EXHIBIT 10.79



TAYLOR CAPITAL GROUP, INC.



40,000 Capital Securities



Floating Rate Capital Securities

(Liquidation Amount $1,000.00 per Capital Security)



PLACEMENT AGREEMENT



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June 9, 2004



FTN Financial Capital Markets

845 Crossover Lane, Suite 150

Memphis, Tennessee 38117



Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.

787 7th Avenue

4th Floor

New York, New York 10019



Ladies and Gentlemen:



Taylor Capital Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), and its financing subsidiary, TAYC Capital Trust II, a Delaware statutory
trust (the Trust, and hereinafter together with the Company, the Offerors), hereby confirm their agreement (this Agreement) with you as placement agents (the Placement Agents), as follows:



Section 1. Issuance and Sale of Securities.



1.1. Introduction. The Offerors propose to issue and sell at
the Closing (as defined in Section 2.2.1 hereof) 40,000 of the Trusts Floating Rate Capital Securities, with a liquidation amount of $1,000.00 per capital security (the Capital Securities), to First Tennessee Bank National
Association, a national banking association organized under the laws of the United States of America and Preferred Term Securities XIV, Ltd., a company with limited liability established under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the
Purchasers) pursuant to the terms of Subscription Agreements entered into, or to be entered into on or prior to the Closing Date (as defined in Section 2.2.1 hereof), between the Offerors and the Purchasers (the Subscription
Agreements), the forms of which are attached hereto as Exhibit A-1 and Exhibit A-2 and incorporated herein by this reference.



1.2. Operative Agreements. The Capital Securities shall be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a subordinated basis by the Company with
respect to distributions and amounts payable upon liquidation, redemption or repayment (the Guarantee) pursuant and subject to the Guarantee Agreement (the Guarantee Agreement), to be dated as of the Closing Date and executed
and delivered by the Company and Wilmington Trust Company (WTC), as trustee (the Guarantee Trustee), for the benefit from time to time of the holders of the Capital Securities. The entire proceeds from the sale by the Trust
to the holders of the Capital Securities shall be combined with the entire proceeds from the sale by the





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Trust to the Company of its common securities (the Common Securities), and shall be used by the Trust to purchase $41,238,000.00 in principal
amount of the Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures (the Debentures) of the Company. The Capital Securities and the Common Securities for the Trust shall be issued pursuant to an Amended and Restated
Declaration of Trust among WTC, as Delaware trustee (the Delaware Trustee), WTC, as institutional trustee (the Institutional Trustee), the Administrators named therein, and the Company, to be dated as of the Closing Date and
in substantially the form heretofore delivered to the Placement Agents (the Trust Agreement). The Debentures shall be issued pursuant to an Indenture (the Indenture), to be dated as of the Closing Date, between the Company
and WTC, as indenture trustee (the Indenture Trustee). The documents identified in this Section 1.2 and in Section 1.1 are referred to herein as the Operative Documents.



1.3. Rights of Purchasers. The Capital Securities shall be
offered and sold by the Trust directly to the Purchasers without registration of any of the Capital Securities, the Debentures or the Guarantee under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), or any other applicable
securities laws in reliance upon exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and other applicable securities laws. The Offerors agree that this Agreement shall be incorporated by reference into the Subscription Agreements
(except for the rights and benefits provided in Sections 2.1, 2.4 and 10) and the Purchasers shall be entitled to each of the benefits of the Placement Agents and the Purchasers under this Agreement and shall be entitled to enforce obligations of
the Offerors under this Agreement as fully as if the Purchasers were a party to this Agreement. The Offerors and the Placement Agents have entered into this Agreement to set forth their understanding as to their relationship and their respective
rights, duties and obligations.



1.4. Legends.
Upon original issuance thereof, and until such time as the same is no longer required under the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Capital Securities and Debentures certificates shall each contain a legend as required pursuant to any
of the Operative Documents.



Section 2. Purchase of Capital
Securities.



2.1. Exclusive Rights; Purchase
Price. From the date hereof until the earlier of the Closing Date or the Last Closing Date (which date may be extended by mutual agreement of the Offerors and the Placement Agents), the Offerors hereby grant to the Placement Agents the
exclusive right to arrange for the sale of the Capital Securities to the Purchasers at a purchase price of $1,000.00 per Capital Security.



2.2. Closing and Delivery of Payment.



2.2.1. Closing; Closing Date. The sale and purchase of the Capital Securities by the Offerors to the Purchasers shall take
place at a closing (the Closing) at the offices of Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C., at 10:00 a.m. (St. Louis time) on the earlier of (i) June 17, 2004 (the Closing Date) or (ii) June 30, 2004 (the Last Closing
Date) unless consented to by the Purchasers. Payment by the Purchasers shall be payable in the manner set forth in the Subscription Agreements and shall be made prior to or on the Closing Date.



2.2.2. Delivery. The certificates for the
Capital Securities shall be in definitive form, each registered in the name of the applicable Purchaser, or Purchaser designee, and in the aggregate amount of the Capital Securities purchased by the Purchaser.



2.2.3. Transfer Agent. The Offerors shall
deposit the certificates representing the Capital Securities with the Institutional Trustee or other appropriate party prior to the Closing Date.





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2.3. Placement Agents Fees and Expenses.



2.3.1. Placement Agents Compensation.
Because the proceeds from the sale of the Capital Securities shall be used to purchase the Debentures from the Company, the Company shall pay an aggregate of $10.00 for each $1,000.00 of principal amount of Debentures sold to the Trust (excluding
the Debentures related to the Common Securities purchased by the Company). Of this amount, $5.00 for each $1,000.00 of principal amount of Debentures shall be payable to FTN Financial Capital Markets and $5.00 for each $1,000.00 of principal amount
of Debentures shall be payable to Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. Such amount shall be delivered to the Trustee or such other person designated by the Placement Agents on the Closing Date and shall be allocated between and paid to the respective
Placement Agents as directed by the Placement Agents.



