Exhibit 4



Exhibit 4.8


 

 

 

 

FORM OF

SERIES B CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT


 

Arrow Financial Corporation


 

 

 

 

Dated as of _______ __, 2000

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE IDEFINITIONS2

SECTION 1.1Definitions.2

ARTICLE IITRUST INDENTURE ACT5

SECTION 2.1Trust Indenture Act: Application.5

SECTION 2.2Lists of Holders of Securities.5

SECTION 2.3Reports by the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee.6

SECTION 2.4Periodic Reports to Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee.6

SECTION 2.5Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent.6

SECTION 2.6Event of Default: Waiver.6

SECTION 2.7Event of Default; Notice.7

SECTION 2.8Conflicting Interests.7

ARTICLE IIIPOWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE TRUSTEE7

SECTION 3.1Powers and Duties of the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee.7

SECTION 3.2Certain Rights of Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee.9

SECTION 3.3.Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Series B Capital Securities Guarantee.11

ARTICLE IVCAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE TRUSTEE12

SECTION 4.1Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility.12

SECTION 4.2Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee.12

ARTICLE VGUARANTEE13

SECTION 5.1Guarantee.13

SECTION 5.2Waiver of Notice and Demand.13

SECTION 5.3Obligations Not Affected.14

SECTION 5.4Rights of Holders.15

SECTION 5.5Guarantee of Payment.15

SECTION 5.6Subrogation.15

SECTION 5.7Independent Obligations.15

ARTICLE VILIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; SUBORDINATION16

SECTION 6.1Limitation of Transactions.16

SECTION 6.2Ranking.16

ARTICLE VII TERMINATION17

SECTION 7.1Termination.17

ARTICLE VIII INDEMNIFICATION17

SECTION 8.1Exculpation.17

SECTION 8.2Indemnification.17

ARTICLE IXMISCELLANEOUS18

SECTION 9.1Successors and Assigns.18

SECTION 9.2Amendments.18

SECTION 9.3Notices.18

SECTION 9.4Benefit.19

SECTION 9.5Governing Law.20


 

 

SERIES B CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE AGREEMENT

This GUARANTEE AGREEMENT (the "Series B Capital Securities Guarantee"), dated as of  _______ __, 2000, is executed and delivered by Arrow Financial Corporation, a New York corporation (the "Guarantor"), and The Chase Manhattan Bank, a New York banking
corporation, as indenture trustee (the "Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee"), for the benefit of the Holders (as defined herein) from time to time of the Series B Capital Securities (as defined herein) of Arrow Capital Trust I, a Delaware statutory
business trust (the "Issuer").

WHEREAS, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (the "Declaration," which expression includes Annex I and Exhibits A-1 and A-2 thereto), dated as of December 13, 1999, among the trustees of the Issuer, the Guarantor, as sponsor, and
the holders from time to time of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer, the Issuer issued on December 13, 1999, and December 22, 1999, a total of 5,000 capital securities, having a liquidation amount of $1,000 per capital security,
such capital securities being designated the Series A Capital Securities (collectively, the "Series A Capital Securities"); and 

WHEREAS, as incentive for potential purchasers to acquire the Series A Capital Securities, the Guarantor executed and delivered on December 13, 1999, for the benefit of initial and subsequent holders of Series A Capital Securities, a written guarantee
(the "Series A Capital Securities Guarantee") guaranteeing the payment of amounts payable under the Series A Capital Securities to such holders subject to certain conditions, and 

WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Guarantor have extended to holders of Series A Capital Securities an Exchange Offer dated ___________, 2000 (the "Exchange Offer"), pursuant to which such holders will receive, in exchange for their Series A Capital
Securities, a separate series of undivided beneficial interests in the Issuer, designated in the Declaration as Series B Capital Securities (collectively, the "Series B Capital Securities"), having a liquidation amount of $1,000 per capital security; and 

