.
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SCHEDULE 4(EE)
Pursuant to the Credit Agreement dated as of November 12, 2004 between
Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. ("Company") and Standard Federal Bank National
Association, the Company has granted a security interest in all of the assets
(including but not limited to accounts, accounts receivable, machinery and
equipment) of the following: Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc., Meadowbrook,
Inc., Credit Financial Corporation, American Highway Carriers Association,
Liberty Premium Finance, Interline Insurance Services, Inc., Commercial Carriers
Insurance Agency, Inc., Meadowbrook of Florida, Inc., National Osteopathic
Physicians Purchasing Group, Inc., National Realty Liability Alliance, Inc.,
Florida Preferred Administrators, Inc., Case Management Resources, Inc.,
Meadowbrook of Nevada, Inc., Association Self Insurance Services, Inc.,
Meadowbrook Insurance, Inc., Market Place Resources, Inc., Meadowbrook Insurance
Agency, Inc., Meadowbrook Intermediaries, Inc., Meadowbrook Risk Management,
Inc., Preferred Comp Insurance of New Hampshire, Inc., TPA Insurance Agency of
New Hampshire, Inc., Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services, LLC, Preferred
Insurance Agency, Inc., and TPA Insurance Agency, Inc.
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ANNEX A-I
Pursuant to Section 3(c)(i) of the Purchase Agreement, Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxx, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for the Company,
shall deliver an opinion to the effect that:
(i) the Company and each Significant Subsidiary is validly
existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction in which it is chartered or organized; each of the Company and
the Significant Subsidiaries has full corporate power and authority to own
or lease its properties and to conduct its business as such business is
currently conducted in all material respects; all outstanding shares of
capital stock of the Significant Subsidiaries have been duly authorized and
validly issued, and are fully paid and nonassessable and owned of record
and beneficially, directly or indirectly by the Company; the Company has
corporate power and authority to (i) execute and deliver, and to perform
its obligations under, the Operative Documents to which it is a party and
(iii) issue and perform its obligations under the Notes;
(ii) neither the issue and sale of the Common Securities, the
Preferred Securities or the Junior Subordinated Notes, nor the purchase by
the Trust of the Junior Subordinated Notes, nor the execution and delivery
of and compliance with the Operative Documents by the Company or the Trust
nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby will
constitute a breach or violation of the Trust Agreement or the charter or
by-laws of the Company;
(iii) the Trust Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company and duly executed and delivered by the
Administrative Trustees;
(iv) each of the Guarantee Agreement and the Indenture has been
duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming it has
been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Guarantee Trustee and
the Indenture Trustee, respectively, constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance
with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar
laws affecting creditors' rights generally and to general principles of
equity;
(v) the Junior Subordinated Notes have been duly authorized and
executed by the Company and delivered to the Indenture Trustee for
authentication in accordance with the Indenture and, when authenticated in
accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered to the Trust
against payment therefor, will constitute legal, valid and binding
obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and
enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors'
rights generally and to general principles of equity;
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(vi) the Trust is not, and, following the issuance of the
Preferred Securities and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by the Operative Documents and the application of the proceeds therefrom,
the Trust will not be, an "investment company" or an entity "controlled" by
an "investment company," in each case within the meaning of Section 3(a) of
the Investment Company Act;
(vii) assuming that the Preferred Securities are sold in a manner
contemplated by, and in accordance with the Purchase Agreement and the
Trust Agreement, it is not necessary in connection with the offer, sale and
delivery of the Preferred Securities by the Trust to the Purchaser, to
register any of the Securities under the Securities Act or to require
qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended;
(viii) the Purchase Agreement has been duly authorized, executed
and delivered by each of the Company and the Trust;
(ix) neither the Company nor any of its "Affiliates" (as defined
in Rule 501(b) of Regulation D under the Securities Act ("Regulation D")
has directly or indirectly, made offers or sales of any security, or
solicited offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would
require the registration of any of the Notes, the Preferred Securities or
the Common Securities being issued pursuant to this transaction under the
Securities Act, engaged in any form of general solicitation or general
advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with any
offer or sale of any of the Securities, or engaged, nor will engage, in any
"directed selling efforts" within the meaning of Regulation S under the
Securities Act with respect to the Securities;
(x) neither the Company, the Trust, nor any Significant
