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Exhibit 10.2

 

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

 

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In the Matter of
    	
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CONSENT ORDER
    
	
TENNESSEE COMMERCE BANK
    	
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) is the appropriate Federal banking agency for Tennessee Commerce Bank, Franklin, Tennessee (“Bank”), under 12 U.S.C. § 1813(q).

 

The Bank, by and through its duly elected and acting board of directors (“Board”), has executed a “STIPULATION TO THE ISSUANCE OF A CONSENT ORDER” (“STIPULATION”), dated May 24, 2011, that is accepted by the FDIC. With the STIPULATION, the Bank has consented, without admitting or denying any charges of unsafe or unsound banking practices and violations of law or regulation relating to level of problem assets, earnings performance, capital protection, concentration of credits, funds management practices, liquidity, funds management practices, and interest rate risk, to the issuance of this CONSENT ORDER (“ORDER”) by the FDIC.

 

Having determined that the requirements for issuance of an order under 12 U.S.C. § 1818(b) have been satisfied, the FDIC hereby orders that:

 

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COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS REQUIRED

 

1.             Within 30 days after the effective date of this ORDER, the Bank’s Board shall establish a committee of the Bank’s board of directors charged with the responsibility of ensuring that the Bank complies with the provisions of this ORDER. At least a majority of the members of such committee shall be directors not employed in any capacity by the Bank other than as a director. The committee shall report monthly to the full Bank’s Board, and a copy of the report and any discussion relating to the report or the ORDER shall be noted in the meeting minutes of the Bank’s Board. The establishment of this subcommittee shall not diminish the responsibility or liability of the entire Bank’s Board to ensure compliance with the provisions of this ORDER.

 

RESTRICTION ON ADVANCES TO CLASSIFIED BORROWERS

 

2.             (a)           While this ORDER is in effect, the Bank shall not extend, directly or indirectly, any additional credit to or for the benefit of any borrower whose existing credit has been classified Loss by the FDIC or the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions (“State”) as the result of its examination of the Bank, either in whole or in part, and is uncollected, or to any borrower who is already obligated in any manner to the Bank on any extension of credit, including any portion thereof, that has been charged off the books of the Bank and remains uncollected. The requirements of this paragraph shall not prohibit the Bank from renewing credit already extended to a borrower after full collection, in cash, of interest due from the borrower.

 

(b)            While this ORDER is in effect, the Bank shall not extend, directly or indirectly, any additional credit to or for the benefit of any borrower whose extension of credit is classified Doubtful and/or Substandard by the FDIC or the State as the result of its examination

 

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of the Bank, either in whole or in part, and is uncollected, unless the Bank’s Board has signed a detailed written statement giving reasons why failure to extend such credit would be detrimental to the best interests of the Bank. The statement shall be placed in the appropriate loan file and included in the minutes of the applicable Bank’s Board meeting.

 

CLASSIFIED ASSETS - CHARGE-OFF AND PLAN FOR REDUCTION

 

3.             (a)           Within 30 days after the effective date of this ORDER, the Bank shall, to the extent that it has not previously done so, eliminate from its books, by charge-off or collection, all assets or portions of assets classified Loss by the FDIC or the State as a result of its examination of the Bank as of August 2, 2010, and subsequent examinations. Elimination or reduction of these assets through proceeds of loans made by the Bank shall not be considered “collection” for the purpose of this paragraph.

 

(b)           Within 60 days after the effective date of this ORDER, the Bank shall submit a written plan to the Regional Director of the FDIC’s Dallas Regional Office (“Regional Director”) and the Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions (“Commissioner”) to reduce the remaining assets classified Doubtful and Substandard as of August 2, 2010. The plan shall address each asset so classified with a balance of $2,000,000 or greater and provide the following:

 

(1)                                  The name under which the asset is carried on the books of the Bank;

 

(2)                                  Type of asset;

 

(3)                                  Actions to be taken in order to reduce the classified asset; and

 

(4)                                  Time frames for accomplishing the proposed actions.

 

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The plan shall also include, at a minimum:

 

(1)                                  A review of the financial position of each such borrower, including the source of repayment, repayment ability, and alternate repayment sources; and

 

(2)                                  An evaluation of the available collateral for each such credit, including possible actions to improve the Bank’s collateral position.

 

In addition, the Bank’s plan shall contain a schedule detailing the projected reduction of total classified assets on a quarterly basis. Further, the plan shall contain a provision requiring the submission of monthly progress reports to the Bank’s Board and a provision mandating a review by the Bank’s Board.

 

(c)           For purposes of the plan, the reduction of adversely classified assets shall be detailed using quarterly targets expressed as a percentage of the Bank’s Tier 1 Capital plus the Bank’s Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (“ALLL”) and may be accomplished by:

 

(1)                                  Charge-off;

 

(2)                                  Collection;

 

(3)                                  Sufficient improvement in the quality of adversely classified assets so as to warrant removing any adverse classification, as verified by the FDIC or the State; or

 

(4)                                  Increase in the Bank’s Tier 1 Capital.

 

(d)           While this ORDER is in effect, the Bank shall eliminate from its books, by charge-off or collection, all assets or portions of assets classified Loss as determined at any future examination conducted by the FDIC or the State.