WHEREAS, as incentive for the holders of Series A Capital Securities to accept the Exchange Offer and exchange their Series A Capital Securities for an equal aggregate liquidation amount of the Series B Capital Securities, the Guarantor has agreed to
execute and deliver, a guarantee of the Series B Capital Securities substantially identical to the Series A Capital Securities Guarantee, and in this regard desires irrevocably and unconditionally to agree, to the extent set forth in this Series B Capital
Securities Guarantee, to pay to the holders of the Series B Capital Securities (the "Holders") the Guarantee Payments (as defined below) and to make certain other payments on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the exchange by each Holder of its Series A Capital Securities for Series B Capital Securities, which exchange the Guarantor hereby acknowledges shall benefit the Guarantor, the Guarantor executes and delivers this
Series B Capital Securities Guarantee for the benefit of each such Holder.

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.1Definitions.

In this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a)capitalized terms used in this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee but not defined in the preamble above have the respective meanings assigned to them in this Section 1.1;

(b)terms defined in the Declaration as at the date of execution of this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee have the same meaning when used in this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee unless otherwise defined in this Series B Capital Securities
Guarantee, and terms not defined in the Declaration but defined in the Indenture (as defined herein) as at the date of execution hereof have the same meaning when used herein unless otherwise defined herein;

(c)a term defined anywhere in this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee has the same meaning throughout;

(d)all references to "the Series B Capital Securities Guarantee" or "this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee" are to this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time;

(e)all references in this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee to Articles and Sections are to Articles and Sections of this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee, unless otherwise specified; and

(f)a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.

"Affiliate" has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor rule thereunder.

"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday or a Sunday, or a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York, New York or Wilmington, Delaware are authorized or required by law or executive order to close.

"Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee" means The Chase Manhattan Bank, a New York banking corporation, until a Successor Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such appointment pursuant to the terms of this Series B
Capital Securities Guarantee and thereafter means each such Successor Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee.

"Common Securities" means the securities representing common undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer.

"Corporate Trust Office" means the office of the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall, at any particular time, be principally administered, which office at the date
of execution of this Agreement is located at 450 West 33rd Street, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10001.

"Covered Person" means any Holder or beneficial owner of Series B Capital Securities.

"Debentures" means the series of subordinated debt securities of the Guarantor designated the Series B Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures, due December 31, 2029 held by the Property Trustee (as defined in the Declaration) of the Issuer.


"Event of Default" means a default by the Guarantor on any of its payment or other obligations under this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee.

"Guarantee Payments" means the following payments or distributions, without duplication, with respect to the Series B Capital Securities, to the extent not paid or made by the Issuer: (i) any accumulated and unpaid Distributions required to be paid on
such Series B Capital Securities, to the extent that the Issuer has funds on hand legally available therefor, (ii) the applicable redemption price, including all accumulated and unpaid Distributions to the date of redemption (the "Redemption Price") with
respect to any Series B Capital Securities called for redemption by the Issuer, to the extent that the Issuer has funds on hand legally available therefor, (iii) upon a voluntary or involuntary termination and liquidation of the Issuer (other than in
connection with the distribution of Debentures to the Holders in exchange for Series B Capital Securities as provided in the Declaration), the lesser of (a) the aggregate of the Liquidation Amount and all accumulated and unpaid Distributions on the Series
B Capital Securities to the date of payment, to the extent the Issuer has funds on hand legally available therefor, and (b) the amount of assets of the Issuer remaining available for distribution to Holders in liquidation of the Issuer (in either case,
the "Liquidation Distribution"). If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no guarantee payments under the Common Securities Guarantee with respect to the Common Securities or any guarantee payment under any Other Common Securities Guarantees
shall be made until the Holders shall be paid in full the Guarantee Payments to which they are entitled under this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee.

"Holder" means any holder, as registered on the books and records of the Issuer, of any Series B Capital Securities; provided, however, that, in determining whether the holders of the requisite percentage of Series B Capital Securities have given any
request, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, "Holder" shall not include the Guarantor or any Affiliate of the Guarantor.

"Indemnified Person" means the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee, any Affiliate of the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee, or any officers, directors, shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives, nominees, custodians or agents of
the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee.

