Common use of Governance Matters Clause in Contracts

Governance Matters. At Closing, the Company and the Bank will appoint each person nominated by each Lead Investor (each a “Board Representative”) as provided in this Section 4.18 to the Board of Directors, subject to satisfaction of the legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and to the reasonable approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). To the extent consistent with the requirement to stagger the terms of the directors of the Company, the Company and Bank will nominate the Board Representatives for election at the first annual meeting of shareholders following the Closing to the following terms: PIMCO Board Representative to a three year term; Patriot Board Representative to a two year term; and Xxxxxxxx Board Representative to a one year term. After such appointment or election of a Board Representative, so long as the Lead Investor beneficially owns (as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) 5.0% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock whether acquired upon conversion of the Non-Voting Common Stock, exercise of the Warrant or otherwise (and treating each outstanding share of Non-Voting Common Stock that is not a share of Common Stock as if it had converted into Common Stock and excluding as Common Stock beneficially owned, shares of Common Stock issuable under outstanding Warrants) (a “Qualifying Ownership Interest”), the Company will be required to recommend to its shareholders the election of such respective Lead Investor’s Board Representative at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders, as applicable, subject to satisfaction of the legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and to the reasonable approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If at any time a Lead Investor no longer beneficially owns Qualifying Ownership Interest, such Lead Investor will have no further rights under this Section 4.18, and, at the written request of the Board of Directors, shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its Board Representative to resign from the Board of Directors within 15 calendar days thereafter. Each Lead Investor shall inform the Company if and when it ceases to hold a Qualifying Ownership Interest. Any Board Representative (including any successor nominee) duly selected in accordance with this Section 4.18 shall, subject to applicable law, be the Company’s and the Company’s Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors. The Company shall use all reasonable best efforts to have the Board Representative elected as a director of the Company and the Company shall solicit proxies for each such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors. For only so long as the Lead Investor has the right to nominate a Board Representative pursuant to Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the power to designate the Board Representative’s replacement upon the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office of such director. The Board of Directors will use its reasonable best efforts to take all action required to fill the vacancy resulting therefrom with such person (including such person, subject to applicable law, being the Company’s and the Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors, using all reasonable best efforts to have such person elected as director of the Company and the Company soliciting proxies for such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors). Any Board Representative shall be entitled to the same cash compensation and participation in Company equity plans and same indemnification in connection with his or her role as a director as the other members of the Board of Directors, and each Board Representative shall be entitled to reimbursement for documented, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board of Directors or any committees thereof, to the same extent as the other members of the Board of Directors. With respect to indemnification of any Board Representative, the Company agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to any Board Representative are primary and any obligation of the Lead Investors or their Affiliates (other than the Company) to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such person are secondary) with respect to any actions, costs, charges, losses, damages or expenses incurred or sustained in connection with the execution by such person of his or her duties as a director of the Company and (ii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Lead Investors and their Affiliates from any and all claims for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors and shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of any committee of the Board of Directors of which the Board Representative is a member in accordance with the Company’s bylaws as then in effect. The Company shall provide each Board Representative with copies of all notices, minutes, consents and other materials provided to all other members of the Board of Directors concurrently as such materials are provided to the other members. At all times when the Lead Investor has the right to a Board Representative as provided in this Section 4.18, upon the written request of such Lead Investor and in lieu of such Lead Investor’s nomination of a Board Representative, such Lead Investor may appoint one individual to attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all committees thereof (the “Observer”) and pursuant to this Section 4.18 hereof the board of directors of the Bank and all committees thereof, which individual shall be reasonably acceptable to the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that the appointment by a Lead Investor of an Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Board Representative in lieu of an Observer at a future time. The Observer shall not have any right to vote on any matter presented to the Board of Directors or any committee thereof. Subject to compliance with regulatory requirements, the Company shall give each Observer written notice of each meeting thereof at the same time and in the same manner as the members of the Board of Directors, shall provide each Observer with all written materials and other information given to members of the Board of Directors at the same time such materials and information are given to the members of the Board of Directors and shall permit each Observer to attend as an observer at all meetings thereof, and in the event the Company proposes to take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting, the Company shall give written notice thereof to each Observer prior to the effective date of such consent describing the nature and substance of such action and including the proposed text of such written consents; provided, however, that (A) the Company or the Board of Directors shall have the right to withhold any information and to exclude the Observer from any meeting or portion thereof (1) if doing so is, in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Company, after consultation with counsel, advisable or necessary to protect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and counsel or (2) if the Board of Directors reasonably determines in good faith, after consultation with counsel, that attendance by the Observer would conflict with fiduciary or regulatory requirements under applicable law and (B) each Lead Investor shall cause its Observer to agree to hold in confidence and trust and to act in a fiduciary manner with respect to all information provided to such Observer. Each Lead Investor covenants and agrees to hold all such information obtained from its Observer as provided in the prior sentence in confidence pursuant to the non-disclosure agreement entered into between the Company and such Lead Investor. So long as a Lead Investor has the right to appoint a Board Representative pursuant to this Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the right to either nominate one person (the “Bank Board Representative”) to be elected or appointed as director to the board of directors of the Bank (the “Bank Board”) or to appoint one person to attend all meetings of the Bank Board and all committees thereof as an observer (the “Bank Board Observer”); provided that if a Lead Investor chooses to have a director of both the Company and the Bank it at all such times be the same individual; provided further the appointment by such Lead Investor of a Bank Board Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Bank Board Representative in lieu of a Bank Board Observer at a future time. The obligations of the Company otherwise with respect to, and the conditions on the appointment and, if applicable, directorship of, each Bank Board Representative and each Bank Board Observer shall be substantially the same as those with respect to or applicable to the Board Representative and Observer, respectively. The rights of each Lead Investor described in this Section 4.18 shall be personal to such Lead Investor and the transfer, assignment and/or conveyance of said rights from such Lead Investor to any other person and/or entity (other than in connection with a transfer of Securities to an Affiliate) is prohibited and shall be void and of no force or effect.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Securities Purchase Agreement (Ecb Bancorp Inc), Securities Purchase Agreement (Ecb Bancorp Inc), Securities Purchase Agreement (Ecb Bancorp Inc)

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Governance Matters. At Closing(a) Within ten (10) Business Days subsequent to the receipt of a written request (the “Request”) of the Purchaser to have a Board Representative (as hereinafter defined) appointed to the Board of Directors in accordance with the terms of this Section 4.15, the Company and the Bank will appoint each request, to the extent required, the non-objection or approval of the Federal Reserve to the appointment of the Board Representative. The Company further covenants and agrees that within five (5) days of the earlier to occur of (x) the receipt of the Request, if the approval or non-objection of the Federal Reserve is not required, and (y) the receipt of the non-objection or approval of the Federal Reserve, the Board of Directors shall cause one (1) person nominated by each Lead Investor (each a “Board Representative”) as provided in this Section 4.18 the Purchaser to be elected or appointed to the Board of DirectorsDirectors as well as to the board of directors of the Bank (the “Bank Board”), subject to satisfaction of the legal legal, bank regulatory and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and to the reasonable approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (“Governance Committee”) (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). To the extent consistent with the requirement to stagger the terms of the directors of the Company, the Company and Bank will nominate the Board Representatives for election at the first annual meeting of shareholders following the Closing to the following terms: PIMCO Board Representative to a three year term; Patriot Board Representative to a two year term; and Xxxxxxxx Board Representative to a one year term. After such appointment or election of a Board Representative, so long as the Lead Investor beneficially owns (as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) 5.0% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock whether acquired upon conversion of the Non-Voting Common Stock, exercise of the Warrant or otherwise (and treating each outstanding share of Non-Voting Common Stock that is not Purchaser has a share of Common Stock as if it had converted into Common Stock and excluding as Common Stock beneficially owned, shares of Common Stock issuable under outstanding Warrants) (a “Qualifying Ownership Interest”), the Company will be required to recommend to its shareholders the election of such respective Lead Investor’s the Board Representative at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders, as applicablemeeting, subject to satisfaction of the legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and to the reasonable approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If at any time a Lead Investor the Purchaser no longer beneficially owns has a Qualifying Ownership Interest, such Lead Investor the Purchaser will have no further rights under this Section 4.18, Sections 4.15(a) through 4.15(c) and, at the written request of the Board of Directors, shall use its all reasonable best efforts to cause its Board Representative to resign from the Board of Directors within 15 calendar days and the Bank Board as promptly as possible thereafter. Each Lead Investor The Purchaser shall promptly inform the Company if and when it ceases to hold a Qualifying Ownership Interest. Any Board Representative (including any successor nominee) duly selected Interest in accordance with this Section 4.18 shall, subject to applicable law, be the Company’s and the Company’s Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors. The Company shall use all reasonable best efforts to have the Board Representative elected as a director of the Company and the Company shall solicit proxies for each such person to the same extent as it does for any of provide, at its other nominees to the Board of Directors. For only so long as the Lead Investor has the right to nominate a Board Representative pursuant to Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the power to designate the Board Representative’s replacement upon the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office of such director. The Board of Directors will use its reasonable best efforts to take all action required to fill the vacancy resulting therefrom with such person (including such person, subject to applicable law, being the Company’s and the Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors, using all reasonable best efforts to have such person elected as director of the Company and the Company soliciting proxies for such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors). Any Board Representative shall be entitled to the same cash compensation and participation in Company equity plans and same indemnification in connection with his or her role as a director as the other members of the Board of Directors, and each Board Representative shall be entitled to reimbursement for documented, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board of Directors or any committees thereof, to the same extent as the other members of the Board of Directors. With respect to indemnification of any Board Representativeown expense, the Company agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to any Board Representative are primary and any obligation of the Lead Investors or their Affiliates (other than the Company) to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such person are secondary) Purchaser with respect to any actions, costs, charges, losses, damages or expenses incurred or sustained in connection with the execution by such person of his or her duties as a director of the Company and (ii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Lead Investors and their Affiliates from any and all claims for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors and shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of any committee of the Board of Directors of which the Board Representative is a member in accordance with the Company’s bylaws as then in effect. The Company shall provide each Board Representative with copies of all notices, minutes, consents and other materials provided to all other members of the Board of Directors concurrently as such materials are provided to the other members. At all times when the Lead Investor has the right to a Board Representative as provided in this Section 4.18, upon the written request of such Lead Investor and in lieu of such Lead Investor’s nomination of a Board Representative, such Lead Investor may appoint one individual to attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all committees thereof (the “Observer”) and pursuant to this Section 4.18 hereof the board of directors of the Bank and all committees thereof, which individual shall be reasonably acceptable to the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that the appointment by a Lead Investor of an Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Board Representative in lieu of an Observer at a future time. The Observer shall not have any right to vote on any matter presented to the Board of Directors or any committee thereof. Subject to compliance with regulatory requirements, the Company shall give each Observer written notice of each meeting thereof at the same time and in the same manner as the members of the Board of Directors, shall provide each Observer with all written materials and other information given to members of the Board of Directors at the same time such materials and information are given to the members of the Board of Directors and shall permit each Observer to attend as an observer at all meetings thereof, and in the event the Company proposes to take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting, the Company shall give written notice thereof to each Observer prior to the effective date of such consent describing the nature and substance of such action and including the proposed text of such written consents; provided, however, that (A) the Company or the Board of Directors shall have the right to withhold any information and to exclude the Observer from any meeting or portion thereof (1) if doing so is, in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Company, after consultation with counsel, advisable or necessary to protect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and counsel or (2) if the Board of Directors reasonably determines in good faith, after consultation with counsel, that attendance by the Observer would conflict with fiduciary or regulatory requirements under applicable law and (B) each Lead Investor shall cause its Observer to agree to hold in confidence and trust and to act in a fiduciary manner with respect to all information provided to such Observer. Each Lead Investor covenants and agrees to hold all such information obtained from its Observer as provided in the prior sentence in confidence pursuant to Purchaser may reasonably request for the non-disclosure agreement entered into between the Company and such Lead Investor. So long as a Lead Investor has the right to appoint a Board Representative pursuant to this Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the right to either nominate one person (the “Bank Board Representative”) to be elected or appointed as director to the board calculation of directors of the Bank (the “Bank Board”) or to appoint one person to attend all meetings of the Bank Board and all committees thereof as an observer (the “Bank Board Observer”); provided that if a Lead Investor chooses to have a director of both the Company and the Bank it at all such times be the same individual; provided further the appointment by such Lead Investor of a Bank Board Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Bank Board Representative in lieu of a Bank Board Observer at a future time. The obligations of the Company otherwise with respect to, and the conditions on the appointment and, if applicable, directorship of, each Bank Board Representative and each Bank Board Observer shall be substantially the same as those with respect to or applicable to the Board Representative and Observer, respectively. The rights of each Lead Investor described in this Section 4.18 shall be personal to such Lead Investor and the transfer, assignment and/or conveyance of said rights from such Lead Investor to any other person and/or entity (other than in connection with a transfer of Securities to an Affiliate) is prohibited and shall be void and of no force or effectPurchaser’s Qualifying Ownership Interest.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Securities Purchase Agreement (Origin Bancorp, Inc.), Securities Purchase Agreement (Origin Bancorp, Inc.), Securities Purchase Agreement (Origin Bancorp, Inc.)

Governance Matters. At Closing, the (a) The Company and the Bank will appoint each person nominated by each Lead Investor (each a “Board Representative”) as provided in this Section 4.18 to shall cause the Board of DirectorsRepresentative to be elected or appointed, subject to satisfaction of the all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and to the reasonable approval of the Company’s Nominating and Governance Committee of (the Board of Directors “Nominating Committee”) (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). To the extent consistent with the requirement , to stagger the terms of the directors of the Company, the Company and Bank will nominate the Board Representatives for election at the first annual meeting of shareholders following Directors on the Closing to the following terms: PIMCO Board Representative to a three year term; Patriot Board Representative to a two year term; Date and Xxxxxxxx Board Representative to a one year term. After such appointment or election of a Board Representative, so thereafter as long as the Lead Investor beneficially owns (as determined Investors own in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) 5.0aggregate 4.9% or more of the outstanding number of shares of Common Stock whether acquired upon conversion of the Non-Voting Common Stock, exercise of the Warrant or otherwise (and treating each outstanding share of Non-Voting Common Stock that is not a share of Common Stock counting (i) as if it had converted into Common Stock and excluding as Common Stock beneficially owned, shares of Common Stock issuable under owned by the Investors and outstanding, all shares of Common Stock into which Series B Shares or the Warrant owned by the Investors are convertible or exercisable and (ii) as shares outstanding, (A) all shares of Common Stock into which shares of Series D Stock then outstanding Warrantsare convertible or exercisable and (B) excluding all Common Shares issued by the Company after the Closing Date other than as contemplated by this Agreement and the Securities) (a the “Qualifying Ownership Interest”), the . The Company will shall be required to recommend to its shareholders stockholders the election of such respective Lead Investor’s the Board Representative to the Board of Directors at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders, as applicablemeeting, subject to satisfaction of the all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and to the reasonable approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If at any time a Lead Investor the Investors no longer beneficially owns have a Qualifying Ownership Interest, such Lead Investor will the Investors shall have no further rights under this Section 4.18Sections 4.4(a) through 4.4(c) and, andin each case, at the written request of the Board of Directors, shall use its all reasonable best efforts to cause its their Board Representative to resign from the Board of Directors within 15 calendar days as promptly as possible thereafter. Each Lead Investor shall inform the Company if and when it ceases to hold a Qualifying Ownership Interest. Any Board Representative (including any successor nominee) duly selected in accordance with this Section 4.18 shall, subject to applicable law, be the Company’s and the Company’s Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors. The Company shall use all reasonable best efforts to have the Board Representative elected as a director of the Company and the Company shall solicit proxies for each such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors. For only so long as the Lead Investor has the right to nominate a Board Representative pursuant to Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the power to designate the Board Representative’s replacement upon the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office of such director. The Board of Directors will use its reasonable best efforts shall cause the Board Representative to take all action required be appointed to fill the vacancy resulting therefrom with Personnel Committee and Nomination Committee of the Board, so long as the Board Representative qualifies to serve on such person (including such personcommittees under the applicable rules of the NASDAQ, subject to applicable law, being the SEC and the Company’s corporate governance guidelines and the Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors, using all reasonable best efforts to have such person elected as director of the Company and the Company soliciting proxies for such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors). Any Board Representative shall be entitled to the same cash compensation and participation in Company equity plans and same indemnification in connection with his or her role as a director as the other members of the Board of Directors, and each Board Representative shall be entitled to reimbursement for documented, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board of Directors or any committees thereof, to the same extent as the other members of the Board of Directors. With respect to indemnification of any Board Representative, the Company agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to any Board Representative are primary and any obligation of the Lead Investors or their Affiliates (other than the Company) to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such person are secondary) with respect to any actions, costs, charges, losses, damages or expenses incurred or sustained in connection with the execution by such person of his or her duties as a director of the Company and (ii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Lead Investors and their Affiliates from any and all claims for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors and shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of any committee of the Board of Directors of which the Board Representative is a member in accordance with the Company’s bylaws as then in effect. The Company shall provide each Board Representative with copies of all notices, minutes, consents and other materials provided to all other members of the Board of Directors concurrently as such materials are provided to the other members. At all times when the Lead Investor has the right to a Board Representative as provided in this Section 4.18, upon the written request charters of such Lead Investor and in lieu of such Lead Investor’s nomination of a Board Representative, such Lead Investor may appoint one individual to attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all committees thereof (the “Observer”) and pursuant to this Section 4.18 hereof the board of directors of the Bank and all committees thereof, which individual shall be reasonably acceptable to the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that the appointment by a Lead Investor of an Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Board Representative in lieu of an Observer at a future time. The Observer shall not have any right to vote on any matter presented to the Board of Directors or any committee thereof. Subject to compliance with regulatory requirements, the Company shall give each Observer written notice of each meeting thereof at the same time and in the same manner as the members of the Board of Directors, shall provide each Observer with all written materials and other information given to members of the Board of Directors at the same time such materials and information are given to the members of the Board of Directors and shall permit each Observer to attend as an observer at all meetings thereof, and in the event the Company proposes to take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting, the Company shall give written notice thereof to each Observer prior to the effective date of such consent describing the nature and substance of such action and including the proposed text of such written consents; provided, however, that (A) the Company or the Board of Directors shall have the right to withhold any information and to exclude the Observer from any meeting or portion thereof (1) if doing so is, in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Company, after consultation with counsel, advisable or necessary to protect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and counsel or (2) if the Board of Directors reasonably determines in good faith, after consultation with counsel, that attendance by the Observer would conflict with fiduciary or regulatory requirements under applicable law and (B) each Lead Investor shall cause its Observer to agree to hold in confidence and trust and to act in a fiduciary manner with respect to all information provided to such Observer. Each Lead Investor covenants and agrees to hold all such information obtained from its Observer as provided in the prior sentence in confidence pursuant to the non-disclosure agreement entered into between the Company and such Lead Investor. So long as a Lead Investor has the right to appoint a Board Representative pursuant to this Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the right to either nominate one person (the “Bank Board Representative”) to be elected or appointed as director to the board of directors of the Bank (the “Bank Board”) or to appoint one person to attend all meetings of the Bank Board and all committees thereof as an observer (the “Bank Board Observer”); provided that if a Lead Investor chooses to have a director of both the Company and the Bank it at all such times be the same individual; provided further the appointment by such Lead Investor of a Bank Board Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Bank Board Representative in lieu of a Bank Board Observer at a future time. The obligations of the Company otherwise with respect to, and the conditions on the appointment and, if applicable, directorship of, each Bank Board Representative and each Bank Board Observer shall be substantially the same as those with respect to or applicable to the Board Representative and Observer, respectively. The rights of each Lead Investor described in this Section 4.18 shall be personal to such Lead Investor and the transfer, assignment and/or conveyance of said rights from such Lead Investor to any other person and/or entity (other than in connection with a transfer of Securities to an Affiliate) is prohibited and shall be void and of no force or effectcommittees.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Investment Agreement (Sterling Financial Corp /Wa/), Investment Agreement (Sterling Financial Corp /Wa/)

