Document:

EXHIBIT 10.4

 

EXECUTION COPY

COMMON/PREFERRED/WARRANT

 

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT

 

dated as of April 7,
2008

 

between

 

WASHINGTON MUTUAL, INC.

 

and

 

THE PURCHASERS NAMED
HEREIN

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  Page

  
	
   

  	
  ARTICLE I

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Purchase;
  Closings

  	
   

  
	
  1.1   

  	
  Purchase

  	
  1

  
	
  1.2  

  	
  Closing

  	
  1

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE II

  	
   

  
	
  Representations
  and Warranties

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  2.1   

  	
  Disclosure

  	
  2

  
	
  2.2   

  	
  Representations
  and Warranties of the Company

  	
  3

  
	
  2.3   

  	
  Representations
  and Warranties of the Purchaser

  	
  8

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE III

  	
   

  
	
  Additional
  Agreements

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  3.1   

  	
  Other Actions

  	
  11

  
	
  3.2   

  	
  Exchange Listing

  	
  12

  
	
  3.3   

  	
  Legend

  	
  12

  
	
  3.4   

  	
  Indemnity

  	
  13

  
	
  3.5   

  	
  Registration
  Rights

  	
  14

  
	
  3.6   

  	
  Reset.

  	
  22

  
	
  3.7   

  	
  Transfer
  Restrictions

  	
  23

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE IV

  	
   

  
	
  Termination

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  4.1   

  	
  Termination

  	
  24

  
	
  4.2   

  	
  Effects of Termination

  	
  25

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE V

  	
   

  
	
  Miscellaneous

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  5.1   

  	
  Survival

  	
  25

  
	
  5.2   

  	
  Standard

  	
  25

  
	
  5.3   

  	
  Amendment

  	
  25

  
	
  5.4   

  	
  Waivers

  	
  25

  
	
  5.5   

  	
  Counterparts and
  Facsimile

  	
  25

  
	
  5.6   

  	
  Governing Law

  	
  25

  
	
  5.7    

  	
  WAIVER
  OF JURY TRIAL

  	
  26

  
	
  5.8   

  	
  Notices

  	
  26

  
	
  5.9   

  	
  Entire
  Agreement, Etc

  	
  26

  
	
  5.10  
  

  	
  Other
  Definitions

  	
  27

  
	
  5.11  
  

  	
  Captions

  	
  27

  

 

 

	
  5.12  
  

  	
  Severability

  	
  27

  
	
  5.13  
  

  	
  No Third Party
  Beneficiaries

  	
  28

  
	
  5.14  

  	
  Time of Essence

  	
  28

  
	
  5.15  
  

  	
  Specific
  Performance

  	
  28

  

 

 

INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS

 

	
  Term

  	
   

  	
  Location of Definition

  
	
  Affiliate

  	
   

  	
  5.10(a)

  
	
  Agreement

  	
   

  	
  Preamble

  
	
  Beneficially
  Own

  	
   

  	
  3.1(d)

  
	
  Beneficial
  Owner

  	
   

  	
  3.1(d)

  
	
  Benefit
  Plan

  	
   

  	
  2.3(e)(4)

  
	
  Board
  of Directors

  	
   

  	
  2.2(c)(1)

  
	
  business
  day

  	
   

  	
  5.10(e)

  
	
  Capitalization
  Date

  	
   

  	
  2.2(b)

  
	
  Closing

  	
   

  	
  1.2(a)

  
	
  Closing
  Date

  	
   

  	
  1.2(a)

  
	
  Common
  Stock

  	
   

  	
  Recitals

  
	
  Company

  	
   

  	
  Preamble

  
	
  Company
  Financial Statements

  	
   

  	
  2.2(f)

  
	
  Company
  Preferred Stock

  	
   

  	
  2.2(b)

  
	
  Company
  SEC Reports

  	
   

  	
  2.2(g)

  
	
  Company
  Subsidiary

  	
   

  	
  2.2(c)

  
	
  Convertible
  Preferred Stock

  	
   

  	
  Recitals

  
	
  Disclosure
  Package

  	
   

  	
  3.5(a)(1)

  
	
  Disclosure
  Schedule

  	
   

  	
  2.1(a)

  
	
  ERISA

  	
   

  	
  2.3(e)(5)

  
	
  Exchange
  Act

  	
   

  	
  2.2(g)

  
	
  Free
  Writing Prospectus

  	
   

  	
  3.5(g)(2)

  
	
  Fundamental
  Change

  	
   

  	
  3.6(b)(1)

  
	
  Governmental
  Entities

  	
   

  	
  2.2(d)(1)

  
	
  HOLA

  	
   

  	
  2.2(a)

  
	
  Holder

  	
   

  	
  3.5(a)(3)

  
	
  Holder
  Free Writing Prospectus

  	
   

  	
  3.5(a)(4)

  
	
  Holders’
  Counsel

  	
   

  	
  3.5(d)(2)

  
	
  Indemnified
  Party

  	
   

  	
  3.4(b)

  
	
  indemnified
  person

  	
   

  	
  3.5(g)(3)

  
	
  indemnifying
  person

  	
   

  	
  3.5(g)(3)

  
	
  Liability

  	
   

  	
  3.5(g)(1)

  
	
  Liens

  	
   

  	
  2.2(c)

  
	
  Losses

  	
   

  	
  3.4(a)

  
	
  Market
  Price

  	
   

  	
  3.6(b)(2)

  
	
  Material
  Adverse Effect

  	
   

  	
  2.1(b)

  
	
  New
  Issuance Price

  	
   

  	
  3.6(a)(1)

  
	
  OTS

  	
   

  	
  3.6(a)

  
	
  person

  	
   

  	
  5.10(f)

  
	
  Preliminary
  Fundamental Change

  	
   

  	
  3.6(b)(3)

  
	
  Previously
  Disclosed

  	
   

  	
  2.1(c)

  
	
  Purchasers

  	
   

  	
  Preamble

  
	
  QIB

  	
   

  	
  2.3(e)(1)

  

 

 

	
  Term

  	
   

  	
  Location of Definition

  
	
  Reference
  Purchase Price

  	
   

  	
  1.2(b)

  
	
  Registrable
  Securities

  	
   

  	
  3.5(a)(5)

  
	
  Registration
  Expenses

  	
   

  	
  3.5(d)(1)

  
	
  Reset
  Event

  	
   

  	
  3.6(a)(2)

  
	
  Reset
  Issuance

  	
   

  	
  3.6(a)(1)

  
	
  Reset
  Price

  	
   

  	
  3.6(a)(2)

  
	
  SEC

  	
   

  	
  2.1(c)

  
	
  Shares

  	
   

  	
  Recitals

  
	
  Securities
  Act

  	
   

  	
  2.2(g)(1)

  
	
  Selling
  Holders

  	
   

  	
  3.5(a)(6)

  
	
  Series R
  Preferred Stock

  	
   

  	
  2.2(b)

  
	
  Shareholder
  Approval

  	
   

  	
  3.1(b)

  
	
  Shareholder
  Proposals

  	
   

  	
  3.1(b)

  
	
  Shelf
  Period

  	
   

  	
  3.5(b)(1)

  
	
  Shelf
  Registration

  	
   

  	
  3.5(b)(1)

  
	
  Shelf
  Registration Statement

  	
   

  	
  3.5(b)(1)

  
	
  Significant
  Subsidiary

  	
   

  	
  2.2(c)

  
	
  Subsidiary

  	
   

  	
  2.2(c)

  
	
  Transfer

  	
   

  	
  3.7(a)

  
	
  Triggering
  Fundamental Change

  	
   

  	
  3.6(a)(2)

  
	
  Underlying
  Security Price

  	
   

  	
  3.6(b)(4)

  
	
  Warrants

  	
   

  	
  Recitals

  
	
  WM
  Funding

  	
   

  	
  2.2(b)

  
	
  WMB

  	
   

  	
  2.2(a)

  

 

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT, dated as of April 7, 2008 (this “Agreement”),  between Washington Mutual, Inc., a Washington
corporation (the “Company”),  and
the purchasers named on the signature pages to this Agreement (the “Purchasers”).

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS, the Company
intends to sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser severally and not jointly
intends to purchase from the Company at the Closing (as defined below), shares
of Common Stock, no par value, of the Company (the “Common Stock”) and, in the
case of certain purchasers, shares of a series of contingent convertible
perpetual non-cumulative preferred stock, no par value, of the Company (the “Convertible Preferred Stock”, and the shares of Common Stock
and Convertible Preferred Stock so purchased pursuant hereto, the “Shares”) and warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock
(the “Warrants”), as described herein with
respect to such Purchaser.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises, and of the representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE
I

 PURCHASE; CLOSINGS

 

1.1  
Purchase. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein,
each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, agrees that it will purchase from
the Company, and the Company agrees that it will sell to each such Purchaser,
the number of Shares and Warrants set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on
such Purchaser’s signature page to this Agreement.

 

1.2   Closing.

 

(a)  
For each Purchaser, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set
forth in this Agreement with respect to the purchase and sale by such
Purchaser, the closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares and Warrants
pursuant hereto (the “Closing”)  shall occur at 9:30 a.m., New York
time, on April 11, 2008, or on such later date as the Company may by
written notice specify to such Purchaser, at the offices of Simpson Thacher &
Bartlett LLP located at 425 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017 or such
other date or location as agreed by the parties. The date of the Closing is
referred to as the “Closing Date.”

 

(b)  
Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to the Closing in Section 1.2(c),
at the Closing, the Company will deliver to each Purchaser (1) one stock
certificate representing the total number of shares of Common Stock; (2) one
stock certificate representing the total number of shares of Convertible
Preferred Stock; and (3) a Warrant to purchase a number of shares of
Common Stock equal to (x) the aggregate amount payable in respect of the
Shares subscribed for as set forth on such Purchaser’s signature page to
this Agreement divided by (y) $8.75 (the “Reference Purchase Price”) divided by (z) eight, and in the case of each of
clauses (1), (2) and (3) of this paragraph, registered in the name of
such Purchaser or such other person (which shall be an Affiliate or nominee of
such Purchaser or such 

 

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Affiliate) as such Purchaser may have
designated in writing to the Company not less than one business day prior to
the Closing, against payment therefor by wire transfer by such Purchaser of
immediately available United States funds to a bank account designated by the
Company, for an aggregate purchase price equal to the amount set forth on such
Purchaser’s signature page to this Agreement.

 

(c)  
Closing Conditions.

 

(1)   The respective obligations of
each Purchaser on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, to
consummate the Closing is subject to the fulfillment or written waiver by the
applicable Purchaser and the Company prior to the Closing of the following
conditions:

 

(A)  
no provision of any applicable law or regulation and no judgment,
injunction, order or decree shall prohibit the Closing;

 

(B)  
the shares of Common Stock to be issued at the Closing shall have
been authorized for listing on the New York Stock Exchange or such other market
on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted, subject to official notice
of issuance; and

 

(C)  
the Company shall have issued and sold shares of capital stock on
or after the date hereof and on or prior to the Closing Date and received
aggregate proceeds in respect thereof (including the proceeds to be received
from such Purchaser) of not less than $4.9 billion in the aggregate; provided, that for purposes of this clause (C), to the
extent there exist at Closing contractual obligations of purchasers to deliver
funds in respect of any such sales within not more than 14 days following
Closing, the funds subject to such contractual obligations shall be considered
to be proceeds received for purposes of this provision.

 

(2)   The obligation of each
Purchaser to consummate the purchase of Shares and Warrants to be purchased by
it at the Closing is also subject to the fulfillment or written waiver by such
Purchaser prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions:

 

(A)  
the Company shall have performed in all material respects all
obligations required to be performed by it at or prior to Closing; and

 

(B)  
such Purchaser shall have received a certificate signed on behalf
of the Company by a senior executive officer certifying to the effect that the
conditions set forth in Section 1.2(c)(2)(A) has been satisfied.

 

ARTICLE
II

 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

2.1   Disclosure. (a) 
On or prior to the date hereof, the Company delivered to each Purchaser
and each Purchaser delivered to the Company a schedule (“Disclosure Schedule”)
setting forth, among other things, items the disclosure of which is necessary
or appropriate either in response to an express disclosure requirement
contained in a provision hereof or as an 

 

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exception
to one or more representations or warranties contained in Section 2.2 with
respect to the Company, or in Section 2.3 with respect to such Purchaser,
or to one or more of its covenants contained in Article III.

 

(b)  As
used in this Agreement, any reference to any fact, change, circumstance or
effect being “material” with respect to the Company means such fact, change,
circumstance or effect is material in relation to the business, results of
operations or financial condition of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries
taken as a whole. As used in this Agreement, the term “Material Adverse Effect” means any
circumstance, event, change, development or effect that, individually or in the
aggregate, (1) is material and adverse to the business, results of
operations or financial condition of the Company and Company Subsidiaries taken
as a whole or (2) would materially impair the ability of the Company to
perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the Closing; provided, however, that in determining whether a Material
Adverse Effect has occurred, there shall be excluded the following: (A) changes
in generally accepted accounting principles or regulatory accounting principles
applicable to banks, savings associations or their holding companies, (B) changes
in laws, rules and regulations of general applicability or interpretations
thereof by Governmental Entities, (C) actions or omissions of the Company
taken in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, (D) changes in
general economic, monetary or financial conditions, including changes in
prevailing interest rates, credit markets, secondary mortgage market conditions
or housing price appreciation/depreciation trends, (E) changes in the
market price or trading volumes of the Common Stock or the Company’s other
securities, (F) the failure of the Company to meet any internal or public
projections, forecasts, estimates or guidance (including guidance as to “earnings
drivers”) for any period ending on or after December 31, 2007, (G) changes
in global or national political conditions, including the outbreak or
escalation of war or acts of terrorism, and (H) the public disclosure of
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(c)  “Previously Disclosed”  means information (1) set forth on
the Disclosure Schedule or (2)  publicly disclosed by the Company in the
Company SEC Reports filed by it with or furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and
publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement (excluding any risk
factor disclosures contained in such documents under the heading “Risk Factors”
and any disclosure of risks included in any “forward-looking statements”
disclaimer or other statements that are similarly non-specific and are
predictive or forward-looking in nature).