Subsidiaries of the Company is in breach or violation of, or default under,
with or without notice or lapse of time or both, its articles of
incorporation or charter, by-laws or other governing documents (including
without limitation, the Trust Agreement); the execution, delivery and
performance of the Operative Documents and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and the Operative
Documents do not and will not (A) result in the creation or imposition of
any material lien, claim, charge, encumbrance or restriction upon any
property or assets of the Company or the Significant Subsidiaries, or (B)
conflict with, constitute a material breach or violation of, or constitute
a material default under, with or without notice or lapse of time or both,
any of the terms, provisions or conditions of (x) the Articles of
Incorporation or Charter, By-Laws or other governing documents of the
Company or its Significant Subsidiaries, or (y) to the best of our
knowledge, any material contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan
or credit agreement, note, lease, franchise, license or any other agreement
or instrument to which the Company or its Significant Subsidiaries is a
party or by which any of them or any of their respective properties may be
bound or (z) any order, decree, judgment, franchise, license, permit, rule
or regulation of any court, arbitrator, government, or governmental agency
or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, known to us having jurisdiction
over the Company or its Significant Subsidiaries or any of their
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respective properties which, in the case of each of (A) or (B) above, is
material to the Company and the Significant Subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis;
(xi) except for filings, registrations or qualifications that may
be required by applicable securities laws, no authorization, approval,
consent or order of, or filing, registration or qualification with, any
person (including, without limitation, any court, governmental body or
authority) is required under the laws of the State of Michigan in
connection with the transactions contemplated by the Operative Documents in
connection with the offer and sale of the Common Securities as contemplated
by the Operative Documents;
(xii) (A) no action, suit or proceeding at law or in equity is
pending or threatened to which the Company, the Trust or the Significant
Subsidiaries are or may be a party, and (B) no action, suit or proceeding
is pending or threatened against or affecting the Company, the Trust or the
Significant Subsidiaries or any of their properties, before or by any court
or governmental official, commission, board or other administrative agency,
authority or body, or any arbitrator, wherein an unfavorable decision,
ruling or finding could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the
Operative Documents or the issuance and sale of the Common Securities, or
the Preferred Securities as contemplated therein or the condition
(financial or otherwise), earnings, affairs, business, or results of
operations of the Company, the Trust and the Significant Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis; and
(xiii) assuming the truth and accuracy of the representations and
warranties of the Purchaser in the Purchase Agreement, it is not necessary
in connection with the offering, sale and delivery of the Common
Securities, the Preferred Securities, the Junior Subordinated Notes and the
Guarantee Agreement or Guarantee to register the same under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, under the circumstances contemplated in the
Purchase Agreement.
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ANNEX A-II
Pursuant to Section 3(c)(ii) of the Purchase Agreement, General Counsel for
the Company shall deliver an opinion, or the Company shall provide an Officers'
Certificate, to the effect that:
(i) all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of
each Significant Subsidiary are owned of record by the Company, and the
issuance of the Preferred Securities and the Common Securities is not
subject to any contractual preemptive rights known to such
[COUNSEL/OFFICER];
(ii) no consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or
governmental authority is required for the issue and sale of the Common
Securities, the Preferred Securities or the Junior Subordinated Notes, the
purchase by the Trust of the Junior Subordinated Notes, the execution and
delivery of and compliance with the Operative Documents by the Company or
the Trust or the consummation of the transactions contemplated in the
Operative Documents, except such approvals (specified in such
[OPINION/CERTIFICATE]) as have been obtained;
(iii) to the knowledge of such [COUNSEL/OFFICER], there is no
action, suit or proceeding before or by any government, governmental
instrumentality, arbitrator or court, domestic or foreign, now pending or
threatened against or affecting the Trust or the Company or any Significant
Subsidiary that could adversely affect the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by the Operative Documents or could have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(iv) the Company is duly registered as [AN INSURANCE HOLDING]
company under the [STATE REGULATORY STATUTE] of [STATE OF DOMICILE] and the
regulations thereunder of the [STATE REGULATORY AGENCY], and the capital
reserves accounts of the Company's insurance subsidiaries are in compliance
with all applicable regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over such
entities;
(v) The execution, delivery and performance of the Operative
Documents, as applicable, by the Company and the Trust and the consummation
by the Company and the Trust of the transactions contemplated by the