Governance Matters. At Closing(a) On or after the Closing Date and so long as the Xxxxxxxx Funds beneficially own shares of Common Stock equal in the aggregate to at least 4.9% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (as adjusted from time to time for any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, or other like changes in the Company’s capitalization), upon Xxxxxxxx’x written request the Company will cause one person nominated by Xxxxxxxx and mutually agreeable to the Company and Xxxxxxxx to be elected or appointed to the Bank will appoint each person nominated by each Lead Investor Board of Directors (each a the “Board Representative”) as provided in this Section 4.18 to the Board of Directors), subject to satisfaction of the all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and to the reasonable approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). To the extent consistent with the requirement to stagger the terms of the directors of the Company, the Company and Bank will nominate the Board Representatives for election at the first annual meeting of shareholders following the Closing to the following terms: PIMCO Board Representative to a three year term; Patriot Board Representative to a two year term; and Xxxxxxxx Board Representative to a one year termappropriate committee thereof. After such appointment or election of a Board Representativefor election, so long as the Lead Investor Xxxxxxxx Funds beneficially owns (as determined own shares of Common Stock equal in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) 5.0aggregate to at least 4.9% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock whether acquired upon conversion of (as adjusted from time to time for any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, or other like changes in the Non-Voting Common Stock, exercise of the Warrant or otherwise (and treating each outstanding share of Non-Voting Common Stock that is not a share of Common Stock as if it had converted into Common Stock and excluding as Common Stock beneficially owned, shares of Common Stock issuable under outstanding Warrants) (a “Qualifying Ownership Interest”Company’s capitalization), the Company will be required to recommend to its shareholders stockholders the election of such respective Lead Investor’s the Board Representative at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders, as applicableat which such Board Representative’s term expires, subject to satisfaction of the all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and to the reasonable approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee Company’s Board of Directors or the appropriate committee thereof, to the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed)Directors. If at any time a Lead Investor the Xxxxxxxx Funds no longer beneficially owns Qualifying Ownership Interesthold in the aggregate the minimum number of shares of Common Stock specified in the prior sentence, such Lead Investor Xxxxxxxx will have no further rights under this Section 4.18, Sections 5.7 (a) through 5.7 (c) and, at the written request of the Company’s Board of Directors, shall use its all reasonable best efforts to cause its the Board Representative to resign from the Board of Directors within 15 calendar days as promptly as possible thereafter. Each Lead Investor shall inform the Company if and when it ceases to hold a Qualifying Ownership Interest. Any Board Representative (including any successor nominee) duly selected in accordance with this Section 4.18 shall, subject to applicable law, be the Company’s and the Company’s Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors. The Company shall use all reasonable best efforts to have the Board Representative elected as a director of the Company and the Company shall solicit proxies for each such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors. For only so long as the Lead Investor has the right to nominate a Board Representative pursuant to Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the power to designate the Board Representative’s replacement upon the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office of such director. The Board of Directors will use its reasonable best efforts to take all action required to fill the vacancy resulting therefrom with such person (including such person, subject to applicable law, being the Company’s and the Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors, using all reasonable best efforts to have such person elected as director of the Company and the Company soliciting proxies for such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors). Any Board Representative shall be entitled to the same cash compensation and participation in Company equity plans and same indemnification in connection with his or her role as a director as the other members of the Board of Directors, and each Board Representative shall be entitled to reimbursement for documented, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board of Directors or any committees thereof, to the same extent as the other members of the Board of Directors. With respect to indemnification of any Board Representative, the Company agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to any Board Representative are primary and any obligation of the Lead Investors or their Affiliates (other than the Company) to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such person are secondary) with respect to any actions, costs, charges, losses, damages or expenses incurred or sustained in connection with the execution by such person of his or her duties as a director of the Company and (ii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Lead Investors and their Affiliates from any and all claims for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors and shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of any committee of the Board of Directors of which the Board Representative is a member in accordance with the Company’s bylaws as then in effect. The Company shall provide each Board Representative with copies of all notices, minutes, consents and other materials provided to all other members of the Board of Directors concurrently as such materials are provided to the other members. At all times when the Lead Investor has the right to a Board Representative as provided in this Section 4.18, upon the written request of such Lead Investor and in lieu of such Lead Investor’s nomination of a Board Representative, such Lead Investor may appoint one individual to attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all committees thereof (the “Observer”) and pursuant to this Section 4.18 hereof the board of directors of the Bank and all committees thereof, which individual shall be reasonably acceptable to the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that the appointment by a Lead Investor of an Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Board Representative in lieu of an Observer at a future time. The Observer shall not have any right to vote on any matter presented to the Board of Directors or any committee thereof. Subject to compliance with regulatory requirements, the Company shall give each Observer written notice of each meeting thereof at the same time and in the same manner as the members of the Board of Directors, shall provide each Observer with all written materials and other information given to members of the Board of Directors at the same time such materials and information are given to the members of the Board of Directors and shall permit each Observer to attend as an observer at all meetings thereof, and in the event the Company proposes to take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting, the Company shall give written notice thereof to each Observer prior to the effective date of such consent describing the nature and substance of such action and including the proposed text of such written consents; provided, however, that (A) the Company or the Board of Directors shall have the right to withhold any information and to exclude the Observer from any meeting or portion thereof (1) if doing so is, in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Company, after consultation with counsel, advisable or necessary to protect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and counsel or (2) if the Board of Directors reasonably determines in good faith, after consultation with counsel, that attendance by the Observer would conflict with fiduciary or regulatory requirements under applicable law and (B) each Lead Investor shall cause its Observer to agree to hold in confidence and trust and to act in a fiduciary manner with respect to all information provided to such Observer. Each Lead Investor covenants and agrees to hold all such information obtained from its Observer as provided in the prior sentence in confidence pursuant to the non-disclosure agreement entered into between the Company and such Lead Investor. So long as a Lead Investor has the right to appoint a Board Representative pursuant to this Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the right to either nominate one person (the “Bank Board Representative”) to be elected or appointed as director to the board of directors of the Bank (the “Bank Board”) or to appoint one person to attend all meetings of the Bank Board and all committees thereof as an observer (the “Bank Board Observer”); provided that if a Lead Investor chooses to have a director of both the Company and the Bank it at all such times be the same individual; provided further the appointment by such Lead Investor of a Bank Board Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Bank Board Representative in lieu of a Bank Board Observer at a future time. The obligations of the Company otherwise with respect to, and the conditions on the appointment and, if applicable, directorship of, each Bank Board Representative and each Bank Board Observer shall be substantially the same as those with respect to or applicable to the Board Representative and Observer, respectively. The rights of each Lead Investor described in this Section 4.18 shall be personal to such Lead Investor and the transfer, assignment and/or conveyance of said rights from such Lead Investor to any other person and/or entity (other than in connection with a transfer of Securities to an Affiliate) is prohibited and shall be void and of no force or effect.

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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Square 1 Financial Inc), Stock Purchase Agreement (Square 1 Financial Inc)

Governance Matters. At ClosingWithin ten Business Days subsequent to the Closing Date, the Company and the Bank will appoint each request the non-objection or approval of the Federal Reserve, the FDIC, and the DFI, to the extent required, for the appointment of the Board Representative (as defined below). The Company further covenants and agrees that within five days of receipt of the non-objection or approval of the Federal Reserve, the FDIC and/or the DFI, the Board of Directors shall cause one person nominated by each Lead Investor of Castle Creek and Patriot (each an “Institutional Investor”) (a “Board Representative”) as provided in this Section 4.18 to be elected or appointed to the Board of Directors, subject to satisfaction of the legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and to the reasonable approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). To the extent consistent with the requirement to stagger the terms of the directors of the Company, the Company and Bank will nominate the Board Representatives for election at the first annual meeting of shareholders following the Closing to the following terms: PIMCO Board Representative to a three year term; Patriot Board Representative to a two year term; and Xxxxxxxx Board Representative to a one year term. After such appointment or election of a Board Representative, so long as the Lead Institutional Investor beneficially owns (as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) 5.04.9% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock whether acquired upon conversion of the Non-Voting Common Stock, exercise of the Warrant Preferred Shares or otherwise (and treating each outstanding share of Non-Voting Common Stock Preferred Shares that is not a share of Common Stock as if it had converted into Common Stock and excluding as Common Stock beneficially owned, shares of Common Stock issuable under outstanding Warrants) (a “Qualifying Ownership Interest”Stock), the Company will be required to recommend to its shareholders the election of such respective Lead Investor’s the Board Representative at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders, as applicablemeeting, subject to satisfaction of the legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and to the reasonable approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If at any time a Lead such Institutional Investor no longer beneficially owns Qualifying Ownership Interest(as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) the minimum number of shares of the Preferred Shares or the Common Stock specified in the prior sentence, such Lead Institutional Investor will have no further rights under this Section 4.184.15, and, at the written request of the Board of Directors, shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its Board Representative to resign from the Board of Directors within 15 calendar days as promptly as possible thereafter. Each Lead Investor shall inform the Company if and when it ceases to hold a Qualifying Ownership Interest. Any Board Representative (including any successor nominee) duly selected in accordance with this Section 4.18 4.15 shall, subject to applicable law, be the Company’s and the Company’s Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors. The Company shall use all reasonable best efforts to have the Board Representative elected as a director of the Company and the Company shall solicit proxies for each such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors. For only so long as the Lead any Institutional Investor has the right to nominate a Board Representative pursuant to Section 4.184.15, such Lead Institutional Investor shall have the power to designate the Board Representative’s replacement upon the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office of such director. The Board of Directors will use its reasonable best efforts to take all action required to fill the vacancy resulting therefrom with such person (including such person, subject to applicable law, being the Company’s and the Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors, using all reasonable best efforts to have such person elected as director of the Company and the Company soliciting proxies for such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors). Any Board Representative shall be entitled to the same cash compensation and participation in Company equity plans and same indemnification in connection with his or her role as a director as the other members of the Board of Directors, and each Board Representative shall be entitled to reimbursement for documented, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board of Directors or any committees thereof, to the same extent as the other members of the Board of Directors. With respect to indemnification of any Board Representative, the Company agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to any Board Representative are primary and any obligation of the Lead Investors or their Affiliates (other than the Company) to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such person are secondary) with respect to any actions, costs, charges, losses, damages or expenses incurred or sustained in connection with the execution by such person of his or her duties as a director of the Company and (ii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Lead Investors and their Affiliates from any and all claims for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors and shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of any committee of the Board of Directors of which the Board Representative is a member in accordance with the Company’s bylaws as then in effect. The Company shall provide each Board Representative with copies of all notices, minutes, consents and other materials provided to all other members of the Board of Directors concurrently as such materials are provided to the other members. A Board Representative shall not serve on the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. At all times when the Lead any Institutional Investor has the right to a Board Representative as provided in this Section 4.184.15, upon the written request of such Lead Institutional Investor and in lieu of so long as such Lead Investor’s nomination of Institutional Investor does not have a Board RepresentativeRepresentative currently serving on the Board of Directors (or has a Board Representative whose appointment is pending approval), such Lead Institutional Investor may appoint one individual to attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all no more than two (2) committees thereof (the “Observer”) and pursuant to this Section 4.18 hereof the paragraph below the board of directors of the Bank and all no more than two (2) committees thereof, which individual shall be reasonably acceptable to the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that the appointment by a Lead Investor of an . The Observer shall be entitled to attend such meetings only in the event such Institutional Investor does not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating have a Board Representative in lieu currently serving on the Board of an Observer at a future timeDirectors. The Observer shall not have any right to vote on any matter presented to the Board of Directors or any committee thereof. Subject to compliance with regulatory requirements, the The Company shall give each the Observer written notice of each meeting thereof at the same time and in the same manner as the members of the Board of Directors, shall provide each the Observer with all written materials and other information given to members of the Board of Directors at the same time such materials and information are given to the members of the Board of Directors and shall permit each the Observer to attend as an observer at all meetings thereof, and in the event the Company proposes to take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting, the Company shall give written notice thereof to each the Observer prior to the effective date of such consent describing the nature and substance of such action and including the proposed text of such written consents; provided, however, that (A) the Observer may be excluded from executive sessions comprised solely of independent directors by the lead or presiding independent director if, in his good faith judgment, such exclusion is to facilitate candid discussion of particularly sensitive matters (it being understood that it is not expected that the Observer would be excluded from routine executive sessions), (B) the Company or the Board of Directors shall have the right to withhold any information and to exclude the Observer from any meeting or portion thereof (1) if doing so is, in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Company, after consultation with counsel, advisable or necessary to protect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and counsel counsel, violates applicable law or guidance from bank regulators or (2) if the Board of Directors reasonably determines in good faith, after consultation with counsel, that attendance by the Observer would conflict with fiduciary or regulatory requirements under applicable law and (BC) each Lead such Institutional Investor holds and shall cause its Observer to agree to hold in confidence and trust and to act in a fiduciary manner with respect to all information provided to such Observer. Each Lead Investor covenants and agrees to hold all such information obtained from its Observer as provided in the prior sentence in confidence pursuant to the nonNon-disclosure agreement Disclosure Agreement entered into between the Company and such Lead InvestorInstitutional Inventor. So long as a Lead any Institutional Investor has the right to appoint a Board Representative pursuant to this Section 4.18Section, such Lead Institutional Investor shall have the right to either nominate one person (the “Bank Board Representative”) to be elected or appointed as director to the board of directors of the Bank (the “Bank Board”) or to appoint one person to attend all meetings of the Bank Board and all no more than two (2) committees thereof as an observer (the “Bank Board Observer”); provided that if a Lead Investor chooses to have a director of both the Company and the Bank it at all such times be the same individual; provided further the appointment by such Lead an Institutional Investor of a Bank Board Observer shall not prevent such Lead Institutional Investor from nominating a Bank Board Representative in lieu of a Bank Board Observer at a future time. The obligations of the Company otherwise with respect to, and the conditions on the appointment and, if applicable, directorship of, each the Bank Board Representative and each the Bank Board Observer shall be substantially the same as those with respect to or applicable to the Board Representative and Observer, respectively. The rights of each Lead Investor described in provided by this Section 4.18 shall be 4.15 are personal to such Lead each Institutional Investor and the transfer, assignment and/or conveyance of said in no event shall such rights from such Lead Investor to any other person and/or entity (other than in connection with a transfer of Securities to an Affiliate) is prohibited and shall be void and of no force or effectassignable.

