Underwriting AgreementMarshall & Ilsley Corp • June 12th, 2009 • State commercial banks • New York
Marshall & Ilsley Corporation, a Wisconsin corporation (the “Company”), proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, to issue and sell to the Underwriters named in Schedule II hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom you (the “Representatives”) are acting as representatives, the number of shares of common stock, $1.00 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company set forth in Schedule I hereto (the “Firm Securities”). The Company also proposes to grant to the Underwriters an option to purchase up to the number of additional shares of Common Stock set forth in Schedule I hereto (the “Option Securities” and, together with the Firm Securities, the “Securities”). To the extent there are no additional Underwriters listed on Schedule II other than you, the term Representatives as used herein shall mean you, as Underwriters, and the terms Representatives and Underwriters shall mean either the singular or plural as the context requires.