2.3.2. Costs and Expenses. Whether or not this Agreement is terminated or the sale of the Capital Securities is consummated, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that it shall pay or cause to be paid (directly or by
reimbursement) all reasonable costs and expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Offerors under this Agreement, including all fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel and accountants for the Offerors; all reasonable expenses
incurred by the Offerors incident to the preparation, execution and delivery of the Trust Agreement, the Indenture, and the Guarantee; and all other reasonable costs and expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company
hereunder and under the Trust Agreement; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 2.3.2 shall be deemed to require the Offerors to pay or cause to be paid any of the costs or expenses of the Placement Agents and the Purchasers
incident to the performance of the obligations of the Placement Agents and the Purchasers under this Agreement, including fees, expenses or disbursements of counsel and accountants for the Placement Agents or the Purchasers; any expenses incurred by
the Placement Agents or the Purchasers incident to the preparation, execution and delivery of the Trust Agreement, the Indenture or the Guarantee; or any other costs or expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Placement Agents
and the Purchasers hereunder and under the Trust Agreement, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of this Agreement.



2.4. Failure to Close. If any of the conditions to the Closing specified in this Agreement shall not have been fulfilled to the satisfaction
of the Placement Agents or if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before 10:00 a.m. (St. Louis time) on the Last Closing Date, then each party hereto, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, shall be relieved of all further
obligations under this Agreement without thereby waiving any rights it may have by reason of such nonfulfillment or failure; provided, however, that the obligations of the parties under Sections 2.3.2, 7.5 and 9 shall not be so
relieved and shall continue in full force and effect.



Section 3.
Closing Conditions. The obligations of the Purchasers and the Placement Agents on the Closing Date shall be subject to the accuracy, at and as of the Closing Date, of the representations and warranties of the Offerors contained in this
Agreement, to the accuracy, at and as of the Closing Date, of the statements of the Offerors made in any certificates pursuant to this Agreement, to the performance by the Offerors of their respective obligations under this Agreement, to compliance,
at and as of the Closing Date, by the Offerors with their respective agreements herein contained, and to the following further conditions:



3.1. Opinions of Counsel. On the Closing Date, the Placement Agents shall have received the following favorable opinions, each dated as of
the Closing Date: (a) from Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman, counsel for the Offerors and addressed to the Purchasers and the Placement Agents in substantially the form set forth on Exhibit B-1 attached hereto and incorporated herein by this
reference, (b) from Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., special Delaware counsel to the Offerors and addressed to the Purchasers, the Placement Agents and the Offerors, in substantially the form set forth on Exhibit B-2 attached hereto and
incorporated herein by this reference and (c) from Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C.,





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special tax counsel to the Offerors, and addressed to the Placement Agents and the Offerors, in substantially the form set forth on Exhibit B-3
attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, subject to the receipt by Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C. of a representation letter from the Company in the form set forth in Exhibit B-3 completed in a manner reasonably
satisfactory to Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C. (collectively, the Offerors Counsel Opinions). In rendering the Offerors Counsel Opinions, counsel to the Offerors may rely as to factual matters upon certificates or other
documents furnished by officers, directors and trustees of the Offerors (copies of which shall be delivered to the Placement Agents and the Purchasers) and by government officials, and upon such other documents as counsel to the Offerors may, in
their reasonable opinion, deem appropriate as a basis for the Offerors Counsel Opinions. Counsel to the Offerors may specify the jurisdictions in which they are admitted to practice and that they are not admitted to practice in any other
jurisdiction and are not experts in the law of any other jurisdiction. If the Offerors counsel is not admitted to practice in the State of New York, the opinion of Offerors counsel may assume, for purposes of the opinion, that the laws
of the State of New York are substantively identical, in all respects material to the opinion, to the internal laws of the state in which such counsel is admitted to practice. Such Offerors Counsel Opinions shall not state that they are to be
governed or qualified by, or that they are otherwise subject to, any treatise, written policy or other document relating to legal opinions, including, without limitation, the Legal Opinion Accord of the ABA Section of Business Law (1991).



3.2. Officers Certificate. At the Closing
Date, the Purchasers and the Placement Agents shall have received certificates from an authorized officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, stating that (i) the representations and warranties of the Offerors set forth in Section 5 hereof
are true and correct as of the Closing Date and that the Offerors have complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on their part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date, (ii) since the date of this Agreement the
Offerors have not incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, or entered into any material transactions, other than in the ordinary course of business, which is material to the Offerors, and (iii) covering such other matters as the
Placement Agents may reasonably request.



3.3.
Administrators Certificate. At the Closing Date, the Purchasers and the Placement Agents shall have received a certificate of one or more Administrators of the Trust, dated as of the Closing Date, stating that the representations
and warranties of the Trust set forth in Section 5 are true and correct as of the Closing Date and that the Trust has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date.



3.4. Purchase Permitted by Applicable Laws; Legal
Investment. The purchase of and payment for the Capital Securities as described in this Agreement and pursuant to the Subscription Agreements shall (a) not be prohibited by any applicable law or governmental regulation, (b) not subject the
Purchasers or the Placement Agents to any penalty or, in the reasonable judgment of the Purchasers and the Placement Agents, other onerous conditions under or pursuant to any applicable law or governmental regulation, and (c) be permitted by the
laws and regulations of the jurisdictions to which the Purchasers and the Placement Agents are subject.



3.5. Consents and Permits. The Company and the Trust shall have received all consents, permits and other authorizations, and made all such
filings and declarations, as may be required from any person or entity pursuant to any law, statute, regulation or rule (federal, state, local and foreign), or pursuant to any agreement, order or decree to which the Company or the Trust is a party
or to which either is subject, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.



3.6. Sale of Purchaser Securities. Preferred Term Securities XIV, Ltd. shall have sold securities issued by it in an amount such that the
net proceeds of such sale shall be (i) available on the Closing Date and (ii) in an amount sufficient to purchase that portion of the Capital Securities Preferred Term Securities XIV, Ltd. agrees to purchase pursuant to the Subscription Agreement to
be entered into





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by it and all other capital or similar securities contemplated to be purchased by Preferred Term Securities XIV, Ltd. in agreements similar to this Agreement
and the Subscription Agreement to be entered into by it.



