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Exhibit 10.8    
    


 
 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT    
    


        THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made as of January 19, 2004, by and among Treaty
Oak Holdings, Inc., a Texas corporation ("Shareholder"), and Treaty Oak Bancorp, Inc., a Texas corporation (the
"Company"). 


 
 

R E C I T A L S    
    


        WHEREAS, the Company and Shareholder are parties to a Stock Issuance Agreement dated December 8, 2003 (the
"Issuance Agreement"), under which the Company sold 1,000,000 shares of its common stock, $0.01 par value per share ("Common
Stock"), to Shareholder in connection with the Company's initial capitalization and organization; and 



        WHEREAS, in furtherance of the Company's organization and in order to induce the Company to enter into the Issuance Agreement and to
induce Shareholder to invest funds in the Company under the Issuance Agreement, the Company and Shareholder determined that this Agreement shall govern the rights of Shareholder to cause the Company
to register shares of Common Stock held by Shareholder as set forth herein. 


        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows: 



        1.    Registration Rights.    The Company covenants and agrees as follows: 



        1.1    Definitions.    For purposes of this Section 1: 


        (a)   The
term "Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 


        (b)   The
terms "Form S-2" and "Form S-3"
mean such forms, respectively, under the Act as in effect on the date hereof or any registration forms(s) under the Act subsequently adopted by the SEC which permits inclusion or incorporation of
substantial information by reference to other documents filed by the Company with the SEC. 


        (c)   The
term "Holder" means any person owning or having the right to acquire Registrable Securities, or any assignee thereof
in accordance with Section 1.13 hereof. 


        (d)   The
term "1934 Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 



        (e)   The
terms "register", "registered," and
"registration" refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with 






 

the
Act, and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement or document. 



        (f)    The
term "Registrable Securities" means the Common Stock issuable or issued. 


        (g)   The
number of shares of "Registrable Securities then outstanding" shall be determined by the number of shares of Common
Stock outstanding which are Registrable Securities, plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to then exercisable or convertible securities which are Registrable Securities. 


        (h)   The
term "SEC" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission. 



        (i)    The
term "Common Stock" means the common stock $.01 par value per share of the Company. 


        1.2    Request for Registration.    


        (a)   If
the Company shall receive, at any time after January 1, 2005, a written request from the Holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities then
outstanding that the Company file a registration statement under the Act covering the registration of at least fifty percent (50%) of the then outstanding Registrable Securities, then the
Company shall: 



          (i)  Within
10 days of the receipt thereof, give written notice of such request to all Holders; and 


         (ii)  Effect
as soon as practicable, and in any event within 60 days of the receipt of such request, the registration under the Act of all Registrable Securities which
the Holders request to be registered, subject to the limitations of subsection 1.2(b), within 20 days of the mailing of such notice by the Company in accordance with Section 2.5. 




        (b)   If
the Holders initiating the registration request hereunder ("Initiating Holders") intend to distribute the Registrable
Securities covered by their request by means of an underwriting, they shall so advise the Company as a part of their request made pursuant to subsection 1.2(a) and the Company shall include
such information in the written notice referred to in subsection 1.2(a). The underwriter will be selected by the Company and shall be reasonably acceptable to a majority in interest of the Initiating
Holders. In such event, the right of any Holder to include such Holder's Registrable Securities in such registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder's participation in such underwriting and the
inclusion of such Holder's Registrable Securities in the underwriting (unless otherwise mutually agreed by a majority in interest of the Initiating Holders and such Holder) to the extent provided
herein. All Holders proposing to distribute their securities through such underwriting shall (together with the Company as provided in subsection 1.4(e)) enter into an underwriting agreement in
customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for such underwriting. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 1.2, if the underwriter advises the Initiating Holders in
writing 



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that
marketing factors require a limitation of the number of shares to be underwritten, then the Initiating Holders shall so advise all Holders of Registrable Securities which would otherwise be
underwritten pursuant hereto, and the number of share of Registrable Securities that may be included in the underwriting shall be allocated among all Holders thereof, including the Initiating Holders,
in proportion (as nearly as practicable) to the amount of Registrable Securities of the Company owned by each Holder; provided, however that the number of shares of Registrable Securities to be
included in such underwriting shall not be reduced unless all other securities are first entirely excluded from the underwriting. 