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Samples: Securities Purchase Agreement (Heritage Commerce Corp), Securities Purchase Agreement (Heritage Commerce Corp)

Governance Matters. At Closing, the (a) The Company and the Bank will appoint each person nominated by each Lead Investor (each a “Board Representative”) as provided in this Section 4.18 to shall cause the Board of DirectorsRepresentative to be elected or appointed, subject to satisfaction of the all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and the Bank and to the reasonable approval of the Company’s and Bank’s Nominating and Governance Committee of Committees (each the Board of Directors “Nominating Committee”) (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). To , to the extent consistent with the requirement to stagger the terms Board of the directors Directors of the Company, the Company and the Bank will nominate the Board Representatives for election at the first annual meeting of shareholders as soon as reasonably practical following the Closing to the following terms: PIMCO Board Representative to a three year term; Patriot Board Representative to a two year term; and Xxxxxxxx Board Representative to a one year term. After such appointment or election of a Board Representative, so thereafter as long as the Lead Investor beneficially owns (as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) 5.0aggregate 4.9% or more of the outstanding number of shares of Common Stock whether acquired upon conversion of common stock outstanding (the Non-Voting Common Stock, exercise of the Warrant or otherwise (and treating each outstanding share of Non-Voting Common Stock that is not a share of Common Stock as if it had converted into Common Stock and excluding as Common Stock beneficially owned, shares of Common Stock issuable under outstanding Warrants) (a “Qualifying Ownership Interest”). For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge and agree that the rights granted to the Investor pursuant to this Section 4.4 are duplicative of those granted to the Investor pursuant to Section 4.4 of the Prior Investment Agreement, and the Investor shall not have or seek to have more than one representative on the Board of Directors of the Company will or the Bank, including pursuant to the rights granted hereunder, the Prior Investment Agreement or otherwise. The Company shall be required to recommend to its shareholders stockholders the election of such respective Lead Investor’s the Board Representative to the Board of Directors at all of the Company’s applicable annual meeting of shareholders, as applicablemeetings, subject to satisfaction of the all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and the Bank and to the reasonable approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors Committees (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If at any time a Lead the Investor no longer beneficially owns has a Qualifying Ownership Interest, such Lead the Investor will shall have no further rights under this Section 4.18Sections 4.4(a) through 4.4(c) and, andin each case, at the written request of the Board of Directors, shall use its all reasonable best efforts to cause its their Board Representative to resign from the Board Boards of Directors within 15 calendar days as promptly as possible thereafter. Each Lead Investor The Boards of Directors shall inform cause the Company if and when it ceases to hold a Qualifying Ownership Interest. Any Board Representative (including any successor nominee) duly to be appointed to two committees of the Boards as shall be selected in accordance with this Section 4.18 shallby the Board Representative, subject so long as the Board Representative qualifies to serve on such committees under the applicable lawrules of the NASDAQ, be the Company’s SEC and the Company’s Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors. The Company shall use all reasonable best efforts to have the Board Representative elected as a director of the Company corporate governance guidelines and the Company shall solicit proxies for each such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors. For only so long as the Lead Investor has the right to nominate a Board Representative pursuant to Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the power to designate the Board Representative’s replacement upon the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office charters of such director. The Board of Directors will use its reasonable best efforts to take all action required to fill the vacancy resulting therefrom with such person (including such person, subject to applicable law, being the Company’s and the Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors, using all reasonable best efforts to have such person elected as director of the Company and the Company soliciting proxies for such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors). Any Board Representative shall be entitled to the same cash compensation and participation in Company equity plans and same indemnification in connection with his or her role as a director as the other members of the Board of Directors, and each Board Representative shall be entitled to reimbursement for documented, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board of Directors or any committees thereof, to the same extent as the other members of the Board of Directors. With respect to indemnification of any Board Representative, the Company agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to any Board Representative are primary and any obligation of the Lead Investors or their Affiliates (other than the Company) to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such person are secondary) with respect to any actions, costs, charges, losses, damages or expenses incurred or sustained in connection with the execution by such person of his or her duties as a director of the Company and (ii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Lead Investors and their Affiliates from any and all claims for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors and shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of any committee of the Board of Directors of which the Board Representative is a member in accordance with the Company’s bylaws as then in effect. The Company shall provide each Board Representative with copies of all notices, minutes, consents and other materials provided to all other members of the Board of Directors concurrently as such materials are provided to the other members. At all times when the Lead Investor has the right to a Board Representative as provided in this Section 4.18, upon the written request of such Lead Investor and in lieu of such Lead Investor’s nomination of a Board Representative, such Lead Investor may appoint one individual to attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all committees thereof (the “Observer”) and pursuant to this Section 4.18 hereof the board of directors of the Bank and all committees thereof, which individual shall be reasonably acceptable to the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that the appointment by a Lead Investor of an Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Board Representative in lieu of an Observer at a future time. The Observer shall not have any right to vote on any matter presented to the Board of Directors or any committee thereof. Subject to compliance with regulatory requirements, the Company shall give each Observer written notice of each meeting thereof at the same time and in the same manner as the members of the Board of Directors, shall provide each Observer with all written materials and other information given to members of the Board of Directors at the same time such materials and information are given to the members of the Board of Directors and shall permit each Observer to attend as an observer at all meetings thereof, and in the event the Company proposes to take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting, the Company shall give written notice thereof to each Observer prior to the effective date of such consent describing the nature and substance of such action and including the proposed text of such written consentscommittees; provided, however, that (A) the Company or at all times of service as a Director, the Board Representative shall not be eligible and is strictly prohibited from being nominated, elected or appointed to serve as: (i) a Chairman of Directors shall have the right to withhold any information and to exclude the Observer from any meeting or portion thereof (1) if doing so is, in the reasonable good faith judgment either of the Company, after consultation with counsel, advisable Boards or necessary to protect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and counsel or as Chairman of any committee of either Board; (2ii) a member of any committee of either Board if the Board Representative occupies more than 25% of Directors reasonably determines the seats on the committee; or (iii) a member of any committee that has the authority or practical ability to unilaterally make (or block the making of) policy or other decisions that bind either Board, in good faith, after consultation with counsel, that attendance by the Observer would conflict with fiduciary or regulatory requirements under applicable law and (B) each Lead Investor shall cause its Observer to agree to hold in confidence and trust and to act in a fiduciary manner with respect to all information provided to such Observer. Each Lead Investor covenants and agrees to hold all such information obtained from its Observer as provided in the prior sentence in confidence pursuant to the non-disclosure agreement entered into between the Company and such Lead Investor. So case so long as a Lead the Investor has the right to appoint a Board Representative pursuant to this Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the right to either nominate one person (the “Bank Board Representative”) to be elected or appointed as director to the board of directors of the Bank (the “Bank Board”) or to appoint one person to attend all meetings of the Bank Board and all committees thereof as an observer (the “Bank Board Observer”); provided that if a Lead Investor chooses to have a director of both the Company and the Bank it at all such times be the same individual; provided further the appointment by such Lead Investor of a Bank Board Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Bank Board Representative in lieu of a Bank Board Observer at a future time. The obligations of the Company otherwise with respect to, and the conditions on the appointment and, if applicable, directorship of, each Bank Board Representative and each Bank Board Observer shall be substantially the same as those with respect to or applicable to the Board Representative and Observer, respectively. The rights of each Lead Investor described in this Section 4.18 shall be personal to such Lead Investor and the transfer, assignment and/or conveyance of said rights from such Lead Investor to any other person and/or entity (other than in connection with a transfer of Securities to an Affiliate) is prohibited and shall be void and of no force or effectQualifying Ownership Interest.

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Samples: Investment Agreement (Coastal Financial Corp), Investment Agreement (Coastal Financial Corp)

Governance Matters. (a) At Closing, the Company and the Bank will appoint each promptly cause one person nominated by each Lead Investor Purchaser (each a the “Board Representative”) as provided in this Section 4.18 to be elected or appointed to the Board of Directors, subject to satisfaction of the all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and to the reasonable approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). To the extent consistent with the requirement to stagger the terms of the directors of the Company, the Company and Bank will nominate the Board Representatives for election at the first annual meeting of shareholders following the Closing to the following terms: PIMCO which Board Representative to a three year term; Patriot Board Representative to a two year term; and Xxxxxxxx Board Representative to a one year termshall initially be Xxxxx Xxxxxxx. After such appointment or election of a Board Representativeappointment, so long as Purchaser owns the Lead Investor beneficially owns greater of (as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Acti) 5.05% or more of outstanding Common Stock, or (ii) the percentage of outstanding Common Stock calculated by dividing (x) 40% of the number of shares of Common Stock whether acquired upon conversion of purchased by Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, by (y) the Non-Voting Common Stock, exercise of the Warrant or otherwise (and treating each outstanding share of Non-Voting Common Stock that is not a share of Common Stock (in each case, counting as if it had converted into Common Stock and excluding as Common Stock beneficially owned, shares of Common Stock issuable under outstanding Warrants) (a “Qualifying Ownership Interest”owned by Purchaser, all shares of Common Stock into which the Convertible Preferred Stock owned by Purchaser are convertible and as adjusted from time to time for any reorganization, recapitalization, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, or other like changes in the Company’s capitalization), the Company will be required to recommend to its shareholders stockholders the election of such respective Lead Investor’s the Board Representative at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders, as applicablemeeting, subject to satisfaction of the all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and Company, to the reasonable approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed)Directors. If at any time a Lead Investor Purchaser no longer beneficially owns Qualifying Ownership Interestholds the minimum number of Securities specified in or calculated by the prior sentence, such Lead Investor Purchaser will have no further rights under this Section 4.18, Sections 4.3(a)through 4.3(d) and, at the written request of the Board of Directors, shall use its all reasonable best efforts to cause its Board Representative to resign from the Board of Directors within 15 calendar days as promptly as possible thereafter. Each Lead Investor shall inform At the Company if and when it ceases to hold a Qualifying Ownership Interest. Any option of the Board Representative (including any successor nominee) duly selected in accordance with this Section 4.18 shallRepresentative, subject to applicable law, be the Company’s and the Company’s Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors. The Company Directors shall use all reasonable best efforts to have cause the Board Representative elected as a director of the Company and the Company shall solicit proxies for each such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees be appointed to the Board of Directors. For only so long as the Lead Investor has the right to nominate a Board Representative pursuant to Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the power to designate the Board Representative’s replacement upon the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office of such director. The Board of Directors will use its reasonable best efforts to take all action required to fill the vacancy resulting therefrom with such person (including such person, subject to applicable law, being the Company’s and the Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors, using all reasonable best efforts to have such person elected as director of the Company and the Company soliciting proxies for such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors). Any Board Representative shall be entitled to the same cash compensation and participation in Company equity plans and same indemnification in connection with his or her role as a director as the other members certain committees of the Board of Directors, subject to satisfaction of all legal, bank regulatory, securities listing and each Board Representative shall be entitled to reimbursement for documented, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings governance requirements (including the applicable rules of the Board of Directors or any committees thereof, to the same extent as the other members of the Board of Directors. With respect to indemnification of any Board Representative, the Company agrees (iNASDAQ Stock Market) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to any Board Representative are primary and any obligation of the Lead Investors or their Affiliates (other than the Company) to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such person are secondary) with respect to any actions, costs, charges, losses, damages or expenses incurred or sustained in connection with the execution by such person of his or her duties regarding service as a director of the Company and (ii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Lead Investors and their Affiliates from any and all claims for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors and shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of any committee of the Board of Directors of which the Board Representative is a member in accordance with the Company’s bylaws as then in effect. The Company shall provide each Board Representative with copies of all notices, minutes, consents and other materials provided to all other members of the Board of Directors concurrently as such materials are provided to the other members. At all times when the Lead Investor has the right to a Board Representative as provided in this Section 4.18, upon the written request of such Lead Investor and in lieu of such Lead Investor’s nomination of a Board Representative, such Lead Investor may appoint one individual to attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all committees thereof (the “Observer”) and pursuant to this Section 4.18 hereof the board of directors of the Bank and all committees thereof, which individual shall be reasonably acceptable to the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that the appointment by a Lead Investor of an Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Board Representative in lieu of an Observer at a future time. The Observer shall not have any right to vote on any matter presented to the Board of Directors or any committee thereof. Subject to compliance with regulatory requirements, the Company shall give each Observer written notice of each meeting thereof at the same time and in the same manner as the members of the Board of Directors, shall provide each Observer with all written materials and other information given to members of the Board of Directors at the same time such materials and information are given to the members of the Board of Directors and shall permit each Observer to attend as an observer at all meetings thereof, and in the event the Company proposes to take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting, the Company shall give written notice thereof to each Observer prior to the effective date of such consent describing the nature and substance of such action and including the proposed text of such written consents; provided, however, that (A) the Company or the Board of Directors shall have the right to withhold any information and to exclude the Observer from any meeting or portion thereof (1) if doing so is, in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Company, after consultation with counsel, advisable or necessary to protect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and counsel or (2) if the Board of Directors reasonably determines in good faith, after consultation with counsel, that attendance by the Observer would conflict with fiduciary or regulatory requirements under applicable law and (B) each Lead Investor shall cause its Observer to agree to hold in confidence and trust and to act in a fiduciary manner with respect to all information provided to such Observer. Each Lead Investor covenants and agrees to hold all such information obtained from its Observer as provided in the prior sentence in confidence pursuant to the non-disclosure agreement entered into between the Company and such Lead Investor. So long as a Lead Investor has the right to appoint a Board Representative pursuant to this Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the right to either nominate one person (the “Bank Board Representative”) to be elected or appointed as director to the board of directors of the Bank (the “Bank Board”) or to appoint one person to attend all meetings of the Bank Board and all committees thereof as an observer (the “Bank Board Observer”); provided that if a Lead Investor chooses to have a director of both the Company and the Bank it at all such times be the same individual; provided further the appointment by such Lead Investor of a Bank Board Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Bank Board Representative in lieu of a Bank Board Observer at a future time. The obligations of the Company otherwise with respect to, and the conditions on the appointment and, if applicable, directorship of, each Bank Board Representative and each Bank Board Observer shall be substantially the same as those with respect to or applicable to the Board Representative and Observer, respectively. The rights of each Lead Investor described in this Section 4.18 shall be personal to such Lead Investor and the transfer, assignment and/or conveyance of said rights from such Lead Investor to any other person and/or entity (other than in connection with a transfer of Securities to an Affiliate) is prohibited and shall be void and of no force or effectmember.

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Samples: Investment Agreement (Corsair Capital LLC), Investment Agreement (United Community Banks Inc)

Governance Matters. At Closing(a) The Company will promptly, and in any event on or prior to the Company and the Bank will appoint each Delayed Delivery Date, cause one person nominated by each Lead Investor Purchaser (each a the “Board Representative”) as provided in this Section 4.18 to be elected or appointed to the Board of Directors, Directors (which person shall be subject to satisfaction of the all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and to the reasonable approval of the Nominating and Company’s Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (“Governance Committee”) (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). To delayed and which approval in the extent consistent with the requirement to stagger the terms case of the directors of the Company, person identified to the Company and Bank will nominate the Board Representatives for election at the first annual meeting of shareholders following the Closing by Purchaser prior to the following terms: PIMCO Board Representative to a three year term; Patriot Board Representative to a two year term; and Xxxxxxxx Board Representative to a one year termdate hereof has been obtained)). After such appointment or election of a Board Representativeappointment, so long as the Lead Investor beneficially owns (as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) 5.0Purchaser Beneficially Owns at least 5% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock whether acquired upon conversion of the Non-Voting Common Stock, exercise of the Warrant or otherwise (and treating each including as outstanding share of Non-Voting Common Stock that is not a share of Common Stock as if it had converted into Common Stock and excluding as Common Stock beneficially owned, for this purpose shares of Common Stock issuable under outstanding upon conversion of the Preferred Stock and upon exercise of the Warrants) (a “Qualifying Ownership Interest”, whether or not then convertible or exercisable by Purchaser), the Company will be required to recommend to its shareholders stockholders the election of such respective Lead Investor’s the Board Representative at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders, as applicablemeeting, subject to satisfaction of the all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and to the reasonable approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), to the Board of Directors. If at any time a Lead Investor Purchaser no longer beneficially owns Qualifying Ownership InterestBeneficially Owns the minimum number of Securities specified in the prior sentence, such Lead Investor Purchaser will have no further rights under this Section 4.18, Sections 4.3(a) through 4.3(c) and, at the written request of the Board of Directors, shall use its all reasonable best efforts to cause its Board Representative to resign from the Board of Directors within 15 calendar days as promptly as possible thereafter. Each Lead Investor shall inform At the Company if and when it ceases to hold a Qualifying Ownership Interest. Any option of the Board Representative (including any successor nominee) duly selected in accordance with this Section 4.18 shallRepresentative, subject to applicable law, be the Company’s and the Company’s Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors. The Company Directors shall use all reasonable best efforts to have cause the Board Representative elected as a director of the Company and the Company shall solicit proxies for each such person to be appointed to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors. For only so long as the Lead Investor has the right to nominate a Board Representative pursuant to Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the power to designate the Board Representative’s replacement upon the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office of such director. The Board of Directors will use its reasonable best efforts to take all action required to fill the vacancy resulting therefrom with such person (including such person, subject to applicable law, being the Company’s Audit and the Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors, using all reasonable best efforts to have such person elected as director of the Company and the Company soliciting proxies for such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors). Any Board Representative shall be entitled to the same cash compensation and participation in Company equity plans and same indemnification in connection with his or her role as a director as the other members of the Board of Directors, and each Board Representative shall be entitled to reimbursement for documented, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings Risk Management Committee of the Board of Directors (or any committees thereofsuccessor committee thereto), to the same extent so long as the other members of the Board of Directors. With respect to indemnification of any Board Representative, the Company agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to any Board Representative are primary and any obligation of the Lead Investors or their Affiliates (other than the Company) to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such person are secondary) with respect to any actions, costs, charges, losses, damages or expenses incurred or sustained in connection with the execution by such person of his or her duties as a director of the Company and (ii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Lead Investors and their Affiliates from any and all claims for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors and shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of any committee of the Board of Directors of which the Board Representative is a member in accordance with qualifies to serve on such committee under the applicable rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market and the Company’s bylaws as then in effect. The Company shall provide each Board Representative with copies of all notices, minutes, consents corporate governance guidelines and other materials provided to all other members of the Board of Directors concurrently as such materials are provided to the other members. At all times when the Lead Investor has the right to a Board Representative as provided in this Section 4.18, upon the written request charter of such Lead Investor and in lieu of such Lead Investor’s nomination of a Board Representative, such Lead Investor may appoint one individual to attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all committees thereof (the “Observer”) and pursuant to this Section 4.18 hereof the board of directors of the Bank and all committees thereof, which individual shall be reasonably acceptable to the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that the appointment by a Lead Investor of an Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Board Representative in lieu of an Observer at a future time. The Observer shall not have any right to vote on any matter presented to the Board of Directors or any committee thereof. Subject to compliance with regulatory requirements, the Company shall give each Observer written notice of each meeting thereof at the same time and in the same manner as the members of the Board of Directors, shall provide each Observer with all written materials and other information given to members of the Board of Directors at the same time such materials and information are given to the members of the Board of Directors and shall permit each Observer to attend as an observer at all meetings thereof, and in the event the Company proposes to take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting, the Company shall give written notice thereof to each Observer prior to the effective date of such consent describing the nature and substance of such action and including the proposed text of such written consents; provided, however, that (A) the Company or the Board of Directors shall have the right to withhold any information and to exclude the Observer from any meeting or portion thereof (1) if doing so is, in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Company, after consultation with counsel, advisable or necessary to protect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and counsel or (2) if the Board of Directors reasonably determines in good faith, after consultation with counsel, that attendance by the Observer would conflict with fiduciary or regulatory requirements under applicable law and (B) each Lead Investor shall cause its Observer to agree to hold in confidence and trust and to act in a fiduciary manner with respect to all information provided to such Observer. Each Lead Investor covenants and agrees to hold all such information obtained from its Observer as provided in the prior sentence in confidence pursuant to the non-disclosure agreement entered into between the Company and such Lead Investor. So long as a Lead Investor has the right to appoint a Board Representative pursuant to this Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the right to either nominate one person (the “Bank Board Representative”) to be elected or appointed as director to the board of directors of the Bank (the “Bank Board”) or to appoint one person to attend all meetings of the Bank Board and all committees thereof as an observer (the “Bank Board Observer”); provided that if a Lead Investor chooses to have a director of both the Company and the Bank it at all such times be the same individual; provided further the appointment by such Lead Investor of a Bank Board Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Bank Board Representative in lieu of a Bank Board Observer at a future time. The obligations of the Company otherwise with respect to, and the conditions on the appointment and, if applicable, directorship of, each Bank Board Representative and each Bank Board Observer shall be substantially the same as those with respect to or applicable to the Board Representative and Observer, respectively. The rights of each Lead Investor described in this Section 4.18 shall be personal to such Lead Investor and the transfer, assignment and/or conveyance of said rights from such Lead Investor to any other person and/or entity (other than in connection with a transfer of Securities to an Affiliate) is prohibited and shall be void and of no force or effectcommittee.