3.7. Information. Prior to or on the Closing Date, the Offerors shall have furnished to the Placement Agents such further information, certificates, opinions and documents addressed to the Purchasers and the Placement
Agents, which the Placement Agents may reasonably request, including, without limitation, a complete set of the Operative Documents or any other documents or certificates required by this Section 3; and all proceedings taken by the Offerors in
connection with the issuance, offer and sale of the Capital Securities as herein contemplated shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Placement Agents.



If any condition specified in this Section 3 shall not have been fulfilled when and as required in this Agreement, or if any
of the opinions or certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall not be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Placement Agents, this Agreement may be terminated by the Placement Agents by notice to the Offerors at
any time at or prior to the Closing Date. Notice of such termination shall be given to the Offerors in writing or by telephone or facsimile confirmed in writing.



Section 4. Conditions to the Offerors Obligations. The obligations of the Offerors to sell the Capital Securities to the
Purchasers and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the accuracy, at and as of the Closing Date, of the representations and warranties of the Placement Agents contained in this Agreement and to the following
further conditions:



4.1. Executed Agreement. The
Offerors shall have received from the Placement Agents an executed copy of this Agreement, the Subscription Agreements and the proceeds of the transactions described in Section 1 hereof less the Placement Agents compensation described in
Section 2.3.1 plus the legal expense reimbursement described in Section 11.2 hereof.



4.2. Fulfillment of Other Obligations. The Placement Agents shall have fulfilled all of their other obligations and duties required to be fulfilled under this Agreement prior to or at the Closing.



Section 5. Representations and Warranties of the Offerors.
Except as set forth on the Disclosure Schedule (as defined in Section 11.1) attached hereto, if any, the Offerors jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Placement Agents and the Purchasers as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date
as follows:



5.1. Securities Law Matters.



(a)Neither the Company nor the Trust,
nor any of their Affiliates (as defined in Rule 501(b) of Regulation D under the Securities Act (Regulation D)), nor any person acting on any of their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made offers or sales of any security,
or solicited offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would require the registration under the Securities Act of any of the Capital Securities, the Guarantee or the Debentures (collectively, the Securities) or any other
securities to be issued, or which may be issued, by Preferred Term Securities XIV, Ltd.



(b)Neither the Company nor the Trust, nor any of their Affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf has (i) other than
the Placement Agents, offered for sale or solicited offers to purchase the Securities, (ii) engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) with respect to the Securities, or (iii) engaged or
will engage in any directed selling efforts within the meaning of Regulation S of the Securities Act (Regulation S) with respect to the Securities.





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(c)The Securities satisfy the eligibility requirements of Rule 144A(d)(3) under
the Securities Act.



(d)Neither the
Company nor the Trust is or, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Capital Securities and the consummation of the transactions described in this Agreement, will be an investment company or an entity controlled
by an investment company, in each case within the meaning of Section 3(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the Investment Company Act) without regard to Section 3(c) of the Investment Company Act.



(e)Neither the Company nor the Trust
has paid or agreed to pay to any person or entity (other than the Placement Agents) any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any of the Securities.



5.2. Organization, Standing and Qualification of the Trust. The Trust has been duly created and is validly existing in good standing as a
statutory trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (the Statutory Trust Act) with the power and authority to own property and to conduct the business it transacts and proposes to transact and to enter into and perform its obligations
under the Operative Documents. The Trust is duly qualified to transact business as a foreign entity and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is necessary, except where the failure to so qualify or be in good standing
would not have a material adverse effect on the Trust. The Trust is not a party to or otherwise bound by any agreement other than the Operative Documents. The Trust is and will, under current law, be classified for federal income tax purposes as a
grantor trust and not as an association taxable as a corporation.



5.3. Trust Agreement. The Trust Agreement has been duly authorized by the Company and, on the Closing Date, will have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and the Administrators of the Trust, and, assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by the Delaware Trustee and the Institutional Trustee, will be a valid and binding obligation of the Company and such Administrators, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms, subject to (a)
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership, reorganization, liquidation and other laws relating to or affecting creditors rights generally, and (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered and applied in
a proceeding in equity or at law) (Bankruptcy and Equity). Each of the Administrators of the Trust is an employee or a director of the Company or of a financial institution subsidiary of the Company and has been duly authorized by the
Company to execute and deliver the Trust Agreement.



5.4.
Guarantee Agreement and the Indenture. Each of the Guarantee and the Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company and, on the Closing Date, will have been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and, assuming due authorization,
execution and delivery by the Guarantee Trustee, in the case of the Guarantee, and by the Indenture Trustee, in the case of the Indenture, will be a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against it in accordance with its terms,
subject to Bankruptcy and Equity.



5.5. Capital
Securities and Common Securities. The Capital Securities and the Common Securities have been duly authorized by the Trust Agreement and, when issued and delivered against payment therefor on the Closing Date to the Purchasers, in the case of
the Capital Securities, and to the Company, in the case of the Common Securities, will be validly issued and represent undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust. None of the Capital Securities or the Common Securities is subject to
preemptive or other similar rights. On the Closing Date, all of the issued and outstanding Common Securities will be directly owned by the Company free and clear of any pledge, security interest, claim, lien or other encumbrance.





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5.6. Debentures. The Debentures have been duly authorized by the Company and, at the
Closing Date, will have been duly executed and delivered to the Indenture Trustee for authentication in accordance with the Indenture, and, when authenticated in the manner provided for in the Indenture and delivered against payment therefor by the
Trust, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits of the Indenture enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to Bankruptcy and Equity.



5.7. Power and Authority. This Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the Trust and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Company and the Trust, enforceable against the Company and the Trust in accordance with its terms, subject to Bankruptcy and
Equity.