        (c)   Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if the Company shall furnish to Holders requesting a registration statement pursuant to this Section 1.2, a certificate signed by
the President of the Company stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, it would be seriously detrimental to the Company and its stockholders for such
registration statement to be filed and it is therefore essential to defer the filing of such registration statement, the Company shall have the right to defer taking action with respect to such filing
for a period of not more than 90 days after receipt of the request of the Initiating Holders; provided, however, that the Company may not utilize this right more than once in any twelve-month
period. 


        (d)   In
addition, the Company shall not be obligated to effect, or to take any action to effect, any registration pursuant to this Section 1.2: 



          (i)  After
the Company has effected two registrations initiated by any Holders, and each such registration has been declared or ordered effective; 



         (ii)  Within
twelve months after the effective date of the first registration of securities of the Company or registration initiated under this Section 1.2; 


        (iii)  During
the period starting with the date 60 days prior to the Company's good faith estimate of the date of filing of, and ending on a date 180 days after
the effective date of, a registration subject to Section 1.3 or Section 1.12 hereof; provided, that the Company is actively employing in good faith all reasonable efforts to cause such
registration statement to become effective; or 



        (iv)  If
the Initiating Holders propose to dispose of shares of Registrable Securities that may be immediately registered on Form S-2 or
Form S-3 pursuant to a request made pursuant to Section 1.12 below. 




        1.3    Company Registration.    If (but without any obligation to do so) the Company proposes to register (including
for this purpose a registration effected by the Company for stockholders other than the Holders) any of its stock or other securities under the Act in connection with the public offering of such
securities solely for cash (other than a registration relating solely to the sale of securities to participants in a Company stock plan, a registration on any form which does not include substantially
the same information as would be required to be included in a registration statement covering the sale of the Registrable Securities or a 



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registration
in which the only Common Stock being registered is Common Stock issuable upon conversion of debt securities which are also being registered), the Company shall, at such time, promptly
give each Holder written notice of such registration. Upon the written request of each Holder given within 20 days after mailing of such notice by the Company in accordance with
Section 2.5, the Company shall, subject to the provisions of Section 1.8, cause to be registered under the Act all of the Registrable Securities that each such Holder has requested to be
registered. 




        1.4    Obligations of the Company.    Whenever required under this Section 1 to effect the registration of any
Registrable Securities or Prior Holder Registrable Securities, the Company shall, as expeditiously as reasonably possible: 



        (a)   Prepare
and file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and Prior Holder Registrable Securities and use its best efforts to
cause such registration statement to become effective, and, upon the request of the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities registered thereunder; keep such registration statement
effective for a period of up to 120 days or, if earlier, until the distribution contemplated in the Registration Statement has been completed; provided, however, that (i) such
120-day period shall be extended for a period of time equal to the period the Holder refrains from selling any securities included in such registration at the request of an underwriter of
Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company; and (ii) in the case of any registration of Registrable Securities and on Form S-2 or Form S-3 which are
intended to be offered on a continuous or delayed basis, such 120-day period shall be extended, if necessary to keep the registration statement effective until all such Registrable
Securities are sold, provided that Rule 415, or any successor rule under the Act, permits an offering on a continuous or delayed basis, and provided further that applicable
rules under the Act governing the obligation to file a post-effective amendment permit, in lieu of filing a post-effective amendment which (I) includes any
prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act or (II) reflects facts or events representing a material or fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
statement, the incorporation by reference of information required to be included in (I) and (II) above to be contained in periodic reports filed pursuant to Section 13 or
15(d) of the 1934 Act in the registration statement. 


        (b)   Prepare
and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection with such registration statement as
may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement. 


        (c)   Furnish
to the Holders such numbers of copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the Act, and such other
documents as they may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of Registrable Securities owned by them. 



        (d)   Use
its best efforts to register and qualify the securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as
shall be reasonably requested by the Holders; provided that the Company shall not be required in 



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connection
therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do business or to file a general consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions. 



        (e)   In
the event of any underwritten public offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing
underwriter of such offering. Each Holder participating in such underwriting shall also enter into and perform its obligations under such an agreement. 


        (f)    Notify
each Holder of Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the
Act of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing, or otherwise fails to comply with the
requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. The Company shall promptly upon the happening of such event, provide each Holder with revised prospectuses correcting any such
untrue statement, omission, or failure to comply. 


        (g)   Cause
all such Registrable Securities registered pursuant hereunder to be listed on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then
listed. 