 

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REDUCTION OF DELINQUENCIES

 

4.             (a)           Within 90 days after the effective date of this ORDER, the Bank shall formulate and submit to the Regional Director and the Commissioner for review and comment a written plan for the reduction and collection of delinquent loans. Such plan shall include, but not be limited to, provisions which:

 

(1)                                  Prohibit the extension of credit for the payment of interest;

 

(2)                                  Delineate areas of responsibility for implementing and monitoring the Bank’s collection policies;

 

(3)                                  Establish specific collection procedures to be instituted at various stages of a borrower’s delinquency;

 

(4)                                  Establish dollar levels to which the Bank shall reduce delinquencies; and

 

(5)                                  Provide for the submission of monthly written progress reports to the Bank’s Board for review and notation in the meeting minutes of the Bank’s Board.

 

(b)           For purposes of the plan, “reduce” means to:

 

(1)                                  Charge-off;

 

(2)                                  Collect; or

 

(3)                                  Demonstrate sufficient improvement in the quality of adversely delinquent assets so as to warrant any adverse classification.

 

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LOAN POLICY

 

5.             (a)           Within 90 days after the effective date of this ORDER, and annually thereafter, the Bank’s Board shall review the Bank’s loan policy and procedures for effectiveness and based upon this review, shall make all necessary revisions to the policy in order to strengthen the Bank’s lending procedures and abate additional loan deterioration. The revised written loan policy shall be submitted to the Regional Director and the Commissioner for review and comment upon its completion.

 

(b)           The initial revisions to the Bank’s loan policy required by this paragraph, at a minimum, shall include provisions:

 

(1)                                  Designating the Bank’s normal trade area;

 

(2)                                  Establishing review and monitoring procedures to ensure that all lending personnel are adhering to established lending procedures and that the directorate is receiving timely and fully documented reports on loan activity, including any deviations from established policy;

 

(3)                                  Requiring that all extensions of credit originated or renewed by the Bank be supported by current credit information and collateral documentation, including lien searches and the perfection of security interests; have a defined and stated purpose; and have a predetermined and realistic repayment source and schedule. Credit information and collateral documentation shall include current financial information, profit and loss statements or copies of tax

 

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returns, and cash flow projections, and shall be maintained throughout the term of the loan;

 

(4)                                  Requiring loan committee review and monitoring of the status of repayment and collection of overdue and maturing loans, as well as all loans classified “Substandard” in the Report of Examination;

 

(5)                                  Requiring the establishment and maintenance of a loan grading system and internal loan watch list;

 

(6)                                  Requiring a written plan to lessen the risk position in each line of credit identified as a problem credit on the Bank’s internal loan watch list;

 

(7)                                  Prohibiting the capitalization of interest or loan-related expenses unless the Bank’s Board or loan committee formally approves such extensions of credit as being in the best interest of the Bank and provides detailed written support of its position in the Bank’s Board or loan committee minutes;

 

(8)                                  Requiring that extensions of credit to any of the Bank’s executive officers, directors, or principal shareholders, or to any related interest of such person, be thoroughly reviewed for compliance with all provisions of Regulation O, 12 C.F.R. Part 215 and Section 337.3 of the FDIC’s Rules and Regulations, 12 C.F.R. § 337.3.

 

(9)                                  Requiring prior written approval by the Bank’s Board or loan committee for any extension of credit, renewal, or disbursement in

 

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an amount which, when aggregated with all other extensions of credit to that person and related interests of that person, exceeds $2,000,000. For the purpose of this paragraph “Related Interest” is defined as in Section 215.2(n) of Regulation O, 12 C.F.R. § 215.2(n);

 

(10)                            Requiring a nonaccrual policy in accordance with the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s Instructions for the Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income;

 

(11)                            Requiring accurate reporting of past due loans to the Bank’s Board or loan committee on at least a monthly basis;

 

(12)                            Addressing concentrations of credit and diversification of risk, including goals for portfolio mix, establishment of limits within loan and other asset categories, and development of a tracking and monitoring system for the economic and financial condition of specific geographic locations, industries, and groups of borrowers;

 

(13)                            Requiring guidelines and review of out-of-territory and/or out-of-trade area loans which, at a minimum, shall include complete credit documentation, approval by a majority of the Bank’s Board or loan committee prior to disbursement of funds, and a detailed written explanation of why such a loan is in the best interest of the Bank;

 

(14)                            Establishing standards for extending unsecured credit;

 

(15)                            Incorporating collateral valuation requirements, including:

 

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a.                                       Maximum loan-to-collateral-value limitations;

 

b.                                      A requirement that the valuation be completed prior to a commitment to lend funds;

 

c.                                       A requirement for periodic updating of valuations; and

 

d.                                      A requirement that the source of valuations be documented in Bank records;

 

(16)                            Establishing standards for initiating collection efforts;

 

(17)                            Establishing guidelines for timely recognition of loss through charge-off;

 

(18)                            Prohibiting the extension of a maturity date, advancement of additional credit or renewal of a loan to a borrower whose obligations to the Bank exceeded $500,000 and were classified “Substandard,” “Doubtful,” or “Loss,” whether in whole or in part, as of August 2, 2010, or by the FDIC or the State in a subsequent report of examination, without the full collection in cash of accrued and unpaid interest, unless the loans are well secured and/or are supported by current and complete financial information, and the renewal or extension has first been approved in writing by a majority of the Bank’s Board;

 

(19)                            Establishing officer lending limits and limitations on the aggregate level of credit in excess of $250,000 to any one borrower which can be granted without the prior approval of the Bank’s Board;

 

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(20)                            Requiring that collateral appraisals be completed prior to the making of secured extensions of credit, and that periodic collateral valuations be performed for all secured loans listed on the Bank’s internal watch list, criticized in any internal or outside audit report of the Bank, or criticized in any Report of Examination of the Bank by the FDIC or the State;

 

(21)                            Prohibiting the issuance of standby letters of credit unless the letters of credit are well secured and/or are supported by current and complete financial information;

 

(22)                            Establishing limitations on the maximum volume of loans in relation to total assets; and

 

(23)                            Establishing review and monitoring procedures to ensure compliance with FDIC’s regulation on appraisals pursuant to Part 323 of the FDIC’s Rules and Regulations, 12 C.F.R. Part 323.

