Document:

Form of Escrow Agreement

 EXHIBIT 10.1 

 ATEL 12, LLC 
 ESCROW AGREEMENT 
 _____________, 200_ 
 U. S. Bank Trust National Association 
 San Francisco, California 
 Gentlemen: 
 ATEL 12, LLC, a California limited liability
company (the “Fund”), proposes to make a public offering through ATEL Securities Corporation (the “Dealer Manager”) and other registered broker-dealers (the “Selected Dealers”) of not to exceed 20,000,000 of its units
of limited liability company member interest (the “Units”) at $10 per Unit. The offering shall be conducted on a best-efforts all-or-none basis for the first 120,000 Units and thereafter on a best-efforts basis for the remaining Units. The
offering shall commence at such time as the Fund’s registration statement on Form S-1 with respect thereto (the “Registration Statement”) is declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) which is
currently expected to occur on or about _____________, 200_. We are requesting that you consent to act as Depository in connection with the offering. 
 As Depository, you shall receive, hold in escrow and disburse subscription funds in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this letter and in the “Plan of Distribution” section of the
prospectus included in the Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented (such prospectus in the form first filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any supplement or amendment to such prospectus
thereafter so filed pursuant to such Rule 424 are hereinafter collectively called the “Prospectus”). 
 Upon request of ATEL
Financial Services, LLC (the “Manager”) or the Dealer Manager, you shall provide reports to the Fund and the Dealer Manager as to the number and amount of subscriptions received by you. 
 The terms and conditions of your engagement as Depository shall be as follows: 
 1. On or before the date of commencement of the offering you shall establish an interest-bearing escrow account which shall be entitled “ATEL 12
Escrow Account” (the “Escrow Account”). The Dealer Manager and Selected Dealers shall instruct subscribers to make checks payable to the order of the Depository. You shall return any checks received that are made payable to a party
other than the Depository to the Dealer Manager or Selected Dealer who submitted the check. 

 2. The Dealer Manager and the Selected Dealers shall promptly deliver all monies received for the payment
of Units to the Depository for deposit in the Escrow Account. You shall receive and hold deposits of subscription funds in the amount of $10 per Unit. The minimum subscription shall be 500 Units ($5,000), subject, however, to such higher minimum
subscriptions as are described in the Prospectus as being applicable in certain circumstances. Each deposit shall be accompanied by a Subscription Agreement in the form of that attached as Exhibit C to the Prospectus identifying by name and address
the subscriber whose funds are deposited and the amount of the funds deposited by such subscriber. 
 3. Deposits in the form of checks which
fail to clear the bank upon which they are drawn shall be returned by the Depository to the subscriber, together with the copy of the Subscription Agreement. You shall concurrently furnish to the Manager and the Dealer Manager a copy of any such
Subscription Agreement and check so returned. The Depository shall have no further liability therefor. 
 If the Fund rejects any
subscription for which the Depository has already collected funds, the Depository shall promptly issue a refund check to the rejected subscriber. If the Fund rejects any subscription for which the Depository has not yet collected funds but has
submitted the subscriber’s check for collection, the Depository shall promptly issue a check in the amount of the subscriber’s check to the rejected subscriber after the Depository has cleared such funds. If the Depository has not yet
submitted a rejected subscriber’s check for collection, the Depository shall promptly remit the subscriber’s check directly to the subscriber. 
 4. You shall place funds from the Escrow Account only in the following interest-bearing accounts and short-term obligations as the Fund shall direct: short-term United States government securities, including Treasury
bills, securities issued or guaranteed by United States government agencies, certificates of deposit and time or demand deposits in banks and savings and loan associations which are insured by United States government agencies or deposits in members
of the Federal Home Loan Bank System; provided, however, that you shall not be required to place any such funds in a manner which is inconsistent with the Prospectus. In the absence of express instructions, you will invest such funds, to the extent
reasonably practicable, in a U. S. Bank Money Market Account insured by the FDIC. As Depository you shall not be liable for any loss of interest in the event funds are withdrawn prior to maturity. Interest accrued on subscription funds held in the
Escrow Account shall not be an asset of the Fund, but shall either (i) be paid to the respective subscribers upon return of subscription proceeds to subscribers pursuant to paragraph 5 of this Agreement in the event the Minimum Subscriptions
(as defined in paragraph 5) are not received prior to termination of the offering); or (ii) be paid to the Fund upon release of subscription proceeds to the Fund for disbursement by the Fund to subscribers, in either case to be divided among
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release of such payments to the Fund or the return thereof to the subscribers, and in either case with the amounts of interest allocated among subscribers to
be calculated by the Manager. 
 5. If and at such time as amounts in collected funds representing subscriptions for not less than 120,000
Units shall have been deposited with you under this Agreement (the “Minimum Subscriptions”), you shall so notify the Manager and the Dealer Manager and upon receipt of written instructions from each of the Fund and the Dealer Manager, you
shall disburse to the Fund all subscription funds held by you. If the offering is terminated prior to receipt of collected funds representing the Minimum Subscriptions, or if collected funds representing the Minimum Subscriptions have not been
received on or before the date which is one year from the date that the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC, you shall promptly disburse all subscription funds to the subscribers who transmitted them without deduction, penalty or
expense to the subscriber, and you shall advise the Fund and the Dealer Manager that you have done so. The subscription funds returned to each subscriber shall be free and clear of any and all claims of the Fund or any of its creditors. In any case,
all interest earned on subscription proceeds held by you shall be disbursed to subscribers as provided in paragraph 4, with the Manager providing the Depository with the calculation of interest payable to each subscriber. After all disbursements
under this Agreement have been completed, the escrow shall be terminated; provided, however, that an agreement with a branch of Depository will be effective upon escrow holder notifying the branch that the Minimum Subscriptions have been reached and
escrow is closed. The branch will agree to facilitate transfers of subscription funds to the Fund in the event subscribers make checks payable to the Depository after the date Minimum Subscriptions have been received. The branch’s sole function
in such event shall be to endorse any such subscription checks to the account of the Fund. 
 For purposes of the foregoing, the term
“collected funds” shall mean all funds received by the Depository which have cleared normal banking channels and are in the form of cash. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, any and all subscription proceeds from Pennsylvania investors deposited with the Depositary will be maintained in a separate escrow account entitled “ATEL 12 Pennsylvania Escrow Account.” The terms
of the escrow for Pennsylvania subscriptions will be the same as provided for all subscription proceeds under this Agreement, except as expressly stated in the following paragraphs. 
 The amount of subscription proceeds held in the Pennsylvania Escrow Account will not be counted in determining the Minimum Subscriptions defined
above in this Section 5, unless the Pennsylvania Minimum (as defined below) is reached prior to the date that the amount of the Minimum Subscriptions is received from non-Pennsylvania subscribers. The funds in the Pennsylvania Escrow Account
will be retained in such account, and will not be released to the Fund upon the release of other escrowed funds at the time the Minimum Subscriptions are reached under the Agreement unless the conditions for release of Pennsylvania subscriptions set
forth in this paragraph are first satisfied. If and at such time as the Fund and the Dealer Manager deliver to the Depositary a certificate, together with any other documentation that the Depositary may reasonably require, which demonstrates that
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collected funds which, when added to the total amount held in the Pennsylvania Escrow Account, represent aggregate subscriptions for not less than 750,000
Units (the “Pennsylvania Minimum”), and upon receipt of written instructions from each of the Fund and the Dealer Manager, the Depositary shall disburse to the Fund all subscription funds held in the Pennsylvania Escrow Account.