Operative Documents, as applicable, (i) will not result in any violation of
the charter or bylaws of the Company, the charter or bylaws of the
Company's subsidiaries, the Trust Agreement or the Certificate of Trust of
the Trust, and (ii) will not conflict with, or result in a breach of any of
the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default (or an event which,
with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or
result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge and encumbrance
upon any assets or properties of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary
under, (a) any agreement, indenture, mortgage or instrument that the
Company or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company is a party to or by
which it may be bound or to which any of its assets or properties may be
subject, or (b) any existing applicable law, rule or administrative
regulation [FOR GENERAL COUNSEL ONLY: EXCEPT THAT I EXPRESS NO OPINION WITH
RESPECT TO THE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE STATE
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OF DELAWARE] of any court or governmental agency or authority having
jurisdiction over the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company
or any of their respective assets or properties, except in case of (ii),
where any such violation, conflict, breach, default, lien, charge or
encumbrance, would not have a material adverse effect on the assets,
properties, business, results of operations or financial condition of the
Company and its subsidiaries, taken as whole.
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ANNEX B
Pursuant to Section 3(d) of the Purchase Agreement, Mayer, Brown, Xxxx
& Maw LLP, special tax counsel for the Purchaser, shall deliver an opinion to
the effect that:
(i) the Trust will be classified for United States federal income
tax purposes as a grantor trust and not as an association or a publicly
traded partnership taxable as a corporation; and
(ii) for United States federal income tax purposes, the Junior
Subordinated Notes will constitute indebtedness of the Company.
In rendering such opinions, such counsel may (A) state that its opinion is
limited to the federal laws of the United States and (B) rely as to matters of
fact, to the extent deemed proper, on certificates of responsible officers of
the Company and public officials.
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ANNEX C
Pursuant to Section 3(e) of the Purchase Agreement, Morris, James,
Hitchens & Xxxxxxxx LLP, special Delaware counsel for the Delaware Trustee,
shall deliver an opinion to the effect that:
(i) the Trust has been duly created and is validly existing in good
standing as a statutory trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, and
all filings required under the laws of the State of Delaware with respect
to the creation and valid existence of the Trust as a statutory trust have
been made;
(ii) under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act and the Trust Agreement,
the Trust has the trust power and authority (A) to own property and conduct
its business, all as described in the Trust Agreement, (B) to execute and
deliver, and to perform its obligations under, each of the Purchase
Agreement, the Common Securities Subscription Agreement, the Junior
Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement and the Preferred Securities and the
Common Securities and (C) to purchase and hold the Junior Subordinated
Notes;
(iii) under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, the certificate attached
to the Trust Agreement as Exhibit C is an appropriate form of certificate
to evidence ownership of the Preferred Securities; the Preferred Securities
have been duly authorized by the Trust Agreement and, when issued and
delivered against payment of the consideration as set forth in the Purchase
Agreement, the Preferred Securities will be validly issued and (subject to
the qualifications set forth in this paragraph) fully paid and
nonassessable and will represent undivided beneficial interests in the
assets of the Trust; the holders of the Preferred Securities will be
entitled to the benefits of the Trust Agreement and, as beneficial owners
of the Trust, will be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability
extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under
the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware; and such counsel may
note that the holders of the Preferred Securities may be obligated,
pursuant to the Trust Agreement, to (A) provide indemnity and/or security
in connection with and pay taxes or governmental charges arising from
transfers or exchanges of Preferred Securities certificates and the
issuance of replacement Preferred Securities certificates and (B) provide
security or indemnity in connection with requests of or directions to the
Property Trustee to exercise its rights and remedies under the Trust
Agreement;
(iv) the Common Securities have been duly authorized by the Trust
Agreement and, when issued and delivered by the Trust to the Company
against payment therefor as described in the Trust Agreement and the Common
Securities Subscription Agreement, will be validly issued and fully paid
and will represent undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the
Trust entitled to the benefits of the Trust Agreement;
(v) under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act and the Trust Agreement,
the issuance of the Preferred Securities and the Common Securities is not
subject to preemptive or other similar rights;
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(vi) under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act and the Trust Agreement,
the execution and delivery by the Trust of the Purchase Agreement, the