5.8. No Defaults. The Trust is not in
violation of the Trust Agreement or, to the knowledge of the Administrators, any provision of the Statutory Trust Act. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company or the Trust of this Agreement or the Operative Documents to which it is a
party, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein or therein and the use of the proceeds therefrom, will not conflict with or constitute a breach of, or a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge
or other encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Trust, the Company or any of the Companys Subsidiaries (as defined in Section 5.11 hereof) pursuant to any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note, lease or other instrument
to which the Trust, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of them may be bound, or to which any of the property or assets of any of them is subject, except for those waived or for a conflict, breach, default, lien,
charge or encumbrance which could not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect nor will such action result in any violation of the Trust Agreement or the Statutory Trust Act or require the consent,
approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body. As used herein, the term Material Adverse Effect means any one or more effects that individually or in the aggregate are material and adverse to the
Offerors ability to consummate the transactions contemplated herein or in the Operative Documents or any one or more effects that individually or in the aggregate are material and adverse to the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings,
affairs, business, prospects or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as whole, whether or not occurring in the ordinary course of business.



5.9. Organization, Standing and Qualification of the Company. The Company has been duly incorporated and is
validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of Delaware, with all requisite corporate power and authority to own its properties and conduct the business it transacts and proposes to transact, and is duly qualified to transact
business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the nature of its activities requires such qualification, except where the failure of the Company to be so qualified would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect.



5.10. Subsidiaries of the
Company. Each of the Companys significant subsidiaries (as defined in Section 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X to the Securities Act (the Significant Subsidiaries)) is listed in Exhibit C attached hereto and incorporated
herein by this reference. Each Significant Subsidiary has been duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is chartered or organized, with all requisite power and authority to own its
properties and conduct the business it transacts and proposes to transact, and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction where the nature of its activities requires such qualification,
except where the failure of any such Significant Subsidiary to be so qualified would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Significant Subsidiaries (a) have
been duly authorized and are validly issued, (b) are fully paid and nonassessable, and (c) are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company free and





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clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, restriction upon voting or transfer, preemptive rights, claim, equity or other defect.



5.11. Permits. The Company and each of its
subsidiaries (as defined in Section 1-02(x) of Regulation S-X to the Securities Act) (the Subsidiaries) have all requisite power and authority, and all necessary authorizations, approvals, orders, licenses, certificates and permits of
and from regulatory or governmental officials, bodies and tribunals, to own or lease their respective properties and to conduct their respective businesses as now being conducted, except such authorizations, approvals, orders, licenses, certificates
and permits which, if not obtained and maintained, would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or
modification of any such authorizations, approvals, orders, licenses, certificates or permits which, singly or in the aggregate, if the failure to be so licensed or approved is the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would, singly
or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders and consents, the violation of which would, singly or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect.



5.12. Conflicts, Authorizations
and Approvals. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of its respective articles or certificate of incorporation, charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents or in default in the performance or observance
of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which either the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or by which it or any
of them may be bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, the effect of which violation or default in performance or observance would have, singly or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect.



5.13. Holding Company Registration and Deposit
Insurance. The Company is duly registered (i) as a bank holding company or financial holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and the regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the
Federal Reserve) or (ii) as a savings and loan holding company under the Home Owners Loan Act of 1933, as amended, and the regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision (the OTS), and the deposit accounts of the
Companys Subsidiary depository institutions are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to the fullest extent permitted by law and the rules and regulations of the FDIC, and no proceedings for the termination of
such insurance are pending or threatened.



5.14.
Financial Statements.



(a)The consolidated balance sheets of the Company and all of its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002 and related consolidated income statements and statements of changes in shareholders equity for the 3 years ended
December 31, 2003 together with the notes thereto, and the consolidated balance sheets of the Company and all of its Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2004 and the related consolidated income statements and statements of changes in shareholders
equity for the 3 months then ended, copies of each of which have been provided to the Placement Agents (together, the Financial Statements), have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a
consistent basis (except as may be disclosed therein) and fairly present in all material respects the financial position and the results of operations and changes in shareholders equity of the Company and all of its Subsidiaries as of the
dates and for the periods indicated (subject, in the case of interim financial statements, to normal recurring year-end adjustments, none of which shall be material). The books and records of the Company and all of its Subsidiaries have been, and
are being, maintained in all material respects in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and any other applicable legal and accounting requirements and reflect only actual transactions.





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(b)The information in the Companys most recently filed (i) FR Y-9C filed
with the Federal Reserve if the Company is a bank holding company, (ii) FR Y-9SP filed with the Federal Reserve if the Company is a small bank holding company or (iii) H-(b)11 filed with the OTS if the Company is a savings and loan holding company
(the Regulatory Report), previously provided to the Placement Agents fairly presents in all material respects the financial position of the Company and, where applicable, all of its Subsidiaries as of the end of the period represented by
such Regulatory Report.



(c)Since the
respective dates of the Financial Statements and the Regulatory Report, there has been no material adverse change or development with respect to the financial condition or earnings of the Company and all of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.



(d)The accountants of the
Company who certified the Financial Statements are independent public accountants of the Company and its Subsidiaries within the meaning of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.



5.15. Exchange Act Reporting. The reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) by the Company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 1934 Act) and the regulations thereunder at the time they were filed with the Commission complied
as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and such reports did not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.