 If the offering is terminated prior to receipt of collected funds representing the Pennsylvania Minimum, or if collected funds
representing the Pennsylvania Minimum have not been received on or before the date which is 120 days after the date hereof, the Fund and the Dealer Manager will notify each Pennsylvania investor whose subscription proceeds are held in the
Pennsylvania Escrow Account within 10 calendar days following the end of such period that such investor has the right to have the escrowed subscription proceeds returned to the investor by notifying the Depositary that such return is desired within
10 calendar days after receipt of such notification of the right to such return. The subscription proceeds held for investors so requesting a return, together with any interest accrued thereon, will be promptly forwarded to such investors, but in no
event later than 15 calendar days following receipt by the Depositary of the notice requesting such return. 
 Any subscription proceeds from
Pennsylvania investors which remain in the escrow after the expiration of the periods described in the foregoing paragraph will be held until the earlier of the satisfaction of the Pennsylvania Minimum condition or the termination of the offering;
provided that at the end of each subsequent 120-day period of the escrow, the investors whose subscription proceeds remain in the escrow will be offered the return rights described in the foregoing paragraph; and provided further that, if the
Pennsylvania Minimum is not satisfied within one year from the date that the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC, the Depositary shall promptly disburse all subscription funds in the Pennsylvania Escrow Account to the subscribers
who transmitted them without deduction, penalty or expense to the subscriber, and the Depositary shall advise the Fund and the Dealer Manager that the Depositary has done so. Any such disbursements to Pennsylvania investors will be on the same terms
as all disbursements under this Agreement. 
 6. All fees, costs, and charges of the Depository shall be paid by the Fund. Escrow fees shall
be as set forth in Exhibit A hereto. No fees, costs, charges, indemnification for damages suffered by the Depository or any monies whatsoever shall be paid out of or chargeable to the funds on deposit in the Escrow Account. 
 7. The Fund and the Dealer Manager hereby represent and warrant that neither they nor any of their affiliates has made, nor will any such person make,
any representation which might imply that you in any way endorse or recommend an investment in Units or guarantee any obligations relating to the Units except those expressly undertaken as Depositary under this Agreement. 
  

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 In consideration of your acting as Depository herein, it is agreed that you shall in no case or event be
liable for the failure of any of the conditions of this Agreement or damage caused by the exercise of your discretion in any particular manner, or for any other reason, except gross negligence or willful misconduct with reference to the Escrow
Account, and you shall not be liable or responsible for your failure to ascertain the terms or conditions, or to comply with any of the provisions of, any agreement, contract or other document filed herewith or referred to herein, nor shall you be
liable or responsible for forgeries or false personation. 
 It is further agreed that if any controversy arises between the parties hereto
or with any third person with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, or its terms or conditions, you are entitled at your option to refuse to comply with any claim or demand, so long as such controversy continues and in so doing you shall
not be or become liable for damages or interest to any party for your failure or refusal to comply with any conflicting or adverse demands. You shall be entitled to continue so to refrain and refuse so to act until: 
 A. The rights of the adverse claimants have been finally adjudicated in a court assuming and having jurisdiction of the parties and the
money, papers and property involved herein or affected hereby; and/or 
 B. All differences shall have been adjusted by
agreement and you shall have been notified thereof in writing by all of the persons interested. 
 In the event of any such controversy, you,
in your discretion, may file a suit in interpleader for the purpose of having the respective rights of the claimants adjudicated, and deposit with the court all documents and property held hereunder, and the Fund agrees to pay all costs and counsel
fees incurred by you in such action and said costs and fees shall be included in the judgment in any such action. 
 You shall not be
required to take or be bound by notice of any default of any person, or to take any action with respect to such default involving any expense or liability, unless notice of such default is given to you in writing by the Manager and unless you are
indemnified in a manner satisfactory to you against such expense or liability. 
 You shall be protected in acting upon any notice, request,
waiver, consent, receipt or other paper or document reasonably believed by you to be signed by the proper party or parties. 
 You may
consult with legal counsel if any controversy arises, and you shall incur no liability and shall be fully protected in acting in accordance with the opinion and instructions of counsel. 
  