 

2.2   Representations and Warranties of the Company.
Except as Previously Disclosed, the Company represents and warrants to the
Purchasers as of the date of this Agreement that:

 

(a)   Organization
and Authority. The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly
existing under the laws of the State of Washington, is duly qualified to do business
and is in good standing in all jurisdictions where its ownership or leasing of
property or the conduct of its business requires it to be so qualified and
where failure to be so qualified would have a Material Adverse Effect, and has
the corporate power and authority to own its properties and assets and to carry
on its business as it is now being conducted. The Company is duly registered as
a savings and loan holding company under the Home Owners’ Loan Act, as amended
(“HOLA”). Washington Mutual Bank 

 

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(“WMB”) is duly
organized and in good standing as a federal savings association under HOLA and
its deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to the
fullest extent permitted by law.  WMB is
a member in good standing of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco.

 

(b)   Capitalization.  The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 1,600,000,000 shares of
Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, no par value, of the
Company (the “Company Preferred Stock”).  As of the close of business on March 31,
2008 (the “Capitalization Date”), there were
882,140,637 shares of Common Stock outstanding and 3,000,500 shares of
Preferred Stock outstanding, consisting of 500 shares of Series K
Perpetual Non-cumulative Floating Rate Preferred Stock and 3,000,000 shares of
7.75% Series R Non-cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series R Preferred Stock”).  As of the close of business on the
Capitalization Date, no shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock were reserved
or to be made available for issuance, except for (1) (A) 83,311,421
shares of Common Stock reserved or to be made available for issuance upon the
exercise of options to purchase Common Stock, (B) 2,186,394 share of
Common Stock reserved or to be made available for issuance upon the vesting of
restricted stock units and (C) 949,369 shares of Common Stock reserved or
to be made available for issuance upon the vesting of performance share awards,
(2) 834,322 shares of Common Stock reserved or to be made available for
issuance under the 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, (3) 563 shares of
Common Stock reserved or to be made available for issuance upon conversion of
the Company’s 2.75% Convertible Cash to Accreting Senior Notes due March 15,
2016, (4) 1,176,502 shares of Common Stock reserved or to be made
available for issuance upon conversion of the Company’s 4% Convertible Senior
Notes due May 15, 2008, (5) 141,176,471 shares of Common Stock
reserved or to be made available for issuance upon conversion of the Series R
Preferred Stock, (6) 29,242,092 shares of Common Stock reserved or to be
made available for issuance pursuant to the Company’s Trust Warrants issued
pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2001 between the
Company and The Bank of New York, (7) approximately 11,900,000 shares of
Common Stock reserved or to be made available for issuance pursuant to
Litigation Warrants issued pursuant to the Amended and Restated Warrant
Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2003 between the Company and Mellon
Investor Services LLC, (8) 700,000 shares of Company Preferred Stock
designated as Series RP Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share,
reserved or to be made available for issuance upon the exercise of rights
granted under the Rights Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2000, between
the Company and Mellon Investor Services, L.L.C., (9) 1,250 shares of Series I
Perpetual Non-cumulative Fixed-to-Floating Rate Preferred Stock reserved or to
be made available for issuance upon conversion of the Series 2006-A
Convertible Preferred Securities issued by Washington Mutual Preferred Funding
LLC (“WM Funding”), (10) 750 shares of Series J
Perpetual Non-cumulative Fixed Rate Preferred Stock reserved or to be made
available for issuance upon conversion of the Series 2006-B Convertible
Preferred Securities of WM Funding, (11) 500 shares of Series L Perpetual
Non-cumulative Fixed-to-Floating Rate Preferred Stock reserved or to be made
available for issuance upon conversion of the Series 2006-C Convertible
Preferred Securities of WM Funding, (12) 500 shares of Series M Perpetual
Non-cumulative Fixed-to-Floating Rate Preferred Stock reserved or to be made
available for issuance upon conversion of the Series 2007-A Convertible
Preferred Securities of 

 

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WM Funding, and (13) 1,000 shares of WM Series N
Non-cumulative Fixed-to-Floating Rate Preferred Stock reserved or to be made
available for issuance upon conversion of the Series 2007-B Convertible
Preferred Securities of WM Funding.  All
of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock and Company Preferred
Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid,
nonassessable and free of preemptive rights, with no personal liability
attaching to the ownership thereof.

 

(c)   Company’s
Subsidiaries.  Exhibit 21 to the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2007 sets forth a correct and complete list of the Company Subsidiaries,
including the Company’s Significant Subsidiaries.  Each of the Company’s Significant
Subsidiaries is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of organization, is duly qualified to do business and is in good
standing in all jurisdictions where its ownership or leasing of property or the
conduct of its business requires it to be so qualified and where failure to be
so qualified or in good standing would have a Material Adverse Effect.  The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all
of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of or all other equity
interests in each of the Company Subsidiaries, free and clear of any liens,
charges, encumbrances, adverse rights or claims and security interests
whatsoever (“Liens”), and all of such shares
are duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and
free of preemptive rights, with no personal liability attaching to the
ownership thereof.  As used herein, “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any  person,
any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other
entity (1) of which such person or a subsidiary of such person is a
general partner or (2) at least a majority of the securities or other
interests of which having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a
majority of the board of directors or persons performing similar functions with
respect to such entity is directly or indirectly owned by such person and/or
one or more subsidiaries thereof; “Company Subsidiary”
means any Subsidiary of the Company; and “Significant Subsidiary”
means, with respect to any person, any Subsidiary that would constitute a “significant
Subsidiary” of such person within the meaning of Rule 1-02 of Regulation
S-X of the SEC.

 

(d)   Authorization.
(1) The Company has the corporate power and authority to enter into this
Agreement and to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the board of
directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”).
Subject to such approvals of federal, state, local and foreign authorities,
agencies, courts, commissions or other entities, including stock exchanges and
other self-regulatory organizations (collectively, “Governmental Entities”)  referred
to in Section 2.2(d), and assuming due authorization, execution and
delivery by the applicable Purchaser, this Agreement is a valid and binding
obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with
its terms, subject bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or
similar laws affecting creditors generally or by general equitable principles
(whether applied in equity or at law). 
No vote of the Company’s shareholders is required for the execution and
delivery by the Company of this Agreement, the performance by it of its
obligations hereunder or the consummation by it of the transactions
contemplated hereby, except that the Shareholder 

 

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Approvals are required in connection with the
conversion of the Convertible Preferred Stock and the exercise of the Warrants.

 

(2)  Neither the
execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement, nor the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by the Company with any
of the provisions hereof, will (i) violate, conflict with, or result in a
breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with
notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or result
in the termination of, or accelerate the performance required by, or result in
a right of termination or acceleration of, or result in the creation of any
Lien upon any of the material properties or assets of the Company or any
Company Subsidiary under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of (A) its
articles of incorporation or bylaws (or similar governing documents) or (B) any
note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement or
other instrument or obligation to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary
is a party or by which it may be bound, or to which the Company or any Company
Subsidiary or any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary may be subject, or (ii) subject to compliance with the statutes
and regulations referred to in Section 2.2(e), violate any statute, rule or
regulation or, to the knowledge of the Company, any judgment, ruling, order,
writ, injunction or decree applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary
or any of their respective properties or assets, except in the case of clauses
(i)(B) and (ii) for such violations, conflicts and breaches as would
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(e)   Governmental
Consents. Other than as Previously Disclosed, and the securities or blue
sky laws of the various states, no material notice to, filing with, exemption
or review by, or authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental
Entity, nor expiration or termination of any statutory waiting periods, is
necessary for the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.

 

(f)   Financial
Statements. The consolidated balance sheets of the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the related consolidated
statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the three years
ended December 31, 2007, together with the notes thereto (collectively,
the “Company Financial Statements”) included
in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2007, as filed with the SEC, have been prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis and present fairly
in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and
the Company Subsidiaries as of the dates set forth therein and the consolidated
results of operations and cash flows of the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries for the periods stated therein.

 

(g)   SEC
Reports. (1) Since December 31, 2005, the Company and each
Company Subsidiary has filed all material reports, registration statements,
proxy statements and other documents, together with any required amendments
thereto, that it was required to file with any SEC (the foregoing,
collectively, the “Company SEC Reports”).
As of its date (or if amended prior to the date of this Agreement, as of the
date of such amendment), each Company SEC Report did not contain an untrue
statement of a 

 

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material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary in order to make the statements made in it, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and complied as to
form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”),
and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

 

(2)  The records,
systems, controls, data and information of the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries are recorded, stored, maintained and operated under means
(including any electronic, mechanical or photographic process, whether
computerized or not) that are under the exclusive ownership and direct control
of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries or their accountants (including all
means of access thereto and therefrom), except for any non-exclusive ownership
and non-direct control that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. The Company (A) has implemented and maintains disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange
Act) to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including the
consolidated Company Subsidiaries, is made known to the chief executive officer
and the chief financial officer of the Company by others within those entities,
and (B) has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation prior to the
date hereof, to the Company’s outside auditors and the audit committee of the
Board of Directors (x) any significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial
reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial information and (y) any fraud, whether or
not material, that involves management or other employees who have a
significant role in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

(h)   Offering
of Securities. Neither the Company nor any person acting on its behalf has
taken any action (including any offering of any securities of the Company under
circumstances which would require the integration of such offering with the
offering of any of the Shares and Warrants to be issued pursuant to this
Agreement under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the
SEC thereunder) which might subject the offering, issuance or sale of any of
the Shares or Warrants to the Purchasers pursuant to this Agreement to the
registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

(i)   Status
of Shares. The shares of Common Stock, shares of Convertible Preferred
Stock and Warrants to be issued pursuant to this Agreement have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action. When issued and sold against
receipt of the consideration therefor as provided in this Agreement, such
shares of Common Stock, Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrants will be
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, will not subject the holders
thereof to personal liability and will not be subject to preemptive rights of
any other shareholder of the Company. The shares of Common Stock issuable upon
the conversion of the Convertible Preferred Stock and the exercise of the
Warrants will, upon receipt of the Shareholder Approvals and filing of the
related Articles of Amendment to the Company’s Restated and Amended Articles of
Incorporation with the Washington Secretary of State, have been duly authorized
by all necessary corporate action and when so issued upon such conversion or
exercise will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, will not subject
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personal liability and will not be subject to
preemptive rights of any other shareholder of the Company.

 

(j)   Litigation
and Other Proceedings.  There is no
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, claim, action, suit,
investigation or proceeding, against the Company or any Company Subsidiary, nor
is the Company or any Company Subsidiary subject to any order, judgment or
decree, in each case except as would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.

 

(k)   Compliance
with Laws. The Company and each Company Subsidiary have all material
permits, licenses, authorizations, orders and approvals of, and have made all
filings, applications and registrations with, Governmental Entities that are
required in order to permit them to own or lease their properties and assets
and to carry on their business as presently conducted and that are material to
the business of the Company or such Company Subsidiary. The conduct by the
Company and each Company Subsidiary of their business as presently conducted
does not violate or infringe any applicable material domestic (federal, state
or local) or foreign law, statute, ordinance, license or regulation in any
material respect. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is in material
default under any order, license, regulation, demand, writ, injunction or
decree of any Governmental Entity. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries
currently are complying with all applicable federal, state, local and foreign
laws, regulations, rules, judgments, injunctions or decrees, except to the
extent any noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.

 

2.3  
Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser.  Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly,
hereby represents and warrants to the Company that as of the date of this Agreement:

 

(a)   Organization
and Authority.  Such Purchaser is
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization, is duly qualified to do business and is in
good standing in all jurisdictions where its ownership or leasing of property
or the conduct of its business requires it to be so qualified and where failure
to be so qualified would be reasonably expected to materially adversely affect
such Purchaser’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis, and such
Purchaser has the corporate or other power and authority to own its properties
and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted.

 

(b)   Authorization.
(1)  Such Purchaser has the corporate or other power and authority to
enter into this Agreement and to carry out its obligations hereunder. The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Purchaser and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized
by the Purchaser’s board of directors, general partner  or
managing members, as the case may be, and no further approval or authorization
by any of its shareholders, partners or other equity owners, as the case may
be, is required. This Agreement is a valid and binding obligation of such
Purchaser enforceable against such Purchaser in accordance with its terms,
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moratorium, reorganizations or similar laws
affecting creditors generally or by general equitable principles (whether
applied in equity or at law).

 

(2)   Other than the securities or
blue sky laws of the various states, no notice to, filing with, exemption or
review by, or authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental Entity,
nor expiration or termination of any statutory waiting period, is necessary for
the consummation by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by the this
Agreement.

 

(c)   Ownership.  As of the date of this Agreement, such
Purchaser and its Affiliates are the owners of record or the Beneficial Owners
of the number of shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or
exchangeable for Common Stock set forth on such Purchaser’s signature page.

 

(d)   Financial
Capability. Such Purchaser currently has available funds necessary to
consummate the Closing on the terms and conditions contemplated by this
Agreement

 

(e)   Purchase
for Investment.

 

(1)   Such Purchaser (and any
investor account for which it is purchasing Shares and Warrants) is either (i) a
qualified institutional buyer as defined under Rule 144A under the
Securities Act (“QIB”) or (ii) an
institutional “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or
(7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act, and has such knowledge and
experience in financial and business matters so as to be capable of evaluating
the merits and risks of its investment in the Shares and Warrants, and such
Purchaser (and any investor account for which it is purchasing Shares and
Warrants) is able to bear the economic risk of its investment and can afford a
complete loss of its investment.