Common Securities Subscription Agreement and the Junior Subordinated Note
Purchase Agreement, and the performance by the Trust of its obligations
thereunder, have been duly authorized by all necessary trust action on the
part of the Trust;
(vii) the Trust Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Company and the Trustees, and is enforceable against the
Company and the Trustees, in accordance with its terms subject, as to
enforcement, to the effect upon the Trust Agreement of (i) bankruptcy,
insolvency, moratorium, receivership, reorganization, liquidation,
fraudulent conveyance or transfer and other similar laws relating to or
affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally, (ii) principles
of equity, including applicable law relating to fiduciary duties
(regardless of whether considered and applied in a proceeding in equity or
at law), and (iii) the effect of applicable public policy on the
enforceability of provisions relating to indemnification or contribution;
(viii) the issuance and sale by the Trust of the Preferred Securities
and the Common Securities, the purchase by the Trust of the Junior
Subordinated Notes, the execution, delivery and performance by the Trust of
the Purchase Agreement, the Common Securities Subscription Agreement and
the Junior Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement, the consummation by the
Trust of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and
compliance by the Trust with its obligations thereunder do not violate (i)
any of the provisions of the Certificate of Trust or the Amended and
Restated Trust Agreement or (ii) any applicable Delaware law, rule or
regulation;
(ix) no filing with, or authorization, approval, consent, license,
order, registration, qualification or decree of, any Delaware court or
Delaware governmental authority or Delaware agency is necessary or required
solely in connection with the issuance and sale by the Trust of the Common
Securities or the Preferred Securities, the purchase by the Trust of the
Junior Subordinated Notes, the execution, delivery and performance by the
Trust of the Purchase Agreement, the Common Securities Subscription
Agreement and the Junior Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement, the
consummation by the Trust of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase
Agreement and compliance by the Trust with its obligations thereunder; and
(x) the holders of the Preferred Securities (other than those holders
who reside or are domiciled in the State of Delaware) will have no
liability for income taxes imposed by the State of Delaware solely as a
result of their participation in the Trust and the Trust will not be liable
for any income tax imposed by the State of Delaware.
In rendering such opinions, such counsel may (A) state that its opinion is
limited to the laws of the State of Delaware, (B) rely as to matters of fact, to
the extent deemed proper, on certificates of responsible officers of the Company
and public officials and (C) take customary assumptions and exceptions as to
enforceability and other matters.
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ANNEX D
Pursuant to Section 3(f) of the Purchase Agreement Morris, James, Hitchens
& Xxxxxxxx LLP, special counsel for the Guarantee Trustee, the Property Trustee
and the Indenture Trustee, shall deliver an opinion to the effect that:
(i) LaSalle Bank National Association, is a national banking association with
trust powers, duly and validly existing under the laws of the United
States, with corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform
its obligations under the Trust Agreement and the Indenture and to
authenticate and deliver the Securities, and is duly eligible and qualified
to act as Trustee under the Indenture pursuant to Section 6.1;
(ii) Each of the Guarantee Agreement, the Trust Agreement and the Indenture has
been duly authorized, executed and delivered by LaSalle Bank National
Association and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of LaSalle
Bank National Association, enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms except (A) as may be limited by bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance,
fraudulent transfer, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation, receivership,
moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to
creditors' rights generally, and by general equitable principles,
regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and
(B) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms
of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the
discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be
brought;
(iii) Neither the execution or delivery by JPMorgan Chase Bank the Trust
Agreement and the Indenture, the authentication and delivery of the
Securities by LaSalle Bank National Association pursuant to the terms of
the Indenture and the Trust Agreement, respectively, nor the performance by
LaSalle Bank National Association of its obligations under the Trust
Agreement and the Indenture (A) requires the consent or approval of, the
giving of notice to or the registration or filing with, any governmental
authority or agency under any existing law of the United States of America
governing the banking or trust powers of LaSalle Bank National Association,
or (B) violates or conflicts with the Articles of Association or By-laws of
LaSalle Bank National Association, or any law or regulation of the State of
New York or the United States of America governing the banking or trust
powers of LaSalle Bank National Association
(iv) the Junior Subordinated Notes and the Preferred Securities have been duly
authenticated and delivered by a duly authorized officer of LaSalle Bank
National Association.