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 In the event that you perform any service not specifically provided hereinabove, or there is any
assignment or attachment of any interest in the subject matter of this Agreement or modification thereof, or any controversy arises hereunder, or you are named a party to, or are required to intervene in, any litigation pertaining to this escrow or
the subject matter thereof, you shall be reasonably compensated therefor and reimbursed for all costs and expenses, including attorney’s fees, occasioned thereby. 
 8. The Fund, the Manager and the Dealer Manager represent and agree that none has made nor will any of them in the future make any representation that states or implies that the Escrow Agent has endorsed, recommended
or guaranteed the purchase, value, or repayment of the Units offered for sale by the Fund. The Fund further agrees that it will insert in any prospectus, offering circular, advertisement, subscription agreement or other document made available to
prospective purchasers of the Units the following in bold face type: “U.S. Bank Trust National Association is acting only as an escrow agent in connection with the offering of the Units, and has not endorsed, recommended or guaranteed the
purchase, value or repayment of such Units”, and will furnish to the Escrow Agent a copy of each such prospectus, offering circular, advertisement, subscription agreement or other document at least 5 business days prior to its distribution to
prospective purchasers of the Securities”. 
 9. The Depository may resign upon the giving of 30 days’ written notice to the
Manager and the Dealer Manager. The Depository may be removed by the Manager and the Dealer Manager, acting jointly, upon 30 days’ prior written notice to the Depository. In such event, it shall be the obligation of the Manager, with the
consent of the Dealer Manager, to appoint a successor Depository. The Depository shall turn over to such successor, at the direction of the Fund, all funds, accounts and records held by the Depository pursuant to this Agreement. 
 Any change in the aforesaid terms and conditions shall require the consent of the Dealer Manager. In the event that any questions arise as to the
interpretation of such terms and conditions, you shall be authorized to rely upon telegraphic or written instructions from the Dealer Manager and the Manager. 
  

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 If you consent and agree to act as Depository on the terms and conditions set forth above, please so
signify by causing a duly authorized officer or employee to sign the enclosed copy of this letter as indicated below and return it to the undersigned, whereupon the terms and conditions of this letter shall constitute an agreement between us. This
agreement may be signed in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original for all purposes, but all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. 
  

							
	Very truly yours,
	
	ATEL 12, LLC,
	a California limited liability company
		
	By:	 	ATEL Associates 12, LLC, Manager
			
		 	By:	 	ATEL Capital Group, LLC
				
		 		 	By:	 	  

  

					
	ATEL SECURITIES CORPORATION,
	a California corporation, Dealer Manager
			
		 	By:	 	  
		 		 	Dean L. Cash,
		 		 	President

 We hereby consent to act as Depository on the terms and conditions set forth above. Executed this ___ day of
________, 200_. 
  

			
	U. S. Bank Trust National Association
		
	By:	 	  
		
		 	  
		 	(Name and Title)

  

 7Cease and Desist Order

 Exhibit 10.13 
 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 
 WASHINGTON, D.C. 
  

							
	  
	 		 		  	
		 	)	 		  	
	 In the Matter of
	 	)	 		  	
		 	)	 		  	ORDER TO
	 COAST BANK OF FLORIDA
	 	)	 		  	CEASE AND DESIST
	 BRADENTON, FLORIDA
	 	)	 		  	
		 	)	 		  	FDIC-07-086b
	 (Insured State Nonmember Bank)
	 	)	 		  	
	  
	 	)	 		  	

 Coast Bank of Florida, Bradenton, Florida (“Bank”), having been advised of its right to
a Notice of Charges and of Hearing detailing the unsafe or unsound banking practices and violations of laws and/or regulations alleged to have been committed by the Bank and of its right to a hearing on the alleged charges under section 8(b)(1) of
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (“Act”), 12 U.S.C. § 1818(b)(1), and having waived those rights, entered into a STIPULATION AND CONSENT TO THE ISSUANCE OF AN ORDER TO CEASE AND DESIST (“Consent Agreement”) with counsel for
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and with the Director (“Director”) of the Division of Financial Institutions for the Florida Office of Financial Regulation (“OFR”)
dated                     , 2007, whereby solely for the purpose of this proceeding and without admitting or denying any alleged facts,
charges of unsafe or unsound banking practices and violations of laws and/or regulations, the Bank consented to the issuance of an ORDER TO CEASE AND DESIST (“Order”) by the FDIC and the OFR. The OFR is authorized to issue an order to
cease and desist pursuant to Section 655.033, Florida Statutes (2006). 