5.16. Regulatory Enforcement Matters. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject or is party to, or has received any notice or advice that any of them may become subject or party to, any
investigation with respect to, any cease-and-desist order, agreement, consent agreement, memorandum of understanding or other regulatory enforcement action, proceeding or order with or by, or is a party to any commitment letter or similar
undertaking to, or is subject to any directive by, or has been since January 1, 2001, a recipient of any supervisory letter from, or since January 1, 2001, has adopted any board resolutions at the request of, any Regulatory Agency (as defined below)
that currently restricts in any material respect the conduct of their business or that in any material manner relates to their capital adequacy, their credit policies, their ability or authority to pay dividends or make distributions to their
shareholders or make payments of principal or interest on their debt obligations, their management or their business (each, a Regulatory Agreement), nor has the Company or any of its Subsidiaries been advised since January 1, 2001, by
any Regulatory Agency that it is considering issuing or requesting any such Regulatory Agreement. There is no material unresolved violation, criticism or exception by any Regulatory Agency with respect to any report or statement relating to any
examinations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. As used herein, the term Regulatory Agency means any federal or state agency charged with the supervision or regulation of depository institutions, bank, financial or savings and
loan holding companies, or engaged in the insurance of depository institution deposits, or any court, administrative agency or commission or other governmental agency, authority or instrumentality having supervisory or regulatory authority with
respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is currently unable to pay dividends or make distributions to its shareholders with respect to any class of its equity securities, or prohibited from
paying principal or interest on its debt obligations, due to a restriction or limitation, whether by statute, contract or otherwise, and, in the reasonable judgment of the Companys management, neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries
will be unable in the foreseeable future to pay dividends or make distributions with respect to any class of equity securities, or be prohibited from paying principal or interest on its debt obligations, due to a restriction or limitation, whether
by statute, contract or otherwise.



5.17. No Material
Change. Since December 31, 2003, there has been no material adverse change or development with respect to the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, affairs, business,





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prospects or results of operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business.



5.18. No Undisclosed Liabilities. Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any material liability, whether known or unknown, whether asserted or unasserted, whether absolute or contingent, whether accrued or unaccrued, whether liquidated or unliquidated, and whether due or to become
due, including any liability for taxes (and there is no past or present fact, situation, circumstance, condition or other basis for any present or future action, suit, proceeding, hearing, charge, complaint, claim or demand against the Company or
its Subsidiaries giving rise to any such liability), except (i) for liabilities set forth in the Financial Statements and (ii) normal fluctuation in the amount of the liabilities referred to in clause (i) above occurring in the ordinary course of
business of the Company and all of its Subsidiaries since the date of the most recent balance sheet included in the Financial Statements.



5.19. Litigation. No charge, investigation, action, suit or proceeding is pending or, to the knowledge of the Offerors, threatened, against
or affecting the Company or its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties before or by any courts or any regulatory, administrative or governmental official, commission, board, agency or other authority or body, or any arbitrator, wherein
an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding could have, singly or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.



5.20. Deferral of Interest Payments on Debentures. The Company has no present intention to exercise its option to defer payments of interest
on the Debentures as provided in the Indenture. The Company presently believes that the likelihood that it would exercise its right to defer payments of interest on the Debentures as provided in the Indenture at any time during which the Debentures
are outstanding is remote because of the restrictions that would be imposed on the Companys ability to declare or pay dividends or distributions on, or to redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of the
Companys capital stock and on the Companys ability to make any payments of principal, interest or premium on, or repay, repurchase or redeem, any of its debt securities that rank pari passu in all respects with, or junior in
interest to, the Debentures; provided, however, the foregoing representations are based solely upon (a) reasonably expected market conditions, (b) the present condition (financial and otherwise), earnings, affairs, business, prospects
and results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (c) the current business plan of the Company (it being understood that such business plan provides no projections relating to the proposed business or operations of the
Company and its Subsidiaries beyond the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008) and (d) the current status of applicable laws, rules and regulations.



Section 6. Representations and Warranties of the Placement Agents. Each Placement Agent represents and warrants to the Offerors as to itself (but not as to
the other Placement Agent) as follows:



6.1.
Organization, Standing and Qualification.



(a)FTN Financial Capital Markets is a division of First Tennessee Bank National Association, a national banking association duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States, with full power
and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as currently being conducted. FTN Financial Capital Markets is duly qualified to transact business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each other
jurisdiction in which it owns or leases property or conducts its business so as to require such qualification and in which the failure to so qualify would, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial
or otherwise), earnings, business, prospects or results of operations of FTN Financial Capital Markets.



(b)Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
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operate its properties and conduct its business as currently being conducted. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. is duly qualified to transact business as a
foreign corporation and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases property or conducts its business so as to require such qualification and in which the failure to so qualify would, individually or in the aggregate,
have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, business, prospects or results of operations of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.



6.2. Power and Authority. The Placement Agent has all requisite power and authority to enter into this
Agreement, and this Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Placement Agent and constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of the Placement Agent, enforceable against the Placement Agent in accordance
with its terms, subject to Bankruptcy and Equity and except as any indemnification or contribution provisions thereof may be limited under applicable securities laws.



6.3. General Solicitation. In the case of the offer and sale of the Capital Securities, no form of general
solicitation or general advertising was or will be used by the Placement Agent or its representatives including, but not limited to, advertisements, articles, notices or other communications published in any newspaper, magazine or similar medium or
broadcast over television or radio or any seminar or meeting whose attendees have been invited by any general solicitation or general advertising.



6.4. Purchasers. The Placement Agent has made such reasonable inquiry as is necessary to determine that the Purchasers are acquiring the
Capital Securities for their own accounts, except as contemplated in Section 7.8 hereto, and that the Purchasers do not intend to distribute the Capital Securities in contravention of the Securities Act or any other applicable securities laws.



6.5. Qualified Purchasers. The Placement Agent
has not offered or sold and will not arrange for the offer or sale of the Capital Securities except (i) to those the Placement Agent reasonably believes are accredited investors (as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D), (ii) in an
offshore transaction complying with Rule 903 of Regulation S, or (iii) in any other manner that does not require registration of the Capital Securities under the Securities Act. In connection with each such sale, the Placement Agent has taken or
will take reasonable steps to ensure that the Purchasers are aware that (a) such sale is being made in reliance on an exemption under the Securities Act and (b) future transfers of the Capital Securities will not be made except in compliance with
applicable securities laws.



6.6. Offering
Circulars. Neither the Placement Agent nor its representatives will include any non-public information about the Company, the Trust or any of their affiliates in any registration statement, prospectus, offering circular or private placement
memorandum used in connection with any purchase of Capital Securities without the prior written consent of the Trust and the Company.



Section 7. Covenants of the Offerors. The Offerors covenant and agree with the Placement Agents and the Purchasers as follows:



7.1. Compliance with Representations and Warranties. During the
period from the date of this Agreement to the earlier of the Closing Date or the Last Closing Date, the Offerors shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause their representations and warranties contained in Section 5 hereof to be true as of
the Closing Date, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as if made on and as of the Closing Date.