"Indenture" means the Indenture dated as of December 13, 1999, among the Guarantor (the "Debenture Issuer") and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee, pursuant to which the Debentures are to be issued to the Property Trustee of the Issuer.

"Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Series B Capital Securities" means a vote by Holder(s) of Series B Capital Securities, voting separately as a class, of more than 50% of the aggregate Liquidation Amount (including the stated amount that would be
paid on redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions to the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all Series B Capital Securities.

"Officers' Certificate" means, with respect to any Person, a certificate signed by the Chairman, a Vice Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, Vice President (whether or not designated by a number or a word or words added before or after
such title), the Comptroller, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Person. Any Officers' Certificate delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee shall include:

(a)a statement that each officer signing the Officers' Certificate has read the covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto;

(b)a statement that each such officer has made such examination or investigation as, in such officer's opinion, is necessary to enable such officer to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied
with; and

(c)a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such officer, such covenant or condition has been complied with.

"Other Common Securities Guarantees" shall have the same meaning as "Other Guarantees" in the Common Securities Guarantee.

"Other Debentures" means all junior subordinated debentures issued by the Guarantor from time to time and sold to trusts to be established by the Guarantor (if any), in each case similar to the Issuer.

"Other Guarantees" means all guarantees issued by the Guarantor with respect to capital securities (if any) similar to the Series B Capital Securities issued by other trusts to be established by the Guarantor (if any), in each case similar to the Issuer.


"Person" means a legal person, including any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association, or government or any agency or political
subdivision thereof, or any other entity of whatever nature.

"Registration Covenant" means the Registration Covenant, dated as of December 13, 1999, given by the Guarantor and the Issuer for the benefit of the Holders, as such covenant may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

"Responsible Officer" means, with respect to the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee, any officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee, including any vice president, any assistant vice president, any secretary,
any assistant secretary, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer or other officer of the Corporate Trust Office of the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers
and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of that officer's knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

"Successor Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee" means a successor Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee possessing the qualifications to act as Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee under Section 4.1(a).

"Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

"Trust Securities" means the Common Securities and the Series A Capital Securities and Series B Capital Securities, collectively.

ARTICLE II

TRUST INDENTURE ACT

SECTION 2.1Trust Indenture Act: Application.

(a)This Series B Capital Securities Guarantee is subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are required to be part of this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee in order for the Declaration to be a qualified indenture under the
Trust Indenture Act and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such provisions; and

(b)if and to the extent that any provision of this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by Section 310 to 317, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties shall control.

SECTION 2.2Lists of Holders of Securities.

(a)The Guarantor shall provide the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee (unless the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee is otherwise the registrar of the Trust Securities) with a list, in such form as the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee may
reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders of the Series B Capital Securities ("List of Holders") as of such date, (i) within one Business Day after the fifteenth day prior to each Distribution date, and (ii) at any other time within 30
days of receipt by the Guarantor of a written request for a List of Holders as of a date no more than 14 days before such List of Holders is given to the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee, provided that the Guarantor shall not be obligated to provide
such List of Holders at any time the List of Holders does not differ from the most recent List of Holders given to the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee by the Guarantor. The Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee may destroy any List of Holders
previously given to it on receipt of a new List of Holders.

(b) The Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall comply with its obligations under Sections 311(a), 311(b) and 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.

SECTION 2.3Reports by the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee.

Within 60 days after January 31 of each year, commencing January 31, 2000, the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall provide to the Holders such reports as are required by Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act, if any, in the form and in the
manner provided by Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act. The Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall also comply with the requirements of Section 313(d) of the Trust Indenture Act.

SECTION 2.4Periodic Reports to Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee.

The Guarantor shall provide to the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee such documents, reports and information as required by Section 314 (if any) and the compliance certificate required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act in the form, in the
manner and at the times required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act. Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee's
receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Guarantor's compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Capital Securities
Guarantee Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers' Certificates).

SECTION 2.5Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent.