 The FDIC and the OFR considered the matter and determined that there is reason to believe that the Bank
had engaged in unsafe or unsound banking practices and had committed violations of law and/or regulations. The FDIC and the OFR, therefore, accepted the Consent Agreement and issued the following: 
 ORDER TO CEASE AND DESIST 
 IT IS
HEREBY ORDERED, that the Bank, its institution-affiliated parties, as that term is defined in section 3(u) of the Act, 12 U.S.C. § 1813(u), and its successors and assigns cease and desist from the following unsafe and unsound banking
practices and violations of laws and/or regulation: 
  

	 	(a)	operating with a board of directors that has failed to provide adequate supervision over and direction to the active management of the Bank; 

  

	 	(b)	operating with inadequate management; 

  

	 	(c)	operating with inadequate equity capital in relation to the volume and quality of assets held; 

  

	 	(d)	operating with an inadequate allowance for loan and lease losses (“ALLL”); 

  

	 	(e)	operating with ineffective audit programs; 

  

	 	(f)	operating with inadequate oversight of the loan portfolio and concentrations of credit; 

  

	 	(g)	operating with an excessive volume of poor quality loans; 

  

	 	(h)	following hazardous lending practices and operating with an inadequate loan policy; 

  

	 	(i)	operating with inadequate liquidity and funds management; 

  

	 	(j)	operating with inadequate strategic planning; 

  

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	 	(k)	operating in such a manner as to produce low earnings; 

  

	 	(l)	operating with excessive exposure to interest rate risk; 

  

	 	(m)	operating in violation of laws and regulations and in contravention of Statements of Policy as more fully described on pages 21 through 30 of the Report of Examination dated
January 29, 2007 (“Report”); and 

  

	 	(n)	operating with an information security program, risk assessment of the Information Technology (“IT”) area, IT audit, and a Disaster Recovery Plan that are inadequate.

 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the Bank, its institution-affiliated parties, and its successors and assigns, take affirmative
action as follows: 
 COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE 
 1. Within 30 days of the date of this Order, the Bank’s Board of Directors (“Board”) shall establish a Board Committee (“Compliance Committee”), consisting of at least five members,
responsible for ensuring compliance with the Order, overseeing corrective measures with respect to the Order, and reporting to the Board. At least three members of the Compliance Committee shall be independent directors as defined herein. The
Compliance Committee shall monitor compliance with this Order and within 45 days from the effective date of this Order, and every 30 days thereafter, shall submit a written report detailing the Bank’s compliance with this Order to the Board,
for review and consideration during its regularly scheduled meeting. The compliance report and any discussion related to the report or Order shall be incorporated into the minutes of the meeting of the Board. Nothing contained herein shall diminish
the responsibility of the entire Board to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Order. For the purposes of this Order, an “independent director” shall be an individual who is not employed in any capacity 

  

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by the Bank, any of its subsidiaries, or affiliated organizations, other than as a director; or is otherwise deemed to be an independent director for
purposes of this Order by the Regional Director of the FDIC’s Atlanta Regional Office (“Regional Director”) and the Director (collectively, “Supervisory Authorities”). 
 MANAGEMENT 
 2. (a) Within 60 days from the effective date of this Order, the
Bank shall have and retain qualified management with the qualifications and experience commensurate with assigned duties and responsibilities at the Bank. Each member of management shall be provided appropriate written authority from the Board to
implement the provisions of this Order. At a minimum, management shall include the following: 
 (i) a chief executive officer with proven
ability in managing a bank of comparable size and in effectively implementing lending, investment and operating policies in accordance with sound banking practices; and 
 (ii) a senior lending officer with a significant amount of appropriate lending, collection, and loan supervision experience, and experience in upgrading a low quality loan portfolio and loan workout experience.

 (b) The qualifications of management shall be assessed on its ability to: 
 (i) comply with the requirements of this Order; 
 (ii) operate the Bank in a safe and sound manner; 
 (iii) comply with applicable laws and regulations; and 
 (iv) restore all aspects of the Bank to a safe and sound condition, including, but not limited to, asset quality, capital adequacy, earnings, management
effectiveness, liquidity, and funds management. 
  

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 (c) Within 30 days of the effective date of this Order, the Board shall cause to be developed a written
analysis and assessment of the Bank’s management and staffing needs (“Management Plan”), which shall include, at a minimum: 
 (i) identification of both the type and number of officer positions needed to manage and supervise properly the affairs of the Bank; 
 (ii) evaluation of each Bank senior executive officer’s qualifications and experience to determine whether these individuals possess the ability, experience, and other qualifications required to perform present and anticipated duties,
including adherence to the Bank’s established policies and practices, and maintenance of the Bank in a safe and sound condition; and 
 (iii) identification and establishment of such Bank committees as are needed to provide guidance and oversight to active management; 
 (iv) evaluation of the members of the Board to determine if they possess the background and experience needed to provide proper oversight of the Bank’s affairs; and 
 (v) a plan of action to recruit and hire any additional or replacement personnel with the requisite ability, experience and other qualifications, which
is determined necessary to fill positions consistent with the Management Plan. 
 (d) The written Management Plan and any subsequent
modification thereto shall be submitted to the Supervisory Authorities for review and comment. Not more than 30 days from the receipt of any comment from the Supervisory Authorities, and after consideration of such comment, the Board shall approve
the written Management Plan and/or any subsequent modification thereto which approval shall be recorded in the minutes of the Board. Thereafter, the Bank and its institution-affiliated parties shall implement and follow the written Management Plan
and/or any subsequent modification. 
  