 

The adequacy of the policy will be reviewed at future examinations or visitations of the Bank.

 

SPECIAL MENTION LOANS

 

6.             Within 120 days after the effective date of this ORDER, the Bank shall correct all deficiencies in the loans listed for Special Mention in the Report of Examination as of August 2, 2010. To the extent any such deficiencies are not correctable, the Bank will address these deficiencies to prevent their continuation.

 

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ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES

 

7.             (a)           Within 30 days after the effective date of this ORDER, the Bank shall maintain an adequate ALLL. The ALLL should be funded and calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting standards and ALLL supervisory guidance. Prior to the end of each calendar quarter, the Bank’s Board shall review the adequacy of the Bank’s ALLL. Such reviews shall include, at a minimum, the Bank’s loan loss experience, an estimate of potential loss exposure in the portfolio, trends of delinquent and nonaccrual loans and prevailing and prospective economic conditions. The minutes of the Bank’s Board meetings at which such reviews are undertaken shall include complete details of the reviews and the resulting recommended increases in the ALLL.

 

(b)           The Bank must use Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Numbers 450 and 310 (formerly Statements Numbers 5 and 114 respectively) for determining the Bank’s ALLL reserve adequacy. Provisions for loan losses must be based on the inherent risk in the Bank’s loan portfolio. The directorate must document with written reasons any decision not to require provisions for loan losses in the Board’s minutes.

 

MANAGEMENT — BOARD SUPERVISION

 

8.             Within 30 days after the effective date of this ORDER, the Bank’s Board shall increase its participation in the affairs of the Bank by assuming full responsibility for the approval of the Bank’s policies and objectives and for the supervision of the Bank’s management, including all the Bank’s activities. The Board’s participation in the Bank’s affairs shall include, at a minimum, monthly meetings in which the following areas shall be reviewed

 

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and approved by the Board: reports of income and expenses; new, overdue, renewed, insider, charged-off, delinquent, nonaccrued, and recovered loans; investment activities; operating policies; and individual committee actions. The Bank’s Board minutes shall document the Board’s reviews and approvals, including the names of any dissenting directors.

 

MANAGEMENT

 

9.             (a)           The Bank shall have and retain qualified management. Each member of management shall possess qualifications and experience commensurate with his or her duties and responsibilities at the Bank. The qualifications of management personnel shall be evaluated on their ability to:

 

(1)                                  Comply with the requirements of the ORDER;

 

(2)                                  Operate the Bank in a safe and sound manner;

 

(3)                                  Comply with applicable laws and regulations; and

 

(4)                                  Restore all aspects of the Bank to a safe and sound condition, including improve the Bank’s asset quality, capital adequacy, earnings, management effectiveness, liquidity, and its sensitivity to market risk.

 

(b)           While this ORDER is in effect, the Bank shall notify the Regional Director and the Commissioner in writing of any changes in management. For the purposes of this provision, “management” includes any position at the senior vice president level or above and specifically includes members of the Board. The notification must include the name(s) and background(s) of any replacement personnel and must be provided 45 days prior to the individual(s) assuming the new position(s).

 

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BUDGET AND PROFIT PLAN

 

10.           (a)           Within 60 days after the effective date of this ORDER, the Bank shall formulate and submit to the Regional Director and the Commissioner for review and comment a written profit plan and a realistic, comprehensive budget for all categories of income and expense for calendar years 2011 and 2012. The plan required by this paragraph shall contain formal goals and strategies, be consistent with sound banking practices, reduce discretionary expenses, improve the Bank’s overall earnings and net interest income, and shall contain a description of the operating assumptions that form the basis for major projected income and expense components.

 

(b)           The written profit plan shall address, at a minimum:

 

(1)                                  An analysis of the Bank’s pricing structure; and

 

(2)                                  A recommendation for reducing the Bank’s cost of funds.

 

(c)           Within 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter following completion of the profit plan and budget required by this paragraph, the Bank’s Board shall evaluate the Bank’s actual performance in relation to the written profit plan and budget, record the results of the evaluation, and note any actions taken by the Bank in the minutes of the Board meeting when such evaluation is undertaken.

 

(d)           A written profit plan and budget shall be prepared for each calendar year for which this ORDER is in effect and shall be submitted to the Regional Director and the Commissioner for review and comment within 30 days after the end of each year. Within 30 days after receipt of all such comments from the Regional Director and the Commissioner, and after adoption of any recommended changes, the Bank shall approve the written profit plan and

 

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budget, which approval shall be recorded in the minutes of a Board meeting. Thereafter, the Bank shall implement and follow the plan.

 

STRATEGIC PLAN

 

11.           (a)           Within 90 days after the effective date of this ORDER, the Bank shall prepare and adopt a comprehensive strategic plan. The strategic plan required by this paragraph shall contain an assessment of the Bank’s current financial condition and market area, and a description of the operating assumptions that form the basis for major projected income and expense components.