7.2. Sale and Registration of Securities. The Offerors and their Affiliates shall not nor shall any of them permit any person acting on
their behalf (other than the Placement Agents), to directly or indirectly (i) sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in the Securities Act) that would or could be integrated with
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manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the Securities or (ii) make offers or sales of any such Security, or solicit offers to
buy any such Security, under circumstances that would require the registration of any of such Securities under the Securities Act.



7.3. Use of Proceeds. The Trust shall use the proceeds from the sale of the Capital Securities and the Common Securities to purchase the
Debentures from the Company.



7.4. Investment
Company. During the period from the date of this Agreement to the earlier of the Closing Date or the Last Closing Date, the Offerors shall not engage, or permit any Subsidiary to engage, in any activity which would cause it or any Subsidiary
to be an investment company under the provisions of the Investment Company Act.



7.5. Reimbursement of Expenses. If the sale of the Capital Securities provided for herein is not consummated (i) because any condition set forth in Section 3 hereof is not satisfied, or (ii) because of
any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Company or the Trust to perform any agreement herein or comply with any provision hereof other than by reason of a breach by the Placement Agents, the Company shall reimburse the Placement Agents
upon demand for all of their pro rata share of out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00 that shall have been incurred by them in connection with the proposed purchase and
sale of the Capital Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have no obligation to reimburse the Placement Agents for their out-of-pocket expenses if the sale of the Capital Securities fails to occur because the Placement Agents
fail to fulfill a condition set forth in Section 4.



7.6.
Directed Selling Efforts, Solicitation and Advertising. In connection with any offer or sale of any of the Securities, the Offerors shall not, nor shall either of them permit any of their Affiliates or any person acting on their behalf,
other than the Placement Agents, to (i) engage in any directed selling efforts within the meaning of Regulation S, or (ii) engage in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (as defined in Regulation D).



7.7. Compliance with Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.
So long as any of the Securities are outstanding and are restricted securities within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act, the Offerors will, during any period in which they are not subject to and in compliance with
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or the Offerors are not exempt from such reporting requirements pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Exchange Act, provide
to each holder of such restricted securities and to each prospective purchaser (as designated by such holder) of such restricted securities, upon the request of such holder or prospective purchaser in connection with any proposed transfer, any
information required to be provided by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act, if applicable. This covenant is intended to be for the benefit of the holders, and the prospective purchasers designated by such holders, from time to time of such
restricted securities. The information provided by the Offerors pursuant to this Section 7.7 will not, at the date thereof, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.



7.8. Transfer Notice. The Offerors acknowledge that First Tennessee Bank National Association (First Tennessee) may transfer the Capital Securities that it is purchasing, in whole or in part,
at any time and from time to time following the Closing Date by delivering the notice (the Transfer Notice) attached as Exhibit B to the Master Custodian Agreement, dated May 27, 2004 and attached as Exhibit A to the
Subscription Agreement to which First Tennessee is a party. In order to facilitate such transfer, the Company shall execute in blank five additional Capital Securities certificates, to be delivered at Closing, such certificates to be completed with
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Securities, in whole or in part, will be transferred upon the receipt of a Transfer Notice and authenticated by the Institutional Trustee at the time of each
such transfer.



7.9. Quarterly Reports. Within 50
days of the end of each calendar year quarter and within 100 days of the end of each calendar year during which the Debentures are issued and outstanding, the Offerors shall submit to The Bank of New York a completed quarterly report in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit D, with a copy provided to First Tennessee during the period when it holds any of the Capital Securities. If First Tennessee transfers the Capital Securities as contemplated by Section 7.8, in addition to the
reporting obligations of the Offerors to The Bank of New York and First Tennessee provided for in this Section 7.9, the Offerors shall submit to the trustee designated in the Transfer Notice such periodic reports as may be required by such trustee
in the form and at such times as such trustee may require. The Offerors acknowledge and agree that The Bank of New York and such designated trustee and its successors and assigns are third party beneficiaries of this Section 7.9.



Section 8. Covenants of the Placement Agents. The Placement Agents covenant and
agree with the Offerors that, during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Closing Date, the Placement Agents shall use their best efforts and take all action necessary or appropriate to cause their representations and warranties
contained in Section 6 to be true as of Closing Date, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as if made on and as of the Closing Date. The Placement Agents further covenant and agree not to engage in hedging
transactions with respect to the Capital Securities unless such transactions are conducted in compliance with the Securities Act.



Section 9. Indemnification.



9.1. Indemnification Obligation. The Offerors shall jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless the Placement Agents and the
Purchasers and each of their respective agents, employees, officers and directors and each person that controls either of the Placement Agents or the Purchasers within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange
Act, and agents, employees, officers and directors or any such controlling person of either of the Placement Agents or the Purchasers (each such person or entity, an Indemnified Party) from and against any and all losses, claims,
damages, judgments, liabilities or expenses, joint or several, to which such Indemnified Party may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, or at common law or otherwise
(including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Offerors), insofar as such losses, claims, damages, judgments, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of, or are
based upon, or relate to, in whole or in part, (a) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any written information or documentation executed in favor of, furnished or made available to the Placement Agents or
the Purchasers by the Offerors, or (b) any omission or alleged omission to state in any written information or documentation executed in favor of, furnished or made available to the Placement Agents or the Purchasers by the Offerors a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and shall reimburse each Indemnified Party for any legal and other expenses as such expenses are reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection
with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, judgments, liability, expense or action described in this Section 9.1. In addition to their other obligations under this Section 9, the Offerors hereby
agree that, as an interim measure during the pendency of any claim, action, investigation, inquiry or other proceeding arising out of, or based upon, or related to the matters described above in this Section 9.1, they shall reimburse each
Indemnified Party on a quarterly basis for all reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such claim, action, investigation, inquiry or other proceeding, notwithstanding the absence of a judicial
determination as to the propriety and enforceability of the possibility that such payments might later be held to have been improper by a court of competent jurisdiction. To the extent that any such interim reimbursement payment is so held to have
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reimbursement payments and with respect to the applicable claim each Indemnified Party shall promptly return any such amounts previously or thereafter
received to the Offerors together with interest, determined on the basis of the prime rate (or other commercial lending rate for borrowers of the highest credit standing) announced from time to time by First Tennessee Bank National Association (the
Prime Rate). Any such interim reimbursement payments which are not made to an Indemnified Party within 30 days of a request for reimbursement shall bear interest at the Prime Rate from the date of such request.