The Guarantor shall provide to the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee such evidence of compliance with any conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee that relate to any of the matters set forth in Section
314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any certificate or opinion required to be given by an officer pursuant to Section 314(c)(1) may be given in the form of an Officers' Certificate.

SECTION 2.6Event of Default: Waiver.

The Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of Series B Capital Securities may, by vote, on behalf of all of the Holders, waive any past Event of Default and its consequences. Upon such waiver, any such Event of Default shall cease to exist, and
any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or Event of Default or impair any right
consequent thereon.

SECTION 2.7Event of Default; Notice.

(a)The Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of a default with respect to this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee, mail by first class postage prepaid, to all Holders, notices of all defaults actually
known to a Responsible Officer of the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee, unless such defaults have been cured before the giving of such notice, provided, that, except in the case of default in the payment of any Guarantee Payment, the Capital
Securities Guarantee Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee, or a trust committee of directors and/or Responsible Officer in good faith determines that the withholding of
such notice is in the interests of the Holders.

(b)The Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Event of Default unless the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall have received written notice, or a Responsible Officer charged with the administration
of the Declaration shall have obtained actual knowledge, of such Event of Default.

SECTION 2.8Conflicting Interests.

The Declaration shall be deemed to be specifically described in this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee for the purposes of clause (i) of the first proviso contained in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.

ARTICLE III

POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF

CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE TRUSTEE

SECTION 3.1Powers and Duties of the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee.

(a)This Series B Capital Securities Guarantee shall be held by the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee in trust for the benefit of the Trust and the Holders, and the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall not transfer this Series B Capital
Securities Guarantee to any Person except a Holder exercising his or her rights pursuant to Section 5.4(b) or to a Successor Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee on acceptance by such Successor Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee of its appointment to
act as Successor Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee. The right, title and interest of the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall automatically vest in any Successor Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee, and such vesting and succession of title shall
be effective whether or not conveyancing documents have been executed and delivered pursuant to the appointment of such Successor Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee.

(b)If an Event of Default actually known to a Responsible Officer has occurred and is continuing, the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall enforce this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee for the benefit of the Holders.

(c)The Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee, before the occurrence of any Event of Default and after the curing of all Events of Default that may have occurred, shall undertake to perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in this
Series B Capital Securities Guarantee, and no implied covenants shall be read into this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee against the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee. In case an Event of Default has occurred (that has not been cured or waived
pursuant to Section 2.6) and is actually known to a Responsible Officer, the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee, and use the same degree of care and
skill in its exercise thereof, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.

(d)No provision of this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee shall be construed to relieve the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct,
except that:

(i)prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default and after the curing or waiving of all such Events of Default that may have occurred:

(A)the duties and obligations of the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee, and the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable except
for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee against the Capital
Securities Guarantee Trustee; and

(B)in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee, the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon
any certificates or opinions furnished to the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee; provided, however, that in the case of any such certificates or opinions that by any
provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee, the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this
Series B Capital Securities Guarantee;

(ii)the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it shall be proved that the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the
pertinent facts upon which such judgment was made;

(iii) the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Series B
Capital Securities relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee under
this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee; and

(iv) no provision of this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee shall require the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the
exercise of any of its rights or powers, if the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall have reasonable grounds for believing that the repayment of such funds or liability is not reasonably assured to it under the terms of this Series B Capital
Securities Guarantee or indemnity, reasonably satisfactory to the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee, against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.

SECTION 3.2Certain Rights of Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee.

(a)Subject to the provisions of Section 3.1:

(i)The Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee may conclusively rely, and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting, upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent,
order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties. 

(ii)Any direction or act of the Guarantor contemplated by this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee may be sufficiently evidenced by an Officers' Certificate.

(iii) Whenever, in the administration of this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee, the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established before taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder,
the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee (unless other evidence is herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, request and conclusively rely upon an Officers' Certificate which, upon receipt of such request, shall be
promptly delivered by the Guarantor.

(iv)The Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall have no duty to see to any recording, filing or registration of any instrument (or any rerecording, refiling or registration thereof).