 

(b)           The written strategic plan shall address, at a minimum:

 

(1)           Strategies for pricing policies and asset/liability management;

 

(2)                                  Plans for sustaining adequate liquidity, including back-up lines of credit to meet any unanticipated deposit withdrawals;

 

(3)           Goals for reducing problem loans;

 

(4)                                  Plans for attracting and retaining qualified individuals to fill vacancies in the lending and accounting functions;

 

(5)                                  Financial goals, including pro forma statements for asset growth, capital adequacy, and earnings; and

 

(6)           Formulation of a mission statement and the development of a strategy to carry out that mission.

 

(c)           Following the effective date of this Agreement, the Bank’s Board shall evaluate the Bank’s performance in relation to the strategic plan required by this paragraph and

 

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record the results of the evaluation, and any actions taken by the Bank, in the minutes of the Bank’s Board meeting at which such evaluation is undertaken.

 

(d)           The strategic plan required by this ORDER shall be revised and submitted to the Regional Director and the Commissioner for review and comment 30 days after the end of each calendar year for which this ORDER is in effect. Within 30 days after receipt of all such comments from the Regional Director and the Commissioner, and after consideration of all such comments, the Bank shall approve the revised plan, which approval shall be recorded in the minutes of the Bank’s Board meeting. Thereafter, the Bank shall implement the revised plan.

 

GROWTH PLAN

 

12.           While this ORDER is in effect, the Bank shall not increase its Total Assets by more than 5 percent during any consecutive 12-month period without providing, at least 30 days prior to its implementation, a growth plan to the Regional Director and the Commissioner. Such growth plan, at a minimum, shall include the funding source to support the projected growth, as well as the anticipated use of funds. This growth plan shall not be implemented without the prior written consent of the Regional Director and the Commissioner. In no event shall the Bank increase its Total Assets by more than 5 percent annually.

 

VOLATILE LIABILITIES

 

13.           (a)           Upon the effective date of this ORDER, and so long as this ORDER is in effect, the Bank must seek approval of the Regional Director and the Commissioner any time the Bank plans to increase its use of volatile liabilities. For purposes of this ORDER, volatile liabilities include deposit funds solicited via a third-party rate service of any kind; and brokered

 

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deposits, as that term is defined by section 337.6(a)(2) of the FDIC’s Rules and Regulations; and as may be amended. The notification shall indicate how the funds are to be utilized, with specific reference to credit quality of investments/loans and the effect on the Bank’s funds position and asset/liability matching. The notification shall also be submitted to the Regional Director and the Commissioner no less than 60 days prior to the anticipated date of implementation. Within 30 days after receipt of any comments from the Regional Director and the Commissioner, and after consideration of all such comments, the Bank shall approve the revised plan, which approval shall be recorded in the Bank’s Board minutes. Thereafter, the Bank shall implement and fully comply with the plan.

 

(b)           Within 90 days after the effective date of this ORDER, the Bank shall develop and submit a written plan to the Regional Director and the Commissioner for systematically reducing and monitoring the Bank’s reliance on volatile liabilities. At a minimum, the plan shall include: time frames for reductions of each volatile liability to a specific dollar amount; specific action plans for achieving those targets; and a schedule projecting on a quarterly basis the expected volume of volatile liabilities. Within 30 days after receipt of any comments from the Regional Director and the Commissioner, and after consideration of all such comments, the Bank shall approve the written plan, which approval shall be recorded in the Bank’s Board minutes. Thereafter, the Bank shall implement and fully comply with the plan.

 

LIQUIDITY/ASSET/LIABILITY MANAGEMENT

 

14.           (a)           Within 30 days after the effective date of this ORDER, the Bank shall develop and submit to the Regional Director and the Commissioner for review and comment a written plan addressing liquidity, the Bank’s relationship of volatile liabilities to temporary

 

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investments, and asset/liability management. Annually thereafter, while this ORDER is in effect, the Bank shall review this plan for adequacy and, based upon such review, shall make necessary revisions to the plan to strengthen funds management procedures and maintain adequate provisions to meet the Bank’s liquidity needs. The initial plan shall include, at a minimum, provisions:

 

(1)           Establishing the Bank’s ratios of total loans to total assets and total loans to deposits. The requirements of this paragraph shall not be construed as standards for future operations, and the Bank’s total loans to total assets and total loans to total deposits ratio shall be monitored on a monthly basis and maintained at a level consistent with safe and sound banking practices;

 

(2)           Establishing a reasonable range for its net non-core funding ratio as computed in the Uniform Bank Performance Report;

 

(3)           Identifying the source and use of borrowed and/or volatile funds;

 

(4)           Establishing lines of credit at correspondent banks, including the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, that would allow the Bank to borrow funds to meet depositor demands if the Bank’s other provisions for liquidity proved to be inadequate;

 

(5)           Requiring the retention of securities and/or other identified categories of investments that can be liquidated within one day in amounts sufficient (as a percentage of the Bank’s total assets) to ensure the maintenance of the Bank’s liquidity posture at a level consistent with short- and long-term liquidity objectives;

 

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(6)           Establishing a minimum liquidity ratio and defining how the ratio is to be calculated;

 

(7)           Establishing contingency plans by identifying alternative courses of action designed to meet the Bank’s liquidity needs;

 

(8)           Addressing the use of borrowings (i.e., seasonal credit needs, match funding mortgage loans, etc.) and providing for reasonable maturities commensurate with the use of the borrowed funds; addressing concentration of funding sources; and addressing pricing and collateral requirements with specific allowable funding channels (i.e., brokered deposits, internet deposits, Fed funds purchased and other correspondent borrowings); and

 

(9)           Establishing procedures for managing the Bank’s sensitivity to interest rate risk which comply with the Joint Agency Statement of Policy on Interest Rate Risk (June 26, 1996), and the Supervisory Policy Statement on Investment Securities and End-user Derivative Activities (April 23, 1998).