        (h)   To
the extent the Company has a transfer agent and registrar, provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities registered pursuant hereunder, and a
CUSIP number for all such Registrable Securities, not later than the effective date of such registration. 


        (i)    Use
its best efforts to furnish, at the request of any Holder requesting registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 1, on the date that such
Registrable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale in connection with a registration pursuant to this Section 1, if such securities are being sold through underwriters, or, if
such securities are not being sold through underwriters, on the date that the registration statement with respect to such securities becomes effective, (i) an opinion, dated such date, of the
counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, address to the underwriters,
if any, and to the Holders requesting registration of Registrable Securities, and (ii) a letter dated such date, from the independent certified public accountants of the Company, in form and
substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an
underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holders requesting registration of Registrable Securities. 


        1.5    Furnish Information.    It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to take any action
pursuant to this Section 1 with respect to the Registrable Securities of any selling Holder that such Holder shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable
Securities held by it, and the intended method of disposition of such securities as shall be required to effect the registration of such Holder's Registrable Securities. 



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        1.6    Expenses of Demand Registration.    All expenses other than underwriting discounts and commissions incurred in
connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Section 1.2, including (without limitation) all registration, filing and qualification fees, printers' and accounting fees,
fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company (including fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company in its capacity as counsel to the selling Holders; if Company counsel does not make
itself available for this purpose, the Company will pay the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel for the selling Holders) shall be borne by the Company; provided, however, that the Company
shall not be required to pay for any expenses of any registration proceeding begun pursuant to Section 1.2 if the registration request is subsequently withdrawn at the request of the Holders of
a majority of the Registrable Securities to be registered (in which case all participating Holders shall bear such expenses); provided further, however, that if at the time of such withdrawal, the
Holders have learned of a material adverse change in the condition, business, or prospects of the Company from that known to the Holders at the time of their request and have withdrawn the request
with reasonable promptness following disclosure by the Company of such material adverse change, then the Holders shall not be required to pay any of such expenses and shall retain their rights
pursuant to Section 1.2. 


        1.7.    Expenses of Company Registration.    The Company shall bear and pay all expenses incurred in connection with
any registration, filing or qualification of Registrable Securities with respect to the registrations pursuant to Section 1.3 for each Holder (which right may be assigned as provided in
Section 1.13), including (without limitation) all registration, filing, and qualification fees, printers' and accounting fees relating or apportionable thereto and the fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Company in its capacity as counsel to the selling Holders hereunder; if Company counsel does not make itself available for this purpose, the Company will pay the reasonable fees and
disbursements of one counsel for the selling Holders selected by them, but excluding underwriting discounts and commissions relating to Registrable Securities. 


        1.8    Underwriting Requirements.    In connection with any offering involving an underwriting of shares of the
Company's capital stock, the Company shall not be required under Section 1.3 to include any of the Holders' securities in such underwriting unless they accept the terms of the underwriting as
agreed upon between the Company and the underwriters selected by it (or by other persons entitled to select the underwriters), and then only in such quantity as the underwriters determine in their
sole discretion
will not jeopardize the success of the offering by the Company. If the total amount of securities, including Registrable Securities requested by stockholders to be included in such offering exceeds
the amount of securities sold other than by the Company that the underwriters determine in their sole discretion is compatible with the success of the offering, then the Company shall be required to
include in the offering only that number of such securities which the underwriters determine in their sole discretion will not jeopardize the success of the offering (the securities so included to be
apportioned pro rata among the selling stockholders according to the total amount of securities entitled to be included therein owned by each selling stockholder, with the Holders entitled to
inclusion of their Registrable Securities prior to and in preference over other selling stockholders who do not hold Registrable Securities, or in such other proportions as shall mutually be agreed to
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stockholders).
For purposes of the preceding parenthetical concerning apportionment, for any selling stockholder which is a holder of Registrable Securities and which is a partnership or corporation,
the affiliated partnerships, partners, retired partners and stockholders of such holder, or the estates and family members of any such partners and retired partners and any trusts for the benefit of
any of the foregoing persons shall be deemed to be a single "selling stockholder", and any pro-rata reduction with respect to such "selling stockholder" shall be based upon the aggregate
amount of shares carrying registration rights owned by all entities and individuals included in such "selling stockholder", as defined in this sentence. 