 

(2)   Such Purchaser understands
and agrees on behalf of itself and on behalf of any investor account for which
it is purchasing Shares and Warrants, and each subsequent holder of a Security
by its acceptance thereof will be deemed to agree, that the Shares and Warrants
are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the
meaning of the Securities Act, that the Shares and Warrants have not been and,
except as contemplated by Section 3.5, will not be, registered under the
Securities Act and that, unless the Shares and Warrants are sold in a
registered offering under the Securities Act, (i) such Purchaser may
offer, sell, pledge or otherwise transfer any of the Shares and Warrants only
to a person whom the seller reasonably believes is a QIB in a transaction not
involving a public offering and (ii) if prior to the expiration of the
applicable holding period specified in Rule 144(k) of the Securities
Act (or any successor provision) such Purchaser decides to offer, resell,
pledge or otherwise transfer any Shares or Warrants, such Shares or Warrants
may be offered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred only (A) to a
person whom the seller reasonably believes is a QIB in a transaction not
involving a public offering, (B) pursuant to an exemption from
registration under the Securities Act provided by Rule 144 thereunder (if
available), (C) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act, or (D) to the Company or one of its subsidiaries, in each
of cases (A) through (D) in accordance with any applicable 

 

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securities laws of any State of the United
States, and that (iii) such Purchaser will, and each subsequent holder is
required to, notify any subsequent purchaser of the Shares or Warrants from it
of the resale restrictions referred to in (i) and (ii) above, as
applicable, and will provide the Company and the transfer agent such
certificates and other information as they may reasonably require to confirm
that the transfer by it complies with the foregoing restrictions, if applicable.

 

(3)   Such Purchaser acknowledges
that it (i) has conducted its own investigation of the Company, (ii) has
had access to the Company’s public filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and to such financial and other information as it deems necessary to
make its decision to purchase the Shares and Warrants, and (iii) has been
offered the opportunity to ask questions of the Company and received answers
thereto, as it deemed necessary in connection with the decision to purchase the
Shares and Warrants.

 

(4)   The Shares and Warrants to be
purchased by such Purchaser are not being acquired, directly or indirectly,
with the assets of any “employee benefit plan” (a “Benefit
Plan”) within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)
or, if the assets of a Benefit Plan are being used, directly or indirectly, for
such acquisition, neither the acquisition nor holding of such Shares and
Warrants will result in a nonexempt prohibited transaction under ERISA or the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

(5)   Such Purchaser is acquiring
the Shares and Warrants for its own account, and not with a view toward, or for
sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of any federal
or state securities or “blue sky” law, or with any present intention of
distributing or selling such Shares or Warrants in violation of the Securities
Act.

 

(6)   Such Purchaser understands
that (i) the Shares and Warrants are being offered and sold without
registration under the Securities Act in a transaction that is exempt from the
registration requirements of that Act, (ii) such exemption depends, in
part, on the accuracy and truthfulness of the foregoing representations of such
Purchaser and (iii) the Company will rely upon the truth and accuracy of
the foregoing representations, acknowledgements and agreements and agrees that
if any of the representations and acknowledgements deemed to have been made by
it by its purchase of the Shares and Warrants is no longer accurate, it shall
promptly notify the Company. If such Purchaser is acquiring Shares and Warrants
as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, such Purchaser
represents that is has sole investment discretion with respect to each such
account and it has full power to make the foregoing representations,
acknowledgements and agreements on behalf of such account.

 

(7)   Such Purchaser understands
that nothing in this Agreement, the Company SEC Reports or any other materials
presented to such Purchaser in connection with the purchase and sale of the
Shares and Warrants constitutes legal, tax or investment advice. Such Purchaser
has consulted such legal, tax and investment advisors as it, in its sole
discretion, has deemed necessary or appropriate in connection with its purchase
of the Shares and Warrants and has made its own assessment and has satisfied
itself concerning 

 

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the relevant tax and other economic
considerations relevant to its investment in the Shares and Warrants.

 

ARTICLE
III

 ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

 

3.1  
Other Actions. (a)   Each Purchaser, on the one hand, and the
Company, on the other hand, will cooperate and consult with the other and use
reasonable best efforts to prepare and file all necessary documentation, to
effect all necessary applications, notices, petitions, filings and other
documents, and to obtain all necessary permits, consents, orders, approvals and
authorizations of, or any exemption by, all third parties and Governmental
Entities, and the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting periods,
necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, and to perform the covenants contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(b)  
Unless this Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Section 4.1, the
Company shall call a special meeting of its shareholders, promptly following
the later of (1) the Closing and (2) the 2008 annual meeting of its
shareholders, to vote on proposals (collectively, the “Shareholder
Proposals”) to (A) approve the conversion of the Convertible
Preferred Stock into, and the exercise of the Warrants for, Common Stock for
purposes of Section 312.03 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual, and (B) amend
the Company’s articles of incorporation to, among other things, increase the
number of authorized shares of Common Stock to at least such number as shall be
sufficient to permit the full conversion of the Convertible Preferred Stock
into, and the full exercise of the Warrants for, Common Stock.  In connection with such meeting, the Company
shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC a preliminary proxy statement,
shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond to any comments of the SEC or
its staff and to cause a definitive proxy statement related to such
shareholders’ meeting to be mailed to the Company’s shareholders, and shall use
its reasonable best efforts to solicit proxies for such shareholder approval.
If at any time prior to such shareholders’ meeting there shall occur any event
that is required to be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the proxy
statement, the Company shall as promptly as practicable prepare and mail to its
shareholders such an amendment or supplement. In the event that the approvals
necessary to permit the Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrants to be
converted or exercised into Common Stock are not obtained at such special
shareholders meeting, the Company shall include a proposal to approve such
issuance at a meeting of its shareholders no less than once in each subsequent
annual period beginning in 2009 until such approval is obtained.

 

(c)  
Each Purchaser, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agrees,
upon request, to furnish the other party with all information concerning
itself, its Affiliates, directors, officers, partners and shareholders and such
other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with
the proxy statement in connection with any such shareholders meeting and any
other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of such
other party or any of its Subsidiaries to any Governmental Entity in connection
with the Closing and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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(d)  
Unless this Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Section 4.1, each
Purchaser hereby agrees that at any meeting of the shareholders of the Company
held to vote on the Shareholder Proposals, however called, such Purchaser shall
vote, or cause to be voted, all of the shares of Common Stock Beneficially
Owned by such Purchaser and its Affiliates in favor of the Shareholder
Proposals.  For purposes of this
Agreement, a person shall be deemed to “Beneficially Own”
any securities of which such person or any such person’s Affiliates is
considered to be a “Beneficial Owner”
under Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.

 

3.2  
Exchange Listing. The Company shall promptly use its reasonable best
efforts to cause the shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this
Agreement to be approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange, subject to
official notice of issuance, as promptly as practicable, and in any event
before the Closing.

 

3.3  
Legend. (a)  The Purchasers agree that all certificates or other
instruments representing the Shares and Warrants subject to this Agreement will
bear a legend substantially to the following effect:

 

THIS SECURITY (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) WAS
ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE UNITED STATES
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND THIS SECURITY MAY NOT
BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION
OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM.

 

THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY AGREES FOR THE
BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT THIS SECURITY MAY BE OFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED
OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, ONLY (A) PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER EXEMPTION FROM
THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, INCLUDING RULE 144 UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE) SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY
SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (A) TO REQUIRE THE
DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION
SATISFACTORY TO IT, (B) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (C) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES,
IN EACH OF CASES (A) THROUGH (C) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE
SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES.

 

(b)  
Upon request of a Purchaser, upon receipt by the Company of an opinion of
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company to the effect that such legend
is no longer required under the Securities Act and applicable state laws, the
Company shall promptly cause the legend to be removed from any certificate for
any Shares or Warrants to be Transferred in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement. Each Purchaser severally and not jointly acknowledges that the
Shares and Warrants have not been registered under the Securities Act or under
any state securities laws and agrees that it will not sell or otherwise dispose
of any of the Shares or Warrants, except in compliance with the registration
requirements or exemption provisions of the Securities Act and any other
applicable securities laws.

 

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3.4  
Indemnity. (a)  The Company agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless each Purchaser and its Affiliates and each of their respective
officers and directors, and each person who controls such Purchaser within the
meaning of the Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder, to the fullest
extent lawful, from and against any and all actions, suits, claims,
proceedings, costs, losses, liabilities, damages, expenses (including
reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements), amounts paid in settlement and
other costs (collectively, “Losses”)  arising out of or resulting from (1) subject
to the standard set forth in Section 5.2, any inaccuracy in or breach of
the Company’s representations or warranties in this Agreement, or (2) the
Company’s breach of agreements or covenants made by the Company in this
Agreement; provided that Losses
shall not include any consequential or punitive damages.

 

(b)  
A party entitled to indemnification hereunder (each, an “Indemnified Party”)  shall give written notice to the Company  of any claim with respect to which it
seeks indemnification promptly after the discovery by such Indemnified Party of
any matters giving rise to a claim for indemnification; provided that the failure of any
Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the
Company of its obligations under this Section 3.4 unless and to the extent
that the Company shall have been actually prejudiced by the failure of such
Indemnified Party to so notify such party. Such notice shall describe in
reasonable detail such claim. In case any such action, suit, claim or
proceeding is brought against an Indemnified Party, the Indemnified Party shall
be entitled to hire, at its own expense, separate counsel and participate in
the defense thereof; provided, however, that
the Company shall be entitled to assume and conduct the defense thereof, unless
the counsel to the Indemnified Party advises such Indemnified Party in writing
that such claim involves a conflict of interest (other than one of a monetary
nature) that would make it inappropriate for the same counsel to represent both
the Company and the Indemnified Party, in which case the Indemnified Party
shall be entitled to retain its own counsel at the cost and expense of the
Company (except that the Company shall only be liable for the legal fees and
expenses of one law firm for all Indemnified Parties, taken together with
respect to any single action or group of related actions). If the Company
assumes the defense of any claim, all Indemnified Parties shall thereafter
deliver to the Company copies of all notices and documents (including court
papers) received by the Indemnified Party relating to the claim, and each
Indemnified Party shall cooperate in the defense or prosecution of such claim.
Such cooperation shall include the retention and (upon the Company’s request)
the provision to the Company of records and information that are reasonably
relevant to such claim, and making employees available on a mutually convenient
basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material
provided hereunder. The Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any
action, suit, claim or proceeding effected without its written consent; provided, however, that the Company shall
not unreasonably withhold or delay its consent. The Company further agrees that
it will not, without the Indemnified Party’s prior written consent (which shall
not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), settle or compromise any claim or
consent to entry of any judgment in respect thereof in any pending or
threatened action, suit, claim or proceeding in respect of which
indemnification has been sought hereunder unless such settlement or compromise
includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability
arising out of such action, suit, claim or proceeding.

 

(c)  
The cumulative indemnification obligation of the Company to any Purchaser and
its related Indemnified Parties for inaccuracies in or breaches of
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warranties shall in
no event exceed the aggregate purchase price paid by such Purchaser for the
Shares and Warrants purchased pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(d)  
Any claim for indemnification pursuant to this Section 3.4 for breach of
any representation or warranty can only be brought on or prior to the first
anniversary of the Closing Date.

 

(e)  
The indemnity provided for in this Section 3.4 shall be the sole and
exclusive monetary remedy of Indemnified Parties after the Closing for any
inaccuracy of any representation or warranty of the Company or any breach of
any covenant or agreement of the Company contained in this Agreement; provided that nothing herein shall limit
in any way any Purchaser’s remedies in respect of fraud by any other party in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

3.5  
Registration Rights.

 

(a)  
Defined Terms.  As used in this Section 3.5,
the following terms have the following meanings:

 

(1)    “Disclosure Package”
means, with respect to any offering of securities, (i) the preliminary
Prospectus, (ii) each Free Writing Prospectus and (iii) all other
information, in each case, that is deemed, under Rule 159 promulgated
under the Securities Act, to have been conveyed to purchasers of securities at
the time of sale of such securities (including a contract of sale).

 

(2)   “Free Writing
Prospectus” means any “free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405
promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

(3)   “Holder”
means any Purchaser and any Transferee of Registrable Securities.

 

(4)   “Holder Free
Writing Prospectus” means each Free Writing Prospectus prepared by
or on behalf of the relevant Holder or used or referred to by such Holder in
connection with the offering of Registrable Securities.

 

(5)   “Registrable Securities”  means
(i) the shares of Common Stock purchased pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) the
shares of Convertible Preferred Stock purchased pursuant to this Agreement, (iii) all
shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of shares of Convertible
Preferred Stock or exercise of the Warrants purchased pursuant to this
Agreement and (iv) and any securities which may be issued or issued or
issuable in respect of shares referred to in clauses (i) or (iii) by
way of share dividend or share split or in connection with a combination of
shares, recapitalization, reclassification, merger, amalgamation, arrangement,
consolidation or other reorganization. As to any particular securities
constituting Registrable Securities, such securities will cease to be Registrable
Securities when (w) a registration statement with respect to the sale by
the Holder thereof shall have been declared effective under the Securities Act
and such securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with such
registration statement, (x) such securities have been sold to the public
pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 145 or other exemption from registration
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securities have been acquired by the Company
or (z) such securities are able to be sold by a Holder without restriction
as to volume or manner of sale pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the
Securities Act.

 

(6)   “Selling Holders”
means, with respect to any underwritten offering, the Holders whose Registrable
Securities are included for sale pursuant to such underwritten offering.

 

(b)  
Shelf Registration.

 

(1)   As soon as reasonably
practicable following the Closing (but in any event no later than twenty days
after the Closing Date), the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to
qualify for registration on, and will promptly file, Form S-3 or any
comparable or successor form or forms or any similar short-form registration,  and such registration will be a “shelf”
registration statement providing for the registration, and the sale on a
continuous or delayed basis, of the Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 415
(such registration statement, a “Shelf Registration
Statement” and such registration, a “Shelf
Registration”).  In no event
shall the Company be obligated to effect any shelf registration other than
pursuant to a short-form registration. Upon filing a Shelf Registration,
subject to Section 3.5(b)(3), the Company shall keep such Shelf
Registration effective with the SEC at all times and any Shelf Registration
shall be re-filed upon its expiration, and the Company shall cooperate in any
shelf take-down by amending or supplementing the prospectus related to such
Shelf Registration as may be requested by the Holders or as otherwise required,
until the Holders who would require such registration to effect a sale of the
Registrable Securities no longer hold the Registrable Securities (such period
of effectiveness, the “Shelf Period”).
The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to remain a
well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities
Act) and to not become an ineligible issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under
the Securities Act) during the Shelf Period.

 

(2)   The Company shall pay all
Registration Expenses incurred in connection with any Shelf Registration.

