This Sett!em~nt :and Rele~~se Agreement (".A.greemenl'') is made as vf tlJis '.~rl. day of 

~Af 

-~ 2013, by and between the fol!o\ving tindersigned parties: 'l'he Federal Deposit !hsurance 

REGl'.ALS 

l. Prior to Aprill5, 20!1, Heri1age f.hlildng Cimup ("HBG" or the "Bank'') was a 

the Petition, giving ~:wthority io revoke the Charter, closing the Bank and appointing the 

Cormnissioncr tcrnpor.ary receiver, and {c) the FbJC arceptcd the appnintn1CI1t of Re(ClVer tiom 

th~ Commissioner. Said <:~ppointment \Vi:iS pur:mnnt to 12 U.S.C § 18.2l(c). In m::cordance with 
4. Progrc~sive issued a Financial Institmioh Bond (the '"Bond''), bt-aring number 

(b)( 4)-~------1-- I . to the Bank. The Bo:nrl.provided coverage from May 13., 1006 through May 13, 

2009. 

5. O.n December B, 2006, the Bank sen!. P.rogressivc a notice of claim L!'Jfic:rtl \~ 

Bond. On that same date~ !he Bank submitted a Proof •:>f Loss seeking coverage under the Bend 

7. "The Hank filed a complatnt aga.inst Denson in 1he Chn.ncery Court nf Lt~ake 

J~os itiC>n in Decembe1 2007) the Ba.nk arncnded its ~,,mplalnt ;m Jtrnuary 23. 2{108to name 

Pwgressivc in ihe state court lawsuit The lawsuit was styled lie.rilage Banking Group r, 

Karlnyn Dewwn and assigned action number CH07~0456. On June 8, 20 ll, the fDJC-R was 

sub~Litvted for the Bnnk as the p!aintitT in the laws1iit. On A \I gust 8, .2011, the case was rernoved 

t\} the United Stales District Court for the Sotifhe:m District of Mis.s·[~ sipp1, Cas("; No.3 : l 1 ~cv~ 

Mny 6. :>:013. 

acknowledged, the Parties ~gn:."C as fbtlows: 

SECTION 1: Payment by Progre.ssi-ve to l?DIC-R 

A. the Redtals abnve are incoJt)eratd herein by reference: .. 
n:\v to the FDlC-R the Sltrn ofTWO HUNDRED SEVEN'l'Y SEVEN THC)USAND FJVE t :" . . 

HUNDRED SJXTY T\VO DOLLARS AND 69/100 ($277,562.69) (thi': ··s~u!eme.nt Funds''}. 

C. No later than fHlecn days foHo.wiilg the execution nf a signed origin<~ I, Dr s.igned 

'Pnvment ~ Dne . . . Date'·). ·.·. 1he Settlement . Ftmds shaH b~ delivere-d tv counsel for FDJC.R. 

fron~ ~uc]; dme until the di:!te of payment .in full. 

E In addition. and without waiving :my <>thet rights thal the FDIC-R may have. in the 

event th~\t ~ll Settlem~ilt Fund!\ are not. received b\ the FDrC-R en or bdore thhtv davi' • w ~ 

any time prk>r to receipt of aH Settkment Funds (including aU accrued interest) w dec1are: this 

Agreement nul! and void. shaJ.1 have the right t~• extend this Agreement for any ped;_7d uf time 
paid to it under this Agreement by Progressive. The Parties further <~gree Lu the jurisdiction of 

the Federal District Court in the S()Uthchl DisJdtt of Mississippi 10 t·~sdve an:~' nther diS.puk:1> 

rdated to the enforcement of the terms of this .Agreement (other tb~m with respect to the matt~r~ 

nun and void, the Parties agree that all statutes of limitation or tin:!ng def~nses with te.sped tr~ 

Claims under th~~ Bond that the F'DJC!t had ~gainst Pwgressivl:! ptk>r to the date of the 

Agreement until fifteen Juy~ ufter the Agreement is declared null and void. 

F. Upon n".c cipt of ai!Settlc:mcnt Funds and thll compliance with the terr1s oft he 

Agreem¢nt by Progressiv~, th~ FD1C-R and Progresslv¢ wHI jointty nle a. stipu!ation. of 

voluntary disn'is~ml under F:;:d. R. Ci'v. P. 4! (a}(I)(A)(ii). a~ w PrJ;}gressive only. that pn:vidcs the 

dhmiss<ll of the Pr::nding Litigation is with preJudice, and th~t edrh p:!!.rty is to bear Hp;mm cost:; 

A. .R~J.~r~~~1 . .V.U!.roi!ressiyg .. J?..riJ2lQ:::lt .Eftect.ivc upon p~tyment by Progressive nf the 

S~;!dement :Funds, together with any a\.:crued i nte:re!; t, ~he F D 1 C ~ R. for ! tsd f and hs predece s!lo l'~, 

suc<.~e~sors ~md thSigns. h~rcby tdea~~s mid di~ch~rg<::s Prngr~.ssive, its p~rcnts, suh:.id.1aries, 

utlilbtes and reinsurer'~. ~nd their re;.~pective employees, offkers, directors, agents. 