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 (e) During the life of this Order, the Bank shall notify the Supervisory Authorities in writing of the
resignation and/or terminations of any members of its Board and/or any of its senior officer(s) within 15 days of the event. The Bank shall also establish procedures to ensure compliance with section 32 of the FDI Act, 12 U.S.C. § 1831(i) and
Subpart F of Part 303 of the FDIC Rules and Regulations, 12 C.F.R. §§ 303.100 through 303.103. In addition, the Bank shall notify the Supervisory Authorities in writing when it proposes to add any individual to the Bank’s Board or
employ any individual as a senior executive officer. The notification must be received at least 30 days before such addition or employment is intended to become effective and should include a description of the background and experience of the
individual(s) to be added or employed. The Supervisory Authorities may specify, at their sole discretion, such additional information or notice requirements for the Bank to submit as may be deemed necessary for the Supervisory Authorities to
properly evaluate the proposed individual(s). The Bank shall not add or employ any proposed individual(s) if either of the Supervisory Authorities issues a written notice of disapproval. 
 CAPITAL 
 3. (a) Within 180 days from the effective date of this Order, the Bank
shall have Tier 1 capital in such an amount as to equal or exceed seven and one-half percent (7.5%) of the Bank’s total assets. Thereafter, during the life of this Order, the Bank shall maintain Tier 1 capital in such an amount as to equal
or exceed seven and one-half percent (7.5%) of the Bank’s total assets. 
  

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 (b) Within 60 days from the effective date of this Order, the Bank shall develop and adopt a plan
(“Capital Plan”) to maintain a Total Risk Based Capital Ratio of at least ten percent (10%) as defined in the FDIC Statement of Policy on Risk-Based Capital contained in Appendix A to Part 325 of the FDIC Rules and Regulations, 12
C.F.R. Part 325, Appendix A. The Capital Plan and any subsequent modification thereto shall be submitted to the Supervisory Authorities for review and comment. Not more than 30 days from the receipt of any comment from the Supervisory Authorities
and after consideration of such comment, the Board shall approve the Capital Plan and/or any subsequent modification thereto which approval shall be recorded in the minutes of the Board. Thereafter, the Bank shall implement and follow the Capital
Plan and/or any subsequent modifications. 
 (c) The level of Tier 1 capital to be maintained during the life of this Order pursuant to
subparagraph (a) shall be in addition to a fully funded ALLL, the adequacy of which shall be satisfactory to the Supervisory Authorities as determined at subsequent examinations and /or visitations. 
 (d) Any increase in Tier 1 capital necessary to meet the requirements of this section may be accomplished by the following: 
 (i) the sale of common stock; or 
 (ii) the
sale of noncumulative perpetual preferred stock; or 
 (iii) the direct contribution of cash capital by the Board, shareholders, and/or
parent holding company; or 
 (iv) any other means acceptable to the Supervisory Authorities; or 
 (iv) any combination of the above means. Any increase in Tier 1 capital necessary to meet the requirements of this section may not be accomplished
through a deduction from the Bank’s ALLL. 
  

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 (e) If all or part of the increase in Tier 1
capital required by this section is accomplished by the sale of new securities, the Board shall forthwith take all necessary steps to adopt and implement a plan for the sale of such additional securities, subject to their fiduciary duties, including
the voting of any shares owned or proxies held or controlled by them in favor of the plan. Should the implementation of the plan involve a public distribution of the Bank’s securities (including a distribution limited only to the Bank’s
existing shareholders), the Bank shall prepare offering materials fully describing the securities being offered, including an accurate description of the financial condition of the Bank and the circumstances giving rise to the offering, and any
other material disclosures necessary to comply with the Federal securities laws. Prior to the implementation of the plan and, in any event, not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the dissemination of such materials, the plan and any materials
used in the sale of the securities shall be submitted to the FDIC, Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection, Accounting and Securities Disclosure Section, 550 17th Street, N.W., Room F-6066, Washington, D.C. 20429 and to the OFR, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0371 for review. Any changes requested to
be made in the plan or materials by the Supervisory Authorities shall be made prior to their dissemination. If the increase in Tier 1 capital is provided by the sale of noncumulative perpetual preferred stock, then all terms and conditions of the
issue, including but not limited to those terms and conditions relative to interest rate and convertibility factor, shall be presented to the Supervisory Authorities for prior approval. 
 (f) In complying with the provisions of this section, the Bank shall provide to any subscriber and/or purchaser of the Bank’s securities, a written
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existing development or other changes which are materially different from the information reflected in any offering materials used in connection with the
sale of Bank securities. The written notice required by this paragraph shall be furnished within ten (10) days from the date such material development or change was planned or occurred, whichever is earlier, and shall be furnished to every
subscriber and/or purchaser of the Bank’s securities who received or was tendered the information contained in the Bank’s original offering materials. 
 (g) For the purposes of this provision, the terms “Tier 1 capital” and “total assets” shall have, the meanings ascribed to them in Part 325 of the FDIC Rules and Regulations, 12 C.F.R. §§
325.2(t) and 325.2(v). 
 ESTABLISH/MAINTAIN ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN/LEASE LOSSES 
 4. (a) Within 30 days from the effective date of this Order, the Board shall review the adequacy of the ALLL and establish a comprehensive policy for
determining the adequacy of the ALLL. For the purpose of this determination, the adequacy of the ALLL shall be determined after the charge-off of all loans or other items classified “Loss”. The policy shall provide for a review of the ALLL
at least once each calendar quarter. Said review should be completed at least ten (10) days prior to the end of each quarter, in order that the findings of the Board with respect to the ALLL may be properly reported in the quarterly Reports of
Condition and Income. The review should focus on the results of the Bank’s internal loan review, loan and lease loss experience, trends of delinquent and non-accrual loans, an estimate of potential loss exposure of significant credits,
concentrations of credit, and present and prospective economic conditions. A deficiency in the ALLL shall be remedied in the calendar quarter it is discovered, prior to submitting the Reports of Condition and Income, by a charge to current operating
earnings. 
  

