Exhibit 10.1

 

SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this
"Amendment") by and between CoBiz Financial, Inc., a Colorado corporation
("Borrower") and U.S. Bank National Association ("Lender") is dated effective as
of May 13, 2017.

 

RECITALS

 

Borrower and Lender are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement dated June 19, 2015, as amended May 13, 2016 (as amended, the "Loan
Agreement"), pursuant to which Lender agreed to lend to Borrower an aggregate
principal sum of up to $20,000,000.00, currently evidenced by Borrower's Amended
and Restated Revolving Note dated on or about June 8, 2016 (the "Promissory
Note"), payable to Lender in the principal amount of $20,000,000.00.

 

Borrower and Lender desire to amend the Credit Agreement to provide for the
changes referred to herein.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and
agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree as follows:

 

1.

Amendments.  The Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

 

(a)

The defined term "Revolving Loan Termination Date” is hereby amended to mean
"May 12, 2018."

 

(b)

References in the Credit Agreement to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
shall mean the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as amended.

 

2.

References; Effect on the Credit Agreement.

 

(a)

Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, on and after the date hereof, each
reference in the Credit Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder" "hereof",
"herein" or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Credit
Agreement as amended by this Amendment.

 

(b)

References in the Loan Agreement to the "Note" shall refer to the Amended and
Restated Revolving Note dated on or about the date hereof, as the same may be
amended and restated from time to time, together with all renewals of,
extensions of, modifications of, refinancings of, consolidations of and
substitutions for the Note and the Loan Agreement.

 

(c)

Except as specifically amended by this Amendment, the Credit Agreement and any
related documents shall remain in full force and effect and is hereby ratified
and confirmed.

 

(d)

The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as
a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Lender under the Loan Agreement,
nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement.

 

3.

Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective when and only when the
Lender shall have received (a) counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by
the Borrower; and (b) such other documents, actions or assurances as Lender may
reasonably request.

 

4.

Representations and Warranties of Borrower.  Borrower represents and warrants
as follows:

 

(a)The execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of this Amendment and the
Loan Agreement, as amended hereby, (i) are within Borrower's powers, (ii) have
been duly authorized by all necessary action, (iii) do not result in, or
require, the creation of any lien, security interest or other charge or
encumbrance upon or

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with respect to the Collateral, and (iv) do not contravene (A) Borrower's
organizational documents, or (B) any law or contractual restriction binding on
or affecting Borrower.

 

(b)This Amendment and the Loan Agreement as amended hereby constitute legal,
valid and binding obligations of Borrower and are enforceable against Borrower
in accordance with their respective terms.

 

(c)There is no pending or threatened action or proceeding affecting Borrower
before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator, which may materially
adversely affect the financial condition or operations of Borrower.

 

(d)No breach of any representation or warranty made by Borrower pursuant to
Article 5 of the Loan Agreement or any covenant made by Borrower pursuant to
Article 6 of the Loan Agreement has occurred and is continuing.

 

5.

Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more
counterparts, not all of which need to be signed by the same parties, but all of
which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The parties
may execute this Amendment and exchange counterparts by means of facsimile
transmission or electronic mail, and the parties agree that the receipt of such
counterparts shall be binding on the parties and shall be construed as
originals.

 

6.

Costs, Expenses and Taxes. The Borrower agrees to pay on demand all costs and
expenses of the Lender in connection with the preparation, execution and
delivery of this Amendment and the other instruments and documents to be
delivered hereunder, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and
out-of-pocket expenses of counsel (who may be in- house counsel) for the Lender
with respect thereto and with respect to advising the Lender as to its rights
and responsibilities hereunder and thereunder.  In addition, the Borrower shall
pay any and all stamp and other taxes payable or determined to be payable in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Amendment and the other
instruments and documents to be delivered hereunder, and agrees to save and hold
the Lender harmless from and against any and all liabilities with respect to or
resulting from any delay in paying or omission to pay such taxes.

 

7.

Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the State of Missouri, without regard to its principles of
conflict of laws.

 

8.

Definitions. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meaning given to such terms in the Loan Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed as of
the date first above written.

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

 

By:

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Name: 

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Title: 

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COBIZ FINANCIAL, INC.

 

 

By:

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