 

(b)           Within 30 days after the receipt of all such comments from the Regional Director and the Commissioner, and after revising the plan as necessary, the Bank shall adopt the plan, which adoption shall be recorded in the minutes of a Bank Board meeting. Thereafter, the Bank shall implement the plan.

 

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CORRECTION OF VIOLATIONS

 

15.           (a)           Within 90 days after the effective date of this ORDER, the Bank shall eliminate and/or correct all apparent violations of law and regulation set forth in the Report of Examination.

 

(b)           Within 30 days after the effective date of this ORDER, the Bank shall implement procedures to ensure future compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

 

(c)           Within 30 days after the effective date of this ORDER, the Bank shall address any contraventions of policy noted in the Report of Examination.

 

MANAGEMENT CLAUSE — STAFFING STUDY

 

16.           (a)           Within 60 days after the effective date of this ORDER, the Bank shall retain a bank consultant acceptable to the Regional Director and the Commissioner. The consultant shall develop a written analysis and assessment of the Bank’s management and staffing needs (“Management Plan”).

 

(b)           The Bank shall provide the Regional Director and the Commissioner with a copy of the proposed engagement letter or contract with the consultant for review before it is executed. The contract or engagement letter, at a minimum, should include:

 

(1)                                  A description of the work to be performed under the contract or engagement letter;

 

(2)                                  The responsibilities of the consultant;

 

(3)                                  An identification of the professional standards covering the work to be performed;

 

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(4)                                  Identification of the specific procedures to be used when carrying out the work to be performed;

 

(5)                                  The qualifications of the employee(s) who are to perform the work;

 

(6)                                  The time frame for completion of the work;

 

(7)                                  Any restrictions on the use of the reported findings; and

 

(8)                                  A provision for unrestricted examiner access to work papers.

 

(c)             The Management Plan shall be developed within 90 days after the effective date of this ORDER. The Management Plan shall include, at a minimum:

 

(1)                                  Identification of both the type and number of officer positions needed to properly manage and supervise the affairs of the Bank;

 

(2)                                  Identification and establishment of such Bank committees as are needed to provide guidance and oversight to active management;

 

(3)                                  Evaluation of all Bank officers and staff members 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 restoration and maintenance of the Bank in a safe and sound condition; and

 

(4)                                  A plan to recruit and hire any additional or replacement personnel with the requisite ability, experience and other qualifications to fill those officer or staff member positions identified in the Management Plan.

 

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(d)             The Management Plan shall be submitted to the Regional Director and the Commissioner for review and comment upon its completion. Within 30 days from the receipt of any comments from the Regional Director and the Commissioner, and after the adoption of any recommended changes, the Bank shall approve the Management Plan and record its approval in the minutes of the Board meeting. Thereafter, the Bank, its directors, officers, and employees shall implement and follow the Management Plan and/or any subsequent modification.

 

CAPITAL INCREASE AND MAINTENANCE

 

17.           (a)           No later than December 31, 2011, the Bank shall achieve and maintain its Tier 1 Leverage Capital ratio equal to or greater than 8.5 percent of the Bank’s Average Total Assets; shall maintain its Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital ratio equal to or greater than 10 percent of the Bank’s Total Risk-Weighted Assets; and shall maintain its Total Risk-Based Capital ratio equal to or greater than 11.5 percent of the Bank’s Total Risk Weighted Assets. Any increase in the Bank’s Tier 1 Capital necessary to meet the capital ratios required by this ORDER may be accomplished by:

 

(1)                                  The sale of securities in the form of common stock; or

 

(2)                                  The direct contribution of cash subsequent to August 2, 2010, by the directors and shareholders of the Bank by the Bank’s holding company; or

 

(3)                                  Receipt of an income tax refund or the capitalization subsequent to August 2, 2010, of a bona fide tax refund certified as being accurate by a certified public accounting firm; or

 

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(4)                                  Any other method approved by the Regional Director and the Commissioner.

 

(b)             If any such capital ratios are less than the percentages required by this ORDER, as determined as of the date of any Report of Condition and Income or at an examination by the FDIC or the State, the Bank shall, within 30 days after receipt of a written notice of the capital deficiency from the Regional Director and the Commissioner, present to the Regional Director and the Commissioner a plan to increase the Bank’s Tier 1 Capital or to take other measures to bring all the capital ratios to the percentages required by this ORDER. After the Regional Director and the Commissioner respond to the plan, the Bank’s Board shall adopt the plan, including any modifications or amendments requested by the Regional Director and the Commissioner. The Capital Plan must include a contingency plan (“Contingency Plan”) that shall include a plan to sell or merge the Bank in the event that the Bank (i) fails to maintain the minimum capital ratios required by the ORDER, (ii) fails to submit an acceptable Capital Plan or (iii) fails to implement or adhere to a Capital Plan to which no written objection was provided by the Regional Director and the Commissioner. The Bank shall be required to implement the Contingency Plan only upon written notice from the Regional Director and the Commissioner.