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 (b) The minutes of the Board meeting at which such review is undertaken shall indicate the results of the
review. The Bank’s policy for determining the adequacy of the Bank’s ALLL and its implementation shall be satisfactory to the Supervisory Authorities as determined at subsequent examinations and/or visitations. 
 AUDITS 
 5. Within 90 days from the
effective date of this Order, the Board shall review and amend the Bank’s internal and external audit policies as necessary to address requirements for the frequency and scope of internal and external auditing procedures commensurate with the
Bank’s risk profile. The Board shall identify the risk areas of the Bank’s activities and assess the scope and frequency of external and internal audits needed over each area. 
 LOAN POLICY 
 6. Within 60 days from the effective date of this Order, the Board
shall adopt and implement a revised written lending and collection policy to provide effective guidance and control over the Bank’s lending function, which policy shall be revised to include, at a minimum, all items enumerated on page 16 of the
Report. Such policy and its implementation shall be in a form and manner acceptable to the Supervisory Authorities as determined at subsequent examinations and/or visitations. 
 CREDIT RISK 
 7. Within 90 days from the effective date of this Order, the Board
shall develop, implement, and thereafter ensure Bank adherence to a written program to reduce the level of credit risk in the Bank. The program shall include, but not be limited to: 
 (a) procedures to strengthen credit underwriting; 
  

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 (b) procedures to strengthen management of loan operations and to maintain an adequate, qualified staff
in the credit area; and 
 (c) procedures to ensure conformance with the Bank’s loan policy and laws, rules, and regulations pertaining
to the lending function; 
 (d) procedures to ensure concentrations of credit are adequately identified, monitored, and controlled; and

 (e) procedures for strengthening collections. 
 CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT 
 8. Within 90 days from the effective date of this Order, the Board shall
perform a risk segmentation analysis with respect to the Concentrations of Credit listed on pages 50 and 51 of the Report. Concentrations should be stratified as the Board deems appropriate, but shall include concentrations identified by industry,
geographic distribution, underlying collateral, direct or indirect extensions of credit to or for the benefit of any borrowers dependent upon the performance of a single developer or builder, and other asset groups that are considered economically
related and in the aggregate represent 100% or more of the Bank’s tier 1 capital account. The Board shall develop a written plan that is acceptable to the Supervisory Authorities for systematically reducing concentration risk over time in
relation to Tier 1 capital and identify procedures for monitoring compliance with the plan. 
 REDUCTION OF CLASSIFIED ITEMS

 9. (a) Within 10 days from the effective date of this Order, the Bank shall eliminate from its books, by charge-off or collection, all
items or portions of items classified “Loss” and 50 percent of all items or portions of items classified “Doubtful” identified in the Report that have not been previously collected or charged-off. In the alternative, for any loan

  

