October 21, 2016Purchase Agreement • March 2nd, 2017 • NewStar Financial, Inc. • Finance lessors
NewStar Financial, Inc. (the “Buyer”) hereby irrevocably subscribes for and agrees to purchase an aggregate of two million (2,000,000) shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Securities”) of the Buyer from Capital Z Financial Services Fund II, L.P. (“Fund II”) and Capital Z Financial Services Private Fund II, L.P. (“Private Fund II”, and together with Fund II, the “Sellers” and, the Sellers together with the Buyer, the “Parties”). The Buyer shall purchase 1,989,402 shares of the Securities from Fund II and 10,598 shares of the Securities from Private Fund II, in each case, pursuant to the representations, warranties and agreements set forth in this letter agreement (this “Agreement”) and subject to the terms and conditions set forth below (the “Transaction”). The Buyer acknowledges that this Agreement is subject to acceptance by the Sellers.