        1.9    Delay of Registration.    No Holder shall have any right to obtain or seek an injunction restraining or
otherwise delaying any such registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Section 1. 


        1.10    Indemnification.    In the event any Registrable Securities are included in a registration statement under
this Section l: 


        (a)   To
the extent permitted by law, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, any underwriter (as defined in the Act) for such Holder and each person, if
any, who controls such Holder or underwriter within the meaning of the Act or the 1934 Act, against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which they may become subject
under the Act, the 1934 Act, or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any of the following
statements, omissions, or violations (collectively a "Violation"): (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained in such registration statement, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto, (ii) the omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company
of the Act, the 1934 Act, any state securities law or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Act, the 1934 Act or any state securities law; and the Company will pay to each such Holder,
underwriter, or controlling person any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action; provided,
however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection 1.10(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage,
liability, or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), nor shall the Company be liable in any such case for any such
loss, claim, damage. liability, or action to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished expressly
for use in connection with such registration by any such Holder, underwriter, or controlling person. 



        (b)   To
the extent permitted by law, each selling Holder will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who has signed the
registration statement, each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Act, any underwriter, any other Holder selling securities in such registration statement and any
controlling person of any such underwriter or other Holder, against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities joint or several) to which any of the foregoing persons may become subject, under 



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the
Act, the 1934 Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereto) arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case
to the extent (and only to the extent) that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by such Holder expressly for use in connection with such
registration; and each such Holder will pay any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any person intended to be indemnified pursuant to this subsection 1.10(b), in connection with
investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection 1.10(b) shall not apply to amounts
paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Holder which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided,
that, in no event shall any indemnity under this subsection 1.10(b) exceed the gross proceeds from the offering received by such Holder. 


        (c)   Promptly
after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 1.10 of notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental action), such
indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 1.10, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the
commencement thereof and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly
noticed, to assume the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the parties; provided, however, that an indemnified party (together with all other indemnified parties which may be
represented without conflict by one counsel) shall have the right to retain one separate counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if representation of such indemnified
party by the counsel retained by the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such indemnified party and any other party represented by such
counsel in such proceeding. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action, if prejudicial to its ability to defend
such action, shall relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the indemnified party under this Section 1.10, but the omission so to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party
will not relieve it of any liability that it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 1.10. 


        (d)   If
the indemnification provided for in this Section 1.10 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an indemnified party with respect to
any loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense referred to therein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party hereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or
payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one
hand and of the indemnified party on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and of the indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to
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        (e)   Notwithstanding
the foregoing, to the extent that the provisions on indemnification and contribution contained in the underwriting agreement entered into in connection
with the underwritten public offering are in conflict with the foregoing provisions, the provisions in the underwriting agreement shall control. 


        (f)    The
obligations of the Company and Holders under this Section 1.10 shall survive the completion of any offering of Registrable Securities in a registration
statement under this Section 1, and otherwise. 



        1.11    Reports Under Securities Exchange Act of 1934.    With a view to making available to the Holders the benefits
of Rule 144 promulgated under the Act and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit a Holder to sell securities of the Company to the public without
registration or pursuant to a registration on Form S-2 or Form S-3, the Company agrees to: 


        (a)   make
and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in SEC Rule 144, at all times after 90 days after the effective date
of the first registration statement filed by the Company for the offering of its securities to the general public; 



        (b)   take
such action as is necessary to enable the Holders to utilize Form S-2 or Form S-3 for the sale of their Registrable
Securities, such action to be taken as soon as practicable after the end of the fiscal year in which the first registration statement filed by the Company for the offering of its securities to the
general public is declared effective; 


        (c)   file
with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Act and the 1934 Act; and 


        (d)   furnish
to any Holder, so long as the Holder owns any Registrable Securities, forthwith upon request (i) a written statement by the Company that it has complied
with the reporting requirements of SEC Rule 144 (at any time after 90 days after the effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Company), the Act, and the 1934 Act
(at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements), or that it qualifies as a registrant whose securities may be resold pursuant to Form S-3 (at any time after
it so qualifies), (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company, and (iii) such other information
as may be reasonably requested in availing any Holder of any rule or regulation of the SEC which permits the selling of any such securities without registration or pursuant to such form. 