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Samples: Investment Agreement (DBD Cayman, Ltd.), Investment Agreement (Boston Private Financial Holdings Inc)

Governance Matters. At Closing, (a) The Corporation will cause effective as of the Company and the Bank will appoint each Closing Date one person nominated by each Lead Investor the Purchaser to be elected or appointed to the Board of Directors (each a the “Board Representative”) as provided in this Section 4.18 to the Board of Directors), subject to satisfaction of the all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company Corporation and to the reasonable approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or the appropriate committee thereof (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). To the extent consistent with the requirement to stagger the terms of the directors of the Company, the Company and Bank will nominate the Board Representatives for election at the first annual meeting of shareholders following the Closing to the following terms: PIMCO Board Representative to a three year term; Patriot Board Representative to a two year term; and Xxxxxxxx Board Representative to a one year term. After such appointment or election of a Board Representativefor election, so long as the Lead Investor Purchaser beneficially owns (as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) 5.0shares of Common Stock equal to at least 4.9% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock whether acquired upon conversion of (as adjusted from time to time for any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, or other like changes in the Non-Voting Common Stock, exercise of the Warrant or otherwise (and treating each outstanding share of Non-Voting Common Stock that is not a share of Common Stock as if it had converted into Common Stock and excluding as Common Stock beneficially owned, shares of Common Stock issuable under outstanding Warrants) (a “Qualifying Ownership Interest”Corporation’s capitalization), the Company Corporation will be required to recommend to its shareholders stockholders the election of such respective Lead Investor’s the Board Representative at the CompanyCorporation’s annual meeting of shareholders, as applicableat which such Board Representative’s term expires, subject to satisfaction of the all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company Corporation and to the reasonable approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Corporation’s Board of Directors or the appropriate committee thereof (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), to the Board of Directors. If at any time a Lead Investor the Purchaser no longer beneficially owns Qualifying Ownership Interestholds the minimum number of shares of Common Stock specified in the prior sentence, such Lead Investor the Purchaser will have no further rights under this Section 4.18, Sections 5.11 (a) through 5.11 (c) and, at the written request of the Corporation’s Board of Directors, shall use its all reasonable best efforts to cause its the Board Representative to resign from the Board of Directors within 15 calendar days as promptly as possible thereafter. Each Lead Investor shall inform the Company if and when it ceases to hold a Qualifying Ownership Interest. Any Board Representative (including any successor nominee) duly selected in accordance with this Section 4.18 shall, subject to applicable law, be the Company’s and the Company’s Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors. The Company shall use all reasonable best efforts to have the Board Representative elected as a director of the Company and the Company shall solicit proxies for each such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors. For only so long as the Lead Investor has the right to nominate a Board Representative pursuant to Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the power to designate the Board Representative’s replacement upon the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office of such director. The Board of Directors will use its reasonable best efforts to take all action required to fill the vacancy resulting therefrom with such person (including such person, subject to applicable law, being the Company’s and the Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors, using all reasonable best efforts to have such person elected as director of the Company and the Company soliciting proxies for such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors). Any Board Representative shall be entitled to the same cash compensation and participation in Company equity plans and same indemnification in connection with his or her role as a director as the other members of the Board of Directors, and each Board Representative shall be entitled to reimbursement for documented, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board of Directors or any committees thereof, to the same extent as the other members of the Board of Directors. With respect to indemnification of any Board Representative, the Company agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to any Board Representative are primary and any obligation of the Lead Investors or their Affiliates (other than the Company) to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such person are secondary) with respect to any actions, costs, charges, losses, damages or expenses incurred or sustained in connection with the execution by such person of his or her duties as a director of the Company and (ii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Lead Investors and their Affiliates from any and all claims for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors and shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of any committee of the Board of Directors of which the Board Representative is a member in accordance with the Company’s bylaws as then in effect. The Company shall provide each Board Representative with copies of all notices, minutes, consents and other materials provided to all other members of the Board of Directors concurrently as such materials are provided to the other members. At all times when the Lead Investor has the right to a Board Representative as provided in this Section 4.18, upon the written request of such Lead Investor and in lieu of such Lead Investor’s nomination of a Board Representative, such Lead Investor may appoint one individual to attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all committees thereof (the “Observer”) and pursuant to this Section 4.18 hereof the board of directors of the Bank and all committees thereof, which individual shall be reasonably acceptable to the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that the appointment by a Lead Investor of an Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Board Representative in lieu of an Observer at a future time. The Observer shall not have any right to vote on any matter presented to the Board of Directors or any committee thereof. Subject to compliance with regulatory requirements, the Company shall give each Observer written notice of each meeting thereof at the same time and in the same manner as the members of the Board of Directors, shall provide each Observer with all written materials and other information given to members of the Board of Directors at the same time such materials and information are given to the members of the Board of Directors and shall permit each Observer to attend as an observer at all meetings thereof, and in the event the Company proposes to take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting, the Company shall give written notice thereof to each Observer prior to the effective date of such consent describing the nature and substance of such action and including the proposed text of such written consents; provided, however, that (A) the Company or the Board of Directors shall have the right to withhold any information and to exclude the Observer from any meeting or portion thereof (1) if doing so is, in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Company, after consultation with counsel, advisable or necessary to protect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and counsel or (2) if the Board of Directors reasonably determines in good faith, after consultation with counsel, that attendance by the Observer would conflict with fiduciary or regulatory requirements under applicable law and (B) each Lead Investor shall cause its Observer to agree to hold in confidence and trust and to act in a fiduciary manner with respect to all information provided to such Observer. Each Lead Investor covenants and agrees to hold all such information obtained from its Observer as provided in the prior sentence in confidence pursuant to the non-disclosure agreement entered into between the Company and such Lead Investor. So long as a Lead Investor has the right to appoint a Board Representative pursuant to this Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the right to either nominate one person (the “Bank Board Representative”) to be elected or appointed as director to the board of directors of the Bank (the “Bank Board”) or to appoint one person to attend all meetings of the Bank Board and all committees thereof as an observer (the “Bank Board Observer”); provided that if a Lead Investor chooses to have a director of both the Company and the Bank it at all such times be the same individual; provided further the appointment by such Lead Investor of a Bank Board Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Bank Board Representative in lieu of a Bank Board Observer at a future time. The obligations of the Company otherwise with respect to, and the conditions on the appointment and, if applicable, directorship of, each Bank Board Representative and each Bank Board Observer shall be substantially the same as those with respect to or applicable to the Board Representative and Observer, respectively. The rights of each Lead Investor described in this Section 4.18 shall be personal to such Lead Investor and the transfer, assignment and/or conveyance of said rights from such Lead Investor to any other person and/or entity (other than in connection with a transfer of Securities to an Affiliate) is prohibited and shall be void and of no force or effect.

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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Square 1 Financial Inc), Stock Purchase Agreement (Square 1 Financial Inc)

Governance Matters. At Closing(a) Until the date when the Common Shares held by Purchaser represent less than 10% of the outstanding Common Shares, the Company and the Bank will appoint each person nominated Board of Directors shall nominate two persons designated by each Lead Investor Purchaser (each such person or any successor designated by Purchaser, a “Board Representative”) as provided in this Section 4.18 for election to the Board of DirectorsDirectors by the shareholders at each annual general meeting of the Company at which such Board Representatives are subject to re-election, subject to satisfaction of the all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and to Company, including the reasonable approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee fiduciary duties of the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). To the extent consistent with the requirement to stagger the terms of the directors of the Company, the Company and Bank will nominate the Board Representatives for election at the first annual meeting of shareholders following the Closing to the following terms: PIMCO Board Representative to a three year term; Patriot Board Representative to a two year term; and Xxxxxxxx Board Representative to a one year term. After such appointment or election of a Board Representative, so long as the Lead Investor beneficially owns (as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) 5.0% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock whether acquired upon conversion of the Non-Voting Common Stock, exercise of the Warrant or otherwise (and treating each outstanding share of Non-Voting Common Stock that is not a share of Common Stock as if it had converted into Common Stock and excluding as Common Stock beneficially owned, shares of Common Stock issuable under outstanding Warrants) (a “Qualifying Ownership Interest”), the Company will be required to recommend to its shareholders the election of such respective Lead Investor’s Board Representative at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders, as applicable, subject to satisfaction of the legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and Company. If Purchaser no longer holds the minimum number of Common Shares specified in the prior sentence, but the Common Shares held by Purchaser represent 5% or more of the outstanding Common Shares, until the date when the Common Shares held by Purchaser represent less than 5% of the outstanding Common Shares, the Board of Directors shall nominate for election to the reasonable approval Board of Directors by the shareholders only one Board Representative at each annual general meeting of the Nominating and Governance Committee Company at which such Board Representative is subject to re-election, subject to satisfaction of all legal requirements regarding service as a director of the Company, including the fiduciary duties of the Board of Directors (such approval not and requirements regarding service as a director of the Company, and, at the written request of the Board of Directors, Purchaser shall use all reasonable best efforts to be unreasonably withheld or delayed)cause its other Board Representative to resign from the Board of Directors as promptly as possible. If at any time a Lead Investor Purchaser no longer beneficially owns Qualifying Ownership Interestholds the minimum number of Common Shares specified in the prior sentence, such Lead Investor Purchaser will have no further rights under this Section 4.18, Sections 4.3(a) through 4.3(e) and, at the written request of the Board of Directors, shall use its all reasonable best efforts to cause all of its Board Representative Representatives to resign from the Board of Directors within 15 calendar days as promptly as possible thereafter. Each Lead Investor shall inform the Company if and when it ceases to hold a Qualifying Ownership Interest. Any Board Representative (including any successor nominee) duly selected in accordance with this Section 4.18 shall, subject to applicable law, be the Company’s and the Company’s Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors. The Company shall use all reasonable best efforts to have the Board Representative elected as a director of the Company and the Company shall solicit proxies for each such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors. For only so long as the Lead Investor has the right to nominate a Board Representative pursuant to Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the power to designate the Board Representative’s replacement upon the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office of such director. The Board of Directors will use its reasonable best efforts to take all action required to fill the vacancy resulting therefrom with such person (including such person, subject to applicable law, being the Company’s and the Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors, using all reasonable best efforts to have such person elected as director of the Company and the Company soliciting proxies for such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors). Any Board Representative shall be entitled to the same cash compensation and participation in Company equity plans and same indemnification in connection with his or her role as a director as the other members of the Board of Directors, and each Board Representative shall be entitled to reimbursement for documented, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board of Directors or any committees thereof, to the same extent as the other members of the Board of Directors. With respect to indemnification of any Board Representative, the Company agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to any Board Representative are primary and any obligation of the Lead Investors or their Affiliates (other than the Company) to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such person are secondary) with respect to any actions, costs, charges, losses, damages or expenses incurred or sustained in connection with the execution by such person of his or her duties as a director of the Company and (ii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Lead Investors and their Affiliates from any and all claims for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors and shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of any committee of the Board of Directors of which the Board Representative is a member in accordance with the Company’s bylaws as then in effect. The Company shall provide each Board Representative with copies of all notices, minutes, consents and other materials provided to all other members of the Board of Directors concurrently as such materials are provided to the other members. At all times when the Lead Investor has the right to a Board Representative as provided in this Section 4.18, upon the written request of such Lead Investor and in lieu of such Lead Investor’s nomination of a Board Representative, such Lead Investor may appoint one individual to attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all committees thereof (the “Observer”) and pursuant to this Section 4.18 hereof the board of directors of the Bank and all committees thereof, which individual shall be reasonably acceptable to the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that the appointment by a Lead Investor of an Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Board Representative in lieu of an Observer at a future time. The Observer shall not have any right to vote on any matter presented to the Board of Directors or any committee thereof. Subject to compliance with regulatory requirements, the Company shall give each Observer written notice of each meeting thereof at the same time and in the same manner as the members of the Board of Directors, shall provide each Observer with all written materials and other information given to members of the Board of Directors at the same time such materials and information are given to the members of the Board of Directors and shall permit each Observer to attend as an observer at all meetings thereof, and in the event the Company proposes to take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting, the Company shall give written notice thereof to each Observer prior to the effective date of such consent describing the nature and substance of such action and including the proposed text of such written consents; provided, however, that (A) the Company or the Board of Directors shall have the right to withhold any information and to exclude the Observer from any meeting or portion thereof (1) if doing so is, in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Company, after consultation with counsel, advisable or necessary to protect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and counsel or (2) if the Board of Directors reasonably determines in good faith, after consultation with counsel, that attendance by the Observer would conflict with fiduciary or regulatory requirements under applicable law and (B) each Lead Investor shall cause its Observer to agree to hold in confidence and trust and to act in a fiduciary manner with respect to all information provided to such Observer. Each Lead Investor covenants and agrees to hold all such information obtained from its Observer as provided in the prior sentence in confidence pursuant to the non-disclosure agreement entered into between the Company and such Lead Investor. So long as a Lead Investor has the right to appoint a Board Representative pursuant to this Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the right to either nominate one person (the “Bank Board Representative”) to be elected or appointed as director to the board of directors of the Bank (the “Bank Board”) or to appoint one person to attend all meetings of the Bank Board and all committees thereof as an observer (the “Bank Board Observer”); provided that if a Lead Investor chooses to have a director of both the Company and the Bank it at all such times be the same individual; provided further the appointment by such Lead Investor of a Bank Board Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Bank Board Representative in lieu of a Bank Board Observer at a future time. The obligations of the Company otherwise with respect to, and the conditions on the appointment and, if applicable, directorship of, each Bank Board Representative and each Bank Board Observer shall be substantially the same as those with respect to or applicable to the Board Representative and Observer, respectively. The rights of each Lead Investor described in this Section 4.18 shall be personal to such Lead Investor and the transfer, assignment and/or conveyance of said rights from such Lead Investor to any other person and/or entity (other than in connection with a transfer of Securities to an Affiliate) is prohibited and shall be void and of no force or effect.

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Samples: Investment Agreement (Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son LTD)

Governance Matters. At Closing, the (a) The Company and the Bank will appoint each person nominated by each Lead Investor (each a “Board Representative”) as provided in this Section 4.18 to shall cause the Board of DirectorsRepresentative to be elected or appointed, subject to satisfaction of the all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and the Bank and to the reasonable approval of the Company’s and Bank’s Nominating and Governance Committee of Committees (each the Board of Directors “Nominating Committee”) (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). To , to the extent consistent with the requirement to stagger the terms Board of the directors Directors of the Company, the Company and the Bank will nominate the Board Representatives for election at the first annual meeting of shareholders as soon as reasonably practical following the Closing to the following terms: PIMCO Board Representative to a three year term; Patriot Board Representative to a two year term; and Xxxxxxxx Board Representative to a one year term. After such appointment or election of a Board Representative, so thereafter as long as the Lead Investor beneficially owns (as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) 5.0aggregate 4.9% or more of the outstanding number of shares of Common Stock whether acquired upon conversion of outstanding (the Non-Voting Common Stock, exercise of the Warrant or otherwise (and treating each outstanding share of Non-Voting Common Stock that is not a share of Common Stock as if it had converted into Common Stock and excluding as Common Stock beneficially owned, shares of Common Stock issuable under outstanding Warrants) (a “Qualifying Ownership Interest”). For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge and agree that the rights granted to the Investor pursuant to Section 4.4 are duplicative of those granted to the Investor pursuant to Section 4.4 of the Prior Investment Agreement, and the Investor shall not have or seek to have more than one representative on the Board of Directors of the Company will or the Bank, including pursuant to the rights granted hereunder, the Prior Investment Agreement or otherwise. The Company shall be required to recommend to its shareholders stockholders the election of such respective Lead Investor’s the Board Representative to the Board of Directors at all of the Company’s applicable annual meeting of shareholders, as applicablemeetings, subject to satisfaction of the all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and the Bank and to the reasonable approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors Committees (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If at any time a Lead the Investor no longer beneficially owns has a Qualifying Ownership Interest, such Lead the Investor will shall have no further rights under this Section 4.18Sections 4.4(a) through 4.4(c) and, andin each case, at the written request of the Board of Directors, shall use its all reasonable best efforts to cause its their Board Representative to resign from the Board Boards of Directors within 15 calendar days as promptly as possible thereafter. Each Lead The Boards of Directors shall cause the Board Representative to be appointed to two committees of the Boards as shall be selected by the Board Representative, so long as the Board Representative qualifies to serve on such committees under the applicable rules of the NASDAQ, the SEC and the Company’s corporate governance guidelines and the charters of such committees. At all times of service as a Director, the Board Representative shall not be eligible and is strictly prohibited from being nominated, elected or appointed to serve as Chairman of the Board or as Chairman of any Board committee, so long as the Investor shall inform the Company if and when it ceases to hold has a Qualifying Ownership Interest. Any Board Representative (including any successor nominee) duly selected in accordance with this Section 4.18 shall, subject to applicable law, be the Company’s and the Company’s Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors. The Company shall use all reasonable best efforts to have the Board Representative elected as a director of the Company and the Company shall solicit proxies for each such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors. For only so long as the Lead Investor has the right to nominate a Board Representative pursuant to Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the power to designate the Board Representative’s replacement upon the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office of such director. The Board of Directors will use its reasonable best efforts to take all action required to fill the vacancy resulting therefrom with such person (including such person, subject to applicable law, being the Company’s and the Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors, using all reasonable best efforts to have such person elected as director of the Company and the Company soliciting proxies for such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors). Any Board Representative shall be entitled to the same cash compensation and participation in Company equity plans and same indemnification in connection with his or her role as a director as the other members of the Board of Directors, and each Board Representative shall be entitled to reimbursement for documented, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board of Directors or any committees thereof, to the same extent as the other members of the Board of Directors. With respect to indemnification of any Board Representative, the Company agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to any Board Representative are primary and any obligation of the Lead Investors or their Affiliates (other than the Company) to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such person are secondary) with respect to any actions, costs, charges, losses, damages or expenses incurred or sustained in connection with the execution by such person of his or her duties as a director of the Company and (ii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Lead Investors and their Affiliates from any and all claims for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors and shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of any committee of the Board of Directors of which the Board Representative is a member in accordance with the Company’s bylaws as then in effect. The Company shall provide each Board Representative with copies of all notices, minutes, consents and other materials provided to all other members of the Board of Directors concurrently as such materials are provided to the other members. At all times when the Lead Investor has the right to a Board Representative as provided in this Section 4.18, upon the written request of such Lead Investor and in lieu of such Lead Investor’s nomination of a Board Representative, such Lead Investor may appoint one individual to attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all committees thereof (the “Observer”) and pursuant to this Section 4.18 hereof the board of directors of the Bank and all committees thereof, which individual shall be reasonably acceptable to the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that the appointment by a Lead Investor of an Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Board Representative in lieu of an Observer at a future time. The Observer shall not have any right to vote on any matter presented to the Board of Directors or any committee thereof. Subject to compliance with regulatory requirements, the Company shall give each Observer written notice of each meeting thereof at the same time and in the same manner as the members of the Board of Directors, shall provide each Observer with all written materials and other information given to members of the Board of Directors at the same time such materials and information are given to the members of the Board of Directors and shall permit each Observer to attend as an observer at all meetings thereof, and in the event the Company proposes to take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting, the Company shall give written notice thereof to each Observer prior to the effective date of such consent describing the nature and substance of such action and including the proposed text of such written consents; provided, however, that (A) the Company or the Board of Directors shall have the right to withhold any information and to exclude the Observer from any meeting or portion thereof (1) if doing so is, in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Company, after consultation with counsel, advisable or necessary to protect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and counsel or (2) if the Board of Directors reasonably determines in good faith, after consultation with counsel, that attendance by the Observer would conflict with fiduciary or regulatory requirements under applicable law and (B) each Lead Investor shall cause its Observer to agree to hold in confidence and trust and to act in a fiduciary manner with respect to all information provided to such Observer. Each Lead Investor covenants and agrees to hold all such information obtained from its Observer as provided in the prior sentence in confidence pursuant to the non-disclosure agreement entered into between the Company and such Lead Investor. So long as a Lead Investor has the right to appoint a Board Representative pursuant to this Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the right to either nominate one person (the “Bank Board Representative”) to be elected or appointed as director to the board of directors of the Bank (the “Bank Board”) or to appoint one person to attend all meetings of the Bank Board and all committees thereof as an observer (the “Bank Board Observer”); provided that if a Lead Investor chooses to have a director of both the Company and the Bank it at all such times be the same individual; provided further the appointment by such Lead Investor of a Bank Board Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Bank Board Representative in lieu of a Bank Board Observer at a future time. The obligations of the Company otherwise with respect to, and the conditions on the appointment and, if applicable, directorship of, each Bank Board Representative and each Bank Board Observer shall be substantially the same as those with respect to or applicable to the Board Representative and Observer, respectively. The rights of each Lead Investor described in this Section 4.18 shall be personal to such Lead Investor and the transfer, assignment and/or conveyance of said rights from such Lead Investor to any other person and/or entity (other than in connection with a transfer of Securities to an Affiliate) is prohibited and shall be void and of no force or effect.