 

(c)             Thereafter, the Bank shall immediately initiate measures detailed in the plan, to the extent such measures have not previously been initiated, to increase the Bank’s Tier 1 Capital by an amount sufficient to bring all the capital ratios to the percentages required by this ORDER within 30 days after the Regional Director and the Commissioner respond to the plan.

 

(d)             If all or part of the increase in Tier 1 Capital required by this ORDER is to be accomplished by the sale of new securities issued by the Bank, the Bank’s Board shall adopt

 

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and implement a plan for the sale of such additional securities, including soliciting proxies and the voting of any shares or proxies owned 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 Federal securities laws. Prior to the implementation of the plan, and in any event, not less than 20 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, Accounting and Securities Disclosure Section, Washington, D.C. 20429, for review. Any changes requested to be made in the plan or the materials by the FDIC shall be made prior to their dissemination. If the increase in Tier 1 Capital is to be provided by the sale of non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, then all terms and conditions of the issue shall be presented to the Regional Director and the Commissioner for prior approval.

 

(e)             In complying with the provisions of this ORDER and until such time as any such public offering is terminated, the Bank shall provide to any subscriber and/or purchaser of the Bank’s securities written notice of any planned or existing development or other change which is materially different from the information reflected in any offering materials used in connection with the sale of the Bank’s securities. The written notice required by this paragraph shall be furnished within 10 days after the date such material development or change was planned or occurred, whichever is earlier, and shall be furnished to every purchaser and/or subscriber who received or was tendered the information contained in the Bank’s original offering materials.

 

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(f)              In addition, the Bank shall comply with the FDIC’s Statement of Policy on Risk-Based Capital found in Appendix A to Part 325 of the FDIC’s Rules and Regulations, 12 C.F.R. Part 325, App. A.

 

(g)             For purposes of this ORDER, all terms relating to capital shall be calculated according to the methodology set forth in Part 325 of the FDIC’s Rules and Regulations, C.F.R. Part 325.

 

DIVIDEND RESTRICTION

 

18.             As of the effective date of this ORDER, the Bank shall not declare or pay any cash dividend without the prior written consent of the Regional Director and the Commissioner.

 

NEW BUSINESS LINE RESTRICTION

 

19.             As of the effective date of this ORDER, the Bank shall not enter into any new line of business without the prior written consent of the Regional Director and the Commissioner.

 

SHAREHOLDER NOTIFICATION

 

20.             After the effective date of this ORDER, the Bank shall send a copy of this ORDER, or otherwise furnish a description of this ORDER, to its shareholder (1) in conjunction with the Bank’s next shareholder communication, and also (2) in conjunction with its notice or proxy statement preceding the Bank’s next shareholder meeting. The description shall fully describe the ORDER in all material respects. The description and any accompanying communication, statement, or notice shall be sent to the FDIC Accounting and Securities Disclosure Section, Washington, D.C. 20429, for review at least 20 days prior to dissemination

 

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to shareholders. Any changes requested by the FDIC shall be made prior to dissemination of the description, communication, notice, or statement.

 

PROGRESS REPORTS

 

21.             Within 30 days after the end of the first calendar quarter following the effective date of this ORDER, and within 30 days after the end of each successive calendar quarter, the Bank shall furnish written progress reports to the Regional Director and the Commissioner detailing the form and manner of any actions taken to secure compliance with this ORDER and the results thereof. Such reports may be discontinued when the corrections required by the ORDER have been accomplished and the Regional Director has released the Bank in writing from making additional reports.

 

The provisions of this ORDER shall not bar, stop, or otherwise prevent the FDIC or any other federal or state agency or department from taking any other action against the Bank or any of the Bank’s current or former institution-affiliated parties.

 

This ORDER shall be effective on the date of issuance.

 

The provisions of this ORDER shall be binding upon the Bank, its institution-affiliated parties, and any successors and assigns thereof.

 

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The provisions of this ORDER shall remain effective and enforceable except to the extent that and until such time as any provision has been modified, terminated, suspended, or set aside by the FDIC.

 

Issued pursuant to delegated authority this 25th day of May 2011.

 

 

	
 
    	
/s/   Kristie K. Elmquist
    
	
 
    	
Kristie   K. Elmquist
    
	
 
    	
Acting   Regional Director
    
	
 
    	
Dallas   Region
    
	
 
    	
Division   of Risk Management Supervision
    
	
 
    	
Federal   Deposit Insurance Corporation
    

 

26ES Filed by Filing Services Canada Inc. 403-717-3898

 

 

DIRECTOR’S COMPENSATION AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT 

THIS AGREEMENT dated for reference this 5th day of October, 2010 (the “Effective Date”). 

BETWEEN: 

		
	 

	Sentry Petroleum Ltd.

	 

	incorporated under the laws Nevada and having an 

	 

	Office at 999 18th Street, Suite 3000, Denver, CO 80202, 

	 

	 

	 

	  

	 

	(the “Company”) 

AND: 

Mr. Paul Boldy residing at

<> 

(the “Indemnitee”) 

(the Company and the Indemnitee may collectively be referred to 

as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party”). 