(v)The Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection, and the advice or opinion of such counsel with respect to legal matters shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken,
suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion. Such counsel may be counsel to the Guarantor or any of its Affiliates and may include any of its employees. The Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall
have the right at any time to seek instructions concerning the administration of this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee from any court of competent jurisdiction.

(vi)The Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee at the request or direction of any Holder, unless such Holder shall have
provided to the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee such security and indemnity, reasonably satisfactory to the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee, against the costs, expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses and the expenses of the
Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee's agents, nominees or custodians) and liabilities that might be incurred by it in complying with such request or direction, including such reasonable advances as may be requested by the Capital Securities Guarantee
Trustee; provided that, nothing contained in this Section 3.2(a)(vi) shall be taken to relieve the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, of its obligation to exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this
Series B Capital Securities Guarantee.

(vii)The Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond,
debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit.

(viii)The Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents, nominees, custodians or attorneys, and the Capital Securities Guarantee
Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder.

(ix)Any action taken by the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee or its agents hereunder shall bind the Holders, and the signature of the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee or its agents alone shall be sufficient and effective to perform any such
action. No third party shall be required to inquire as to the authority of the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee to so act or as to its compliance with any of the terms and provisions of this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee, both of which shall
be conclusively evidenced by the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee's or its agent's taking such action.

(x)Whenever in the administration of this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive instructions with respect to enforcing any remedy or right or taking any other action
hereunder, the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee (i) may request instructions from the Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Series B Capital Securities, (ii) may refrain from enforcing such remedy or right or taking such other action
until such instructions are received, and (iii) shall be protected in conclusively relying on or acting in accordance with such instructions.

(xi)The Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken by it in good faith, without negligence, and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or
powers conferred upon it by this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee.

(b) No provision of this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee shall be deemed to impose any duty or obligation on the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee to perform any act or acts or exercise any right, power, duty or obligation conferred or
imposed on it in any jurisdiction in which it shall be illegal, or in which the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall be unqualified or incompetent in accordance with applicable law, to perform any such act or acts or to exercise any such right,
power, duty or obligation. No permissive power or authority available to the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall be construed to be a duty.

SECTION 3.3.Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Series B Capital Securities Guarantee.

The recitals contained in this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee shall be taken as the statements of the Guarantor, and the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee does not assume any responsibility for their correctness. The Capital Securities
Guarantee Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee.

ARTICLE IV

CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE TRUSTEE

SECTION 4.1Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility.

(a)There shall at all times be a Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee which shall:

(i) not be an Affiliate of the Guarantor; and

(ii)be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or any State or Territory thereof or of the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined
capital and surplus of at least 50 million U.S. dollars ($50,000,000), and subject to supervision or examination by Federal, State, Territorial or District of Columbia authority. If such corporation publishes reports of condition at least annually,
pursuant to law or to the requirements of the supervising or examining authority referred to above, then, for the purposes of this Section 4.1(a) (ii), the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and
surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published.

(b)If at any time the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall cease to be eligible to so act under Section 4.1(a), the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall immediately resign in the manner and with the effect set out in Section 4.2(c).

(c)If the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee has or shall acquire any "conflicting interest" within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee and Guarantor shall in all respects comply with
the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.

SECTION 4.2Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee.

(a)Subject to Section 4.2(b), the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee may be appointed or removed without cause at any time by the Guarantor except during an Event of Default. 

(b)The Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall not be removed in accordance with Section 4.2(a) until a Successor Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such appointment by written instrument executed by such
Successor Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor.

(c)The Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall hold office until a Successor Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall have been appointed or until its removal or resignation. The Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee may resign from office
(without need for prior or subsequent accounting) by an instrument in writing executed by the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor, which resignation shall not take effect until a Successor Capital Securities Guarantee
Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such appointment by an instrument in writing executed by such Successor Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor and the resigning Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee.

