Document:

Exhibit 10.32

 

LOAN AGREEMENT  

 

BETWEEN 

  

GOLD BANC CORPORATION, INC.
  

  EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN AND TRUST 

  

AND 

  

BANK ONE, NA
   

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

DATED
  AS
  OF
  OCTOBER
  1,
  2004  

	ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS
      AND CONSTRUCTION	2
	      Section
      1.1	Definitions	2
	      Section 1.2 	Principles of Construction	5
	 	 
	ARTICLE 2 AMOUNT
      AND TERMS OF CREDIT	6
	      Section 2.1 	The Loans	6
	      Section 2.2 	Promissory Note; Recordkeeping	6
	      Section 2.3 	Selection of Loan Types; Interest Periods.	6
	      Section 2.4 	Borrowings and Conversions	7
	      Section 2.5 	Principal Payments	8
	      Section 2.6 	Interest	8
	      Section 2.7 	Increased Costs.	9
	      Section 2.8 	Expenses	10
	      Section 2.9 	Prepayments: Reborrowings	10
	      Section 2.10 	Method and Place of Payment	11
	      Section 2.11 	Application of Payments	11
	      Section 2.12 	Net Payments	11
	      Section
      2.13 	Purchased Stock Collateral	11
	      Section 2.14 	Other Security	12
	      Section 2.15 	The Closing	12
	 	 
	ARTICLE 3 CONDITIONS	12
	      Section 3.1 	Documents	12
	 	 
	ARTICLE 4 REPRESENTATIONS
      AND WARRANTIES	14
	      Section 4.1 	Organization	14
	      Section 4.2 	ESOP Pledged Security	14
	      Section 4.3 	Margin Securities Transactions	14
	      Section 4.4 	ESOP Financial Statements	14
	      Section 4.5 	Company Financial Statements	14
	      Section 4.6 	Legal and Authorized	15
	      Section 4.7 	No Defaults or Restrictions	15
	      Section 4.8 	Governmental Consent	16
	      Section 4.9 	Taxes	16
	      Section 4.10 	Compliance with Law	16
	      Section 4.11 	Employee Benefit Plans	16
	      Section 4.12 	No Material Adverse Change	17
	      Section 4.13 	Regulatory Enforcement Actions	17
	      Section 4.14 	Hazardous Materials	17
	      Section 4.15 	Pending Litigation	18
	      Section 4.16 	Title to Properties	18
	      Section 4.17 	Investment Company Act	18
	      Section 4.18 	Use of Proceeds	18
	      Section 4.19 	No Misstatement of Material Fact	18
	      Section 4.20 
      	Survival of Representations and Warranties	18

	 	 
	ARTICLE 5 COVENANTS	19
	      Section
      5.1 	Negative Covenants	19
	      Section 5.2 	Affirmative Covenants	21
	 	 
	ARTICLE 6 DEFAULT	23
	      Section 6.1 	Default	23
	      Section 6.2 	Remedies of Bank	26
	 	 
	ARTICLE 7 MISCELLANEOUS	27
	      Section 7.1 	Waiver by Bank	27
	      Section 7.2 	Entire Agreement: Modification of the Agreement	27
	      Section 7.3 	Notices	27
	      Section 7.4 	Counterparts	28
	      Section 7.5 	Successors and Assigns	28
	      Section 7.6 	Severability	28
	      Section 7.7 	Survival of Representations and Warranties	28
	      Section 7.8 	Extensions and Renewals	29
	      Section 7.9 	Accounting Terms	29
	      Section 7.10 	Interest Rate Regulation	29
	      Section 7.11 	Participations; Assignments	29
	      Section 7.12 	Additional Actions	29
	      Section 7.13 	Revival of Liabilities	29
	      Section 7.14 	Change of Control	29
	      Section 7.15 	Release; Environmental Indemnity	30

 

	Schedule 4.15	-	 Pending Litigation
	Schedule 6.1(c)	-	Outstanding Debt

  

 

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 LOAN
  AGREEMENT  

     This LOAN AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of October 1, 2004, is entered into by and between GOLD BANC CORPORATION, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN AND TRUST (“Borrower”) and BANK ONE, NA, a national banking association with its principal place of business at 120 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603 (“Bank”). 

 R
  E C
  I T
  A L
  S:
   

      A.
    Borrower is an employee stock ownership plan as such term is defined
  under Sections 401(a) and 4975(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
  (the “Code”),
  and Section 407(d)(6) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
  as amended (“ ERISA”),
  established by Gold Banc Corporation, Inc., a Kansas corporation (the “Company”).
   

      B.
    Borrower desires to borrow from Bank
  up to the aggregate principal amount of $10,050,000.00 (the “Maximum
  Amount”) under a credit facility consisting
  of one or more loans (each, a “Loan”)
  in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Maximum Amount, and: (1) each Loan
  to be made under this Agreement is intended to be an Exempt Loan (as defined
  herein); (2) the proceeds of each Loan will be used to purchase stock of the
  Company (or to refinance prior Exempt Loans used for the purchase of stock of
  the Company); (3) the stock purchased with the proceeds of each such Loan (or
  in the case of refinancing Loans, the stock that was collateral for the Exempt
  Loan refinanced thereby) will be pledged to Bank to secure such Loan (in each
  case, the “Applicable Pledged Stock”);
  and (4) a portion of the Applicable Pledged Stock will be released from pledge
  based on principal and interest payments under the applicable Loan, in accordance
  with the release formulas specified under Treas. Reg 54.4975-7(b)(8)(i).

