GUARANTEE AGREEMENT NATIONAL MERCANTILE BANCORP Dated as of July 16, 2001 GUARANTEE AGREEMENTGuarantee Agreement • December 21st, 2001 • National Mercantile Bancorp • State commercial banks • New York
This GUARANTEE AGREEMENT (the "Guarantee"), dated as of July 16, 2001, is executed and delivered by National Mercantile Bancorp, a bank holding company incorporated in California (the "Guarantor"), and The Bank of New York, as trustee (the "Guarantee Trustee"), for the benefit of the Holders (as defined herein) from time to time of the Capital Securities (as defined herein) of National Mercantile Capital Trust 1, a Delaware statutory business trust (the "Issuer").