(d)If no Successor Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall have been appointed and accepted appointment as provided in this Section 4.2 within 60 days after delivery of an instrument of removal or resignation, the Capital Securities Guarantee
Trustee resigning or being removed may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for appointment of a Successor Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee. Such court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if any, as it may deem proper, appoint a
Successor Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee.

(e)No Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee shall be liable for the acts or omissions to act of any Successor Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee.

(f)Upon termination of this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee or removal or resignation of the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee pursuant to this Section 4.2, the Guarantor shall pay to the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee all amounts
due to the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee accrued to the date of such termination, removal or resignation.

ARTICLE V

GUARANTEE

SECTION 5.1Guarantee.

Subject to the provisions set forth in Article VI and in the definition of "Guarantee Payments" in Section 1.1, the Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to pay in full to the Holders the Guarantee Payments (without duplication of amounts
theretofore paid by the Issuer), as and when due, regardless of any defense, right of set-off or counterclaim that the Issuer may have or assert. The Guarantor's obligation to make a Guarantee Payment may be satisfied by direct payment of the required
amounts by the Guarantor to the Holders or by causing the Issuer to pay such amounts to the Holders.

SECTION 5.2Waiver of Notice and Demand.

The Guarantor hereby waives notice of acceptance of this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee and of any liability to which it applies or may apply, presentment, demand for payment, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuer or any
other Person before proceeding against the Guarantor, protest, notice of nonpayment, notice of dishonor, notice of redemption and all other notices and demands.

SECTION 5.3Obligations Not Affected.

The obligations, covenants, agreements and duties of the Guarantor under this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee shall in no way be affected or impaired by reason of the happening from time to time of any of the following:

(a)the release or waiver, by operation of law or otherwise, of the performance or observance by the Issuer of any express or implied agreement, covenant, term or condition relating to the Series B Capital Securities to be performed or observed by
the Issuer;

(b)the extension of time for the payment by the Issuer of all or any portion of the Distributions, Redemption Price, Liquidation Distribution or any other sums payable under the terms of the Series B Capital Securities or the extension of time for
the performance of any other obligation under, arising out of, or in connection with, the Series B Capital Securities (other than an extension of time for payment of Distributions, Redemption Price, Liquidation Distribution or other sum payable that
results from the extension of any interest payment period on the Debentures permitted by the Indenture);

(c)any failure, omission, delay or lack of diligence on the part of the Holders to enforce, assert or exercise any right, privilege, power or remedy conferred on the Holders pursuant to the terms of the Series B Capital Securities, or any action on
the part of the Issuer granting indulgence or extension of any kind;

(d)the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, sale of any collateral, receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, reorganization, arrangement, composition or readjustment of debt of, or other similar
proceedings affecting, the Issuer or any of the assets of the Issuer;

(e)any invalidity of, or defect or deficiency in, the Series B Capital Securities;

(f) the settlement or compromise of any obligation guaranteed hereby or hereby incurred; or

(g)any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor, it being the intent of this Section 5.3 that the obligations of the Guarantor with respect to the Guarantee Payments
shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances.

There shall be no obligation of the Holders to give notice to, or obtain consent of, the Guarantor with respect to the happening of any of the foregoing.

SECTION 5.4Rights of Holders.

(a) The Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Series B Capital Securities have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee in respect
of this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee under this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee.

(b)If the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee fails to enforce such Series B Capital Securities Guarantee, any Holder may institute a legal proceeding directly against the Guarantor to enforce the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee's rights
under this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee, without first instituting a legal proceeding against the Issuer, the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee or any other Person or entity. The Guarantor waives any right or remedy to require that any action
be brought first against the Issuer, the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee or any other Person or entity before proceeding directly against the Guarantor.

SECTION 5.5Guarantee of Payment.

This Series B Capital Securities Guarantee creates a guarantee of payment and not of collection.

SECTION 5.6Subrogation.