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classified “Doubtful”, the Bank may increase its ALLL by an amount equal to 50 percent of the loan classified “Doubtful”. Elimination of
these items through proceeds of other loans made by the Bank is not considered collection for purposes of this paragraph. 
 (b)
Additionally, while this Order remains in effect, the Bank shall, within 30 days of the receipt of any official Report of Examination of the Bank from the FDIC or the OFR, eliminate from its books, by collection, charge-off, or other proper entries,
the remaining balance of any items classified “Loss” and 50 percent of those classified “Doubtful” unless otherwise approved in writing by the Supervisory Authorities. 
 (c) Within 90 days from the effective date of this Order, the Bank shall have reduced the items classified “Substandard” as of the Report and
those items classified “Doubtful” that have not previously been charged off or reserved for, to not more than $155,000,000. 
 (d)
Within 180 days from the effective date of this Order, the Bank shall have reduced the items classified “Substandard” and those items classified “Doubtful” as of the Report that have not previously been charged off to not more
than $140,000,000. 
 (e) Within 360 days from the effective date of this Order, the Bank shall have reduced the items classified
“Substandard” and those items classified “Doubtful” as of the Report that have not previously been charged off to not more than $105,000,000. 
 (f) Within 540 days from the effective date of this Order, the Bank shall have reduced the items classified “Substandard” and those items classified “Doubtful” as of the Report that have not
previously been charged off to not more than $35,000,000. 
 (g) The requirements of subparagraphs 9(c), 9(d), 9(e), and 9(f) are not to be
construed as standards for future operations and, in addition to the foregoing, the Bank shall eventually reduce the total of all adversely classified items. Reduction of these items through proceeds of other loans made by the Bank is not considered
collection for the purpose of this paragraph. As used in subparagraphs 9(c), 9(d), 9(e), and 9(f) the word “reduce” means: 
 (i)
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 (ii) to charge-off; or 
 (iii) to sufficiently improve the quality of items adversely classified to warrant removing any adverse classification, as determined by the Supervisory Authorities. 
 REDUCTION OF SPECIAL MENTION ASSETS 
 10. Within 45 days from the effective date of this Order, the Bank shall develop and implement a plan to ensure the portfolios of loans listed for “Special Mention” in the Report have been reviewed for overall quality and that the
deficiencies noted have been corrected within 120 days. 
 POLICY FOR LIQUIDITY AND FUNDS MANAGEMENT 
 11. (a) Within 60 days from the effective date of this Order, the Board shall review its Liquidity and Contingency Funding Plan for appropriateness and
to ensure officers assigned responsibilities under the Plan are capable of fulfilling their responsibilities. 
 (b) Within 60 days from the
effective date of this Order, the Board of Directors shall develop a plan to reduce the Bank’s reliance on wholesale and QwikRate funding, and high cost local deposits. 
 BROKERED DEPOSITS 
 12. Upon the effective date of this Order, the Bank shall
not increase the amount of brokered deposits above the amount outstanding as of the effective date of this Order. Within ten (10) days of the effective date of this Order, the Bank shall submit to the Supervisory Authorities a written plan for
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the current composition of brokered deposits by maturity and explain the means by which such deposits will be paid. The Bank shall submit the plan to the
Supervisory Authorities for review and comment. Within 10 days of receipt of all such comments from the Supervisory Authorities and after consideration of all such comments, the Bank shall approve the revised plan, which approval shall be recorded
in the minutes of the meeting of the Board. Thereafter, the Bank shall implement and fully comply with the plan. At the end of each month, the Bank shall provide a written progress report to the Supervisory Authorities detailing the level, source,
and use of brokered deposits with specific reference to progress under the Bank’s plan. For purposes of this Order, brokered deposits are defined in section 337.6(a)(1) of the FDIC Rules and Regulations to include any deposits funded by third
party agents or nominees for depositors, including deposits managed by a trustee or custodian when each individual beneficial interest is entitled to or asserts a right to federal deposit insurance. 
 WRITTEN STRATEGIC/BUSINESS PLAN 
 13.
(a) Within 60 days from the effective date of this Order, the Board shall prepare, implement, and thereafter ensure Bank adherence to a written three-year business plan that shall include a projection of major balance sheet and income statement
components, and shall provide for injections of equity capital, as necessary. The business plan shall also include a written profit plan and a detailed budget. Specifically, the plan shall describe the Bank’s objectives for improving Bank
earnings, contemplated strategies, and major capital expenditures required to achieve those objectives. Such strategies shall include specific market segments that the Bank intends to promote or develop. Procedures shall also be established to
monitor the Bank’s actual results against these projections and to provide for appropriate adjustments to the budget and profit plan. The plan shall set forth specific time frames for the accomplishment of these objectives as well as a
description of the operating assumptions that form the basis for major projected income and expense components. 
  

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 (b) A copy of the plan shall be submitted to the Supervisory Authorities for review and prior written
determination of no supervisory objection. Upon receiving a determination of no supervisory objection from the Supervisory Authorities, the Bank shall implement and adhere to the program. 
 EARNINGS 
 14. Within 60 days from the effective date of this Order, the Bank
shall formulate and implement a written plan (“Earnings Plan”) for the improvement of Bank earnings. The Earnings Plan shall be forwarded to the Supervisory Authorities for review and comment and shall address, at a minimum, the following:

 (a) goals and strategies for improving and sustaining Bank earnings, including: 
 (i) the identification of the major areas in, and means by which, the Board will seek to improve the Bank’s operating performance; 
 (ii) development of realistic and comprehensive budgets; 
 (iii) monthly review of earnings performance to monitor the income and expenses of the Bank to compare actual figures with budgetary projections; 
 (iv) a description of the operating assumptions that form the basis for, and adequately support, major projected income and expense components; and

 (v) coordination of the Bank’s loan, investment, and operating policies, and budget and profit planning, with the funds management
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 (b) Following the end of each calendar quarter, the Board shall evaluate the Bank’s actual
performance in relation to the plan required by this paragraph and shall record the results of the evaluation, and any actions taken by the Bank, in the minutes of the Board meeting at which such evaluation is undertaken. 
 SENSITIVITY TO MARKET RISK 
 15. (a)
Within 60 days from the effective date of this Order, the Board shall review and amend as necessary, the Bank’s written interest rate risk policy. At a minimum, the policy shall include guidelines for the following: 
 (i) measures designed to control the nature and amount of interest rate risk the Bank takes, including those that establish target ratios, specify risk
limits and define lines of responsibilities and authority for managing risk; 
 (ii) a system for identifying and measuring interest rate
risk, including a periodic calculation to measure interest rate risk exposure at various time horizons,; 
 (iii) established goals and
strategies for reducing and managing the Bank’s interest rate risk exposure; 
 (iv) a system for monitoring and reporting risk
exposures; and 
 (v) a system for internal controls, review, and an audit to ensure the integrity of the overall risk management process.

 (b) In addition, the Bank will review the appropriateness of the simulation model and revise the Asset Liability Management and Investment
Policy to include realistic growth assumptions. The Board shall also validate the accuracy of the model. 
  