In rendering such opinions, such counsel may (A) state that its
opinion is limited to the laws of the State of New York or the United States of
America and (B) rely as to matters of fact, to the extent deemed proper, on
certificates of responsible officers of LaSalle Bank National Association, the
Company and public officials.
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ANNEX E
Pursuant to Section 3(g) of the Purchase Agreement Morris, James,
Hitchens & Xxxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Delaware Trustee, shall deliver an
opinion to the effect that:
(i) Christiana Bank & Trust Company is duly formed and validly
existing as a national banking association under the federal laws of
the United States of America with trust powers and with its principal
place of business in the State of Delaware;
(ii) Christiana Bank & Trust Company has the corporate power and
authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under, and
has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution,
delivery and performance of, the Trust Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated thereby;
(iii) The Trust Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by Christiana Bank & Trust Company and constitutes a legal,
valid and binding obligation of Christiana Bank & Trust Company, and
is enforceable against Christiana Bank & Trust Company, in accordance
with its terms subject as to enforcement, to the effect upon the Trust
Agreement of (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, receivership, fraudulent conveyance or transfer and
similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of
creditors generally, (ii) principles of equity, including applicable
law relating to fiduciary duties (regardless of whether considered and
applied in a proceeding in equity or at law), and (iii) the effect of
applicable public policy on the enforceability of provisions relating
to indemnification or contribution;
(iv) The execution, delivery and performance by Christiana Bank &
Trust Company of the Trust Agreement do not conflict with or result in
a violation of (A) articles of association or by-laws of Christiana
Bank & Trust Company or (B) any law or regulation of the State of
Delaware or the United States of America governing the trust powers of
Christiana Bank & Trust Company or, to our knowledge, without
independent investigation, of any indenture, mortgage, bank credit
agreement, note or bond purchase agreement, long-term lease, license
or other agreement or instrument to which Christiana Bank & Trust
Company is a party or by which it is bound or, to our knowledge,
without independent investigation, of any judgment or order applicable
to Christiana Bank & Trust Company; and
(v) No approval, authorization or other action by, or filing
with, any governmental authority of the State of Delaware or the
United States of America governing the trust powers of Christiana Bank
& Trust Company is required in connection with the execution and
delivery by Christiana Bank & Trust Company of the Trust Agreement or
the performance by Christiana Bank & Trust Company of its obligations
thereunder, except for the filing of the Certificate of Trust with
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the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, which Certificate of
Trust has been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware.
In rendering such opinions, such counsel may (A) state that its opinion is
limited to the laws of the State of Delaware and the federal laws of the United
States governing the trust powers of Christiana Bank & Trust Company, (B) rely
as to matters of fact, to the extent deemed proper, on certificates of
responsible officers of the Company and public officials and (C) take customary
assumptions and exceptions.