WHEREAS: 

(A)                     The Indemnitee has been serving as a director of the Company since October 5, 2010; and 

(B)                     The Company has agreed to provide this indemnity to the Indemnitee. 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the Indemnitee so acting as an officer and director of the Company, the Company hereby covenants and agrees with the Indemnitee as follows: 

Definitions 

1.                        In this Agreement, unless there is something in the subject matter or context inconsistent therewith, the following terms will have the following meanings respectively: 

“Act” means the Nevada Revised Statues, as amended from time to time; 

“Action” means any suit, action or proceeding, including any appeal, before any court or other tribunal in which a Claim is made or advanced against the Indemnitee; 

“Claim” means any claim, liability, loss, damage, cost, charge, expense, fine or penalty; 

“Settlement” means an agreement to settle or compromise a Claim or an Action; and 

 “Subsidiary” means a company that is controlled by 

			
	 

	(a) 

	the Company,

	 

	 

	 

	 

	(b) 

	the Company and one or more other companies,

	 

	 

	 

	 

	(c) 

	two or more companies controlled by the Company; or

	 

	 

	 

	 

	(d) 

	a subsidiary of a subsidiary of the Company.

Interpretation 

2.                        For the purposes of this Agreement, references to “other enterprises” include, without limitation, employee benefit plans; references to “fines” include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to any employee benefit plan; references to “serving at the request of the Company” include, without limitation, any service as a director, employee or agent of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries. 

Commencement 

3.                        Notwithstanding its date of execution and delivery, the term of this Agreement shall be conclusively deemed to commence on the date first above written. 

Confidential Information 

4.                        The Indemnitee covenants and agrees that all records, material, information and copies thereof concerning the business affairs of the Company obtained by the Indemnitee, in the course of acting as a director or officer of the Company, shall remain the exclusive property of the Company. 

5.                        During the term of this Agreement and following its termination, except to the extent required by applicable law or order of any court or governmental department, body, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, the Indemnitee shall not divulge the contents of such records or any such material or information to any person other than to the Company or its qualified employees, agents and professional advisors and the Indemnitee shall not use the contents of such records, material and information for any purpose whatsoever, except to enable the Indemnitee to act as a director or officer of the Company under this Agreement, until such information is made public by the Company. 

Indemnity 

6.                        The Company hereby irrevocably agrees, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, to indemnify and save harmless the Indemnitee 

(a)           from and against any and all Claims and Actions, whether civil, criminal, quasi-criminal or administrative, and whether actually instituted or threatened, of every nature and kind whatsoever made or brought at any time against the Indemnitee by reason that the Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, or employee of the Company or a Subsidiary, whether made or brought by the Company, by any shareholder or employee of the Company, by any person, firm, company or government within or outside the United States, or by any governmental department, body, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, arising out of or in any way connected with any act or omission by the Indemnitee, or of the Company or a Subsidiary or the management, operation or existence of the Company or a Subsidiary including all proceedings and prosecutions, whether civil, criminal, quasi-criminal or administrative, and 

(b)           from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, costs, charges, expenses, fines and penalties which the Indemnitee sustains or incurs, including any amount paid to settle a Claim, Action or prosecution or to satisfy a judgment or verdict, by reason that the Indemnitee is or was a director, officer or employee of the Company or a Subsidiary (including but not limited to attorneys fees and amounts paid to settle any action, satisfy any judgment or pay any fines or penalties, and
including any costs, charges, expenses and attorneys fees Indemnitee may incur in enforcing this Agreement (collectively “Expenses”)). 

  

Advances of Expenses 

7.                        To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Claims and Actions shall be paid by the Company in advance upon the final disposition of such Claims and Actions, provided that the Company receives a written undertaking from the director to repay any amount to the extent that it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnity therefor. It shall not be necessary for Indemnitee to pay such Expenses and then seek reimbursement, but Indemnitee may provide bills and statements of account to the Company for direct payment by the Company. 

Notice of Claim 

8.                        Indemnitee shall notify the Company in writing of any Claim or Action against him for which indemnification will or could be sought under this Agreement at the address set forth on the first page of this Agreement (or such other addresses as provided by notice given as aforesaid). In addition, Indemnitee shall give the Company such information and cooperation as it may reasonably require and as shall be within Indemnitee’s power and at such times and places are convenient for Indemnitee. 

Defence 

9.                        Any right to indemnification conferred by the Company pursuant to this Agreement will include the right to be paid by the Company for the expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, if the Act requires, the payment of such expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in his or her capacity as a director (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by the Indemnitee while a director, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) in advance of the final disposition of a proceeding, will be made only upon delivery to the Company of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it will ultimately be determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Agreement or otherwise. The Company will also indemnify and hold harmless as aforesaid the Indemnitee by reason of the fact that he is or was serving as an agent of the Company. 

10.                      With respect to a Claim or Action for which the Company is obligated to indemnify the Indemnitee hereunder, the Company may conduct negotiations toward the Settlement and, with the written consent of the Indemnitee, make such Settlement as it deems expedient; provided, however, that the Indemnitee shall not be required, as part of any post-Settlement, to admit liability or agree to indemnify the Company in respect of, or make contribution to, any compensation or other payment for which provision is made under the Settlement. The Company shall pay any compensation or other payment for which provision is made by such Settlement. 

11.                      With respect to a Claim or Action for which the Company is obliged to indemnify the Indemnitee hereunder, if the Indemnitee shall fail to give his/her consent to the terms of a proposed Settlement which is otherwise acceptable to the Company and the claimant and which otherwise meets the requirements of Section 10, the Company may require the Indemnitee to negotiate or defend the Claim or Action independently of the Company and in such event any amount recovered by such claimant in excess of the amount for which Settlement could have been made by the Company will not be recoverable under this Agreement, it being further agreed by the Parties that the Company will only be responsible for legal fees and costs up to the time at which such Settlement could have been made. 