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Samples: Investment Agreement (Coastal Financial Corp)

Governance Matters. At Closing, the (a) The Company and the Bank will appoint each person nominated by each Lead Investor (each a “Board Representative”) as provided in this Section 4.18 to shall cause the Board of DirectorsRepresentative to be elected or appointed, subject to satisfaction of the all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and to the reasonable approval of the Company’s Nominating and Governance Committee of (the Board of Directors “Nominating Committee”) (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). To the extent consistent with the requirement , to stagger the terms of the directors of the Company, the Company and Bank will nominate the Board Representatives for election at the first annual meeting of shareholders following Directors on the Closing to the following terms: PIMCO Board Representative to a three year term; Patriot Board Representative to a two year term; Date and Xxxxxxxx Board Representative to a one year term. After such appointment or election of a Board Representative, so thereafter as long as the Lead Investor beneficially owns (as determined Investors own in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) 5.0aggregate 4.9% or more of the outstanding number of shares of Common Stock whether acquired upon conversion of the Non-Voting Common Stock, exercise of the Warrant or otherwise (and treating each outstanding share of Non-Voting Common Stock that is not a share of Common Stock counting (i) as if it had converted into Common Stock and excluding as Common Stock beneficially owned, shares of Common Stock issuable under owned by the Investors and outstanding, all shares of Common Stock into which Series B Shares or the Warrant owned by the Investors are convertible or exercisable and (ii) as shares outstanding, (A) all shares of Common Stock into which shares of Series D Stock then outstanding Warrantsare convertible or exercisable and (B) excluding all Common Shares issued by the Company after the Closing Date other than as contemplated by this Agreement and the Securities) (a the “Qualifying Ownership Interest”), the . The Company will shall be required to recommend to its shareholders stockholders the election of such respective Lead Investor’s the Board Representative to the Board of Directors at all of the Company’s applicable annual meeting of shareholders, as applicablemeetings, subject to satisfaction of the all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and to the reasonable approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If at any time a Lead Investor the Investors no longer beneficially owns have a Qualifying Ownership Interest, such Lead Investor will the Investors shall have no further rights under this Section 4.18Sections 4.4(a) through 4.4(c) and, andin each case, at the written request of the Board of Directors, shall use its all reasonable best efforts to cause its their Board Representative to resign from the Board of Directors within 15 calendar days as promptly as possible thereafter. Each Lead Investor shall inform the Company if and when it ceases to hold a Qualifying Ownership Interest. Any Board Representative (including any successor nominee) duly selected in accordance with this Section 4.18 shall, subject to applicable law, be the Company’s and the Company’s Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors. The Company shall use all reasonable best efforts to have the Board Representative elected as a director of the Company and the Company shall solicit proxies for each such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors. For only so long as the Lead Investor has the right to nominate a Board Representative pursuant to Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the power to designate the Board Representative’s replacement upon the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office of such director. The Board of Directors will use its reasonable best efforts shall cause the Board Representative to take all action required be appointed to fill the vacancy resulting therefrom with Personnel Committee and Nomination Committee of the Board, so long as the Board Representative qualifies to serve on such person (including such personcommittees under the applicable rules of the NASDAQ, subject to applicable law, being the SEC and the Company’s corporate governance guidelines and the Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors, using all reasonable best efforts to have such person elected as director of the Company and the Company soliciting proxies for such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors). Any Board Representative shall be entitled to the same cash compensation and participation in Company equity plans and same indemnification in connection with his or her role as a director as the other members of the Board of Directors, and each Board Representative shall be entitled to reimbursement for documented, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board of Directors or any committees thereof, to the same extent as the other members of the Board of Directors. With respect to indemnification of any Board Representative, the Company agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to any Board Representative are primary and any obligation of the Lead Investors or their Affiliates (other than the Company) to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such person are secondary) with respect to any actions, costs, charges, losses, damages or expenses incurred or sustained in connection with the execution by such person of his or her duties as a director of the Company and (ii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Lead Investors and their Affiliates from any and all claims for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors and shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of any committee of the Board of Directors of which the Board Representative is a member in accordance with the Company’s bylaws as then in effect. The Company shall provide each Board Representative with copies of all notices, minutes, consents and other materials provided to all other members of the Board of Directors concurrently as such materials are provided to the other members. At all times when the Lead Investor has the right to a Board Representative as provided in this Section 4.18, upon the written request charters of such Lead Investor and in lieu of such Lead Investor’s nomination of a Board Representative, such Lead Investor may appoint one individual to attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all committees thereof (the “Observer”) and pursuant to this Section 4.18 hereof the board of directors of the Bank and all committees thereof, which individual shall be reasonably acceptable to the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that the appointment by a Lead Investor of an Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Board Representative in lieu of an Observer at a future time. The Observer shall not have any right to vote on any matter presented to the Board of Directors or any committee thereof. Subject to compliance with regulatory requirements, the Company shall give each Observer written notice of each meeting thereof at the same time and in the same manner as the members of the Board of Directors, shall provide each Observer with all written materials and other information given to members of the Board of Directors at the same time such materials and information are given to the members of the Board of Directors and shall permit each Observer to attend as an observer at all meetings thereof, and in the event the Company proposes to take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting, the Company shall give written notice thereof to each Observer prior to the effective date of such consent describing the nature and substance of such action and including the proposed text of such written consents; provided, however, that (A) the Company or the Board of Directors shall have the right to withhold any information and to exclude the Observer from any meeting or portion thereof (1) if doing so is, in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Company, after consultation with counsel, advisable or necessary to protect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and counsel or (2) if the Board of Directors reasonably determines in good faith, after consultation with counsel, that attendance by the Observer would conflict with fiduciary or regulatory requirements under applicable law and (B) each Lead Investor shall cause its Observer to agree to hold in confidence and trust and to act in a fiduciary manner with respect to all information provided to such Observer. Each Lead Investor covenants and agrees to hold all such information obtained from its Observer as provided in the prior sentence in confidence pursuant to the non-disclosure agreement entered into between the Company and such Lead Investor. So long as a Lead Investor has the right to appoint a Board Representative pursuant to this Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the right to either nominate one person (the “Bank Board Representative”) to be elected or appointed as director to the board of directors of the Bank (the “Bank Board”) or to appoint one person to attend all meetings of the Bank Board and all committees thereof as an observer (the “Bank Board Observer”); provided that if a Lead Investor chooses to have a director of both the Company and the Bank it at all such times be the same individual; provided further the appointment by such Lead Investor of a Bank Board Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Bank Board Representative in lieu of a Bank Board Observer at a future time. The obligations of the Company otherwise with respect to, and the conditions on the appointment and, if applicable, directorship of, each Bank Board Representative and each Bank Board Observer shall be substantially the same as those with respect to or applicable to the Board Representative and Observer, respectively. The rights of each Lead Investor described in this Section 4.18 shall be personal to such Lead Investor and the transfer, assignment and/or conveyance of said rights from such Lead Investor to any other person and/or entity (other than in connection with a transfer of Securities to an Affiliate) is prohibited and shall be void and of no force or effectcommittees.

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Samples: Investment Agreement (Sterling Financial Corp /Wa/)

Governance Matters. At Closing, the (a) The Company and the Bank will appoint each person nominated by each Lead Investor (each a “Board Representative”) as provided in this Section 4.18 to shall cause the Board of DirectorsRepresentative to be elected or appointed, subject to satisfaction of the all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and the Bank and to the reasonable approval of the Company’s and Bank’s Nominating and Governance Committee of Committees (each the Board of Directors “Nominating Committee”) (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). To , to the extent consistent with the requirement to stagger the terms Board of the directors Directors of the Company, the Company and the Bank will nominate the Board Representatives for election at the first annual meeting of shareholders as soon as reasonably practical following the Closing to the following terms: PIMCO Board Representative to a three year term; Patriot Board Representative to a two year term; and Xxxxxxxx Board Representative to a one year term. After such appointment or election of a Board Representative, so thereafter as long as the Lead Investor beneficially owns (as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) 5.0aggregate 4.9% or more of the outstanding number of shares of Common Stock whether acquired upon conversion of common stock outstanding (the Non-Voting Common Stock, exercise of the Warrant or otherwise (and treating each outstanding share of Non-Voting Common Stock that is not a share of Common Stock as if it had converted into Common Stock and excluding as Common Stock beneficially owned, shares of Common Stock issuable under outstanding Warrants) (a “Qualifying Ownership Interest”). For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge and agree that the rights granted to the Investor pursuant to this Section 4.4 are duplicative of those granted to the Investor pursuant to Section 4.4 of each of the Prior Investment Agreements, and the Investor shall not have or seek to have more than one representative on the Board of Directors of the Company will or the Bank, including pursuant to the rights granted hereunder, the Prior Investment Agreements or otherwise. The Company shall be required to recommend to its shareholders stockholders the election of such respective Lead Investor’s the Board Representative to the Board of Directors at all of the Company’s applicable annual meeting of shareholders, as applicablemeetings, subject to satisfaction of the all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and the Bank and to the reasonable approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors Committees (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If at any time a Lead the Investor no longer beneficially owns has a Qualifying Ownership Interest, such Lead the Investor will shall have no further rights under this Section 4.18Sections 4.4(a) through 4.4(c) and, andin each case, at the written request of the Board of Directors, shall use its all reasonable best efforts to cause its their Board Representative to resign from the Board Boards of Directors within 15 calendar days as promptly as possible thereafter. Each Lead Investor The Boards of Directors shall inform cause the Company if and when it ceases to hold a Qualifying Ownership Interest. Any Board Representative (including any successor nominee) duly to be appointed to two committees of the Boards as shall be selected in accordance with this Section 4.18 shallby the Board Representative, subject so long as the Board Representative qualifies to serve on such committees under the applicable lawrules of the NASDAQ, be the Company’s SEC and the Company’s Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors. The Company shall use all reasonable best efforts to have the Board Representative elected as a director of the Company corporate governance guidelines and the Company shall solicit proxies for each such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors. For only so long as the Lead Investor has the right to nominate a Board Representative pursuant to Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the power to designate the Board Representative’s replacement upon the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office charters of such director. The Board of Directors will use its reasonable best efforts to take all action required to fill the vacancy resulting therefrom with such person (including such person, subject to applicable law, being the Company’s and the Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors, using all reasonable best efforts to have such person elected as director of the Company and the Company soliciting proxies for such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors). Any Board Representative shall be entitled to the same cash compensation and participation in Company equity plans and same indemnification in connection with his or her role as a director as the other members of the Board of Directors, and each Board Representative shall be entitled to reimbursement for documented, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board of Directors or any committees thereof, to the same extent as the other members of the Board of Directors. With respect to indemnification of any Board Representative, the Company agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to any Board Representative are primary and any obligation of the Lead Investors or their Affiliates (other than the Company) to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such person are secondary) with respect to any actions, costs, charges, losses, damages or expenses incurred or sustained in connection with the execution by such person of his or her duties as a director of the Company and (ii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Lead Investors and their Affiliates from any and all claims for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors and shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of any committee of the Board of Directors of which the Board Representative is a member in accordance with the Company’s bylaws as then in effect. The Company shall provide each Board Representative with copies of all notices, minutes, consents and other materials provided to all other members of the Board of Directors concurrently as such materials are provided to the other members. At all times when the Lead Investor has the right to a Board Representative as provided in this Section 4.18, upon the written request of such Lead Investor and in lieu of such Lead Investor’s nomination of a Board Representative, such Lead Investor may appoint one individual to attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all committees thereof (the “Observer”) and pursuant to this Section 4.18 hereof the board of directors of the Bank and all committees thereof, which individual shall be reasonably acceptable to the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that the appointment by a Lead Investor of an Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Board Representative in lieu of an Observer at a future time. The Observer shall not have any right to vote on any matter presented to the Board of Directors or any committee thereof. Subject to compliance with regulatory requirements, the Company shall give each Observer written notice of each meeting thereof at the same time and in the same manner as the members of the Board of Directors, shall provide each Observer with all written materials and other information given to members of the Board of Directors at the same time such materials and information are given to the members of the Board of Directors and shall permit each Observer to attend as an observer at all meetings thereof, and in the event the Company proposes to take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting, the Company shall give written notice thereof to each Observer prior to the effective date of such consent describing the nature and substance of such action and including the proposed text of such written consentscommittees; provided, however, that (A) the Company or at all times of service as a Director, the Board Representative shall not be eligible and is strictly prohibited from being nominated, elected or appointed to serve as: (i) a Chairman of Directors shall have the right to withhold any information and to exclude the Observer from any meeting or portion thereof (1) if doing so is, in the reasonable good faith judgment either of the Company, after consultation with counsel, advisable Boards or necessary to protect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and counsel or as Chairman of any committee of either Board; (2ii) a member of any committee of either Board if the Board Representative occupies more than 25% of Directors reasonably determines the seats on the committee; or (iii) a member of any committee that has the authority or practical ability to unilaterally make (or block the making of) policy or other decisions that bind either Board, in good faith, after consultation with counsel, that attendance by the Observer would conflict with fiduciary or regulatory requirements under applicable law and (B) each Lead Investor shall cause its Observer to agree to hold in confidence and trust and to act in a fiduciary manner with respect to all information provided to such Observer. Each Lead Investor covenants and agrees to hold all such information obtained from its Observer as provided in the prior sentence in confidence pursuant to the non-disclosure agreement entered into between the Company and such Lead Investor. So case so long as a Lead the Investor has the right to appoint a Board Representative pursuant to this Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the right to either nominate one person (the “Bank Board Representative”) to be elected or appointed as director to the board of directors of the Bank (the “Bank Board”) or to appoint one person to attend all meetings of the Bank Board and all committees thereof as an observer (the “Bank Board Observer”); provided that if a Lead Investor chooses to have a director of both the Company and the Bank it at all such times be the same individual; provided further the appointment by such Lead Investor of a Bank Board Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Bank Board Representative in lieu of a Bank Board Observer at a future time. The obligations of the Company otherwise with respect to, and the conditions on the appointment and, if applicable, directorship of, each Bank Board Representative and each Bank Board Observer shall be substantially the same as those with respect to or applicable to the Board Representative and Observer, respectively. The rights of each Lead Investor described in this Section 4.18 shall be personal to such Lead Investor and the transfer, assignment and/or conveyance of said rights from such Lead Investor to any other person and/or entity (other than in connection with a transfer of Securities to an Affiliate) is prohibited and shall be void and of no force or effectQualifying Ownership Interest.