The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all (if any) rights of the Holders against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid to such Holders by the Guarantor under this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee; provided, however, that the Guarantor shall not
(except to the extent required by mandatory provisions of law) be entitled to enforce or exercise any right that it may acquire by way of subrogation or any indemnity, reimbursement or other agreement, in all cases as a result of payment under this Series
B Capital Securities Guarantee, if, at the time of any such payment, any amounts are due and unpaid under this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee. If any amount shall be paid to the Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence, the Guarantor agrees
to hold such amount in trust for the Holders and to pay over such amount to the Holders.

SECTION 5.7Independent Obligations.

The Guarantor acknowledges that its obligations hereunder are independent of the obligations of the Issuer with respect to the Series B Capital Securities and that the Guarantor shall be liable as principal and as debtor hereunder to make Guarantee
Payments pursuant to the terms of this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee notwithstanding the occurrence of any event referred to in subsections (a) through (h), inclusive, of Section 5.3 hereof.

ARTICLE VI

LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; SUBORDINATION

SECTION 6.1Limitation of Transactions.

So long as any Trust Securities remain outstanding, the Guarantor shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire, or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of the Guarantor's capital stock (which
includes common and preferred stock), (ii) make any payment of principal, interest or premium, if any, with respect to or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Guarantor (including any Other Debentures) that rank pari passu with or junior
in right of payment to the Debentures or (iii) make any guarantee payments with respect to any guarantee by the Guarantor of the debt securities of any subsidiary of the Guarantor (including Other Guarantees) if such guarantee ranks pari passu with or
junior in right of payment to the Debentures (other than (a) dividends or distributions in shares of or options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase shares of, common stock of the Guarantor, (b) any declaration of a dividend in connection with
the implementation of a stockholders' rights plan, or the issuance of stock under any such plan in the future, or the redemption or repurchase of any such rights pursuant thereto, (c) payments under the Capital Securities Guarantee, (d) as a result of a
reclassification of the Guarantor's capital stock or the exchange or the conversion of one class or series of the Guarantor's capital stock for another class or series of the Guarantor's capital stock, (e) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of
the Guarantor's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, and (f) purchases of common stock related to the issuance of common stock or rights under any of the
Guarantor's benefit plans for its directors, officers or employees or any of the Guarantor's dividend reinvestment plans) if at such time (i) there shall have occurred any event of which the Guarantor has actual knowledge that (a) is, or with the giving
of notice or the lapse of time, or both, would be, an Event of Default and (b) in respect of which the Guarantor shall not have taken reasonable steps to cure, (ii) if such Debentures are held by the Property Trustee, the Guarantor shall be in default
with respect to its payment of any obligations under this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee or (iii) the Guarantor shall have given notice of its election of the exercise of its right to extend the interest payment period pursuant to Section 16.01 of
the Indenture and any such extension shall be continuing.

SECTION 6.2Ranking.

This Series B Capital Securities Guarantee will constitute an unsecured obligation of the Guarantor and will rank (i) subordinate and junior in right of payment to all Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture) in the same manner that the
Debentures are subordinated to all Senior Indebtedness pursuant to the Indenture (except as indicated below), it being understood that the terms of Article XV of the Indenture shall apply to the obligations of the Guarantor under this Series B Capital
Securities Guarantee as if (x) such Article XV were set forth herein in full and (y) such obligations were substituted for the term "Securities" appearing in such Article XV, except that with respect to Section 15.03 of the Indenture only, the term
"Senior Indebtedness" shall mean all liabilities of the Guarantor, whether or not for money borrowed (other than obligations in respect of Other Guarantees), (ii) pari passu with the most senior preferred or preference stock now or hereafter issued by the
Guarantor and with any Other Guarantee and any Other Common Securities Guarantee and any guarantee now or hereafter entered into by the Guarantor in respect of any preferred or preference stock of any Affiliate of the Guarantor, and (iii) senior to the
Guarantor's common stock.

ARTICLE VII

TERMINATION

SECTION 7.1Termination.

This Series B Capital Securities Guarantee shall terminate and be of no further force and effect (i) upon full payment of the Redemption Price of all Series B Capital Securities, or (ii) upon liquidation of the Issuer, the full payment of the amounts
payable in accordance with the Declaration, or (iii) upon the distribution of the Debentures to all of the Holders.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee will continue to be effective or will be reinstated, as the case
may be, if at any time any Holder must restore payment of any sums paid under the Series B Capital Securities or under this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee.