9.2. Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. Promptly after
receipt by an Indemnified Party under this Section 9 of notice of the commencement of any action, such Indemnified Party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Offerors under this Section 9, notify the Offerors in writing of
the commencement thereof; but, subject to Section 9.4, the omission to so notify the Offerors shall not relieve them from any liability pursuant to Section 9.1 which the Offerors may have to any Indemnified Party unless and to the extent that the
Offerors did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure by the Indemnified Party results in the forfeiture by the Offerors of substantial rights and defenses. In case any such action is brought against any Indemnified Party and such
Indemnified Party seeks or intends to seek indemnity from the Offerors, the Offerors shall be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that they may wish, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified
Party (it being understood, however, that if the claim giving rise to such indemnification obligation shall be covered by insurance, then any panel counsel provided by the applicable insurance carrier shall be deemed reasonably satisfactory to such
Indemnified Party); provided, however, if the defendants in any such action include both the Indemnified Party and the Offerors and the Indemnified Party shall have reasonably concluded (upon advice of counsel) that a material conflict
exists between the positions of the Offerors and the Indemnified Party in conducting the defense of any such action, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to select separate counsel to assume such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in
the defense of such action on behalf of such Indemnified Party. Upon receipt of notice from the Offerors to such Indemnified Party of their election to so assume the defense of such action and approval by the Indemnified Party of counsel, the
Offerors shall not be liable to such Indemnified Party under this Section 9 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof unless (i) the Indemnified Party shall have employed
such counsel in connection with the assumption of legal defenses in accordance with the proviso in the preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that the Offerors shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel
representing the Indemnified Parties who are parties to such action), or (ii) the Offerors shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party to represent the Indemnified Party within a reasonable time after notice of
commencement of the action, in each of which cases the unreasonable fees and expenses of counsel of such Indemnified Party shall be at the expense of the Offerors.



9.3. Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in this Section 9 is required by its terms, but is for
any reason held to be unavailable to or otherwise insufficient to hold harmless an Indemnified Party under Section 9.1 in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to herein or therein, then the Offerors shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of any losses, claims, damages, judgments, liabilities or expenses referred to herein (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received
by the Offerors, on the one hand, and the Indemnified Party, on the other hand, from the offering of such Capital Securities, or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Offerors, on the one hand, and the Placement Agents, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions or
inaccuracies in the representations and warranties herein or other breaches which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, judgments, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The respective relative benefits
received by the Offerors, on the one hand, and the Placement Agents, on the other hand, shall be deemed to be in the same proportion, in the case of the Offerors, as the total price paid to the Offerors for the Capital Securities sold by the
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to the Purchasers (net of the compensation paid to the Placement Agents hereunder, but before deducting expenses), and in the case of the Placement Agents,
as the compensation received by them, bears to the total of such amounts paid to the Offerors and received by the Placement Agents as compensation. The relative fault of the Offerors and the Placement Agents shall be determined by reference to,
among other things, whether the untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission of a material fact or the inaccurate or the alleged inaccurate representation and/or warranty relates to information
supplied by the Offerors or the Placement Agents and the parties relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The provisions set forth in Section 9.2 with respect to notice
of commencement of any action shall apply if a claim for contribution is made under this Section 9.3; provided, however, that no additional notice shall be required with respect to any action for which notice has been given under
Section 9.2 for purposes of indemnification. The Offerors and the Placement Agents agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 9.3 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation
that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 9.3. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, judgments, liabilities or expenses referred to in this Section
9.3 shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. In no event shall the
liability of the Placement Agents hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the compensation (net of payment of all expenses) received by the Placement Agents upon the sale of the Capital Securities giving rise to such obligation. No
person found guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not found guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.



9.4. Additional Remedies. The indemnity and contribution
agreements contained in this Section 9 are in addition to any liability that the Offerors may otherwise have to any Indemnified Party.



9.5. Additional Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust against all loss, liability, claim, damage and
expense whatsoever, as due from the Trust under Sections 9.1 through 9.4 hereof.



Section 10. Rights and Responsibilities of Placement Agents.



10.1. Reliance. In performing their duties under this Agreement, the Placement Agents shall be entitled to rely upon any notice, signature or writing which they shall in good faith believe to be genuine
and to be signed or presented by a proper party or parties. The Placement Agents may rely upon any opinions or certificates or other documents delivered by the Offerors or their counsel or designees to either the Placement Agents or the Purchasers.



10.2. Rights of Placement Agents. In connection
with the performance of their duties under this Agreement, the Placement Agents shall not be liable for any error of judgment or any action taken or omitted to be taken unless the Placement Agents were grossly negligent or engaged in willful
misconduct in connection with such performance or non-performance. No provision of this Agreement shall require the Placement Agents to expend or risk their own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability on behalf of the Purchasers in
connection with the performance of any of their duties hereunder. The Placement Agents shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in them by this Agreement.



Section 11. Miscellaneous.