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Samples: Investment Agreement (Coastal Financial Corp)

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Governance Matters. At Closing, the (a) The Company and the Bank will appoint each person nominated by each Lead Investor (each a “Board Representative”) as provided in this Section 4.18 to shall cause the Board of DirectorsRepresentative to be elected or appointed, subject to satisfaction of the all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and the Bank and to the reasonable approval of the Company’s and Bank’s Nominating and Governance Committee of Committees (each the Board of Directors “Nominating Committee”) (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). To , to the extent consistent with the requirement to stagger the terms Board of the directors Directors of the Company, the Company and the Bank will nominate the Board Representatives for election at the first annual meeting of shareholders as soon as reasonably practical following the Closing to the following terms: PIMCO Board Representative to a three year term; Patriot Board Representative to a two year term; and Xxxxxxxx Board Representative to a one year term. After such appointment or election of a Board Representative, so thereafter as long as the Lead Investor beneficially owns (as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) 5.0aggregate 4.9% or more of the outstanding number of shares of Common Stock whether acquired upon conversion of outstanding (the Non-Voting Common Stock, exercise of the Warrant or otherwise (and treating each outstanding share of Non-Voting Common Stock that is not a share of Common Stock as if it had converted into Common Stock and excluding as Common Stock beneficially owned, shares of Common Stock issuable under outstanding Warrants) (a “Qualifying Ownership Interest”), . Investor shall not have or seek to have more than one representative on the Board of Directors of the Company will or the Bank. The Company shall be required to recommend to its shareholders stockholders the election of such respective Lead Investor’s the Board Representative to the Board of Directors at all of the Company’s applicable annual meeting of shareholders, as applicablemeetings, subject to satisfaction of the all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and the Bank and to the reasonable approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors Committees (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If at any time a Lead the Investor no longer beneficially owns has a Qualifying Ownership Interest, such Lead the Investor will shall have no further rights under this Section 4.18Sections 4.4(a) through 4.4(c) and, andin each case, at the written request of the Board of Directors, shall use its all reasonable best efforts to cause its their Board Representative to resign from the Board Boards of Directors within 15 calendar days as promptly as possible thereafter. Each Lead The Boards of Directors shall cause the Board Representative to be appointed to two committees of the Boards as shall be selected by the Board Representative, so long as the Board Representative qualifies to serve on such committees under the applicable rules of the NASDAQ, the SEC and the Company’s corporate governance guidelines and the charters of such committees. At all times of service as a Director, the Board Representative shall not be eligible and is strictly prohibited from being nominated, elected or appointed to serve as a Chairman of the Board or as Chairman of any Board committee, so long as the Investor shall inform the Company if and when it ceases to hold has a Qualifying Ownership Interest. Any Board Representative (including any successor nominee) duly selected in accordance with this Section 4.18 shall, subject to applicable law, be the Company’s and the Company’s Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors. The Company shall use all reasonable best efforts to have the Board Representative elected as a director of the Company and the Company shall solicit proxies for each such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors. For only so long as the Lead Investor has the right to nominate a Board Representative pursuant to Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the power to designate the Board Representative’s replacement upon the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office of such director. The Board of Directors will use its reasonable best efforts to take all action required to fill the vacancy resulting therefrom with such person (including such person, subject to applicable law, being the Company’s and the Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors, using all reasonable best efforts to have such person elected as director of the Company and the Company soliciting proxies for such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors). Any Board Representative shall be entitled to the same cash compensation and participation in Company equity plans and same indemnification in connection with his or her role as a director as the other members of the Board of Directors, and each Board Representative shall be entitled to reimbursement for documented, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board of Directors or any committees thereof, to the same extent as the other members of the Board of Directors. With respect to indemnification of any Board Representative, the Company agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to any Board Representative are primary and any obligation of the Lead Investors or their Affiliates (other than the Company) to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such person are secondary) with respect to any actions, costs, charges, losses, damages or expenses incurred or sustained in connection with the execution by such person of his or her duties as a director of the Company and (ii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Lead Investors and their Affiliates from any and all claims for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors and shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of any committee of the Board of Directors of which the Board Representative is a member in accordance with the Company’s bylaws as then in effect. The Company shall provide each Board Representative with copies of all notices, minutes, consents and other materials provided to all other members of the Board of Directors concurrently as such materials are provided to the other members. At all times when the Lead Investor has the right to a Board Representative as provided in this Section 4.18, upon the written request of such Lead Investor and in lieu of such Lead Investor’s nomination of a Board Representative, such Lead Investor may appoint one individual to attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all committees thereof (the “Observer”) and pursuant to this Section 4.18 hereof the board of directors of the Bank and all committees thereof, which individual shall be reasonably acceptable to the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that the appointment by a Lead Investor of an Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Board Representative in lieu of an Observer at a future time. The Observer shall not have any right to vote on any matter presented to the Board of Directors or any committee thereof. Subject to compliance with regulatory requirements, the Company shall give each Observer written notice of each meeting thereof at the same time and in the same manner as the members of the Board of Directors, shall provide each Observer with all written materials and other information given to members of the Board of Directors at the same time such materials and information are given to the members of the Board of Directors and shall permit each Observer to attend as an observer at all meetings thereof, and in the event the Company proposes to take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting, the Company shall give written notice thereof to each Observer prior to the effective date of such consent describing the nature and substance of such action and including the proposed text of such written consents; provided, however, that (A) the Company or the Board of Directors shall have the right to withhold any information and to exclude the Observer from any meeting or portion thereof (1) if doing so is, in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Company, after consultation with counsel, advisable or necessary to protect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and counsel or (2) if the Board of Directors reasonably determines in good faith, after consultation with counsel, that attendance by the Observer would conflict with fiduciary or regulatory requirements under applicable law and (B) each Lead Investor shall cause its Observer to agree to hold in confidence and trust and to act in a fiduciary manner with respect to all information provided to such Observer. Each Lead Investor covenants and agrees to hold all such information obtained from its Observer as provided in the prior sentence in confidence pursuant to the non-disclosure agreement entered into between the Company and such Lead Investor. So long as a Lead Investor has the right to appoint a Board Representative pursuant to this Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the right to either nominate one person (the “Bank Board Representative”) to be elected or appointed as director to the board of directors of the Bank (the “Bank Board”) or to appoint one person to attend all meetings of the Bank Board and all committees thereof as an observer (the “Bank Board Observer”); provided that if a Lead Investor chooses to have a director of both the Company and the Bank it at all such times be the same individual; provided further the appointment by such Lead Investor of a Bank Board Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Bank Board Representative in lieu of a Bank Board Observer at a future time. The obligations of the Company otherwise with respect to, and the conditions on the appointment and, if applicable, directorship of, each Bank Board Representative and each Bank Board Observer shall be substantially the same as those with respect to or applicable to the Board Representative and Observer, respectively. The rights of each Lead Investor described in this Section 4.18 shall be personal to such Lead Investor and the transfer, assignment and/or conveyance of said rights from such Lead Investor to any other person and/or entity (other than in connection with a transfer of Securities to an Affiliate) is prohibited and shall be void and of no force or effect.

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Samples: Investment Agreement (Coastal Financial Corp)

Governance Matters. At Closing(i) Upon the written request of an Institutional Investor, the Company and will, concurrently with the Bank will appoint each Closing or thereafter in case of a later request, cause one person nominated by each Lead such Institutional Investor (with respect to each Institutional Investor so requesting, a “Board Representative”) as provided in this Section 4.18 to be elected or appointed to the Board of Directors, subject to satisfaction of the all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and to the reasonable approval of the Compensation, Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). To the extent consistent with the requirement to stagger the terms of the directors of the Company, the Company and Bank will nominate the Board Representatives for election at the first annual meeting of shareholders following the Closing to the following terms: PIMCO Board Representative to a three year term; Patriot Board Representative to a two year term; and Xxxxxxxx Board Representative to a one year term. After such appointment or election of a Board Representative, so long as the Lead Institutional Investor that nominated such Board Representative beneficially owns (as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) 5.0Convertible Preferred Stock convertible into at least 4.9% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or more 4.9% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock whether acquired upon conversion of the Non-Voting Common Stock, exercise of the Warrant Convertible Preferred Stock or otherwise (and treating each outstanding share of Non-Voting Common Stock Conversion Security that is not a share of Common Stock as if it had converted into Common Stock and excluding as Common Stock beneficially owned, shares of Common Stock issuable under outstanding Warrants) (a “Qualifying Ownership Interest”Stock), the Company will be required to recommend to its shareholders stockholders the election of such respective Lead Investor’s the Board Representative at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders, as applicablemeeting, subject to satisfaction of the all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and to the reasonable approval of the Compensation, Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If at any time a Lead such Institutional Investor no longer beneficially owns Qualifying Ownership Interest(as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) the minimum number of shares of the Convertible Preferred Stock or the Common Stock specified in the prior sentence, such Lead Institutional Investor will have no further rights under this Section 4.189(a), and, at the written request of the Board of Directors, shall use its all reasonable best efforts to cause its Board Representative to resign from the Board of Directors within 15 calendar days as promptly as possible thereafter. Each Lead Investor shall inform the Company if and when it ceases to hold a Qualifying Ownership Interest. Any Board Representative (including any successor nominee) duly selected in accordance with this Section 4.18 shall, subject to applicable law, be the Company’s and the Company’s Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors. The Company shall use all reasonable best efforts to have the Board Representative elected as a director of the Company and the Company shall solicit proxies for each such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors. For only so long as the Lead Investor has the right to nominate a Board Representative pursuant to Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the power to designate the Board Representative’s replacement upon the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office of such director. The Board of Directors will use its reasonable best efforts to take all action required to fill the vacancy resulting therefrom with such person (including such person, subject to applicable law, being the Company’s and the Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors, using all reasonable best efforts to have such person elected as director of the Company and the Company soliciting proxies for such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors). Any Board Representative shall be entitled to the same cash compensation and participation in Company equity plans and same indemnification in connection with his or her role as a director as the other members of the Board of Directors, and each Board Representative shall be entitled to reimbursement for documented, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board of Directors or any committees thereof, to the same extent as the other members of the Board of Directors. With respect to indemnification of any Board Representative, the Company agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to any Board Representative are primary and any obligation of the Lead Investors or their Affiliates (other than the Company) to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such person are secondary) with respect to any actions, costs, charges, losses, damages or expenses incurred or sustained in connection with the execution by such person of his or her duties as a director of the Company and (ii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Lead Investors and their Affiliates from any and all claims for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors and shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of any committee of the Board of Directors of which the Board Representative is a member in accordance with the Company’s bylaws as then in effect. The Company shall provide each Board Representative with copies of all notices, minutes, consents and other materials provided to all other members of the Board of Directors concurrently as such materials are provided to the other members. At all times when the Lead Investor has the right to a Board Representative as provided in this Section 4.18, upon the written request of such Lead Investor and in lieu of such Lead Investor’s nomination of a Board Representative, such Lead Investor may appoint one individual to attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all committees thereof (the “Observer”) and pursuant to this Section 4.18 hereof the board of directors of the Bank and all committees thereof, which individual shall be reasonably acceptable to the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that the appointment by a Lead Investor of an Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Board Representative in lieu of an Observer at a future time. The Observer shall not have any right to vote on any matter presented to the Board of Directors or any committee thereof. Subject to compliance with regulatory requirements, the Company shall give each Observer written notice of each meeting thereof at the same time and in the same manner as the members of the Board of Directors, shall provide each Observer with all written materials and other information given to members of the Board of Directors at the same time such materials and information are given to the members of the Board of Directors and shall permit each Observer to attend as an observer at all meetings thereof, and in the event the Company proposes to take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting, the Company shall give written notice thereof to each Observer prior to the effective date of such consent describing the nature and substance of such action and including the proposed text of such written consents; provided, however, that (A) the Company or the Board of Directors shall have the right to withhold any information and to exclude the Observer from any meeting or portion thereof (1) if doing so is, in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Company, after consultation with counsel, advisable or necessary to protect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and counsel or (2) if the Board of Directors reasonably determines in good faith, after consultation with counsel, that attendance by the Observer would conflict with fiduciary or regulatory requirements under applicable law and (B) each Lead Investor shall cause its Observer to agree to hold in confidence and trust and to act in a fiduciary manner with respect to all information provided to such Observer. Each Lead Investor covenants and agrees to hold all such information obtained from its Observer as provided in the prior sentence in confidence pursuant to the non-disclosure agreement entered into between the Company and such Lead Investor. So long as a Lead Investor has the right to appoint a Board Representative pursuant to this Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the right to either nominate one person (the “Bank Board Representative”) to be elected or appointed as director to the board of directors of the Bank (the “Bank Board”) or to appoint one person to attend all meetings of the Bank Board and all committees thereof as an observer (the “Bank Board Observer”); provided that if a Lead Investor chooses to have a director of both the Company and the Bank it at all such times be the same individual; provided further the appointment by such Lead Investor of a Bank Board Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Bank Board Representative in lieu of a Bank Board Observer at a future time. The obligations of the Company otherwise with respect to, and the conditions on the appointment and, if applicable, directorship of, each Bank Board Representative and each Bank Board Observer shall be substantially the same as those with respect to or applicable to the Board Representative and Observer, respectively. The rights of each Lead Investor described in this Section 4.18 shall be personal to such Lead Investor and the transfer, assignment and/or conveyance of said rights from such Lead Investor to any other person and/or entity (other than in connection with a transfer of Securities to an Affiliate) is prohibited and shall be void and of no force or effect.

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Samples: Investment Agreement (Guaranty Bancorp)

Governance Matters. At Closing, the (a) The Company and the Bank will appoint each person cause two people nominated by each Lead the Investor at least 2 days prior to the Closing Date (each a the “Board RepresentativeRepresentatives”) as provided in this Section 4.18 to the Board of Directorsbe elected or appointed, subject to satisfaction of the all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and Company, to the reasonable approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). To the extent consistent with the requirement to stagger the terms of the directors of the Company, the Company and Bank will nominate the Board Representatives for election at the first annual meeting of shareholders following on the Closing to the following terms: PIMCO Board Representative to a three year term; Patriot Board Representative to a two year term; Date and Xxxxxxxx Board Representative to a one year term. After such appointment or election of a Board Representative, so thereafter as long as the Lead Investor beneficially owns (as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) 5.0at least 50% or more of the outstanding number of Common Shares received upon the Closing (plus, if the Rights Offering Closing shall occur, the number of Common Shares received by the Investor upon the Rights Offering Closing or, if the Backstop Closing shall occur, the number of shares of Common Stock whether acquired represented by the Preferred Stock issued to the Investor on an as-converted basis upon conversion of the Non-Voting Common Stock, exercise of the Warrant or otherwise (and treating each outstanding share of Non-Voting Common Stock that is not a share of Common Stock as if it had converted into Common Stock and excluding as Common Stock beneficially owned, shares of Common Stock issuable under outstanding Warrants) (a “Qualifying Ownership Interest”Backstop Closing), the Company will be required to recommend to its shareholders stockholders the election of such respective Lead Investor’s two Board Representative Representatives nominated by the Investor at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders, as applicablemeeting, subject to satisfaction of the all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and Company, to the reasonable approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If at any time a Lead Directors; provided, however, that if the Investor no longer beneficially owns Qualifying Ownership Interest50% or more of the number of Common Shares received upon the Closing (plus, such Lead if the Rights Offering Closing shall occur, the number of Common Shares received by the Investor upon the Rights Offering Closing or, if the Backstop Closing shall occur, the number of shares of Common Stock represented by the Preferred Stock issued to the Investor on an as-converted basis upon the Backstop Closing), the Company shall only be required to recommend one Board Representative nominated by the Investor for election, subject to satisfaction of all legal and governance requirements regarding services as a director of the Company, to the Company’s Board of Directors. If the Investor no longer beneficially owns 25% or more of the number of Common Shares received upon the Closing (plus, if the Rights Offering Closing shall occur, the number of Common Shares received by the Investor upon the Rights Offering Closing or, if the Backstop Closing shall occur, the number of shares of Common Stock represented by the Preferred Stock issued to the Investor on an as-converted basis upon the Backstop Closing), the Investor will have no further rights under this Section 4.18, and, at the written request of the Board of Directors, shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its Board Representative to resign from the Board of Directors within 15 calendar days thereafter. Each Lead Investor shall inform the Company if and when it ceases to hold a Qualifying Ownership Interest. Any Board Representative (including any successor nomineeSections 4.4(a) duly selected in accordance with this Section 4.18 shall, subject to applicable law, be the Company’s and the Company’s Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors. The Company shall use all reasonable best efforts to have the Board Representative elected as a director of the Company and the Company shall solicit proxies for each such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directorsthrough 4.4(c). For only so long as the Lead Investor has beneficially owns at least 25% of the number of Common Shares received upon the Closing (plus, if the Rights Offering Closing shall occur, the number of Common Shares received by the Investor upon the Rights Offering Closing or, if the Backstop Closing shall occur, the number of shares of Common Stock represented by the Preferred Stock issued to the Investor on an as-converted basis upon the Backstop Closing), the Investor will have the right to nominate a Board Representative pursuant to Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the power to designate the Board Representative’s replacement upon the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office of such director. The Board of Directors will use its reasonable best efforts to take all action required to fill the vacancy resulting therefrom with such person (including such person, subject to applicable law, being the Company’s and the Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve proportionate representation on the Board of Directors, using all reasonable best efforts to have such person elected as director of the Company and the Company soliciting proxies for such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors). Any Board Representative shall be entitled to the same cash compensation and participation in Company equity plans and same indemnification in connection with his or her role as a director as the other members of the Board of Directors, and each Board Representative shall be entitled to reimbursement for documented, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board of Directors or any committees thereof, to the same extent as the other members of the Board of Directors. With respect to indemnification of any Board Representative, the Company agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to any Board Representative are primary and any obligation of the Lead Investors or their Affiliates (other than the Company) to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such person are secondary) with respect to any actions, costs, charges, losses, damages or expenses incurred or sustained in connection with the execution by such person of his or her duties as a director of the Company and (ii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Lead Investors and their Affiliates from any and all claims for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors and shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of any committee of the Board of Directors of which the Company (and any of its subsidiaries), with at least one Board Representative is a member in accordance with the Company’s bylaws on each such committee, as then in effect. The Company shall provide each Board Representative with copies of all notices, minutes, consents permitted by applicable laws and other materials provided to all other members of the Board of Directors concurrently as such materials are provided to the other members. At all times when the Lead Investor has the right to a Board Representative as provided in this Section 4.18, upon the written request of such Lead Investor and in lieu of such Lead Investor’s nomination of a Board Representative, such Lead Investor may appoint one individual to attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all committees thereof (the “Observer”) and pursuant to this Section 4.18 hereof the board of directors of the Bank and all committees thereof, which individual shall be reasonably acceptable to the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that the appointment by a Lead Investor of an Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Board Representative in lieu of an Observer at a future time. The Observer shall not have any right to vote on any matter presented to the Board of Directors or any committee thereof. Subject to compliance with regulatory requirements, the Company shall give each Observer written notice of each meeting thereof at the same time and in the same manner as the members of the Board of Directors, shall provide each Observer with all written materials and other information given to members of the Board of Directors at the same time such materials and information are given to the members of the Board of Directors and shall permit each Observer to attend as an observer at all meetings thereof, and in the event the Company proposes to take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting, the Company shall give written notice thereof to each Observer prior to the effective date of such consent describing the nature and substance of such action and including the proposed text of such written consents; provided, however, that (A) the Company or the Board of Directors shall have the right to withhold any information and to exclude the Observer from any meeting or portion thereof (1) if doing so is, in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Company, after consultation with counsel, advisable or necessary to protect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and counsel or (2) if the Board of Directors reasonably determines in good faith, after consultation with counsel, that attendance by the Observer would conflict with fiduciary or regulatory requirements under applicable law and (B) each Lead Investor shall cause its Observer to agree to hold in confidence and trust and to act in a fiduciary manner with respect to all information provided to such Observer. Each Lead Investor covenants and agrees to hold all such information obtained from its Observer as provided in the prior sentence in confidence pursuant to the non-disclosure agreement entered into between the Company and such Lead Investor. So long as a Lead Investor has the right to appoint a Board Representative pursuant to this Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the right to either nominate one person (the “Bank Board Representative”) to be elected or appointed as director to the board of directors of the Bank (the “Bank Board”) or to appoint one person to attend all meetings of the Bank Board and all committees thereof as an observer (the “Bank Board Observer”); provided that if a Lead Investor chooses to have a director of both the Company and the Bank it at all such times be the same individual; provided further the appointment by such Lead Investor of a Bank Board Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Bank Board Representative in lieu of a Bank Board Observer at a future time. The obligations of the Company otherwise with respect to, and the conditions on the appointment and, if applicable, directorship of, each Bank Board Representative and each Bank Board Observer shall be substantially the same as those with respect to or applicable to the Board Representative and Observer, respectively. The rights of each Lead Investor described in this Section 4.18 shall be personal to such Lead Investor and the transfer, assignment and/or conveyance of said rights from such Lead Investor to any other person and/or entity (other than in connection with a transfer of Securities to an Affiliate) is prohibited and shall be void and of no force or effectNew York Stock Exchange regulations.