Tax Gross Up 

12.                      If the Canada Revenue Agency or any provincial taxing authority, or the United States Internal Revenue Service or any state taxing authority, assesses the Indemnitee on the basis that any indemnity payment received must be included in computing the Indemnitee’s income for tax purposes, then, unless the Company elects to dispute such assessment at its expense and is successful in reversing the assessment, the Company will make an additional payment or payments from time to time, at such times in such amounts as will ensure the Indemnitee is not out-of-pocket, to the Indemnitee to fully ensure that, taking into account any income inclusion required in respect of any indemnity payment or such additional payment or payments, the Indemnitee is after receiving such additional payment or payments, fully compensated for any actual tax liability (including any interest or penalty), or for the use of losses, deductions, credits or similar amounts used in offsetting an income inclusion or other assessed amounts relating to any indemnity payment or to any additional payment made under this Agreement. 

Enforcement of Claim 

13.                      If any claim arising from any right to indemnification conferred by the Company pursuant to §6, 7 and §9 is not paid in full by the Company within 30 days after a written claim has been received by the Company, the Indemnitee may, at any time thereafter, bring suit against the Company to recover the unpaid amount of the claim and, if successful in whole or in part, the Indemnitee will be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting such claim. 

14.                      The Company will have no obligation to indemnify or save harmless the Indemnitee in respect of any liability for which he/she is entitled to be indemnified pursuant to any valid and collectible policy of insurance. Where partial indemnity is provided by such policy, the obligation of the Company under §6, 7 and §9 will be limited to that portion of the liability for which indemnification is not provided by such policy. The foregoing notwithstanding, to the extent that the Indemnitee has purchased any such insurance and has not been reimbursed therefor by any person, the obligation of the Company hereunder shall be primary to such insurance. 

Insurance 

15.                      The Company may, but is not required, to maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and the Indemnitee against any expense, liability or loss referred to in this Agreement, whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify the Indemnitee against such expense, liability or loss under the Act. 

Compensation for Services as a Director and Officer 

16.                      The Company may compensate the Indemnitee for services provided to the Company by the Indemnitee as a director and officer of the Company pursuant to a separate agreement with the Company that is to be agreed upon by both Parties and approved by the directors of the Company.

Indemnification Deemed a Contract 

17.                      All rights to indemnification under this Agreement will be deemed to be a contract between the Company and the Indemnitee pursuant to which the Company and the Indemnitee intend to be legally bound. The Company hereby agrees that it will not amend its Articles or By-laws in any way that will be inconsistent with this Agreement. 

Amplification of Rights 

18.                      The provisions of this Agreement are in amplification of or in addition to, and not by way of limitation of or substitution for, any rights, immunities or protection conferred on any director, employee
or agent of the Company by the Act or any other applicable law or statute, the Articles of the Company, or otherwise. 

  

Survival; Heirs and Successors 

19.                      The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Agreement will continue if the Indemnitee ceases to be a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company for any Claims or Actions arising out of Indemnitee’s relationship with the Company and notwithstanding a Claim is made or Action filed or threatened after the Indemnity terminates such relationship and will enure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of the Indemnitee. 

Resignations Will Not Be Prevented 

20.                      Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prevent the Indemnitee from resigning at any time from any office that the Indemnitee holds with the Company or otherwise holds at the request of the Company. 

Amendments and Modifications 

21.                      No amendment, modification, supplement, termination or waiver of any provision of this Agreement will be effective unless in writing signed by the Parties and then only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose given. 

Governing Law; Dispute Resolution; Burden of Proof 

22.       
(a)  This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Nevada.

(b) In the event of any dispute regarding the application or interpretation or enforcement of this Agreement, the parties hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in the State of Nevada in respect of any suit, action, proceeding or counterclaim. Any costs of such litigation, including attorneys fees and expenses for Indemnitee and the Company shall be paid by the Company. 

(c)           If there is any dispute as to whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnity for any amount hereunder, the parties agree that the Company shall be required to assume the burden of proof that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnity hereunder. 

Severability 

23.                      Each provision of this Agreement is intended to be severable, and the unenforceability or invalidity of any provision under any applicable law will not affect the enforceability or validity of the remainder of this Agreement in so far as such law is applicable, or of this entire Agreement in so far as such law is not applicable. 

Notice 

24.                      Any notice, request, direction or other instrument required or permitted to be given hereunder by any Party to the other will be deemed to be well and sufficiently given if in writing and delivered by registered mail or by hand (including commercial courier service) to the applicable Party at the applicable address set out in the first page of this Agreement or to such other address as is specified by the particular Party’s notice to the other Party. 

Counterparts 

25.                      This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument and notwithstanding the date of execution shall be deemed to bear that date as first written above. A facsimile copy of this Agreement signed by any Party in counterpart, shall be deemed to be and shall constitute a properly executed, delivered and binding document of the Parties so signing, notwithstanding the actual date of execution. Each of the Parties further agrees to promptly return an original, duly executed counterpart of this Agreement following the delivery of the facsimile copy thereof. 

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed by the Parties as of the day and year first above written. 

SENTRY PETROLEUM LTD. 

Per: ARNE RAABE 

Arne Raabe, Director

 

			
	SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED by 

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	PAUL BOLDY: 

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