 

(3)   The Company shall be entitled
to postpone the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend the use of, any
Shelf Registration Statement if the Company gives to the Holders a certificate
signed by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company
certifying that, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors, such
registration, offering or use would (i) be expected to adversely affect or
interfere with any bona fide material financing of the Company or any material
transaction under consideration by the Company or (ii) require the
disclosure of information that has not been, and is not otherwise required to
be, disclosed by the Company and such disclosure, in the good faith judgment of
the Board of Directors, would be expected to adversely affect the Company or
its business or adversely affect or interfere with any bona fide material
financing of the Company or any material transaction under consideration by the
Company; provided that the
Company shall not be permitted to do so (x) for more than 60 days for a
given occurrence of such a circumstance, (y) more than three times during
any twelve-month period or (z) for periods exceeding, in the aggregate,
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any twelve-month period.  In the event the Company exercises its rights
under the preceding sentence, each Holder agrees, severally and not jointly, to
suspend, promptly upon its receipt of the notice referred to above, its use of
any prospectus relating to such registration in connection with any sale or
offer to sell Registrable Securities.

 

(c)  
Registration Procedures.  In
connection with its obligations with respect to the Shelf Registration
Statement pursuant to Section 3.5(b), the Company shall use its reasonable
best efforts to as expeditiously as possible:

 

(1)   prepare and file with the SEC
a Shelf Registration Statement on such form as is required pursuant to the
terms hereof and which shall be available for the sale of the Registration with
respect to such Registrable Securities, make all required filings with the
National Association of Securities Dealers and the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority and thereafter use its reasonable best efforts to cause
such Shelf Registration Statement to become effective as soon as reasonably
practicable;

 

(2)   prepare and file with the SEC
such amendments and supplements to such Shelf Registration Statement as may be
necessary to keep such Shelf Registration Statement effective during the period
provided for herein, and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with
respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Shelf Registration
Statement until such time as all of such securities have been disposed of in
accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers
thereof set forth in such Shelf Registration Statement;

 

(3)   furnish to each Holder such
number of copies, without charge, of such Shelf Registration Statement, each
amendment and supplement thereto, including each preliminary prospectus, final
prospectus, any other prospectus (including any prospectus filed under Rule 424,
Rule 430A or Rule 430B under the Securities Act and any “issuer free
writing prospectus” as such term is defined under Rule 433 promulgated
under the Securities Act), all exhibits and other documents filed therewith and
such other documents as such Holder may reasonably request in order to
facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder;

 

(4)   register or qualify such
Registrable Securities under such other securities or blue sky laws of such
jurisdictions as any Holder (or managing underwriter, if any, in the case of an
underwritten offering) reasonably requests and do any and all other acts and
things that may be reasonably necessary or reasonably advisable to enable such
seller to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions within the United
States of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder (provided that the Company will not be
required to (i) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where
it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this subsection, (ii) subject
itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction or (iii) consent to general
service of process in any such jurisdiction);

 

(5)   notify each Holder and upon
discovery that, or upon the discovery of the happening of any event as a result
of which, the a prospectus with respect to any Registration Statement contains
an untrue statement of a material fact or omits any fact 

 

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necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, and,
as soon as reasonably practicable, prepare and furnish to such Holder a
reasonable number of copies of a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so
that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities,
such prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made;

 

(6)   notify each Holder (i) when
the Shelf Registration Statement or the prospectus or any prospectus supplement
or post-effective amendment has been filed and, with respect to the Shelf
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has
become effective, (ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or
supplements to the Shelf Registration Statement or to amend or to supplement
such prospectus or for additional information, and (iii) of the issuance
by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Shelf
Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for any of such
purposes;

 

(7)   cause all such Registrable
Securities to be listed on each securities exchange on which similar securities
issued by the Company are then listed or, if no similar securities issued by
the Company are then listed on any securities exchange, use its reasonable best
efforts to cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on the New York
Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ stock market, as determined by the Company;

 

(8)   provide a transfer agent and
registrar for all such Registrable Securities not later than the effective date
of the Shelf Registration Statement;

 

(9)   in the case of an
underwritten offering, enter into such customary agreements (including
underwriting agreements and, subject to Section 3.5(g), lock-up agreements
in customary form, and including provisions with respect to indemnification and
contribution in customary form) and take all such other customary actions as
the Selling Holders or the managing underwriters, if any, reasonably request in
order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities;

 

(10)   in the case of an
underwritten offering, make available for inspection by the Holders’ Counsel,
any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such Shelf
Registration Statement and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by
any such underwriter, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate
documents and documents relating to the business of the Company, and cause the
Company’s officers, directors, employees and independent accountants to supply
all information reasonably requested by any of the foregoing in connection with
such offering, provided that it
shall be a condition to such inspection and receipt of such information that
the inspecting person (i) enter into a confidentiality agreement in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company and (ii) agree to
minimize the disruption to the Company’s business in connection with the
foregoing;

 

(11)   timely provide to its
security holders earning statements satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of
the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder;

 

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(12)   in the event of the issuance
of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration
Statement, or of any order suspending or preventing the use of any related
prospectus or ceasing trading of any securities included in the Shelf
Registration Statement for sale in any jurisdiction, use every reasonable
effort to promptly obtain the withdrawal of such order;

 

(13)   in the case of an
underwritten offering, obtain one or more comfort letters, addressed to the
underwriters, if any, dated the effective date of the Shelf Registration
Statement and the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement for such
offering, signed by the Company’s independent public accountants in customary
form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by comfort
letters as such underwriters shall reasonably request;

 

(14)   in the case of an
underwritten offering, provide legal opinions of the Company’s counsel,
addressed to the underwriters, if any, dated the date of the closing under the
underwriting agreement, with respect to the Shelf Registration Statement, each
amendment and supplement thereto (including the preliminary prospectus) and
such other documents relating thereto as the underwriter shall reasonably
request in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily
covered by legal opinions of such nature; and

 

(15)   As a condition to
registering Registrable Securities, the Company may require each Selling Holder
to furnish the Company with such information regarding such person and
pertinent to the disclosure requirements relating to the registration and the
distribution of such securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably
request in writing.

 

(d)  
Registration Expenses.

 

(1)   Except as otherwise provided
in this Agreement, all expenses incidental to the Company’s performance of or
compliance with this Agreement, including all registration and filing fees,
fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws, word
processing, duplicating and printing expenses, messenger and delivery expenses,
and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and all independent
certified public accountants and other persons retained by the Company (all
such expenses, “Registration Expenses”),  will be borne by the Company. The Company
will, in any event, pay its internal expenses (including all salaries and
expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties),
the expenses of any annual audit or quarterly review, the expenses of any
liability insurance and the expenses and fees for listing the securities to be
registered on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by
the Company are then listed or on the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ
stock market. The holders of the securities so registered shall pay all
underwriting discounts, selling commissions and transfer taxes applicable to
the sale of Registrable Securities hereunder and any other Registration
Expenses required by law to be paid by a selling holder pro rata on the basis of the amount of
proceeds from the sale of their shares so registered.

 

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(2)  
In connection with any underwritten offering pursuant to the
Shelf Registration Statement, the Company will reimburse the Sellers of
Registrable Securities for the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel
(“Holders’ Counsel”).

 

(e)  
Participation in Underwritten Registrations.

 

(1)   The Company shall not be
required to assist in an underwritten offering unless requested by the Holders
of a majority aggregate face amount of the Registrable Securities.  If any of the Registrable Securities covered
by any Shelf Registration Statement are to be sold in an underwritten offering,
the investment banker or investment bankers or manager or managers that will
manage the offering will be selected by the Company and shall be reasonably
acceptable to the Holders of a majority in aggregate face amount of the
Registrable Securities.

 

(2)   None of the Holders may
participate in any registration hereunder that is underwritten unless such
person (i) agrees to sell its Registrable Securities on the basis provided
in the underwriting arrangements entered into pursuant to this Agreement
(including pursuant to the terms of any over-allotment or “green shoe” option
requested by the managing underwriter(s)), (ii) completes and executes all
questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and
other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting
arrangements, and (iii) cooperates with the Company’s reasonable requests
in connection with such registration or qualification (it being understood that
the Company’s failure to perform its obligations hereunder, which failure is
caused by such person’s failure to cooperate with such reasonable requests,
will not constitute a breach by the Company of this Agreement). Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the liability of any Holder participating in such an
underwritten registration shall be limited to an amount equal to the amount of
gross proceeds attributable to the sale of such person’s Registrable
Securities.

 

(3)   Each person that is
participating in any registration hereunder agrees that, upon receipt of any
notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3.5(c)(5) or
(6), such person will forthwith discontinue the disposition of its Registrable
Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement until such person
receives copies of a supplemented or amended prospectus as contemplated by such
Section 3.5(c)(5) and/or until the applicable circumstance referred
to in Section 3.5(c)(6) ceases to exist.

 

(f)  
Rule 144. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to
timely file all reports and other documents required to be filed by it under
the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
adopted by the SEC thereunder (or, if the Company is not required to file such
reports, it will, upon the request of a Holder, make publicly available such
information as necessary to permit sales pursuant to Rule 144), all to the
extent required from time to time to enable such person to sell shares of
Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the
limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144. Upon the request of any
Holder, the Company will deliver to such person a written statement as to
whether it has complied with such information requirements.

 

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(g)  
Indemnification; Contribution.

 

(1)   Indemnification by the
Company.  The Company shall indemnify
and hold harmless each Holder and each person who controls (within the meaning
of Section 15 of the Securities Act) such Holder from and against any and
all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses, or any action or
proceeding in respect thereof (including reasonable costs of investigation and
reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) (each, a “Liability”)
arising out of or based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the Disclosure Package or the
Registration Statement (including any prospectus or any amendment or supplement
thereto), and (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Disclosure
Package or the Registration Statement (including any prospectus or any
amendment or supplement thereto) any material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided,
however, that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent
that any such Liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon
and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on
behalf of the Holder expressly for use therein.

 

(2)   Indemnification by Holders.   Each Holder, severally and not jointly,
shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, any underwriter retained by the
Company, each other Holder, their respective directors, officers and each
person who controls the Company, such other Holders or such underwriter (within
the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act) from and against any and
all Liabilities arising out of or based upon (i) any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Disclosure
Package, any Holder Free Writing Prospectus or the Shelf Registration Statement
(including in any prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto), and (ii) the
omission or alleged omission to state in the Disclosure Package, any Holder
Free Writing Prospectus or the Shelf Registration Statement (including in any
prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto) any material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, in each case, to the extent such Liabilities arise out of or are
based upon written information furnished by such Holder or on such Holder’s
behalf expressly for inclusion therein; provided that the total amount to be
indemnified by such Holder pursuant to this Section 3.5(g) shall be
limited to the net proceeds (after deducting the underwriters’ discounts and
commissions) received by such Holder in the offering to which the Shelf
Registration Statement, Disclosure Package or Holder Free Writing Prospectus
relates.

 

(3)   Conduct of Indemnification
Proceedings .  Any person entitled to
indemnification hereunder (the “indemnified person”) shall give prompt written
notice to the indemnifying party (the “indemnifying person”) after the receipt
by the indemnified person of any written notice of the commencement of any
action, suit, proceeding or investigation or threat thereof made in writing for
which the indemnified person intends to claim indemnification or contribution
pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that the failure to so notify
the indemnifying person shall not relieve the indemnifying person of any
Liability that it may have to the indemnified person hereunder (except to the
extent that the indemnifying person forfeits substantive rights or defenses by
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of such failure).  If notice of commencement of any such action
is given to the indemnifying person as above provided, the indemnifying
person shall be entitled to participate in and, to the extent it may wish,
jointly with any other indemnifying person similarly notified, to assume the
defense of such action at its own expense, with counsel chosen by it and
reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified person.  The indemnified person shall have the right
to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense
thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be paid by the
indemnified person unless (i) the indemnifying person agrees to pay the
same, (ii) the indemnifying person fails to assume the defense of such
action with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified person or (iii) the
named parties to any such action (including any impleaded parties) include both
the indemnifying person and the indemnified person and such parties have been
advised by such counsel that either (A) representation of such indemnified
person and the indemnifying person by the same counsel would be inappropriate
under applicable standards of professional conduct or (B) there may be one
or more legal defenses available to the indemnified person that are different
from or additional to those available to the indemnifying person, in which case
the indemnifying person shall not be liable for the fees and expenses of more
than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) for all
indemnified persons.  No indemnifying
person shall be liable for any settlement entered into without its written
consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.  No indemnifying person shall, without the
written consent of such indemnified person, effect any settlement of any
pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which such indemnified person is
a party and indemnity has been sought hereunder by such indemnified person,
unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such indemnified
person from all liability for claims that are the subject matter of such
proceeding.