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 ELIMINATE VIOLATIONS OF LAW AND INTERAGENCY STATEMENTS OF POLICY 
 16. (a) Within 60 days from the effective date of this Order, the Bank shall eliminate and/or correct all violations of laws and regulations cited by the
FDIC on pages 21 through 24 in the Report, and shall take all necessary steps to ensure future compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. 
 (b) Within 60 days from the effective date of this Order, the Bank shall eliminate and/or correct all contraventions of policy cited by the FDIC on pages 25 through 30 in the Report. In addition, the Bank shall take all necessary steps to
ensure future compliance with all applicable statements of policy. 
 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
 17. (a) Within 90 days from the effective date of this Order, the Board shall appoint or hire someone qualified and with proper authority to implement
and administer the information security program. 
 (b) Within 90 days from the effective date of this Order, the Board shall develop and
fully implement an appropriate Customer Information Security Program that complies with Part 364, Appendix B of the FDIC’s Rules and Regulations—Interagency Guidelines Establishing Information Security Standards. The program shall at a
minimum, address: 
 (i) Bank-wide risk assessment of all information assets; 
 (ii) appropriate controls to properly safeguard information assets; 
 (iii) periodic independent testing of controls; 
 (iv) employee training to ensure controls are properly
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 (v) effective vendor management; 
  

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 (vi) incident response program; and 
 (vii) annual Board reporting of compliance status 
 (c) Within 90 days from the effective date of this Order, the Board shall adopt a written Contingency/Recovery Plan (Plan) incorporating the guidance provided in the “Business Continuity Planning” Booklet of the Federal Financial
Institutions Examination Council’s IT Examination Handbook. The Plan shall specify critical business units, recovery time objectives, and include BCP plans for critical business units. The Bank shall thereafter implement the Plan and test the
Plan at least annually. Results of the tests shall be reported to the Board of Directors, which shall be noted in the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors. 
 (d) Within 90 days from the effective date of this Order, the Board shall establish an IT Audit program based on the bank-wide risk assessment and in accordance with the guidance provided in the “Audit
Booklet” of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s IT Examination Handbook. The Audit program should include independent network vulnerability testing and an effective audit exception tracking process. 
 (e) Within 120 days, all other remaining IT deficiencies cited in the Report will be corrected. 
 CALL REPORTS 
 18. During the life of this Order, the Bank shall file with the
FDIC Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income which accurately reflect the financial condition of the Bank as of the end of the period for which the Reports are filed, including any adjustment in the Bank’s books made necessary or
appropriate as a consequence of any FDIC or OFR examination of the Bank during that reporting period. 
  

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 CASH DIVIDENDS 
 19. The Bank shall not pay cash dividends without the prior written consent of the Supervisory Authorities. 
 DISCLOSURE 
 20. Simultaneously with the execution of the Consent
Agreement by the Board, the Bank shall provide to its sole shareholder, Coast Financial Holdings, Inc. (“CFHI”), a copy of this Order and a summary fully describing this Order in all material respects for inclusion by CFHI in its next
communication with its shareholders and in order for CFHI to meet its disclosure obligations under the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, disclosure in CFHI’s Statement on Schedule
14A, and its periodic, annual and quarterly reports on Forms 8-K, 10-K and 10-Q, respectively. The Bank shall simultaneously provide a copy of such summary to the FDIC, Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection, Accounting and Securities
Disclosure Section, 550 17th Street, N.W., Room F-6066, Washington, D.C. 20429, and the OFR, 200 East Gaines Street,
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0371 for its review and comment prior to the effective date of this Order. The Bank shall promptly forward to CFHI any changes in the summary required by the Supervisory Authorities. Any changes requested to be made by the
Supervisory Authorities shall be made prior to dissemination. The description shall fully describe the Order in all material respects. 
 PROGRESS REPORTS 
 21. Within 30 days of the end of the first quarter following the effective date of this Order, and within
30 days of the end of each quarter thereafter, the Bank shall furnish written progress reports to the Supervisory Authorities detailing the form and manner of any actions taken to secure compliance with this Order and the results thereof. Such
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copy of the Bank’s Reports of Condition and Income. Such reports may be discontinued when the corrections required by this Order have been accomplished
and the Supervisory Authorities have released the Bank in writing from making further reports. 
 CONCLUSION/SIGNATURE PAGE 

This Order shall become effective immediately from the date of its issuance. The provisions of this Order shall remain effective and enforceable except to the extent
that, and until such time as, any provisions of this Order shall have been modified, terminated, suspended, or set aside by the FDIC. Pursuant to delegated authority. 
 Dated at Atlanta, Georgia, this 25th day of May, 2007. 
  

	
	 /s/ Mark S. Schmidt

	Mark S. Schmidt
	Regional Director
	Atlanta Region
	Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

  

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 The OFR having duly approved the foregoing Order, and the Bank, through its Board, having agreed that the
issuance of said Order by the FDIC shall be binding as between the Bank and the OFR to the same degree and legal effect that such Order would be binding upon the Bank if the OFR had issued a separate order that included and incorporated all of the
provisions of the foregoing ORDER pursuant to Section 655.033, Florida Statutes (2006). 
 Dated this 24th day of May, 2007. 
  

	
	 /s/ Linda B. Charity

	Linda B. Charity
	Director
	Division of Financial Institutions
	Office of Financial Regulation

  

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