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Samples: Investment Agreement (Mbia Inc)

Governance Matters. At (a) Prior to or contemporaneous with the Closing, the Company shall take all requisite corporate action to decrease the size of the Board of Directors to seven (7) members, including two Board Representatives (as defined below), the current Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company and four directors selected by the Bank Company who are considered independent under NASDAQ Stock Market Listing Rules and other applicable Law. The Company shall request any existing member of the Board of Directors who will appoint each not be among the seven (7) members of the Board of Directors immediately following the Closing to tender his conditional resignation from the Board of Directors to the Company to be effective upon the Closing. The Company will cause one person nominated designated by each Lead Anchor Investor (each a collectively, the “Board RepresentativeRepresentatives”) as provided in this Section 4.18 to be elected or appointed to the Board of Directors, Directors on the Closing Date to the class of directors with a term expiring in 2011 (which persons shall be subject to satisfaction of the all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and to in accordance with the reasonable approval policies of the Nominating Company’s Nomination and Governance Committee of (“Governance Committee”) as in effect on the Board of Directors date hereof (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayedthe “Governance Policies”). To the extent consistent with the requirement to stagger the terms of the directors of the Company, the Company and Bank will nominate the Board Representatives for election at the first annual meeting of shareholders following the Closing to the following terms: PIMCO Board Representative to a three year term; Patriot Board Representative to a two year term; and Xxxxxxxx Board Representative to a one year term). After such appointment or election of a Board Representativeappointment, so long as a Lead Anchor Investor Beneficially Owns the Lead Investor beneficially owns (as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) 5.0% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock whether acquired upon conversion of the Non-Voting Common Stock, exercise of the Warrant or otherwise (and treating each outstanding share of Non-Voting Common Stock that is not a share of Common Stock as if it had converted into Common Stock and excluding as Common Stock beneficially owned, shares of Common Stock issuable under outstanding Warrants) (a “Qualifying Ownership Interest”), the Company will be required to nominate for service on the Board of Directors, and recommend to its shareholders stockholders the election of such respective of, the Board Representatives (including any successor thereto duly designated by the applicable Lead Investor’s Board Representative Anchor Investor as provided in Section 4.3(c) below) at the Company’s annual meeting and in connection with each other corporate action (whether a special meeting, an action of shareholdersstockholders by written consent, as applicableor otherwise), subject only to satisfaction of the legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and to the reasonable approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed)Policies. If at any time a such Lead Anchor Investor no longer beneficially owns Beneficially Owns the Qualifying Ownership Interest, such Lead Anchor Investor will have no further rights under this Section 4.18, andSections 4.3(a) through 4.3(c)and, at the written request of the Board of Directors, shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its respective Board Representative to resign from the Board of Directors within 15 calendar days as promptly as possible thereafter. Each At the option of a Lead Investor shall inform the Company if and when it ceases to hold a Qualifying Ownership Interest. Any Board Representative (including any successor nominee) duly selected in accordance with this Section 4.18 shallAnchor Investor, subject to applicable law, be the Company’s and the Company’s Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors. The Company shall use all reasonable best efforts to have the Board Representative elected as a director of the Company and the Company shall solicit proxies for each such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors. For only so long as the Lead Investor has the right to nominate a Board Representative pursuant to Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the power to designate the Board Representative’s replacement upon the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office of such director. The Board of Directors will use its reasonable best efforts to take all action required to fill the vacancy resulting therefrom with such person (including such person, subject to applicable law, being the Company’s and the Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors, using all reasonable best efforts to have such person elected as director of the Company and the Company soliciting proxies for such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors). Any Board Representative shall be entitled to the same cash compensation and participation in Company equity plans and same indemnification in connection with his or her role as a director as the other members of the Board of Directors, and each Board Representative shall be entitled to reimbursement for documented, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board of Directors or any committees thereof, to shall cause the same extent as the other members of the Board of Directors. With respect to indemnification of any Board Representative, the Company agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to any Board Representative are primary and any obligation of the Lead Investors or their Affiliates (other than the Company) to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such person are secondary) with respect to any actions, costs, charges, losses, damages or expenses incurred or sustained in connection with the execution by such person of his or her duties as a director of the Company and (ii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Lead Investors and their Affiliates from any and all claims for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors and shall notify such Lead Anchor Investor to be appointed to each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of any committee of the Board of Directors of which the as such Lead Anchor Investor may specify, so long as such Board Representative is a member in accordance with qualifies to serve on such committee(s) under the Company’s bylaws as then in effect. The Company shall provide each Board Representative with copies applicable rules of all notices, minutes, consents and other materials provided to all other members of the Board of Directors concurrently as such materials are provided to the other members. At all times when the Lead Investor has the right to a Board Representative as provided in this Section 4.18, upon the written request of such Lead Investor and in lieu of such Lead Investor’s nomination of a Board Representative, such Lead Investor may appoint one individual to attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all committees thereof (the “Observer”) and pursuant to this Section 4.18 hereof the board of directors of the Bank and all committees thereof, which individual shall be reasonably acceptable to the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that the appointment by a Lead Investor of an Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Board Representative in lieu of an Observer at a future time. The Observer shall not have any right to vote on any matter presented to the Board of Directors or any committee thereof. Subject to compliance with regulatory requirementsNASDAQ, the Company shall give each Observer written notice of each meeting thereof at the same time and in the same manner as the members of the Board of Directors, shall provide each Observer with all written materials and other information given to members of the Board of Directors at the same time such materials and information are given to the members of the Board of Directors and shall permit each Observer to attend as an observer at all meetings thereof, and in the event the Company proposes to take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting, the Company shall give written notice thereof to each Observer prior to the effective date of such consent describing the nature and substance of such action and including the proposed text of such written consents; provided, however, that (A) the Company or the Board of Directors shall have the right to withhold any information and to exclude the Observer from any meeting or portion thereof (1) if doing so is, in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Company, after consultation with counsel, advisable or necessary to protect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and counsel or (2) if the Board of Directors reasonably determines in good faith, after consultation with counsel, that attendance by the Observer would conflict with fiduciary or regulatory requirements under applicable law and (B) each Lead Investor shall cause its Observer to agree to hold in confidence and trust and to act in a fiduciary manner with respect to all information provided to such Observer. Each Lead Investor covenants and agrees to hold all such information obtained from its Observer as provided in the prior sentence in confidence pursuant to the non-disclosure agreement entered into between the Company and such Lead Investor. So long as a Lead Investor has the right to appoint a Board Representative pursuant to this Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the right to either nominate one person (the “Bank Board Representative”) to be elected or appointed as director to the board of directors of the Bank (the “Bank Board”) or to appoint one person to attend all meetings of the Bank Board and all committees thereof as an observer (the “Bank Board Observer”); provided that if a Lead Investor chooses to have a director of both the Company and the Bank it at all such times be the same individual; provided further the appointment by such Lead Investor of a Bank Board Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Bank Board Representative in lieu of a Bank Board Observer at a future time. The obligations of the Company otherwise with respect toGovernance Policies, and the conditions on the appointment and, if applicable, directorship of, each Bank Board Representative and each Bank Board Observer shall be substantially the same as those with respect to or applicable to the Board Representative and Observer, respectively. The rights charter of each Lead Investor described in this Section 4.18 shall be personal to such Lead Investor and the transfer, assignment and/or conveyance of said rights from such Lead Investor to any other person and/or entity (other than in connection with a transfer of Securities to an Affiliate) is prohibited and shall be void and of no force or effectcommittee.

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Samples: Investment Agreement (United Western Bancorp Inc)

Governance Matters. At Closing, the (a) The Company and the Bank will appoint each person nominated by each Lead Investor (each a “Board Representative”) as provided in this Section 4.18 to shall cause the Board of DirectorsRepresentative to be elected or appointed, subject to satisfaction of the all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and to the reasonable approval of the Company’s Nominating and Governance Committee of (the Board of Directors “Nominating Committee”) (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). To the extent consistent with the requirement , to stagger the terms of the directors of the Company, the Company and Bank will nominate the Board Representatives for election at the first annual meeting of shareholders following Directors on the Closing to the following terms: PIMCO Board Representative to a three year term; Patriot Board Representative to a two year term; Date and Xxxxxxxx Board Representative to a one year term. After such appointment or election of a Board Representative, so thereafter as long as the Lead Investor beneficially owns (as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) 5.0aggregate 4.9% or more of the outstanding number of shares of Common Stock whether acquired upon conversion of the Non-Voting Common Stock, exercise of the Warrant or otherwise (and treating each outstanding share of Non-Voting Common Stock that is not a share of Common Stock counting (i) as if it had converted into Common Stock and excluding as Common Stock beneficially owned, shares of Common Stock issuable under owned by the Investor and outstanding, all shares of Common Stock into which Series B Shares or the Warrant owned by the Investor are convertible or exercisable and (ii) as shares outstanding, (A) all shares of Common Stock into which shares of Series D Stock then outstanding Warrantsare convertible or exercisable and (B) excluding all Common Shares issued by the Company after the Closing Date other than as contemplated by this Agreement and the Securities) (a the “Qualifying Ownership Interest”), the . The Company will shall be required to recommend to its shareholders stockholders the election of such respective Lead Investor’s the Board Representative to the Board of Directors at all of the Company’s applicable annual meeting of shareholders, as applicablemeetings, subject to satisfaction of the all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and to the reasonable approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If at any time a Lead the Investor no longer beneficially owns has a Qualifying Ownership Interest, such Lead the Investor will shall have no further rights under this Section 4.18Sections 4.4(a) through 4.4(c) and, andin each case, at the written request of the Board of Directors, shall use its all reasonable best efforts to cause its their Board Representative to resign from the Board of Directors within 15 calendar days as promptly as possible thereafter. Each Lead Investor shall inform the Company if and when it ceases to hold a Qualifying Ownership Interest. Any Board Representative (including any successor nominee) duly selected in accordance with this Section 4.18 shall, subject to applicable law, be the Company’s and the Company’s Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors. The Company shall use all reasonable best efforts to have the Board Representative elected as a director of the Company and the Company shall solicit proxies for each such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors. For only so long as the Lead Investor has the right to nominate a Board Representative pursuant to Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the power to designate the Board Representative’s replacement upon the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office of such director. The Board of Directors will use its reasonable best efforts shall cause the Board Representative to take all action required be appointed to fill the vacancy resulting therefrom with Personnel Committee and Nomination Committee of the Board, so long as the Board Representative qualifies to serve on such person (including such personcommittees under the applicable rules of the NASDAQ, subject to applicable law, being the SEC and the Company’s corporate governance guidelines and the Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors, using all reasonable best efforts to have such person elected as director of the Company and the Company soliciting proxies for such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors). Any Board Representative shall be entitled to the same cash compensation and participation in Company equity plans and same indemnification in connection with his or her role as a director as the other members of the Board of Directors, and each Board Representative shall be entitled to reimbursement for documented, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board of Directors or any committees thereof, to the same extent as the other members of the Board of Directors. With respect to indemnification of any Board Representative, the Company agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to any Board Representative are primary and any obligation of the Lead Investors or their Affiliates (other than the Company) to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such person are secondary) with respect to any actions, costs, charges, losses, damages or expenses incurred or sustained in connection with the execution by such person of his or her duties as a director of the Company and (ii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Lead Investors and their Affiliates from any and all claims for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors and shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of any committee of the Board of Directors of which the Board Representative is a member in accordance with the Company’s bylaws as then in effect. The Company shall provide each Board Representative with copies of all notices, minutes, consents and other materials provided to all other members of the Board of Directors concurrently as such materials are provided to the other members. At all times when the Lead Investor has the right to a Board Representative as provided in this Section 4.18, upon the written request charters of such Lead Investor and in lieu of such Lead Investor’s nomination of a Board Representative, such Lead Investor may appoint one individual to attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all committees thereof (the “Observer”) and pursuant to this Section 4.18 hereof the board of directors of the Bank and all committees thereof, which individual shall be reasonably acceptable to the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that the appointment by a Lead Investor of an Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Board Representative in lieu of an Observer at a future time. The Observer shall not have any right to vote on any matter presented to the Board of Directors or any committee thereof. Subject to compliance with regulatory requirements, the Company shall give each Observer written notice of each meeting thereof at the same time and in the same manner as the members of the Board of Directors, shall provide each Observer with all written materials and other information given to members of the Board of Directors at the same time such materials and information are given to the members of the Board of Directors and shall permit each Observer to attend as an observer at all meetings thereof, and in the event the Company proposes to take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting, the Company shall give written notice thereof to each Observer prior to the effective date of such consent describing the nature and substance of such action and including the proposed text of such written consents; provided, however, that (A) the Company or the Board of Directors shall have the right to withhold any information and to exclude the Observer from any meeting or portion thereof (1) if doing so is, in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Company, after consultation with counsel, advisable or necessary to protect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and counsel or (2) if the Board of Directors reasonably determines in good faith, after consultation with counsel, that attendance by the Observer would conflict with fiduciary or regulatory requirements under applicable law and (B) each Lead Investor shall cause its Observer to agree to hold in confidence and trust and to act in a fiduciary manner with respect to all information provided to such Observer. Each Lead Investor covenants and agrees to hold all such information obtained from its Observer as provided in the prior sentence in confidence pursuant to the non-disclosure agreement entered into between the Company and such Lead Investor. So long as a Lead Investor has the right to appoint a Board Representative pursuant to this Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the right to either nominate one person (the “Bank Board Representative”) to be elected or appointed as director to the board of directors of the Bank (the “Bank Board”) or to appoint one person to attend all meetings of the Bank Board and all committees thereof as an observer (the “Bank Board Observer”); provided that if a Lead Investor chooses to have a director of both the Company and the Bank it at all such times be the same individual; provided further the appointment by such Lead Investor of a Bank Board Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Bank Board Representative in lieu of a Bank Board Observer at a future time. The obligations of the Company otherwise with respect to, and the conditions on the appointment and, if applicable, directorship of, each Bank Board Representative and each Bank Board Observer shall be substantially the same as those with respect to or applicable to the Board Representative and Observer, respectively. The rights of each Lead Investor described in this Section 4.18 shall be personal to such Lead Investor and the transfer, assignment and/or conveyance of said rights from such Lead Investor to any other person and/or entity (other than in connection with a transfer of Securities to an Affiliate) is prohibited and shall be void and of no force or effectcommittees.

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Samples: Investment Agreement (Sterling Financial Corp /Wa/)