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ANNEX F
OFFICER'S FINANCIAL CERTIFICATE
The undersigned, the [Chairman/Vice Chairman/Chief Executive
Officer/President/ Vice President/Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer/Assistant
Treasurer], hereby certifies, pursuant to Section 6(h) of the Purchase
Agreement, dated as of September 16, 2005, among Meadowbrook Insurance Group,
Inc. (the "Company"), Meadowbrook Capital Trust II (the "Trust") and Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx International, that, as of [date], [20__], the Company, if applicable, and
its Subsidiary Insurance Companies (as defined below) had the following ratios
and balances:
[For the Company, if applicable, and each Subsidiary Insurance Company (as
defined below) provide:]
[INSURANCE COMPANY]
As of [Quarterly/Annual Financial Date], 20__
NAIC Risk Based Capital Ratio (authorized control level) _____%
Total Policyholders' Surplus $_____
Consolidated Debt to Total Policyholders' Surplus _____%
Total Assets $_____
NAIC Class 1 & 2 Rated Investments to Total Fixed Income Investments _____%
NAIC Class 1 & 2 Rated Investments to Total Investments _____%
Return on Policyholders' Surplus _____%
[For Property & Casualty Companies also provide:]
[Expense Ratio] _____%
Loss and LAE Ratio _____%
Combined Ratio _____%
Net Premiums Written (annualized) to Policyholders' Surplus _____%]
* A table describing the quarterly report calculation procedures is provided
on page __
ANNEX F
The following is a complete list as of [Quarterly/Annual Financial Date] of the
Company's subsidiaries which are authorized to write insurance business or
otherwise conduct insurance or reinsurance business (the "Subsidiary Insurance
Companies"):
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[List of Subsidiary Insurance Companies]
[FOR FISCAL YEAR END: Attached hereto are the audited consolidated financial
statements (including the balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash
flows, and notes thereto, together with the report of the independent
accountants thereon) of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries for the
three years ended [date], 20__ and all required Statutory Financial Statements
(as defined in the Purchase Agreement) for the year ended [date], 20__]
[FOR FISCAL QUARTER END: Attached hereto are the unaudited consolidated and
consolidating financial statements (including the balance sheet and income
statement) of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries and all required
Statutory Financial Statements (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) for the
year ended [date], 20__] for the fiscal quarter ended [date], 20__.]
The financial statements fairly present in all material respects, in accordance
with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), the financial
position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, and the results of
operations and changes in financial condition as of the date, and for the [___
quarter interim] [annual] period ended [date], 20__, and such financial
statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied
throughout the period involved (expect as otherwise noted therein).
The Statutory Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects in
accordance with Applicable Accounting Principles as defined in the Indenture)
the financial position of the subject insurance company and have been prepared
in accordance with Applicable Accounting Principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Officer's Financial
Certificate as of this _____ day of _____________, 20__.
MEADOWBROOK INSURANCE GROUP, INC.
By:
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Name:
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Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc.
00000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
(000) 000-0000
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ANNEX F
DEFINITIONS FOR QUARTERLY OFFICER'S FINANCIAL CERTIFICATE
ITEM DEFINITION/FORMULA
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NAIC RISK BASED CAPITAL RATIO-P&C Total Adjusted Capital/Authorized Control
Level Risk-Based Capital
NAIC RISK BASED CAPITAL RATIO-LIFE (Total Adjusted Capital-Asset Valuation
Reserve)/Authorized Control Level
Risk-Based Capital
TOTAL CAPITAL AND SURPLUS-LIFE Common Capital Stock + Preferred Capital
Stock + Aggregate Write-Ins for other than
special surplus funds + Surplus Notes
+Gross Paid-In and Contributed Surplus +
Aggregate Write-Ins for Special Surplus
Funds + Unassigned Funds (Surplus) -
Treasury Stock
TOTAL CAPITAL AND SURPLUS-P&C Aggregate Write-Ins for Special Surplus
Funds + Common Capital Stock + Preferred
Capital Stock + Aggregate Write Ins for
other than special surplus funds + Surplus
Notes +Gross Paid-In and Contributed
Surplus + Unassigned Funds (Surplus) -
Treasury Stock
TOTAL CLASS 1 & 2 RATED (Total Class 1 + Total Class 2 Rated
INVESTMENTS TO TOTAL FIXED INCOME Investments)/Total Fixed Income Investments
INVESTMENTS
TOTAL CLASS 1 & 2 RATED (Total Class 1 + Total Class 2 Rated
INVESTMENTS TO TOTAL INVESTMENTS Investments)/Total Investments
TOTAL ASSETS Total Assets
RETURN ON POLICYHOLDERS' SURPLUS Net Income/Policyholders' Surplus
EXPENSE RATIO Other Underwriting Expenses Incurred/Net
premiums Earned
LOSS AND LAE RATIO (Losses Incurred + Loss Expenses
Incurred)/Net Premiums Earned
COMBINED RATIO Expense Ratio + Loss and LAE Ratio
NET PREMIUMS WRITTEN (ANNUALIZED) Net Premiums Written/Policyholders' Surplus
TO POLICYHOLDERS' SURPLUS
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