n:;prcsent~:tive~, prdeces~ors, suNessors arid ass1gns, from clail11s tmder the Bond including hut 

not Hntit~~d t{) any and aH claims, demands, obligal.hms, damages~ 4!cthms and c~u~es of actiot. 

direct or indirect, in law 01 in equity, statutory, contn;~ttmt rwn·t<mh·<wtmi.l, or in tort. that the 

FDJC-R alleg:;d oi could have atleg.cd against P1ogreo;sive in wnnecti\>n -.vith the Pr.o6f of' Los$, 

01 the Pending Liligation, or the BoLd. or which the FDK>R did allege or could have ~lleged 
.i_Grlittst Progres.sive thM l:lrise fmm or relale to any c::laims a~serted by the FDIC·R under the 

Bond or Progressive ·s adjusting of such d~ hi Js, or otherwise arise fr;,Hr 1 reh t~ to or concern ih~ 

Bond .. and ;>gre~s that any nt~rest i: may have d~r the Bond is extinguished, however, rills 

release shaH 11ot. txtend 1o or. affect: t-~'1J other Progtess1ve policy of insurance, including but ·not 

limited to dir.:ctors' and officers' Hab3Jity insnrar!ce. 

B. B.~!~~~At~!fJ1!.1C~l1Jrt.Pro,g essivg, Effectiv~ sirrmhaneously \.Vfth t.h (~ de~~.sc 

granted l!1 paragraph. A of this Section U abf)ve., Progressive, f<H' itsetf nnd its predeces~o rs, 

suc<:es.:>iJts and a!'l!"igns, and on behalf of its pare11ts,. subsidiaries, ar1iliatcs :tlld r~·insu rer;;, ~md 

t:heit: su~cessors attd assigp.s, hereby rek.ases and discharges FDlC-R and its·ernpi'Oy"Ces. officers, 

directas, agents~ a~tomeys, representatives, prede-cessors, sm::cessors and assigns. fr~-rm any and 

all daims, demands, <•hligatkm ~. damages, actJi)ns and au~e:s ofactiom;, (iire(~.l. or ir:direcc in 

law or in equity, that arise from {)f relate to the 'Pnmf <.,f Lo::.s ~md/or the B\md including hm lh':\t 

limited to any tig ht~: Cif subrogation, legal, equitable, or cth:rwise. 

C. ~~?.-iY.tt.Q_f.s_~,~_!,lretuttion b~·Pro~re sive. Progressive agrees to a11d hereby dt.es 

irrevoc~1b y waive any rights of ~1 brogM.ion it Jl~<tY have relating tt.1 the claims under the l'h:md, 

induding withou J1rnitation those arising fron't Progressive's p!1y:n~nt of !he SeUiement Fund~. 

nr invo.!ving the unde.rlying daims. under the Bond und ull rights to re~;; cvefy then::<)f ( .. Rights of 

Rcc~w~ry''). rugress·hl'~ ~1grees that the FDlC·R may retain, :<;dl. tran~:fer, or t'Hherwise dispuse 

of such Rights of Recovery as ii se~s fit, in its sole discreticn. and retain the proceeds {if zmy) 

thereof m:d any such present or future retention or dispi:J-sitinn (;f Stich Rights of Recovery ~h:JH 

not serve: to modify, ~~Iter, ihcreasc:, dcc.rel'\Se, or otherwise affect the cor:skle.t·ation ~:b~ m:d.er this 

Agreement or the monetary an'jotmt bei1~g paid by Pr<}gre:ssive. 
D. I:~l~J;"[~.~RQ~~n:mh~~1Jd~fJ}m R(:k~§-

} _ N(>twiih~umding £~ny 0rher prtwlskm contained in thb 1\greemerit, the FDIC-R 

does not release. and expressly preserv~s fuHy and to the same exttrit a$. it' the Agrcemem had 

not b~en executed, aJ\y daims or causes ofac:tion; 

gmmmt.or of any promissory twte oc itH.!ebtedness payable or ~.}Wed by then w the FDH>R the 

B~nk, other .:tlmmcia! lnstittltio.ns, m any othcrpenmn or entity., including without limitation :my 

df:li;:m ~cquired by th~ FDlC~R a~ ~uc~~es:;or in intcr~st to the Bank or (!fiy person nr entity other 

than the Bllnk: 

b_ against any person 0r entity not cxp!·essiy released in thi~ Agrcentcnt; 

lnstlret), uthel' lh~Hl the Bo.nd; or 

d. \Vhkh arc not e:xpre~s!y released it1 Paragraph A of S(;)ctinn JL <~bnve_ 

release, arid ~;xp¥essly preserve& fulty <md to the same extent as if the Agreement bd m~t been 

executed, any d~tms or causes of <:H:~ion: 

~~- against any persnn nr l:':nt.ity for !ial>i!lty, if ~-tn}', incurred as ih~ nHl.kt:r, endorser or 

gmnant~·~t ot' a.ry pmmis.sory note or indebtedness pay~ble or owed by them to Prngrcss'ive; 

b.. again~! t~ny pc1son or entity not expressly rclcas:~d in this Agreement; 

c.. unde!· or relating to :my policy of insurance Issu{~d by Progre.sS;ive (or any other 

insurer}~ other 1hon the Bond; or 

d, which arc nf~t expres~ly rdetiSed in Pan~gr~ph B of Secthm It or W1:Li•:ed in 

Par<~ graph C of Section 1L .:~bov1:.. 
.3. N{}IWiihst1nding any other pwv isio11. this Agre.en~~nt Joe::; not w~1iv~ ~my claims (ir 

actions lha t could be brought by any age r}c y or i nst n.lrnen ta I ity (\ f the- United States g<>v emment 

olher than the FDIC>R. 