        1.12    Form S-2 or Form S-3 Registration.    In case the Company shall receive
a Written request from the Holder or Holders of at least fifteen percent (15%) of the Registrable Securities then outstanding that the Company effect a registration on Form 8-2 or
Form S-3, whichever is then applicable and with preference given to a registration on Form S-3 when both such forms are then available for use, and any related
qualification or compliance with respect to all or a part of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder or Holders, the Company will: 



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        (a)   promptly
give written notice of the proposed registration, and any related qualification or compliance, to all other Holders; and 


        (b)   as
soon as practicable, effect such registration and all such qualifications and compliances as may be so requested and as would permit or facilitate the sale and
distribution of all or such portion of such Holder's, or Holders' Registrable Securities as are specified in such request, together with all or such portion of the Registrable Securities of any other
Holder or Holders joining in such request as are specified in a written request given within 15 days after receipt of such written notice from the Company; provided, however, that the Company
shall not be obligated to effect any such registration, qualification or compliance, pursuant to this Section 1.12: (i) if either Form S-2 or
Form S-3 is not available for such offering by the Holders; (ii) if the Holders, together with the holders of any other securities of the Company entitled to inclusion in
such registration, propose to sell Registrable Securities at an aggregate price to the public (net of any underwriters' discounts or commissions) of less than $250,000; (iii) if the Company
shall furnish to the Holders a certificate signed by the President of the Company stating that in the good faith judgment the Board of Directors of the Company, it would be seriously detrimental to
the Company and its stockholders for such Form S-2 or Form S-3 registration to be effected at such time which
event the Company shall have the right to defer the filing of the Form S-2 or F registration statement for a period of not more than 90 days after receipt of the request of
the Holder or Holders under this Section 1.12; provided. however, that the Company shall not utilize this right more than once in any twelve month period; (iv) in any particular
jurisdiction in which the Company would be required to qualify to do business or to execute a general consent to service of process in effecting such registration, qualification or compliance; or
(v) after the Company has effected five registrations pursuant to this Section 1.12 and such registrations have been declared or ordered effective; provided, however, that the Holders of
Registrable Securities may demand an additional registration pursuant to this Section 1.12 each demand registration pursuant to Section 1.2 which has not been utilized on behalf of such
Holders. 


        (c)   Subject
to the foregoing, the Company shall file a registration statement covering the Registrable Securities and other securities so requested to be registered
as soon as practicable after receipt of the request or requests of the Holders. All expenses incurred in connection with registrations requested pursuant to this Section 1.12, including
(without limitation) all registration, filing, qualification, printer's and accounting fees and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the selling Holder or Holders and counsel for the
Company, but excluding any underwriters' discounts or commissions associated with Registrable Securities, shall be borne by the Company. Registrations effected pursuant to this Section 1.12
shall not be counted as demands for registration or registrations effected pursuant to Sections 1.2 or 1.3, respectively. 


        1.13    Assignment of Registration Rights.    The rights to cause the Company to register Registrable Securities
pursuant to this Section 1 may be assigned (but only with all related obligations) by a Holder or Prior Holder to a transferee or assignee of such securities who (a) after such
assignment or transfer, holds at least 600,000 shares of Registrable Securities, (b) is a partnership that is affiliated with the transferring Holder, (c) is a majority-owned subsidiary
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other
recapitalizations), or (d) acquire the Registrable Securities in connection with a corporate distribution from Treaty Oak Holdings, Inc. or its successor or parent corporation,
provided: (a) the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer, furnished with written notice of the name and address of such transferee or assignee and the securities with respect
to which such registration rights are being assigned; (b) such transferee or assignee agrees in writing to be bound by and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including
(without limitation) the provisions of Section 1.15 below; and (c) such assignment shall be effective only if immediately following such transfer the further disposition of such
securities by the transferee or assignee is restricted under the Act. For the purposes of determining the number of shares of Registrable Securities held by a transferee or assignee, the holdings of
transferees and assignees of a partnership who are partners or retired partners of such partnership (including spouses and ancestors, lineal descendants and siblings of such partners or spouses who
acquire Registrable Securities by gift, will or intestate succession) shall be aggregated together and with the partnership; provided that all assignees and transferees who would not qualify
individually for assignment of registration rights shall have a single attorney-in-fact for the purpose of exercising any rights, receiving notices or taking any action under
this Section 1. 