 

(4)   Contribution.  If the indemnification provided for in this Section 3.5(g) from
the indemnifying person is unavailable to an indemnified person hereunder in
respect of any Liabilities referred to herein, then the indemnifying person, in
lieu of indemnifying such indemnified person, shall contribute to the amount
paid or payable by such indemnified person as a result of such Liabilities in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the
indemnifying person and indemnified person in connection with the actions which
resulted in such Liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations.  The relative fault of
such indemnifying person and indemnified person shall be determined by
reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any
untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged
omission to state a material fact, has been made by, or relates to information
supplied by, such indemnifying person or indemnified person, and the parties’
relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or
prevent such action.  The amount paid or
payable by a party as a result of the Liabilities referred to above shall be
deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in the foregoing
provisions of this Section 3.5(g), any legal or other fees, charges or
expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation
or proceeding; provided, that the total amount to be contributed by such Holder
shall be limited to the net proceeds (after deducting the underwriters’
discounts and commissions) received by such Holder in the offering.  The parties hereto agree that it would not be
just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 3.5(g) were
determined by pro rata allocation
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allocation which does not take account of the
equitable considerations referred to in this paragraph.  No person 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
guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

3.6  
Reset.

 

(a)  
If, from the date hereof until the date that is nine months after the Closing
Date:

 

(1)   the Company issues or sells,
or agrees to issue or sell, more than $500 million of Common Stock (or other
securities that are convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, or are
otherwise linked to, Common Stock) at a purchase (or reference, implied,
conversion, exchange or comparable) price (the “New Issuance Price”)  per
share less than the Reference Purchase Price (a “Reset Issuance”), or

 

(2)   there occurs any Fundamental
Change in which the Underlying Security Price (together with the New Issuance
Price, the “Reset Price”) is less
than the Reference Purchase Price (a “Triggering
Fundamental Change” and, together with a Reset Issuance, a “Reset Event”),

 

then,
on the earlier of (A) the second business day after the closing of any Reset
Issuance and (B) the date of the occurrence of a Triggering Fundamental
Change (or, if later, on the Closing Date, or, if later, on the second business
day following the later of (x) the average price calculation specified
below in this Section 3.6 and (y) the shareholder approval specified
below in this Section 3.6, if and as applicable), the Company shall make a
payment to each Purchaser (the “Reset
Payment”), equal to the product of (i) an amount equal to (z) the
Reference Purchase Price minus the Reset Price, divided by (y) the Reference Purchase Price multiplied by (ii) the aggregate
amount paid by such Purchaser pursuant to Article I (including, (1) if
any Warrant has been exercised by such Purchaser prior to such date, the
aggregate exercise price paid by such Purchaser for the Warrant shares and (2) if
any Warrant has been exchanged for Convertible Preferred Stock by such
Purchaser prior to such date, the value of such Warrant as calculated pursuant
to the terms of the Warrant in respect of such exchange), grossed up as
required to compensate each Purchaser for any diminution in value in the Shares
and Warrants resulting from such Reset Payment; provided that the Company may, at its option and as an
alternative to making all or any portion of such Reset Payment, instead pay the
Reset Payment due each Purchaser by delivering to such Purchaser shares of
Common Stock valued at the lower of the Market Price of a share of Common Stock
as of (x) the last trading day prior to the date on which this payment
occurs or (y) the first date of the announcement of the Reset Issuance or
the Preliminary Fundamental Change that resulted in a Triggering Fundamental
Change, but solely to the extent that any such issuance of shares of Common
Stock would not result in (A) such Purchaser owning or being deemed for
applicable regulatory purposes to own 25% or more of the voting securities of
the Company (or the surviving corporation resulting from such Triggering
Fundamental Change), (B) unless the Office of Thrift Supervision (the “OTS”) shall have issued a written
acceptance of a rebuttal of control submission by such Purchaser pursuant to 12
C.F.R. §574.4(e), such Purchaser owning or being deemed for applicable
regulatory purposes to won 10% or more of the total number of voting securities
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Stock
then outstanding (or the surviving corporation resulting from such Triggering
Fundamental Change) or (C) the Company failing to comply with applicable
New York Stock Exchange requirements or the requirement of any other
Governmental Entity (provided that, in the case of this clause (C), the Company
shall, at its election, have a reasonable period of time in which to seek any
shareholder approval required to satisfy such requirements and the Company’s
payment obligation pursuant hereto shall be postponed until such time as such
shareholder approval shall have been obtained or denied).

 

(b)  
For purposes of this Section 3.6:

 

(1)   “Fundamental Change” has the meaning set forth in the Warrant
Certificate.

 

(2)   “Market Price” has the meaning set forth in the Warrant
Certificate.

 

(3)   “Preliminary Fundamental Change” has the meaning set forth in
the Warrant Certificate.

 

(4)   “Underlying Security Price” has the meaning set forth in Exhibit A
to the Warrant Certificate.

 

3.7  
Transfer Restrictions.

 

(a)  
Restrictions on Transfer. Except as otherwise permitted in this
Agreement, the Purchasers will not transfer, sell, assign or otherwise dispose
of (“Transfer”)  any Shares or Warrants acquired pursuant
to this Agreement, except as follows: (1) following the nine-month
anniversary of the Closing Date, each Purchaser may Transfer 1/9th
of the Shares and Warrants owned by such Purchaser per month; provided that, such Purchaser shall be
entitled to Transfer any non-Transferred portion of such 1/9th
amount during any later period; and (2) if the approval of the Shareholder
Proposals shall not have been obtained by the six-month anniversary of the
Closing Date, each Purchaser may Transfer (A) 50% of the Convertible
Preferred Stock owned by such Purchaser during the six-month period commencing
on such six-month anniversary; and (B) the remaining 50% of the
Convertible Preferred Stock owned by such Purchaser during the six-month period
commencing on the first anniversary of the Closing Date; provided that, except for Transfers
pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or a registered underwritten
offering, the Purchaser must reasonably believe that any transferee in any such
Transfer would not own more than 4.9% of the Common Stock of the Company after
such Transfer unless being transferred to a person the Purchaser reasonably
believes is or will become a Schedule 13G filer.  The Transfer restrictions set forth in this Section 3.7(a) shall
terminate and be of no further force or effect on the third anniversary of the
occurrence of the Closing Date.

 

(b)  
Permitted Transfers. Notwithstanding Section 3.7(a), each Purchaser
shall be permitted to Transfer any portion or all of its Shares or Warrants at
any time under the following circumstances:

 

(1)   Transfers to any Affiliate
under common control with such Purchaser’s ultimate parent entity or general
partner of such Purchaser, but in each case only if the transferee agrees in
writing for the benefit of the Company (with a copy thereof to be furnished to
the Company) to be bound

 

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by the terms of this Agreement (any such transferee shall be included
in the term “Purchaser”);

 

(2)   Transfers pursuant to a
merger, tender offer or exchange offer or other business combination,
acquisition of assets or similar transaction or change of control involving the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries; provided
that such transaction has been approved by the Board of
Directors.  In order to facilitate
Transfers into a tender or exchange offer permitted hereby, the Company agrees,
to the fullest extent legally permitted, to effect an exercise of Warrants in
accordance with the terms set forth in the Warrants and, notwithstanding the
transfer restrictions contained in Section 3.7(a), permit the Purchaser to
Transfer Warrants to a transferee conditioned upon such transferee exercising
the Warrants in connection with such tender or exchange offer; and

 

(3)   In the event that, as a
result of any adjustments, recapitalizations, redemptions or similar actions by
the Company not caused by the Purchaser, a
Purchaser reasonably determines, based on the advice of legal counsel and
following consultation with the Company and, if the Company reasonably so
requests, the OTS, that unless it disposes of all or a portion of its Shares
and Warrants, it or any of its Affiliates could reasonably be deemed to “control”
the Company for applicable regulatory purposes, then the Purchaser shall be
permitted to Transfer the portion of the Shares and Warrants reasonably
necessary to avoid such determination; provided
that any such Transfer may only be made in the manner described in
the proviso to Section 3.7(a).

 

ARTICLE
IV

 

TERMINATION

 

4.1  
Termination.  This Agreement may
be terminated (as between the party electing to terminate it and the
counterparty to which such termination is directed):

 

(a)   by
mutual written agreement of the each such party; or

 

(b)   by either
the Company or a Purchaser, upon written notice to the other party, in the
event that the Closing does not occur on or before July 15, 2008; provided, however, that
the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.1(b) shall
not be available to any party whose failure to fulfill any obligation under
this Agreement shall have been the cause of, or shall have resulted in, the
failure of the Closing to occur on or prior to such date.

 

4.2  
Effects of Termination. In the event of any termination of this
Agreement as provided in Section 4.1, this Agreement (other than Article V,
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and effect) shall
forthwith become wholly void and of no further force and effect; provided that nothing herein shall relieve
any party from liability for intentional breach of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE
V

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1 
  Survival. Each of the representations and warranties set forth in
this Agreement shall survive the Closing under this Agreement but only for a
period of one year following the Closing Date (or until final resolution of any
claim or action arising from the breach of any such representation and
warranty, if notice of such breach was provided prior to the first anniversary
of the Closing Date) and thereafter shall expire and have no further force and
effect, including in respect of Section 3.4. Except as otherwise provided
herein, all covenants and agreements contained herein, other than those which
by their terms are to be performed in whole or in part after the Closing Date,
shall terminate as of the Closing Date.

 

5.2 
 Standard.  Notwithstanding
anything that may be to the contrary herein, no representation or warranty of
the Company hereunder shall be deemed to be untrue, inaccurate or incorrect for
any purpose of this Agreement, and the Company shall not be deemed to have
breached a representation or warranty (disregarding all qualifications or
limitations set forth in such representations and warranties as to “materiality”,
“Material Adverse Effect” and words of similar import) for any purpose under
this Agreement, including for purposes of Section 3.4, in any case as a
consequence of the existence or absence of any fact, circumstance or event
unless such fact, circumstance or event, individually or when taken together
with all other facts, circumstances or events inconsistent with any of such
representations or warranties, has had or would reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.3 
 Amendment. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this
Agreement will be effective with respect to any party unless made in writing
and signed by an officer of a duly authorized representative of such party.

 

5.4 
 Waivers. The conditions to each party’s obligation to consummate
the Closing are for the sole benefit of such party and may be waived by such
party in whole or in part to the extent permitted by applicable law. No waiver
of any party to this Agreement, as the case may be, will be effective unless it
is in a writing signed by a duly authorized officer of the waiving party that
makes express reference to the provision or provisions subject to such waiver.

 

5.5 
 Counterparts and Facsimile. For the convenience of the parties
hereto, this Agreement may be executed in any number of separate counterparts,
each such counterpart being deemed to be an original instrument, and all such
counterparts will together constitute the same agreement. Executed signature pages to
this Agreement may be delivered by facsimile and such facsimiles will be deemed
as sufficient as if actual signature pages had been delivered.

 

5.6 
 Governing Law. This Agreement
will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such
State. The parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent to
submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in
the

 

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Borough of Manhattan,
State of New York for any actions, suits or proceedings arising out of or
relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

5.7  
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF
THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY
IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

5.8  
Notices. Any notice, request, instruction or other document to be given
hereunder by any party to the other will be in writing and will be deemed to
have been duly given (a) on the date of delivery if delivered personally
or by telecopy or facsimile, upon confirmation of receipt, (b) on the
first business day following the date of dispatch if delivered by a recognized
next-day courier service, or (c) on the third business day following the
date of mailing if delivered by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid. All notices hereunder shall be delivered as set
forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in
writing by the party to receive such notice.

 

(a)  
If to a Purchaser at the address indicated on such Purchaser’s signature page.

 

(b)  
If to the Company:

 

Washington Mutual

Legal Department

1301 Second Avenue, WMC 3501

Seattle, Washington 98101

Attn: Charles Smith

Facsimile: (206) 377-2236

 

with a copy to (which copy alone shall not constitute

notice):

 

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP 

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10017

Attn: Lee Meyerson
          Maripat Alpuche

Telephone: (212) 455-2000

Fax: (212) 455-2502

 

5.9  
Entire Agreement, Etc. (a)  This Agreement (including the Exhibits,
Schedules and Disclosure Schedules hereto) constitutes the entire agreement,
and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and
warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the
subject matter hereof; and (b) this Agreement will not be assignable by
operation of law or otherwise (any attempted assignment in contravention hereof
being null and void). Without limiting the foregoing, none of the rights of any
Purchaser (other than the registration rights set forth in Section 3.5)
hereunder shall be assigned to, or enforceable by, any person to whom a
Purchaser may Transfer Securities.

 

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5.10  
Other Definitions. Wherever required by the context of this Agreement,
the singular shall include the plural and vice versa, and the masculine gender
shall include the feminine and neuter genders and vice versa, and references to
any agreement, document or instrument shall be deemed to refer to such
agreement, document or instrument as amended, supplemented or modified from
time to time.

 

(a)  
the term “Affiliate”  means, with respect to any person, any
person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common
control with, such other person. For purposes of this definition, “control”
(including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by”  and “under common
control with”)  when
used with respect to any person, means the possession, directly or indirectly,
of the power to cause the direction of management or policies of such person,
whether through the ownership of voting securities by contract or otherwise;

 

(b)  
the word “or”  is not exclusive;

 

(c)  
the words “including,” “includes,” “included”  and “include”
are deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; and

 

(d)  
the terms “herein,” “hereof”
and “hereunder”  and other words of similar import refer
to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section, paragraph or
subdivision;

 

(e)  
“business day”  means any day except Saturday, Sunday and
any day which shall be a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions
in the State of New York or in the State of Washington generally are authorized
or required by law or other governmental actions to close;

 

(f)  
“person”  has the meaning given to it in Section 3(a)(9) of
the Exchange Act and as used in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the
Exchange Act; and

 

(g)  
all article, section, paragraph or clause references not attributed to a
particular document shall be references to such parts of this Agreement, and
all exhibit, annex and schedule references not attributed to a particular
document shall be references to such exhibits, annexes and schedules to this
Agreement.

 

5.11  
Captions. The article, section, paragraph and clause captions herein are
for convenience of reference only, do not constitute part of this Agreement and
will not be deemed to limit or otherwise affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

5.12  
Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application
thereof to any person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions
hereof, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other
than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, will remain
in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated
thereby, so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions
contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any
party. Upon such determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith in an
effort to agree upon a suitable and equitable substitute provision to effect
the original intent of the parties.

 

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5.13  
No Third Party Beneficiaries. Nothing contained in this Agreement,
expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any person or entity other
than the parties hereto, any benefit right or remedies, except that the
provisions of Section 3.4 shall inure to the benefit of the persons
referred to in that Section.

 

5.14  
Time of Essence. Time is of the essence in the performance of each and
every term of this Agreement.

 

5.15  
Specific Performance.  The parties
agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the
provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their
specific terms.  It is accordingly agreed
that the parties shall be entitled to seek specific performance of the terms
hereof, this being in addition to any other remedies to which they are entitled
at law or equity.

 

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  Exhibit 10.118    
    

 
 

  COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
  CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE PLAN
  (As Amended and Restated June 24, 2008)    
    

        WHEREAS, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), originally
adopted this Plan on September 12, 1996, amended and restated it on February 23, 2005 and subsequently amended and restated it on June 14, 2006, recognizing that the threat of an
unsolicited takeover or other change in control of the Company may occur which can result in significant distractions of its personnel and disrupt the business of the Company with respect to
attracting and retaining employees of every level because of the uncertainties inherent in such a situation; and 

        WHEREAS,
the Board has determined that it is essential and in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to be able to retain the services of its personnel at a time when the
Company is considering its strategic alternatives, including possible change in control transactions, in order to ensure their continued dedication and efforts without undue concern for their personal
financial and employment security. 