SECTION lU~ Representations 2.nd Acknuwk>dgerm.\nt~ 

A. l1~1l~).].hUL9fthe Claims. The FDrC-R re~'m~sents and warrants that. pur~want to 

12 U .S.C. § l821(d), the FDIC·R is the current lawful owner of, <:md d1M it has n<,t assigned. soid, 

or tr~nstem~d ~ny interest in relation w, th{': Bond and any daims arising then~und~r. 

B. N'-1 Additk~nal Action~. Pmgres~ive hereby agree~ that it will l\{}t bring. n!e, or 

othe;wisc pursue any daims agains.t any party in rel<:~tion to the Bond. including nny cln.ims tor 

indemnity or ~mhmgation. 

C. NY-/~-~ln:.l.i~~iQJ.J, .. QLLia~WJ.x. Tbt; undersigned P~~rti~:s ~ach acknowledges and 

agrees that the !iH~tter!-1 set forth in thls Agrcelnent ccnsrltutc the. settlement and compromise of a 

di~_tH:ted claim, and that this Agr.eemem is not ~n adrni%ion or evidence. ofH~bHity by either of 

them reg~rding <my claim m,F is it intended to be, nor .shall it be construed as. ~o interpret~l';ion of 

the Bond or any other in~urance pohcy. This Agrel::m~nt shall not be used as cvid~nce, or in ilny 

~Heged cblig~tions of Progres."liv~~ nndi;:t the Bond to ~my p~trty ()!' mm~party to tb$ Agreernem. 

Except as provided ah~}ve. the P~:rt\cs may use the Agreement in any {)ther pwcet'ding to th~ 

D. Co~:Jpcr£~,t.jy_t,DX{lftjn!!:, The Parties to this Agre~ment hav;;, partidputed joirttly in 

th;:: m~gntiation and preparing of !his Agreernent. Af.(<)rd ingl y, lhe Parties agree nor to assert that 
against any other party. 

final Agreement, as .if one documet'l.t had been signed by aH Parties her~Hl; and each such 

or she is au1hodzed to slg;n this Agreement nn behaif of the res~ctive Party ft)l" which he.nr she: 

undersigned Parties and their rc$pective insurers, agents, heirs. executors. administrators, 

pubiic document that '\.Vill need tf! he clisdosed pursuam w l2 U.SX. § 182l (s) and ether 

only ~md !>haH not affect the C(mstrm::tion rrr interprdatkm cfthis Agreement 
business d~y. or (iv) if sent by certitled cr registered maiL the busin~ss days ~tkr the date of 

depo~it in dw United States mail to the re~pective ?lddr~ss of the Party as set forth below, with 

To L'-le FDl C: 

Michael D. Shnmons 

Cosmkh. Simmons & Br.ownr. PLLC 

Post Office Box 22626 

jack~on, MS 39225<!626 

Fedt;-ml Depmdt h1sunwice Corporation 

3501 N .. F~jrfax l)rive 

ArHngion, VA 22226 

Attn: Geoffrey /.,-t Long. Rn1. B-7055 

Pr.'frgressive Ca~uahy !l.Jsunmc.e Company 

747 Alpha Drive 

Highhtnd lkights, OH 44143 
agreement and tmde-rst~rHiing betv.;een and.among the undersigned P<1rties conc('ming the rnatt~rs. 

att.<nnc.y(s) or other rep1'esentative(s). 

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M. Advk::; of CounseL Each Party hereby acknowledges that it ha~~ consulted witb 

N. .AuthoritY to Settle. The FDK>It for itself and (~xpressly in its capacity of 

provision shaJ 1 be affect eeL and the renminder of this Agreermmt (and !he application of such 
(b )(6) 

IN WfTNESS WHEREOF. the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement t!) be cxeculcd 

by their duly authorized represent:alives on the dates hereinafter subseribed. 

FEDERAL HEPOSIT .lNSU.R.-\NCE CORPORATION 

~s Receiver qf Herit~ge Banking Group 

By: 

PROGRESSJVE CASlJALTY lNSVRANCF. COMPANY 

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Pl'int Natne: L~. a..wt'" e .1'1/.i';:.: :$; ./2 L~ eel~~ 

Title· (,., ~- t~F: 11 \#~~.- .. i ">t;;. • . . %'\~ ~:J...L'l.~f·--·-..)f'-·-~-""L;(.:KI.LW.,·- , 

Date: ____ lt~h I.~ :2 

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