        1.14    Limitations on Subsequent Registration Rights.    From and after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall
not, without the prior written consent of the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding Registrable Securities enter into any agreement with any holder or prospective holder of any securities of
the Company which would allow such holder or prospective holder (a) to include such securities in any registration filed under Section 1.2 hereof, unless under the terms of such
agreement, such holder or prospective holder may include such securities in any such registration only to the extent that the inclusion of such holder's securities will not reduce the amount of the
Registrable Securities of the Holders which is included or (b) to make a demand registration which could result in such registration statement being declared effective prior to the earlier of
either of the dates set forth in subsection 1.2(a) or within 120 days of the effective date of any registration effected pursuant to Section 1.2. 


        1.15    "Market Stand-Off" Agreement.    Each Holder hereby agrees that during the period of
180 days (or a shorter period as may be requested by any underwriters) following the date of the first sale to the public pursuant to a registration statement of the Company filed under the
Act, it shall not, to the extent requested by the Company and such underwriter, directly or indirectly sell, offer to sell, contract to sell (including, without limitation, any short sale), grant any
option to purchase or otherwise transfer or dispose of (other than to donees who agree to be similarly bound), any securities of the Company held by it at any time during such period except Common
Stock included in such registration; provided, however, that: 


        (a)   such
agreement shall be applicable only for two (2) years after the date of the first such registration statement of the Company which covers Common Stock (or
other securities) to be sold on its behalf to the public; and 


        (b)   all
officers and directors of the Company and Holders of Registrable Securities enter into similar agreements. 



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        In
order to enforce the foregoing covenant, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the Registrable Securities of each Holder (and the shares or
securities of every other person subject to the foregoing restriction) until the end of such period. 


        Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the obligations described in this Section 1.15 shall not apply to a registration relating solely to employee benefit plans on
Form S-l or Form S-8 or similar forms which may be promulgated in the future, or a registration relating solely to a Commission Rule 145 transaction on
Form S-4 or similar forms which may be promulgated in the future. 



        1.16    Termination of Registration Rights.    No Holder shall be entitled to exercise any right provided for in this
Section 1 after ten (10) years following the consummation of the sale of securities pursuant to a registration statement filed by the Company under the Act in connection with the initial
registered public offering of its securities to the general public under the Act. 




        2.    Miscellaneous.    



        2.1    Successors and Assigns.    Except as otherwise provided herein, the terms and conditions of this Agreement
shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties (including transferees of any shares of Registrable Securities). Nothing in this Agreement,
express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason
of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement. 



        2.2    Governing Law.    This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Texas
without recourse to its conflicts-of-laws provisions. 


        2.3    Counterparts.    This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 


        2.4    Titles and Subtitles.    The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are
not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement. 


        2.5    Notices.    Unless otherwise provided any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall be given in
writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon personal delivery to the party to be notified or upon deposit with the United States Post Office, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid
and addressed to the party to be notified at the address indicated for such party on the signature page hereof, or at such other address as such party may designate by 10 days' advance
written notice to the other parties. 


        2.6    Expenses.    If any action at law or in equity is necessary to enforce or interpret the terms of this
Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys' fees, costs, and necessary disbursements in addition to any other relief to which such party may be entitled. 



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        2.7    Amendments and Waivers.    Except as expressly provided elsewhere herein, any term of this Agreement may be
amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the
Company and the holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding. In the event that an underwriting agreement is entered into between the Company and any Holder, and such
underwriting agreement contains terms differing from this Agreement, as to such Holder, the terms of such underwriting agreement shall govern. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this
Section shall be binding upon each holder of any Registrable Securities then outstanding, each future holder of all such Registrable Securities, and the Company. 


        2.8    Severability.    If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law,
such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement and the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms. 



        2.9    Aggregation of Stock.    All shares of Registrable Securities held or acquired by affiliated entities or
persons shall be aggregated together for the purpose of determining the availability of any rights under this Agreement. 


        2.10    Entire Agreement; Amendment; Waiver.    This agreement (including the Exhibits hereto, if any) constitutes the
full and entire understanding and agreement between the parties with regard to the subjects hereof and thereof. 



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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first above written. 



	

 	
 	
TREATY OAK BANCORP, INC., a Texas corporation
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  TERRY W. HAMANN      
 Terry W. Hamann, President and CEO
	

 	
 	
TREATY OAK HOLDINGS, INC., a Texas corporation
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  JEFFREY L. NASH      
 Jeffrey L. Nash, Executive Vice President




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