AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO PREFERRED SHARES RIGHTS AGREEMENTPreferred Shares Rights Agreement • November 14th, 2003 • Silicon Valley Bancshares • State commercial banks • Delaware
This Amendment No. 1 (“Amendment No. 1”) to the Preferred Shares Rights Agreement dated as of October 22, 1998 (the “Original Agreement”), by and between Silicon Valley Bancshares, a California corporation (“California Bancshares”) and predecessor in interest to Silicon Valley Bancshares, a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “Delaware Bancshares”), and Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A., predecessor in interest to Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. (the “Rights Agent”), is entered into as of November 6, 2003 by and between the Company and the Rights Agent. Each capitalized term not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Original Agreement.