Governance Matters. At ClosingThe Company covenants and agrees that, as provided in Section 4.11, it will submit to its shareholders at the next annual meeting thereof subsequent to the date hereof a proposal to increase the range of the size of the Board of Directors by at least one member. Within ten Business Days subsequent to the Closing Date, the Company and the Bank will appoint each request the non-objection or approval of the Federal Reserve, the FDIC, and the DFI, to the extent required, for the appointment of the Patriot representative as provided in this Section 4.18. The Company further covenants and agrees that within five days of receipt of the latter to occur of such shareholder approval or receipt of the non-objection or approval of the Federal Reserve, the FDIC and/or the DFI, the Board of Directors shall cause one person nominated by each Lead Investor Patriot (each a “Board Representative”) as provided in this Section 4.18 to be elected or appointed to the Board of Directors, subject to satisfaction of the legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and to the reasonable approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). To the extent consistent with the requirement to stagger the terms of the directors of the Company, the Company and Bank will nominate the Board Representatives for election at the first annual meeting of shareholders following the Closing to the following terms: PIMCO Board Representative to a three year term; Patriot Board Representative to a two year term; and Xxxxxxxx Board Representative to a one year term. After such appointment or election of a Board Representative, so long as the Lead Investor Patriot beneficially owns (as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) 5.04.9% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock whether acquired upon conversion of the Non-Voting Common Stock, exercise of the Warrant Preferred Stock or otherwise (and treating each outstanding share of Non-Voting Common Preferred Stock that is not a share of Common Stock as if it had converted into Common Stock and excluding as Common Stock beneficially owned, shares of Common Stock issuable under outstanding Warrants) (a “Qualifying Ownership Interest”Stock), the Company will be required to recommend to its shareholders the election of such respective Lead Investor’s the Board Representative at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders, as applicablemeeting, subject to satisfaction of the legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and to the reasonable approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If at any time a Lead Investor Patriot no longer beneficially owns Qualifying Ownership Interest(as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) the minimum number of shares of the Preferred Stock or the Common Stock specified in the prior sentence, such Lead Investor Patriot will have no further rights under this Section 4.18, and, at the written request of the Board of Directors, shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its Board Representative to resign from the Board of Directors within 15 calendar days as promptly as possible thereafter. Each Lead Investor shall inform the Company if and when it ceases to hold a Qualifying Ownership Interest. Any Board Representative (including any successor nominee) duly selected in accordance with this Section 4.18 shall, subject to applicable law, be the Company’s and the Company’s Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors. The Company shall use all reasonable best efforts to have the Board Representative elected as a director of the Company and the Company shall solicit proxies for each such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors. For only so long as the Lead Investor Patriot has the right to nominate a Board Representative pursuant to Section 4.18, such Lead Investor Patriot shall have the power to designate the Board Representative’s replacement upon the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office of such director. The Board of Directors will use its reasonable best efforts to take all action required to fill the vacancy resulting therefrom with such person (including such person, subject to applicable law, being the Company’s and the Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors, using all reasonable best efforts to have such person elected as director of the Company and the Company soliciting proxies for such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors). Any Board Representative shall be entitled to the same cash compensation and participation in Company equity plans and same indemnification in connection with his or her role as a director as the other members of the Board of Directors, and each Board Representative shall be entitled to reimbursement for documented, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board of Directors or any committees thereof, to the same extent as the other members of the Board of Directors. With respect to indemnification of any Board Representative, the Company agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to any Board Representative are primary and any obligation of the Lead Investors or their Affiliates (other than the Company) to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such person are secondary) with respect to any actions, costs, charges, losses, damages or expenses incurred or sustained in connection with the execution by such person of his or her duties as a director of the Company and (ii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Lead Investors and their Affiliates from any and all claims for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors and shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of any committee of the Board of Directors of which the Board Representative is a member in accordance with the Company’s bylaws as then in effect. The Company shall provide each Board Representative with copies of all notices, minutes, consents and other materials provided to all other members of the Board of Directors concurrently as such materials are provided to the other members. At all times when the Lead Investor Patriot has the right to a Board Representative as provided in this Section 4.18, upon the written request of such Lead Investor Patriot and in lieu of such Lead InvestorPatriot’s nomination of a Board Representative, such Lead Investor Patriot may appoint one individual to attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all committees thereof (the “Observer”) and pursuant to this Section 4.18 hereof the board of directors of the Bank and all committees thereof, which individual shall be reasonably acceptable to the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that the appointment by a Lead Investor Patriot of an Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor Patriot from nominating a Board Representative in lieu of an Observer at a future time. The Observer shall not have any right to vote on any matter presented to the Board of Directors or any committee thereof. Subject to compliance with regulatory requirements, the The Company shall give each the Observer written notice of each meeting thereof at the same time and in the same manner as the members of the Board of Directors, shall provide each the Observer with all written materials and other information given to members of the Board of Directors at the same time such materials and information are given to the members of the Board of Directors and shall permit each the Observer to attend as an observer at all meetings thereof, and in the event the Company proposes to take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting, the Company shall give written notice thereof to each the Observer prior to the effective date of such consent describing the nature and substance of such action and including the proposed text of such written consents; provided, however, that (A) the Observer may be excluded from executive sessions comprised solely of independent directors by the lead or presiding independent director if, in his good faith judgment, such exclusion is to facilitate candid discussion of particularly sensitive matters (it being understood that it is not expected that the Observer would be excluded from routine executive sessions), (B) the Company or the Board of Directors shall have the right to withhold any information and to exclude the Observer from any meeting or portion thereof (1) if doing so is, in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Company, after consultation with counsel, advisable or necessary to protect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and counsel or (2) if the Board of Directors reasonably determines in good faith, after consultation with counsel, that attendance by the Observer would conflict with fiduciary or regulatory requirements under applicable law and (BC) each Lead Investor Patriot shall cause its Observer to agree to hold in confidence and trust and to act in a fiduciary manner with respect to all information provided to such Observer. Each Lead Investor Patriot covenants and agrees to hold all such information obtained from its Observer as provided in the prior sentence in confidence pursuant to the nonNon-disclosure agreement Disclosure Agreement entered into between the Company and such Lead InvestorPatriot dated January 22, 2010. So long as a Lead Investor Patriot has the right to appoint a Board Representative pursuant to this Section 4.18, such Lead Investor Patriot shall have the right to either nominate one person (the “Bank Board Representative”) to be elected or appointed as director to the board of directors of the Bank (the “Bank Board”) or to appoint one person to attend all meetings of the Bank Board and all committees thereof as an observer (the “Bank Board Observer”); provided that if a Lead Investor chooses to have a director of both the Company and the Bank it at all such times be the same individual; provided further the appointment by such Lead Investor Patriot of a Bank Board Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor Patriot from nominating a Bank Board Representative in lieu of a Bank Board Observer at a future time. The obligations of the Company otherwise with respect to, and the conditions on the appointment and, if applicable, directorship of, each the Bank Board Representative and each the Bank Board Observer shall be substantially the same as those with respect to or applicable to the Board Representative and Observer, respectively. The rights of each Lead Investor described in provided by this Section 4.18 shall be are personal to Patriot and in no event shall such Lead Investor and the transfer, assignment and/or conveyance of said rights from such Lead Investor to any other person and/or entity (other than in connection with a transfer of Securities to an Affiliate) is prohibited and shall be void and of no force or effectassignable.

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Samples: Securities Purchase Agreement (Heritage Oaks Bancorp)

Governance Matters. (a) At Closing, the Company and shall take all requisite corporate action to cause the Bank will appoint each person nominated by each Lead Investor (each a “Board Representative”) as provided in this Section 4.18 Representative to be elected or appointed to the Board of Directors, subject to satisfaction of the all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and to the reasonable approval of the Company’s Nominating and Governance Committee of (the Board of Directors “Nominating Committee”) (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). To , as well as to the extent consistent with the requirement to stagger the terms board of the directors of the CompanyBank (the “Bank Board”), subject to satisfaction of all legal and governance requirements regarding service on the Company and Bank will nominate the Board Representatives Board, for election at the first annual meeting of shareholders following the Closing to the following terms: PIMCO Board Representative to a three year term; Patriot Board Representative to a two year term; and Xxxxxxxx Board Representative to a one year term. After such appointment or election of a Board Representative, so as long as the Lead Investor beneficially owns in aggregate with its Affiliates at least (as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Actx) 5.04.9% or more of all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or (y) 20% of the amount the Investor originally invests at the Closing, in each case whether acquired upon conversion of the Non-Voting Common Stock, exercise of the Warrant Preferred Shares or otherwise (and treating each outstanding share of Non-Voting Common Stock Preferred Share that is not a share of Common Stock as if it had converted into Common Stock and excluding as Common Stock beneficially owned, shares of Common Stock issuable under outstanding Warrants) (a the Qualifying Board Representative Ownership Interest”). Until such time as the Federal Reserve has approved the Board Representative as a member of the Board of Directors and the Bank Board, the Company will and the Bank shall (i) invite and permit the Board Representative to attend and observe (but not vote at) all meetings of the Board of Directors and the Bank Board or any committee thereof, whether in person, by telephone or otherwise as requested by the Board Representative and (ii) concurrently deliver to the Board Representative all notices and any materials delivered to any such board of directors or any committee thereof in connection with a meeting or action to be taken by written consent, including a draft of any material resolutions or actions proposed to be adopted by written consent. So long as the Investor has a Board Representative Ownership Interest, the Company shall be required to recommend to its shareholders the election of such respective Lead Investor’s the Board Representative to the Board of Directors at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders, as applicablemeeting, subject to satisfaction of the all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and to the reasonable approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If at any time a Lead the Investor no longer beneficially owns Qualifying has the Board Representative Ownership Interest, such Lead the Investor will shall have no further rights under this Section 4.18Sections 3.3(a) through 3.3(c) and, andin each case, at the written request of the Board of Directors, the Investor shall use its all reasonable best efforts to cause its the Board Representative appointed by the Investor to resign from the Board of Directors within 15 calendar days thereafter. Each Lead Investor shall inform the Company if and when it ceases to hold a Qualifying Ownership Interest. Any Board Representative (including any successor nominee) duly selected in accordance with this Section 4.18 shall, subject to applicable law, be the Company’s and the Company’s Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors. The Company shall use all reasonable best efforts to have the Board Representative elected as a director of the Company and the Company shall solicit proxies for each such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors. For only so long as the Lead Investor has the right to nominate a Board Representative pursuant to Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the power to designate the Board Representative’s replacement upon the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office of such director. The Board of Directors will use its reasonable best efforts to take all action required to fill the vacancy resulting therefrom with such person (including such person, subject to applicable law, being the Company’s and the Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors, using all reasonable best efforts to have such person elected as director of the Company and the Company soliciting proxies for such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors). Any Board Representative shall be entitled to the same cash compensation and participation in Company equity plans and same indemnification in connection with his or her role as a director as the other members of the Board of Directors, and each Board Representative shall be entitled to reimbursement for documented, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board of Directors or any committees thereof, to the same extent as the other members of the Board of Directors. With respect to indemnification of any Board Representative, the Company agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to any Board Representative are primary and any obligation of the Lead Investors or their Affiliates (other than the Company) to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such person are secondary) with respect to any actions, costs, charges, losses, damages or expenses incurred or sustained in connection with the execution by such person of his or her duties as a director of the Company and (ii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Lead Investors and their Affiliates from any and all claims for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors and shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of any committee of the Board of Directors of which the Board Representative is a member in accordance with the Company’s bylaws as then in effect. The Company shall provide each Board Representative with copies of all notices, minutes, consents and other materials provided to all other members of the Board of Directors concurrently as such materials are provided to the other members. At all times when the Lead Investor has the right to a Board Representative as provided in this Section 4.18, upon the written request of such Lead Investor and in lieu of such Lead Investor’s nomination of a Board Representative, such Lead Investor may appoint one individual to attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all committees thereof (the “Observer”) and pursuant to this Section 4.18 hereof the board of directors of the Bank and all committees thereof, which individual shall be reasonably acceptable to the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that the appointment by a Lead Investor of an Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Board Representative in lieu of an Observer at a future time. The Observer shall not have any right to vote on any matter presented to the Board of Directors or any committee thereof. Subject to compliance with regulatory requirements, the Company shall give each Observer written notice of each meeting thereof at the same time and in the same manner as the members of the Board of Directors, shall provide each Observer with all written materials and other information given to members of the Board of Directors at the same time such materials and information are given to the members of the Board of Directors and shall permit each Observer to attend as an observer at all meetings thereof, and in the event the Company proposes to take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting, the Company shall give written notice thereof to each Observer prior to the effective date of such consent describing the nature and substance of such action and including the proposed text of such written consents; provided, however, that (A) the Company or the Board of Directors shall have the right to withhold any information and to exclude the Observer from any meeting or portion thereof (1) if doing so is, in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Company, after consultation with counsel, advisable or necessary to protect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and counsel or (2) if the Board of Directors reasonably determines in good faith, after consultation with counsel, that attendance by the Observer would conflict with fiduciary or regulatory requirements under applicable law and (B) each Lead Investor shall cause its Observer to agree to hold in confidence and trust and to act in a fiduciary manner with respect to all information provided to such Observer. Each Lead Investor covenants and agrees to hold all such information obtained from its Observer as provided in the prior sentence in confidence pursuant to the non-disclosure agreement entered into between the Company and such Lead Investor. So long as a Lead Investor has the right to appoint a Board Representative pursuant to this Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the right to either nominate one person (the “Bank Board Representative”) to be elected or appointed as director to the board of directors of the Bank (the “Bank Board”) or to appoint one person to attend all meetings of the Bank Board and all committees thereof as an observer (the “Bank Board Observer”); provided that if a Lead Investor chooses to have a director of both the Company and the Bank it at all such times be the same individual; provided further the appointment by such Lead Investor of a Bank Board Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Bank Board Representative in lieu of a Bank Board Observer at a future time. The obligations of the Company otherwise with respect to, and the conditions on the appointment and, if applicable, directorship of, each Bank Board Representative and each Bank Board Observer shall be substantially the same promptly as those with respect to or applicable to the Board Representative and Observer, respectively. The rights of each Lead Investor described in this Section 4.18 shall be personal to such Lead Investor and the transfer, assignment and/or conveyance of said rights from such Lead Investor to any other person and/or entity (other than in connection with a transfer of Securities to an Affiliate) is prohibited and shall be void and of no force or effectpossible thereafter.

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Samples: Securities Purchase Agreement (Highlands Bankshares Inc /Va/)

Governance Matters. At Closing, the (a) The Company and the Bank will appoint each promptly cause one person nominated by each Lead Investor Purchaser (each a the “Board Representative”) as provided in this Section 4.18 to be elected or appointed to the Board of Directors, subject to satisfaction of the all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and to the reasonable approval of the Company’s Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors Governance Committee (“Governance Committee”) (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). To the extent consistent with the requirement to stagger the terms of the directors of the Company, the Company and Bank will nominate the Board Representatives for election at the first annual meeting of shareholders following the Closing to the following terms: PIMCO Board Representative to a three year term; Patriot Board Representative to a two year term; and Xxxxxxxx Board Representative to a one year term. After such appointment or election of a Board Representativeappointment, so long as the Lead Investor beneficially owns (as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) 5.0Purchaser holds at least 50% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock whether acquired upon conversion of the Non-Voting Common Stock, exercise of the Warrant or otherwise (and treating each outstanding share of Non-Voting Common Stock that is not a share of Common Stock as if it had converted into Common Stock and excluding as Common Stock beneficially owned, including for this purpose shares of Common Stock issuable under outstanding Warrantsupon conversion of the Convertible Preferred Stock and exercise of the Warrant acquired pursuant to this Agreement) acquired by Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (a “Qualifying Ownership Interest”as adjusted from time to time for any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, or other like changes in the Company’s capitalization), the Company will be required to recommend to its shareholders stockholders the election of such respective Lead Investor’s the Board Representative at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders, as applicablemeeting, subject to satisfaction of the all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and to the reasonable approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), to the Board of Directors. If at any time a Lead Investor Purchaser no longer beneficially owns Qualifying Ownership Interestholds the minimum number of Securities specified in the prior sentence, such Lead Investor Purchaser will have no further rights under this Section 4.18, Sections 4.3(a) through 4.3(c) and, at the written request of the Board of Directors, shall use its all reasonable best efforts to cause its Board Representative to resign from the Board of Directors within 15 calendar days as promptly as possible thereafter. Each Lead Investor shall inform At the Company if and when it ceases to hold a Qualifying Ownership Interest. Any option of the Board Representative (including any successor nominee) duly selected in accordance with this Section 4.18 shallRepresentative, subject to applicable law, be the Company’s and the Company’s Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors. The Company Directors shall use all reasonable best efforts to have cause the Board Representative elected as a director of the Company and the Company shall solicit proxies for each such person to be appointed to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors. For only so long as the Lead Investor has the right to nominate a Board Representative pursuant to Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the power to designate the Board Representative’s replacement upon the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office of such director. The Board of Directors will use its reasonable best efforts to take all action required to fill the vacancy resulting therefrom with such person (including such person, subject to applicable law, being the Company’s and the Nominating and Governance Committee’s nominee to serve on the Board of Directors, using all reasonable best efforts to have such person elected as director of the Company and the Company soliciting proxies for such person to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors). Any Board Representative shall be entitled to the same cash compensation and participation in Company equity plans and same indemnification in connection with his or her role as a director as the other members of the Board of Directors, and each Board Representative shall be entitled to reimbursement for documented, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings Committee of the Board of Directors (or any committees thereofsuccessor committee thereto), to the same extent so long as the other members of the Board of Directors. With respect to indemnification of any Board Representative, the Company agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to any Board Representative are primary and any obligation of the Lead Investors or their Affiliates (other than the Company) to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such person are secondary) with respect to any actions, costs, charges, losses, damages or expenses incurred or sustained in connection with the execution by such person of his or her duties as a director of the Company and (ii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Lead Investors and their Affiliates from any and all claims for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors and shall notify each Board Representative of all regular and special meetings of any committee of the Board of Directors of which the Board Representative is a member in accordance with qualifies to serve on such Committee under the applicable rules of the NYSE and the Company’s bylaws as then in effect. The Company shall provide each Board Representative with copies of all notices, minutes, consents corporate governance guidelines and other materials provided to all other members of the Board of Directors concurrently as such materials are provided to the other members. At all times when the Lead Investor has the right to a Board Representative as provided in this Section 4.18, upon the written request charter of such Lead Investor and in lieu of such Lead Investor’s nomination of a Board Representative, such Lead Investor may appoint one individual to attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all committees thereof (the “Observer”) and pursuant to this Section 4.18 hereof the board of directors of the Bank and all committees thereof, which individual shall be reasonably acceptable to the Board of Directors (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that the appointment by a Lead Investor of an Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Board Representative in lieu of an Observer at a future time. The Observer shall not have any right to vote on any matter presented to the Board of Directors or any committee thereof. Subject to compliance with regulatory requirements, the Company shall give each Observer written notice of each meeting thereof at the same time and in the same manner as the members of the Board of Directors, shall provide each Observer with all written materials and other information given to members of the Board of Directors at the same time such materials and information are given to the members of the Board of Directors and shall permit each Observer to attend as an observer at all meetings thereof, and in the event the Company proposes to take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting, the Company shall give written notice thereof to each Observer prior to the effective date of such consent describing the nature and substance of such action and including the proposed text of such written consents; provided, however, that (A) the Company or the Board of Directors shall have the right to withhold any information and to exclude the Observer from any meeting or portion thereof (1) if doing so is, in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Company, after consultation with counsel, advisable or necessary to protect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and counsel or (2) if the Board of Directors reasonably determines in good faith, after consultation with counsel, that attendance by the Observer would conflict with fiduciary or regulatory requirements under applicable law and (B) each Lead Investor shall cause its Observer to agree to hold in confidence and trust and to act in a fiduciary manner with respect to all information provided to such Observer. Each Lead Investor covenants and agrees to hold all such information obtained from its Observer as provided in the prior sentence in confidence pursuant to the non-disclosure agreement entered into between the Company and such Lead Investor. So long as a Lead Investor has the right to appoint a Board Representative pursuant to this Section 4.18, such Lead Investor shall have the right to either nominate one person (the “Bank Board Representative”) to be elected or appointed as director to the board of directors of the Bank (the “Bank Board”) or to appoint one person to attend all meetings of the Bank Board and all committees thereof as an observer (the “Bank Board Observer”); provided that if a Lead Investor chooses to have a director of both the Company and the Bank it at all such times be the same individual; provided further the appointment by such Lead Investor of a Bank Board Observer shall not prevent such Lead Investor from nominating a Bank Board Representative in lieu of a Bank Board Observer at a future time. The obligations of the Company otherwise with respect to, and the conditions on the appointment and, if applicable, directorship of, each Bank Board Representative and each Bank Board Observer shall be substantially the same as those with respect to or applicable to the Board Representative and Observer, respectively. The rights of each Lead Investor described in this Section 4.18 shall be personal to such Lead Investor and the transfer, assignment and/or conveyance of said rights from such Lead Investor to any other person and/or entity (other than in connection with a transfer of Securities to an Affiliate) is prohibited and shall be void and of no force or effectCommittee.

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Samples: Investment Agreement (National City Corp)

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