11.1. Disclosure Schedule. The term Disclosure
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appropriate as an exception to one or more representations or warranties contained in Section 5 hereof; provided, except as otherwise provided in the
Disclosure Schedule, that any item set forth in the Disclosure Schedule as an exception to a representation or warranty shall be deemed an admission by the Offerors that such item represents an exception, fact, event or circumstance that is
reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Disclosure Schedule shall be arranged in paragraphs corresponding to the section numbers contained in Section 5. Nothing in the Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed adequate to disclose an
exception to a representation or warranty made herein unless the Disclosure Schedule identifies the exception with reasonable particularity and describes the relevant facts in reasonable detail. Without limiting the generality of the immediately
preceding sentence, the mere listing (or inclusion of a copy) of a document or other item in the Disclosure Schedule shall not be deemed adequate to disclose an exception to a representation or warranty made herein unless the representation or
warranty has to do with the existence of the document or other item itself. Information provided by the Company in response to any due diligence questionnaire shall not be deemed part of the Disclosure Schedule and shall not be deemed to be an
exception to one or more representations or warranties contained in Section 5 hereof unless such information is specifically included on the Disclosure Schedule in accordance with the provisions of this Section 11.1.



11.2. Legal Expenses. At Closing, the Placement Agents
shall provide a credit for the Offerors transaction-related legal expenses in the amount of $10,000.00.



11.3. Non-Disclosure. Except as required by applicable law, including without limitation securities laws and regulations promulgated
thereunder or with the prior written consent of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) (i) the Offerors shall not, and will cause their advisors and representatives not to, issue any press release
or other public statement regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Operative Documents prior to or on the Closing Date and (ii) following the Closing Date, the Offerors shall not include in any press release, other public
statement or other communication regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Operative Documents, any reference to the Placement Agents, WTC, the Purchaser, the term PreTS or any derivations thereof, or the terms and
conditions of this Agreement or the Operative Documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Offerors may (1) consult any tax advisor regarding U.S. federal income tax treatment or tax structure of the transaction contemplated under this
Agreement and the Operative Documents and (2) disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the U.S. Federal income tax structure (in each case, within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.6011-4) of the transaction
contemplated under this Agreement and the Operative Documents and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to you relating to such tax treatment and tax structure. For this purpose, tax
structure is limited to any facts relevant to the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the transaction and does not include information relating to identity of the parties.



11.4. Notices. Prior to the Closing, and thereafter with respect to matters pertaining to this Agreement only,
all notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, first-class mail, telex, telecopier or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery:



if to the Placement Agents, to:



FTN Financial Capital Markets

845 Crossover Lane, Suite 150

Memphis,
Tennessee 38117





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Telecopier: 901-435-4706

Telephone: 800-456-5460

Attention: James D. Wingett



and



Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.

787 7th Avenue

4th Floor

New York, New York 10019

Telecopier: 212-403-2000

Telephone: 212-403-1004

Attention: Mitchell
Kleinman, General Counsel



with a copy to:



Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C.

500 North Broadway, Suite 2000

St. Louis,
Missouri 63102

Telecopier: 314-241-6056

Telephone: 314-444-7600

Attention: Thomas C. Erb, Esq.



and



Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP

787 7th Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Telecopier: 212-839-5599

Telephone:
212-839-5300

Attention: Renwick Martin, Esq.



if to the Offerors, to:



Taylor Capital Group, Inc.

9550 West Higgins
Road

Rosemont, Illinois 60018

Attention: Robin Van Castle

Telecopy: 847-653-7865



with a copy to:



Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman

525 West Monroe
Street

Chicago, Illinois 60661

Telecopier: 312-577-8881

Telephone: 312-902-5545

Attention: Steven Shapiro



All
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postage prepaid, if mailed, (iii) when answered back, if telexed, (iv) the next business day after being telecopied, or (v) the next business day after
timely delivery to a courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery. From and after the Closing, the foregoing notice provisions shall be superseded by any notice provisions of the Operative Documents under which notice is
given. The Placement Agents, the Offerors, and their respective counsel, may change their respective notice addresses from time to time by written notice to all of the foregoing persons.



11.5. Parties in Interest, Successors and Assigns. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement is
made solely for the benefit of the Placement Agents, the Purchasers and the Offerors and any person controlling the Placement Agents, the Purchasers or the Offerors and their respective successors and assigns; and no other person shall acquire or
have any right under or by virtue of this Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties.



11.6. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of
which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.



11.7. Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning
hereof.



11.8. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS (AND NOT THE LAWS PERTAINING TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS) OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.



11.9. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Operative Documents and the other documents delivered in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject
matter contained herein and therein. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein and therein. This Agreement, together with the Operative Documents and the other documents
delivered in connection with the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.



11.10. Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or the application
thereof in any circumstances, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions hereof shall not be in any
way impaired or affected, it being intended that all of the Placement Agents and the Purchasers rights and privileges shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.



11.11. Survival. The Placement Agents and the Offerors,
respectively, agree that the representations, warranties and agreements made by each of them in this Agreement and in any certificate or other instrument delivered pursuant hereto shall remain in full force and effect and shall survive the delivery
of, and payment for, the Capital Securities.



Signatures
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If this Agreement is satisfactory to you, please so indicate by signing the acceptance of this Agreement
and deliver such counterpart to the Offerors whereupon this Agreement will become binding between us in accordance with its terms.



Very truly yours,TAYLOR CAPITAL GROUP, INC.By:

/s/    BRUCE W. TAYLORName:

Bruce W. TaylorTitle:

President & CEO




TAYC CAPITAL TRUST IIBy:

/s/    BRUCE W. TAYLORName:

Bruce W. TaylorTitle:

Administrator




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|CONFIRMED AND ACCEPTED, as of the date first set forth above                                                
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|FTN FINANCIAL CAPITAL MARKETS, a division of First Tennessee Bank National Association, as a Placement Agent
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|By:                                                                                                          |  | /s/    JAMES D. WINGETT
|Name:                                                                                                        |  | James D. Wingett       
|Title:                                                                                                       |  | Senior Vice President  



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|KEEFE, BRUYETTE & WOODS, INC., a New York corporation, as a Placement Agent
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|By:                                                                         |  | /s/    PETER J. WIRTH
|Name:                                                                       |  | Peter J. Wirth       
|Title:                                                                      |  | Managing Director    





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Certain schedules, exhibits and similar attachments to this Agreement have not been filed with this exhibit. The
Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally any omitted schedule, exhibit or similar attachment to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.