ARTICLE VIII

INDEMNIFICATION

SECTION 8.1Exculpation.

(a)No Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or accountable in damages or otherwise to the Guarantor or any Covered Person for any loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such Indemnified
Person in good faith in accordance with this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee and in a manner that such Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of the authority conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Series B Capital
Securities Guarantee or by law, except that an Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of such Indemnified Person's negligence or willful misconduct with respect to such acts or omissions.

(b)An Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the Guarantor and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Guarantor by any Person as to matters the Indemnified Person
reasonably believes are within such other Person's professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Guarantor, including information, opinions, reports or statements as to the value and amount of the
assets, liabilities, profits, losses, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which Distributions to Holders might properly be paid.

SECTION 8.2Indemnification.

The Guarantor agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person for, and to hold each Indemnified Person harmless against, any and all loss, liability, damage, claim or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in
connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) of defending itself against, or investigating, any claim or liability in connection with the
exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder. The obligation to indemnify as set forth in this Section 8.2 shall survive the termination of this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee.

ARTICLE IX

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 9.1Successors and Assigns.

All guarantees and agreements contained in this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee shall bind the successors, assigns, receivers, trustees and representatives of the Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of the Holders of the Series B Capital
Securities then outstanding.

SECTION 9.2Amendments.

Except with respect to any changes that do not materially adversely affect the rights of Holders (in which case no consent of Holders will be required), this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee may only be amended with the prior approval of the
Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Securities (including the stated amount that would be paid on redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to the date upon which the voting percentages are determined). The
provisions of Section 12.2 of the Declaration with respect to meetings of Holders of the Securities apply to the giving of such approval.

SECTION 9.3Notices.

All notices provided for in this Series B Capital Securities Guarantee shall be in writing, duly signed by the party giving such notice, and shall be delivered, telecopied or mailed by first class mail, as follows:

(a)if given to the Issuer, in care of the Administrative Trustee at the Issuer's mailing address set forth below (or such other address as the Issuer may give notice of to the Holders):


Arrow Capital Trust I

c/o Arrow Financial Corporation

250 Glen Street

Glens Falls, New York 12801

Attention:John J. Murphy, Administrative Trustee

Telecopy:(518) 761-0805


(b)if given to the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee, at the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee's mailing address set forth below (or such other address as the Capital Securities Guarantee Trustee may give notice of to the Holders):

The Chase Manhattan Bank

450 West 33rd Street, 15th Floor

New York, New York 10001

Attention:Capital Markets Fiduciary Services 

Telecopy:(212) 946-8158


(c)if given to the Guarantor, at the Guarantor's mailing address set forth below (or such other address as the Guarantor may give notice of to the Holders):

Arrow Financial Corporation

250 Glen Street

Glens Falls, New York 12801

Attention:John J. Murphy, Chief Financial Officer

Telecopy:(518) 761-0805


(d)if given to any Holder, at the address thereof set forth on the books and records of the Issuer.

All such notices shall be deemed to have been given when received in person, telecopied with receipt confirmed, or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid except that if a notice or other document is refused delivery or cannot be delivered because
of a changed address of which no notice was given, such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date of such refusal or inability to deliver.

SECTION 9.4Benefit.

This Series B Capital Securities Guarantee is solely for the benefit of the Holders and, subject to Section 3.1(a), is not separately transferable from the Series B Capital Securities.

SECTION 9.5Governing Law.

THIS SERIES B CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF.


THIS SERIES B CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE is executed as of the day and year first above written.

ARROW FINANCIAL CORPORATION,

AS GUARANTOR

By:

      Name:  Thomas L. Hoy

      Title:    President and Chief Executive

   Officer


 

THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, AS CAPITAL SECURITIES GUARANTEE TRUSTEE

By:

      Name:  Walter Johnson

      Title:    Assistant Treasurer


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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