        NOW,
THEREFORE, in order to fulfill the above objectives, the following plan has been developed and is hereby adopted. 

1.     Purpose  

It
is the purpose of the Company, through this Plan, to provide a salary continuation payment and certain other benefits for each of its employees who is a Participant in the Plan and (a) who
separates from service with the Company for Good Reason or (b) whose employment with the Company is involuntarily terminated (other than for Cause, death or an Excluded Termination), in either
case, on or after the date on which a Change in Control occurs and within the time limits specified in Section 5.1. 

It
is intended that the Plan shall be a "severance pay arrangement" within the meaning of Section 3(2)(B)(i) of ERISA, and that it shall meet the criteria for treatment as a "severance pay
plan" set forth in 29 C.F.R. §2510.3-2(b). The Plan shall be interpreted and applied in accordance with the foregoing intention. 

2.     Contractual Right  

Upon
and after a Change in Control, each Participant shall have a fully vested, nonforfeitable contractual right, enforceable against the Company, to the benefits provided for under Section 6
of this Plan upon the occurrence of the conditions specified in Section 5.1. Such contractual right to receive such benefits if the conditions specified in Section 5.1 are fulfilled
shall arise on the date on which the Change in Control occurs. 

3.     Duration  

This
Plan shall be effective as of the date the Plan is approved by the Board or such other date as the Board shall designate in its resolution approving the Plan. The Plan shall continue in effect
until terminated in accordance with Section 11.  

	4.
	Definitions.    For purposes of this Plan, the following definitions shall
apply:

	4.1
	Affiliate:    "Affiliate" shall mean with respect to any person or entity, any entity, directly or
indirectly, controlled by, controlling or under common control with such person or entity.

	4.2
	Board:    "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of Countrywide Financial Corporation. 

 

	4.3
	Cause:    "Cause" shall exist where the Participant (a) intentionally and continually
failed to perform reasonably assigned duties, (b) willfully engaged in misconduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise, (c) engaged in a
transaction in connection with the performance of his or her duties to the Company for personal profit to himself or herself or (d) willfully violated any law, rule or regulation in connection
with the performance of his or her duties (other than traffic violations or similar offenses). Failure by a Participant to perform the Participant's duties during any period of disability shall not
constitute Cause.

	4.4
	Change in Control:    A "Change in Control" shall mean the occurrence during the term of this
Plan, of any one of the following events:

	(a)
	An
acquisition (other than directly from Company) of any common stock or other "Voting Securities" (as hereinafter defined) of Company by any "Person" (as
the term person is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")), immediately after which such Person has "Beneficial
Ownership" (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of twenty five percent (25%) or more of the then outstanding shares of Company's common stock or the
combined voting power of Company's then outstanding Voting Securities; provided, however, in determining whether a Change in Control has occurred, Voting Securities which are acquired in a
"Non-Control Acquisition" (as hereinafter defined) shall not constitute an acquisition which would cause a Change in Control. For purposes of this Plan, (1) "Voting Securities"
shall mean Company's outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and (2) a "Non-Control Acquisition" shall mean an acquisition by
(i) an employee benefit plan (or a trust forming a part thereof) maintained by (A) the Company or (B) any corporation or other Person of which a majority of its voting power or
its voting equity securities or equity interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company (for purposes of this definition, a "Subsidiary"), (ii) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
or (iii) any Person in connection with a "Non-Control Transaction" (as hereinafter defined);

	(b)
	During
any period of twenty-four (24) consecutive months, the individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board (the
"Incumbent Board"), cease for any reason to constitute at least fifty percent (50%) of the members of the Board; provided, however, that if the election, or nomination for election by the Company's
common stockholders, of any new director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Board, such new director shall, for purposes of this Plan, be considered as a member
of the Incumbent Board; provided, further, however, that no individual shall be considered a member of the Incumbent Board if such individual initially assumed office as a result of either an actual
or threatened "Election Contest" (as described in Rule 14a-11 promulgated under the Exchange Act) or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf
of a Person other than the Board (a "Proxy Contest") including by reason of any agreement intended to avoid or settle any Election Contest or Proxy Contest; or

	(c)
	The
consummation of:

	(i)
	A
merger, consolidation or reorganization involving the Company, unless such merger, consolidation or reorganization is a "Non-Control
Transaction." A "Non-Control Transaction" shall mean a merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Company where:

	(A)
	the
Company's stockholders, immediately before such merger, consolidation or reorganization, own directly or indirectly immediately following such merger, 

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consolidation
or reorganization, at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the outstanding Voting Securities of the corporation resulting from such merger, consolidation or
reorganization (the "Surviving Corporation") in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Voting Securities immediately before such merger, consolidation or reorganization; 

	(B)
	the
individuals who were members of the Incumbent Board immediately prior to the execution of the agreement providing for such merger, consolidation or
reorganization constitute at least fifty percent (50%) of the members of the board of directors of the Surviving Corporation, or in the event that, immediately following the consummation of such
transaction, a corporation beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, a majority of the Voting Securities of the Surviving Corporation, the board of directors of such corporation; and

	(C)
	no
Person other than (i) the Company, (ii) any Subsidiary, (iii) any employee benefit plan (or any trust forming a part thereof)
maintained by the Company, the Surviving Corporation, or any Subsidiary, or (iv) any Person who, immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or reorganization had Beneficial Ownership of
twenty five percent (25%) or more of the then outstanding Voting Securities or common stock of the Company, has Beneficial Ownership of twenty five percent (25%) or more of the combined voting power
of the Surviving Corporation's then outstanding Voting Securities or its common stock;

	(ii)
	A
complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

	(iii)
	The
sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any Person (other than a transfer to a Subsidiary). 

Notwithstanding
the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because any Person (the "Subject Person") acquired Beneficial Ownership of more than the permitted amount of the
then outstanding common stock or Voting Securities as a result of the acquisition of common stock or Voting Securities by the Company which, by reducing the number of shares of common stock or
Voting Securities then outstanding, increases the proportional number of shares Beneficially Owned by the Subject Person; provided, however, that if a Change in Control would occur (but for the
operation of this sentence) as a result of the acquisition of common stock or Voting Securities by the Company, and after such share acquisition by the Company, the Subject Person becomes the
Beneficial Owner of any additional common stock or Voting Securities which increases the percentage of the then outstanding common stock or Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Subject Person,
then a Change in Control shall occur.  

	4.5
	Committee:    "Committee" shall mean the Committee described in Section 9.

	4.6
	Company:    "Company" shall mean Countrywide Financial Corporation and any successor thereto,
including, without limitation, any person (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), partnership(s) or corporation(s) acquiring
directly or indirectly all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company.

	4.7
	ERISA:    "ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
References to ERISA include the valid and binding governmental regulations, court decisions and other regulatory and judicial authority issued or rendered thereunder.

	4.8
	Excluded Termination:    "Excluded Termination" shall have the meaning as set forth in
Section 5.2 of this Plan. 

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	4.9
	Good Reason:    A Participant who immediately prior to a Change in Control is a member of employee
classification X (as set forth in Appendix A) shall have "Good Reason" for terminating employment with the Company only if one or more of the following occurs, within twenty-four
months after a Change in Control, without the Participant's express written consent:

	(a)
	a
reduction by the Company in the Participant's base salary or the termination or reduction of award opportunities (other than equity-based opportunities)
under any bonus or incentive award plan, practice or formula in which the Participant participates unless a comparable arrangement (embodied in an ongoing substitute or alternative plan, practice or
formula) has been made with respect to the Participant's participation in such bonus or incentive award plan, practice or formula; or

	(b)
	a
change in the Participant's title, position, duties or responsibilities which represents an adverse change from his or her title, position, duties or
responsibilities as in effect immediately prior to such change; or

	(c)
	the
relocation of the office at which the Participant is principally employed immediately prior to the Change in Control to a location more than fifty
(50) miles from the location of such office, or the Participant being required to be based anywhere other than such office, except to the extent the Participant was not previously assigned to a
principal location and except for required travel on the Company's business to an extent substantially consistent with the Participant's business travel obligations at the time of the Change in
Control.

	(d)
	Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Participant shall not have Good Reason to terminate employment with the Company due solely to the fact that the Company
shall cease to be a public company and shall become a subsidiary of another publicly-traded corporation, so long as the Participant retains his or her title and retains job authorities and
responsibilities consistent in all material respects with those of the Participant's counterparts in the substantial subsidiaries of the parent. 

Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no action by the Company shall give rise to Good Reason if it results from the Participant's termination for Cause, death or an Excluded Termination. 

	4.10
	Operating Unit:    "Operating Unit" shall mean any subsidiary, division or other business unit of
Company or any Affiliate.

	4.11
	Participant:    "Participant" shall mean an active, full-time employee of the Company
or any of its U.S. subsidiaries who, on the date immediately preceding the date of a Change in Control, is employed in one of the employee classifications set forth in Appendix A. Employees of
the Company who are Executive Managing Directors and above who are covered under individual employment agreements shall not be Participants in this Plan.

	4.12
	Plan:    "Plan" shall mean the Countrywide Financial Corporation Change in Control Severance Plan
(As Amended and Restated June 24, 2008).

	4.13
	Post-Transaction Good Reason:    "Post-Transaction Good Reason" shall
mean, with respect to offered employment or the continued employment, as the case may be, to employees who immediately prior to a Change in Control are members of employee classification X (as set
forth in Appendix A) with a Post-Transaction Employer (as defined in Section 5.2) following a Transaction (as defined in Section 5.2):

	(a)
	a
reduction in the Participant's annual base salary or the termination or reduction of award opportunities (other than equity-based opportunities) under any
bonus or incentive award plan, practice or formula in which the Participant participates unless a comparable 

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arrangement
(embodied in an ongoing substitute or alternative plan, practice or formula) has been made with respect to the Participant's participation in such bonus or incentive award plan, practice
or formula, in either case below the greater of the rate in effect (i) as of the date of the Transaction or (ii) on any date following the Transaction;  

	(b)
	a
change in the Participant's title, position, duties or responsibilities which represents an adverse change from his or her title, position, duties or
responsibilities as in effect immediately prior to such change, in any case as determined by the Participant in good faith; or

	(c)
	the
relocation of the office at which the Participant is principally employed immediately prior to the Transaction to a location more than fifty
(50) miles from the location of such office, or the Participant being required to be based anywhere other than such office, except to the extent the Participant was not previously assigned to a
principal location and except for required travel on the Company's business to an extent substantially consistent with the Participant's business travel obligations at the time of the Transaction;

	4.14
	Senior Human Resources Manager:    "Senior Human Resources Manager" shall mean the Senior Human
Resources Officer of the Company prior to a Change in Control or such person's designee.

	4.15
	Severance Benefit:    "Severance Benefit" shall mean the benefits payable in accordance with
Section 6 of this Plan. 

5.     When Provisions Apply  

	5.1
	The
benefits provided for under Section 6 shall be provided to each Participant who incurs a "Qualifying Termination." For purposes of this Plan, a
"Qualifying Termination" shall occur only if a Change in Control occurs and

	(a)
	within
twenty-four months after the Change in Control occurs, the Company terminates the Participant's employment other than for Cause; or

	(b)
	(i)    within
twenty-four months after the Change in Control occurs, Good Reason occurs, and

	(ii)
	the
Participant terminates employment with the Company within six months after the Good Reason occurs; 

provided,
however, that a Qualifying Termination shall not occur if the Participant's employment with the Company terminates by reason of Cause, the Participant's death, or an Excluded Termination (as
defined in Section 5.2).  

	5.2
	Sale of Business or Assets.    If, following a Change in Control, a Participant's employment with
the Company and its Affiliates terminates in connection with the sale, divestiture or other disposition of any Operating Unit (or part thereof) (a "Transaction"), such termination shall not be a
termination of employment of the Participant for purposes of the Plan, and (notwithstanding the rights provided to the Participant by Section 5.1) the Participant shall not be entitled to a
Severance Benefit as a result of such termination of employment if (i) the Participant is offered continued employment, or continues in employment, with the divested Operating Unit or the
purchaser of the assets of the Operating Unit, as the case may be, (the "Post-Transaction Employer") or their respective Affiliates on terms and conditions that would not constitute
Post-Transaction Good Reason and (ii) the Company obtains an agreement from the acquirer of the stock or assets of the divested Operating Unit, enforceable by the Participant, to
provide or cause the Post-Transaction Employer to provide severance pay and benefits, if the Participant accepts the offered employment or continues in employment with 

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the
Post-Transaction Employer or its Affiliates following the Transaction, (A) at least equal to the Severance Benefit and (B) payable upon a termination of the Participant's
employment with the Post-Transaction Employer and its Affiliates within the period described in Section 5.1 (or such part of it as is then remaining) for any reason other than
Cause, the Participant's death or a termination by the Participant without Post-Transaction Good Reason. For purposes of this Section 5.2, the term Cause shall have the meaning
ascribed to it in Section 4.3, but the term Company as it is used in Section 4.3 shall be deemed to refer to the entity employing the Participant after the Transaction. 

A
termination of employment described in this Section 5.2 is herein referred to as an "Excluded Termination." In the circumstances described in this Section 5.2, the Participant shall
not be entitled to receive any Severance Benefit under this Plan whether or not the Participant accepts the offered employment or continues in employment. The provisions of this Section 5.2 do
not create any entitlement to any Severance Benefit from the Company and its Affiliates in any circumstances whatsoever and are to be construed solely as a limitation on such entitlement in the
circumstances herein set forth.  

	5.3
	The
fact that a Participant is eligible to immediately receive retirement benefits under the Countrywide Financial Corporation Defined Benefit Pension Plan
or any other Company employee benefit plan, practice or policy shall not render him or her ineligible for the benefits under this Plan. 

6.     Severance Benefits  

	6.1
	Severance Payment.

	(a)
	Each
Participant entitled to benefits under this Plan shall receive as continuation of salary and bonus an amount as determined in accordance with
Appendix A (the "Salary Separation Payment") (or, if greater, the amount determined pursuant to any individual employment, offer, letter or similar agreement by and between the Participant and
the Company (an "Individual Agreement"), provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in such Individual Agreement any amounts payable under such Individual Agreement shall in all cases be
payable in accordance with the payment schedules set forth in this Plan), and in no event shall a Participant be entitled to duplicate payments under the Plan and any Individual Agreement. 

For
purposes of calculating the Salary Separation Payment, (1) the Participant's "Base Pay" shall be the Participant's base annual salary as of the date of his or her termination of employment
or, if greater, as of the date on which the Change in Control occurs, (2) the Participant's "Bonus" shall be the greater of (x) the average of the aggregate bonus and/or incentive award,
if any, paid or payable to the Participant for each of the two (2) fiscal years preceding the fiscal year in which the Participant's termination of employment occurs (or such fewer number of
fiscal years for which the Participant was eligible to receive a bonus and/or incentive award) and (y) the bonus and/or incentive award paid for the fiscal year immediately preceding the date
of the Change in Control, and (3) the Participant's "Pay" for Classification C, D and E is base pay and bonus paid for the preceding twelve months (annualized for employees who have worked for
less than twelve months) and converted to a weekly amount.  

	(b)
	Except
as required by Section 7, the Salary Separation Payment provided for in Section 6.1(a) shall be payable in addition to, and not in lieu
of, all other accrued, vested, earned, or deferred compensation rights, options, or other benefits (other than severance pay or similar benefits) which may be payable or owing to a Participant
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retirement
and supplemental retirement benefits, bonus, accrued vacation or sick pay, compensation, or benefits payable under any of the Company's employee benefit plans, practices or policies. 

	(c)
	The
Salary Separation Payment shall not be offset or reduced by any unemployment insurance benefit, payment in lieu of notice required under any law or act,
or income from subsequent employment that the Participant may receive.

	(d)
	Except
as otherwise provided by Section 6.4, the Salary Separation Payment shall be paid in a series of substantially equal installments in
accordance with the regular payroll practices of the Company (as in effect as of the date of termination) over the period used in computing the Salary Separation Payment pursuant to
Section 6.1(a) (the "Salary Separation Pay Period"), commencing as soon as administratively practicable, but in no event more than sixty (60) days, following the Participant's Qualifying
Termination (except as otherwise required by Section 16).

	6.2
	The
Salary Separation Pay Period shall be included as accredited service for the purpose of receiving or accruing benefits under all employee benefit plans
of the Company, including, but not limited to, group health and life insurance, long-term disability, the Countrywide Financial Corporation Defined Benefit Pension Plan (the "Pension
Plan"), the Countrywide Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, the Countrywide Financial Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, the Countrywide Financial Corporation
Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, the Countrywide Financial Corporation Selected Employee Deferred Compensation Plan and the Countrywide Capital Market Nonqualified ERISA Pension Plan. With
respect to the Pension Plan, the Company shall pay a Participant, as soon as administratively practicable, but in no event more than sixty (60) days, following such Participant's termination of
employment a lump sum payment equal to the present value of the difference (if any) between the accrued benefit the Participant is entitled to receive under the Pension Plan upon the Participant's
termination of employment and the accrued benefit the Participant would have been entitled to receive under the Pension Plan had the Participant been credited with additional years of service during
the Salary Separation Pay Period. Such present value calculations shall be made by the Company using the actuarial assumptions applicable under the Pension Plan as of the date of the Participant's
termination of employment.

	6.3
	For
the period equal to the Salary Separation Pay Period and commencing on the date of Participant's termination of employment (the "Continuation Period"),
the Company shall at its expense (and without contribution by the Participant) continue on behalf of the Participant and his or her dependents and beneficiaries (a) medical, health, dental and
prescription drug benefits, (b) short and long-term disability coverage, (c) life insurance and other death benefits coverage and (d) individual outplacement services
for members of employee classification X, A and B, (as set forth in Appendix A) and outplacement services at a level to be determined by the Senior Human Resources Manager for employee
classification C, D and E. For a period of thirty-six (36) months for members of employee classification X and A, and commencing on the date of Participant's Qualifying Termination,
the Company shall at its expense (and without contribution by the Participant) continue, on behalf of the Participant, financial planning, executive medical examination program and executive long term
disability. The coverages and benefits (including deductibles, if any) provided under this Section 6.3 during the Continuation Period shall be no less favorable in the aggregate to the
Participant and his or her beneficiaries than the most favorable of such coverages and benefits provided the Participant and his or her dependents during the 90-day period immediately
preceding the Change in Control or as of any date following the Change in Control but preceding the date of Participant's termination. The obligation under this Section 6.3 with respect to the 

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foregoing
benefits shall be limited if the Participant obtains any such benefits pursuant to a subsequent employer's benefit plans, in which case the Company may reduce or eliminate the coverage and
benefits it is required to provide the Participant hereunder as long as the aggregate coverages and benefits of the combined benefit plans are no less favorable to the Participant than the coverages
and benefits required to be provided hereunder. A Participant's qualifying event for purposes continuation coverage under §4980B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"), will not occur until the end of the period during which benefits were provided pursuant to this Section 6.3. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Plan, the provision of the
benefits to be provided for pursuant to this Section 6.3 shall comply with the foregoing provisions: any such benefits that are "deferred compensation" within the meaning of Code
Section 409A (which, for example, would not include non-taxable medical benefits, "disability pay" or "death benefit" plans within the meaning of Treasury Regulation
Section 1.409A-1(a)(5)) shall be provided and administered in a manner that complies with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(1)(iv), which will require that
(i) the amount of such benefits provided during one taxable year shall not affect the amount of such benefits provided in any other taxable year, except that to the extent such benefits consist
of the reimbursement of expenses referred to in Section 105(b) of the Code, a maximum, if provided under the terms of the plan providing such benefit, may be imposed on the amount of such
reimbursements over some or all of the period in which such benefit is to be provided to the Participant, as described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(iv)(B),
(ii) to the extent that any such benefits consist of reimbursement of eligible expenses, such reimbursement must be made on or before the last day of the Participant's taxable year following
the taxable year in which the expense was incurred and (iii) no such benefit may be liquidated or exchanged for another benefit.  

	6.4
	Notwithstanding
Section 6.1, a Participant in employee classification C, D or E (as set forth in Appendix A) may elect to receive the Salary
Separation Payment in a lump sum, but only if the Company has first determined that no portion of the Salary Separation Payment is subject to the requirements of Code Section 409A. Benefits
otherwise receivable by the Participant pursuant to clauses (a), (b) and (c) of Section 6.3 shall be discontinued if the Participant requests and receives a lump sum
payment. If the Participant elects to receive the Salary Separation Payment as a lump sum, and the Participant accepts alternative employment with the Company, such Participant shall owe the Company
the portion of the Salary Separation Payment which exceeds the amount of Base Pay the Participant would have earned had the Participant been actively employed by the Company from the date his or her
termination of employment commenced to the new employment commencement date. The payment of a Participant's Salary Separation Payment as a lump sum under this Section 6.4 shall be made as soon
as administratively practicable, but in no event more than sixty (60) days, following the Participant's Qualifying Termination.

	6.5
	Notwithstanding
Section 6.1, benefits otherwise receivable by the Participant pursuant to clauses (a), (b) and (c) of
Section 6.3 shall be discontinued if the Participant accepts alternative employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates. Payments under Section 6.1 shall also cease upon a
Participant accepting alternative employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates.

	6.6
	Any
termination of employment following a Change in Control by the Company or by the Participant shall be communicated by a Notice of Termination to the
other party herein in accordance with Section 13. For purposes of this Plan, a "Notice of Termination" shall mean a written notice which shall indicate the specific Qualifying Termination
provision in this Plan, if any, relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances that provide a basis for termination of the Participant's employment under the
provision so 

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indicated
and shall specify the effective date of the Qualifying Termination which shall not be less than thirty (30) days nor more than sixty (60) days from the date such Notice of
Termination is given or such shorter or longer period as may be mutually agreed between the Company and the Participant. For purposes of this Plan, no such purported Qualifying Termination shall be
effective without such Notice of Termination.  

	6.7
	If
a Participant who is entitled to Severance Benefits under this Plan dies before receiving the Salary Separation Payment, such Payment shall be made to
the Participant's surviving spouse, or, if there is no surviving spouse, to the Participant's estate. If a Participant who is entitled to Severance Benefits under this Plan dies before the end of the
Continuation Period, then for the balance of the Continuation Period, the Company shall be required to continue the benefits provided for under Section 6.3 to the Participant's spouse and
dependents.

	6.8
	A
Participant who is entitled to benefits under this Plan shall not be required to accept or to seek other employment as a condition of receiving such
benefits, and a Participant's benefits provided under this Plan shall not be offset by any future compensation received by the Participant. 

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 7.     Excise Tax  

	7.1
	Excise Tax Limitation.

	(a)
	With
respect to any Participant who immediately prior to the Change in Control is a member of employee classification X or A (as set forth in
Appendix A), except as provided in subsection (b), in the event it shall be determined that any payment or distribution of any type to a Participant, including accelerated vesting, to or
for the benefit of the Participant, by the Company, any Affiliate of the Company, any Person (as the term "person" is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended) who acquires ownership or effective control of the Company or ownership of a substantial portion of the Company's assets (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code,
and the regulations thereunder) or any Affiliate of such Person, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Plan or otherwise (the "Payments"), is or will be
subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code or any interest or penalties with respect to such excise tax (such excise tax, together with any such interest and penalties, are
collectively referred to as the "Excise Tax"), then the Participant shall be entitled to receive an additional payment (a "Gross-Up Payment") in an amount such that after payment by the
Participant of all taxes (including any interest or penalties imposed with respect to such taxes), including any income tax, employment tax or Excise Tax imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment,
the Participant retains an amount of the Gross-Up Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payments.

	(b)
	With
respect to any Participant who immediately prior to the Change in Control is a member of employee classification X or A, notwithstanding
Section (a) or any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, in the event that the Payments (excluding the payment provided for in subsection 7.1(a)) exceed by less than 10% or
$100,000 the maximum amount of Payments which if made or provided to the Participant would not be subject to an Excise Tax, the Participant will not be entitled to a Gross-Up Payment and
the Payments shall be reduced (but not below zero) to the extent necessary so that no Payment to be made or benefit to be provided to the Participant shall be subject to the Excise Tax; it being the
intent of the parties that the Payments shall be reduced only if the economic detriment to the Participant (on a pre-tax basis) is less than the greater of $100,000 or 10% of the Payments.
The Company shall reduce or eliminate the Payments under the Plan, by first reducing or eliminating the portion of the Payments under the Plan which are not payable in cash and then by reducing or
eliminating cash payments under the Plan, in each case in reverse order beginning with payments or benefits which are to be paid the farthest in time from the "Determination" (as defined below).

	(c)
	With
respect to any Participant who immediately prior to the Change in Control is a member of employee classification X or A , the determination of whether
the Payments shall be reduced pursuant to this Plan and the amount of such reduction, all mathematical determinations, and all determinations as to whether any of the Payments are "parachute payments"
(within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code), that are required to be made under this Section, including determinations as to whether a Gross-Up Payment is required, the amount
of such Gross-Up Payment and amounts relevant to the last sentence of this subsection (c), shall be made by an independent accounting firm selected by the Company from among the
four (4) largest accounting firms in the United States or any nationally recognized financial planning and benefits consulting company (the "Accounting Firm"), which shall provide its
determination (the "Determination"), together with detailed supporting calculations regarding the amount of 

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any
Gross-Up Payment and any other relevant matter, both to the Company and the Participant by no later than ten (10) days following the Termination Date, if applicable, or such
earlier time as is requested by the Company or the Participant (if the Participant reasonably believes that any of the Payments may be subject to the Excise Tax). If the Accounting Firm determines
that no Excise Tax is payable by the Participant, it shall furnish the Participant and the Company with an opinion reasonably acceptable to the Participant and the Company that no Excise Tax is
payable (including the reasons therefor) and that the Participant has substantial authority not to report any Excise Tax on his federal income tax return. If a Gross-Up Payment is
determined to be payable, it shall be paid (including through withholding of taxes) to the Participant no later than the due date for payment of the Excise Tax. Any determination by the Accounting
Firm shall be binding upon the Company and the Participant, absent manifest error. As a result of uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of the Code at the time of the initial
determination by the Accounting Firm hereunder, it is possible that Gross-Up Payments not made by the Company should have been made ("Underpayment"), or that Gross-Up Payments
will have been made by the Company which should not have been made ("Overpayment"). In either such event, the Accounting Firm shall determine the amount of the Underpayment or Overpayment that has
occurred. In the case of an Underpayment, the amount of such Underpayment (together with any interest and penalties payable by the Participant as a result of such Underpayment) shall be promptly paid
by the Company to or for the benefit of the Participant. In the case of an Overpayment, the Participant shall, at the direction and expense of the Company, take such steps as are reasonably necessary
(including the filing of returns and claims for refund), follow reasonable instructions from, and procedures established by, the Company, and otherwise reasonably cooperate with the Company to correct
such Overpayment, provided, however, that (i) the Participant shall not in any event be obligated to return to the Company an amount greater than the net after-tax portion of the
Overpayment that he has retained or has recovered as a refund from the applicable taxing authorities and (ii) if a Gross-Up Payment is determined to be payable, this provision shall
be interpreted in a manner consistent with an intent to make the Participant whole, on an after-tax basis, from the application of the Excise Tax, it being understood that the correction
of an Overpayment may result in the Participant repaying to the Company an amount which is less than the Overpayment. The cost of all such determinations made pursuant to this Section shall be paid by
the Company. 

In
order to ensure compliance with Section 409A of the Code, the Gross-Up Payment shall in all events be paid no later than the end of the Participant's taxable year next following
the Participant's taxable year in which the Excise Tax (and any income or other related taxes or interest or penalties thereon) on a Payment are remitted to the Internal Revenue Service or any other
applicable
taxing authority or, in the case of amounts relating to a claim described in Section 7(c) that does not result in the remittance of any federal, state, local and foreign income, excise, social
security and other taxes, the calendar year in which the claim is finally settled or otherwise resolved.  

	(d)
	With
respect to any Participant who immediately prior to the Change in Control is a member of employee classification B, C, D or E (as set forth in
Appendix A), notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, in the event it shall be determined that any Payment to or for the benefit of a Participant would be subject to the Excise
Tax, the Payments shall be reduced (but not below zero) if and to the extent that such reduction would result in Participant retaining a larger amount, on an after-tax basis (taking into
account federal, state and local income taxes and the imposition of the Excise Tax), than if Participant received all of the Payments. The Company shall reduce or 

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eliminate
the Payments, by first reducing or eliminating the portion of the Payments under the Plan which are not payable in cash and then by reducing or eliminating cash payments under the Plan and
by reducing any pro rata bonus payment, in each case in reverse order beginning with payments or benefits which are to be paid the farthest in time from the determination. All determinations
concerning the application of this paragraph shall be made by a nationally recognized firm of independent accountants or any nationally recognized financial planning and benefits consulting company,
selected by Participant and satisfactory to Employer, whose determination shall be conclusive and binding on all parties. The fees and expenses of such accountants shall be borne by Participant. 

The
Company shall hold in confidence and not disclose, without the Participant's prior written consent, any information with regard to the Participant's tax position which the Company obtains pursuant
to this Section. 

Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Plan or otherwise or the fact that this Plan is subject to ERISA, any determinations made by the Accounting Firm and/or the Company with respect to the
matters covered by this Section 7.1 shall be subject to de novo review.  

	7.2
	Pooling Transactions.    Notwithstanding anything contained in this Plan to the contrary, in the
event of a Change in Control which is also intended to be treated as a "pooling of interests" under generally accepted accounting principles (a "Pooling Transaction"), the Board shall take such
actions, if any, as are specifically recommended by an independent accounting firm retained by the Company to the extent reasonably necessary in order to assure that the Pooling Transaction will
qualify as such, including but not limited to (a) deferring the vesting, exercise, payment, settlement or lapsing of restrictions with respect to any option or award, (b) providing that
the payment or settlement in respect of any option or award be made in the form of cash, shares of common stock or securities of a successor or acquirer of the Company, or a combination of the
foregoing, (c) providing for the extension of the term of any option or award to the extent necessary to accommodate the foregoing, but not beyond the maximum term permitted for any option or
award and (d) amending, deleting or making inapplicable to the Participant any provision in this Plan or other arrangement pursuant to which he or she receives compensation, payments or
benefits. 

8.     Successor to Company  

This
Plan shall bind any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company, in the same
manner and to the same extent that the Company would be obligated under this Plan if no succession had taken place. In the case of any transaction in which a successor would not by the foregoing
provision or by operation of law be bound by this Plan, the Company shall require such successor expressly and unconditionally to assume and agree to perform the Company's obligations under this Plan,
in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place. In the case any such successor fails to assume the Plan, the rights and
benefits under the Plan shall automatically become the obligation of such successor as though such successor had expressly and unconditionally assumed and agreed to perform the Company's obligations
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9.     Administration  

	9.1
	Plan Administrator.    The Plan shall be administered by a Committee appointed from time to time
by the Company. Members of the Committee may be Participants under the Plan. Any individual serving on the Committee who is a Participant shall not vote or act on any matter relating solely to himself
or herself.

	9.2
	Powers and Duties of the Committee.    The Committee shall have the discretionary authority to
determine eligibility for and to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan, including, without limitation, by supplying omissions from, correcting deficiencies in, or resolving inconsistencies or
ambiguities in, the language of the Plan. The Committee shall have such other discretionary authority as may be necessary to enable it to discharge its responsibilities under the Plan, including, but
not limited to, the power to:

	(a)
	Resolve
disputes concerning eligibility and participation in the Plan and the amount of Severance Benefits available to a Participant, including the ability
to make factual determinations;

	(b)
	Delegate
responsibility for the administration of the Plan, including the authority to review denied claims, and appoint or employ one or more persons to
assist in the administration of the Plan or to render advice with regard to any of its responsibilities under the Plan;

	(c)
	Adopt
such rules as it deems appropriate for the administration of the Plan;

	(d)
	Prescribe
procedures to be followed by Participants;

	(e)
	Prepare
and distribute information relating to the Plan; and

	(f)
	Request
from Participants such information as shall be necessary for the proper administration of the Plan. 

The
decision of the Committee or its delegate upon any matter within its authority shall be final and binding on all parties, including the Company and Participants.  

	9.3
	Reliance Upon Information.    In making decisions under the Plan, the Committee and its delegates
may rely upon information furnished by, or at the request of, a Participant.

	9.4
	Action by Committee:    The Committee may act either at a meeting (in person or by telephone or
similar means) or, in the absence of a meeting, by an instrument in writing signed by a majority of the Committee members. The Committee may elect one of its members as chairperson and appoint a
secretary to keep a record of all meetings and forward any necessary communication to the Company. The Committee may adopt such bylaws for the conduct of its business as it deems desirable. All
decisions of the Committee shall be made by a majority vote including actions taken without a meeting.

	9.5
	Indemnity of Committee:    The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the members of the
Committee, and any employee to whom the duties of the Committee may be delegated, against any and all claims, losses, damages, expenses or liabilities arising from any action or failure to act with
respect to the Plan, except in the case of willful misconduct by the Committee or any of its members or any such employee. 

10.   Claims Procedures  

	10.1
	Submitting a Claim:    A Participant or other person ("claimant") who has a claim for Severance
Benefits under the Plan must submit a written notice of such claim to the 

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Company.
All such claims must be submitted within six (6) months from the date that the claim for benefits arose.  

	10.2
	Notification of Decision:    If the claim is wholly or partially denied, the Committee shall
notify the claimant of the adverse benefit determination within a reasonable period of time, but not later than ninety (90) days after receipt of the claim by the Plan, unless the Committee
determines that special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim. If the Committee determines that an extension of time for processing is required, written notification of
the extension shall be furnished to the claimant prior to the termination of the initial ninety (90)-day period. In no event shall such extension exceed a period of ninety (90) days
from the end of such initial period. The extension notice shall indicate the special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the date by which the Committee expects to render the benefit
determination. The notice of benefit determination shall set forth, in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant, the following:

	(a)
	The
specific reason or reasons for the adverse determination;

	(b)
	Reference
to the specific Plan provisions on which the determination is based;

	(c)
	A
description of any additional material or information necessary for the claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or
information is necessary;

	(d)
	A
description of the Plan's review procedures and the time limits applicable to such procedures, including a statement of the claimant's right to bring a
civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA following an adverse benefit determination on review.

	10.3
	Review of Denied Claim:    A claimant shall be entitled to a full and fair review of the claim
and the adverse benefit determination. The claimant shall have sixty (60) days following receipt of a notification of an adverse benefit determination within which to appeal the determination.
The claimant shall have the opportunity to submit written comments, documents, records and other information relating to the claim for benefits, and shall be provided, upon request and free of charge,
reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant to the claimant's claim for benefits. The review shall take into account all comments, documents, records and
other information the claimant submits relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination.

	10.4
	Decision on Review:    The Committee shall notify the claimant of its decision on review within a
reasonable period of time, but not later than sixty (60) days after receipt of the claimant's request for review, unless the Committee determines that special circumstances require an extension
of time for processing the claim. If the Committee determines that an extension of time for processing the claim is required, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the claimant prior
to the termination of the initial sixty (60)-day period. In no event shall such extension exceed a period of sixty (60) days from the end of the initial period. The extension notice
shall indicate the special circumstances requiring the extension of time and the date by which the Committee expects to render the determination on review. The Committee shall provide a claimant with
written notification of the Committee's benefit determination on review. In the case of an adverse benefit determination, the notification shall set forth, in a manner calculated to be understood by
the claimant:

	(a)
	The
specific reason or reasons for the adverse determination;

	(b)
	Reference
to the specific Plan provisions on which the benefit determination is based; 

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	(c)
	A
statement that the claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other
information relevant to the claimant's claim for benefits;

	(d)
	A
statement describing any voluntary appeal procedures offered by the Plan and the claimant's right to obtain information about such procedures; and

	(e)
	A
statement of the claimant's right to bring an action under Section 502(a) of ERISA.

	10.5
	Legal Actions:    No legal action concerning the claim may be brought unless and until all of the
following have occurred:

	(a)
	The
claimant has submitted a proper written claim;

	(b)
	The
claimant has been notified that the claim is denied;

	(c)
	The
claimant has filed a written appeal with the Committee for review of the denied claim; and

	(d)
	The
claimant has been notified in writing of the decision of the Committee or the Committee has failed to take any action on the request for review within
the time prescribed above. 

11.   Amendment and Plan Termination  

	11.1
	Amendment and Termination.    Prior to a Change in Control, the Plan may be amended or modified
in any respect, and may be terminated, by resolution adopted by two-thirds of the Board; provided, however, that no such amendment, modification or termination, which would adversely
affect the benefits or protections hereunder of any individual who is a Participant as of the date such amendment, modification or termination is adopted shall be effective as it relates to such
individual unless no Change in Control occurs within six (6) months after such adoption, any such attempted amendment, modification or termination adopted within six (6) months prior to
a Change in Control being null and void ab initio as it relates to all individuals who were Participants as of the date of such adoption; provided, further, however, that the Plan may not be amended,
modified or terminated, (a) at the request of a third party who has indicated an intention or taken steps to effect a Change in Control and who effectuates a Change in Control or
(b) otherwise in connection with, or in anticipation of, a Change in Control which actually occurs, if the amendment, modification or termination adversely affects the rights of any Participant
under the Plan, any such attempted amendment, modification or termination being null and void ab initio. From and after the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Plan (x) may not be amended or
modified in any manner that would in any way adversely affect the benefits or protections provided to any individual hereunder and (y) may not be terminated until the later of
(i) twenty-four (24) months after the date of the Change in Control or (ii) the date that all Participants who have become entitled to a Severance Benefit hereunder
shall have received such payments in full.

	11.2
	Form of Amendment.    Any amendment or termination of the Plan shall be effected by a written
instrument signed by a duly authorized officer or officers of the Company, certifying that the amendment or termination has been approved by the Board. 

12.   Employment Status/Waiver of Rights  

This
Plan does not constitute a contract of employment or impose on the Company any obligation to retain the Participant as an employee, to change the status of the Participant's employment, or to
change the Company's policies regarding termination of employment. 

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Following
a Change in Control, no waiver of rights by the Participant in return for continued employment shall be effective with respect to the rights and benefits provided under this Plan. 

13.   Notices  

All
notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered, if mailed by registered, certified or express
mail, postage prepaid, or if delivered to a recognized courier service, addressed as follows: 

If
to the Participant: 

To
the address shown on the Company's records for tax reporting purposes. 

If
to the Company: 

Countrywide
Financial Corporation

4500 Park Granada

Calabasas, California 91302

Attention: Senior Human Resources Manager 

Either
party may change the address at which notice shall be given by a written notice given in the above manner. 

14.   Severability  

If
any provision of this Plan is held invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Plan shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect, and if any provision is held invalid or unenforceable
with respect to particular circumstances, it shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect in all other circumstances. 

15.   Governing Law  

To
the extent not preempted by Federal law, the interpretation, construction and performance of this Plan shall in all respects be governed by the laws of the State of California. 

16.   Code Section 409A  

This
Plan is intended to comply with Code Section 409A, to the extent applicable. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, this Plan shall be interpreted, operated and administered
consistent with this intent. Each separate installment of the Salary Separation Payment shall be treated as a separate payment for purposes of determining whether such payment is subject to or exempt
from compliance with the requirements of Code Section 409A. In addition, in the event that any Participant is a "specified employee" within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code (as
determined in accordance with the methodology established by the Company as in effect on the date of termination of such Participant's employee), any payment or benefits hereunder that are
nonqualified deferred compensation subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code shall be provided to such Participant no earlier than six (6) months after the date of such
Participant's "separation from service" within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. 

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        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Board of Directors having amended this Plan at its meeting of June 24, 2008 has caused this Amendment and Restatement to be executed this 24th day
of June, 2008. 

COUNTRYWIDE
FINANCIAL CORPORATION 

					
	

By:	
 	

/s/ LEORA I. GOREN

	
 	

 
	Title:	 	Senior Managing Director,

Chief Human Resources Officer	 	 
	

Attest:	
 	

    /s/ BECKY BAILEY

	
 	

 

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  APPENDIX A    
    

			
	Eligible Employee

Classifications

 
	 	Members

 

	 X
	 	Senior Managing Directors and above
	 A
	 	 Managing Directors

	 B
	 	 Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents, Presidents

	 C
	 	 First Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents, Regional Vice Presidents, CSC Directors, Branch Managers

	 D
	 	 All other Exempt Employees

	 E
	 	 All Non-Exempt Employees

 Salary Separation Payment  

        The Salary Separation Payment to which a Participant is entitled shall be based on the Participant's employee classification as of the
date immediately preceding the date of the Participant's Qualifying Termination or, if greater, as of the date on which the Change in Control occurs, and shall equal the amount described in the table
below: 

			
	Employee

Classifications

 
	 	Salary Separation Payment

 

	 X
	 	Three (3) years Base Pay (as defined in Section 6.1(a)) plus 300% Bonus (as defined in Section 6.1(a))
	 A
	 	 Two (2) years Base Pay (as defined in Section 6.1(a)) plus 200% Bonus (as defined in Section 6.1(a)).

	 B
	 	 One (1) year Base Pay plus 100% Bonus.

	 C
	 	 Two (2) weeks Pay for each full year of service from first hire date with a minimum payment of eight (8) weeks Pay and a maximum payment of
twenty-six (26) weeks Pay.

	 D
	 	 (2) weeks Pay for each full year of service from first hire date with a minimum payment of two (2) weeks Pay and a maximum payment of twelve
(12) weeks Pay.

	 E
	 	 Two (2) weeks Pay from first hire date with a minimum payment of two (2) weeks Pay and a maximum payment of eight (8) weeks
Pay.

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Exhibit 10.118

COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE PLAN (As Amended and Restated June 24, 2008)

APPENDIX A

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