      C.
    The parties wish to outline and agree
  upon the procedure that shall be used in connection with the borrowing and repayment
  of Loans, the use of proceeds of Loans, and the purchase, pledge, and release
  of stock purchased with the proceeds of Loans, all in compliance with Treas.
  Reg. 54.4975-7(b).  

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows: 

A G
  R E E M E N T:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

     Section 1.1 Definitions.
  In addition to those terms defined throughout this Agreement, the following
  terms, when used herein, shall have the following meanings:

               
  (a)  “Affiliate”
  means: (i) any Person that directly or indirectly
  controls, is directly or indirectly controlled by, or is directly or indirectly
  under common control with such specified Person; (ii) any Person that holds
  a Material Interest in such specified Person; (iii) any Person that serves as
  a director, officer, partner, executor, or trustee of such specified Person
  (or in a similar capacity); (iv) any Person in which such specified Person holds
  a Material Interest; and (v) any Person with respect to which such specified
  Person serves as a general partner or a trustee (or in a similar capacity).
  The Company and all of the Company’s Subsidiaries are deemed for all purposes
  of this Agreement to be Affiliates of Borrower.

               
  (b)  “Borrower’s
  Liabilities” means all of Borrower’s
  liabilities, obligations, duties, and indebtedness to Bank of any and every
  kind and nature, whether heretofore, now or hereafter owing, arising, due or
  payable and howsoever evidenced, created, incurred, acquired or owing, whether
  primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including obligations
  of performance), arising or existing under this Agreement and the other Loan
  Agreements.

               
  (c)  “Borrowing” means the borrowing of a Loan from Bank on a given
  date.

               
  (d)  “Business
  Day” means: (i) for all purposes other than
  as covered by clause (ii) below, any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day
  on which Bank is authorized or required by law or other government action to
  close; and (ii) with respect to all notices and determinations in connection
  with, and payments of principal and interest on, LIBOR Tranches, any day that
  is a Business Day described in clause (i) above and that is also a day for trading
  by and between banks in the London interbank LIBOR market.

               
  (e)  “Call
  Report” means the quarterly report of income
  and condition required to be filed by each depository institution with the Federal
  Deposit Insurance Corporation.

               
  (f)  “ESOP
  Pledge Agreement” means that certain ESOP
  Pledge and Security Agreement, of even date herewith, by and between Bank and
  Borrower, as amended, restated, or modified from time to time.

               
  (g)  “ESOP
  Pledged Security” means all of the securities
  and other rights and properties now or hereafter pledged to Bank under the ESOP
  Pledge Agreement.

               
  (h)  “Exempt
  Loan” shall mean an “exempt loan”
  as defined in Treas. Reg. 54.4975-7(b).

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                (i)  “Expiry
  Date” means December 31, 2006, or such earlier
  date on which all Loans shall become due and payable on account of acceleration
  by Bank or otherwise in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

            
    (j)  “GBC”
  means GBC Kansas, Inc., a Kansas corporation,
  all of the capital stock of which is owned by the Company.

               
  (k)  “GBC Pledge
  Agreement” means that certain Third Party
  Pledge and Security Agreement, of even date herewith, by and among GBC, the
  Company, and Bank, as amended, restated, or modified from time to time, pursuant
  to which GBC has pledged to Bank all of the issued and outstanding capital stock
  of Gold Bank-Kansas, to secure its and the Company’s obligations under
  the Guarantee.

               
  (l)  “Gold Bank-Kansas”
  means Gold Bank, a Kansas state bank with its
  main office located in Leawood, Kansas, all of the capital stock of which is
  owned by GBC.

               
  (m)  “Guarantee”
  means that certain Guarantee, of even date herewith,
  made by GBC and the Company in favor of Bank, as amended, restated, or modified
  from time to time, guaranteeing the payment of all Borrower’s Liabilities.

               
  (n)  “Indebtedness”
  means all indebtedness, liabilities, and obligations
  of a Person, including, without limitation:

                
          (i)  all
  items arising from the borrowing of money, which according to GAAP now in effect,
  would be included in determining total liabilities as shown on a balance sheet;

              
            (ii)  all
  indebtedness secured by any Lien on property owned by such Person, irrespective
  of whether such indebtedness shall have been assumed;

              
            (iii)
    all guarantees and similar contingent liabilities with respect to
  indebtedness of others; and

              
            (iv)  all
  other interest-bearing obligations evidencing indebtedness to others.

               
  (o)   “Interest
  Period” has the meaning given that term in
  Section 2.3.

               
  (p)  “Knowledge”
  with respect to:

             
            
  (i)  an individual means
  that the individual will be deemed to have “Knowledge” of a particular
  fact or other matter if: (A) such individual is actually aware of such fact
  or other matter; or (B) a prudent individual could be expected to discover or
  otherwise become aware of such fact or other matter in the course of conducting
  a reasonably comprehensive investigation concerning the existence of such fact
  or other matter; and

              
           
  (ii)  a Person (other
  than an individual) means that the Person will be deemed to have “Knowledge”
  of a particular fact or other matter if any individual who is

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serving, or who has at any time served, as a director, outside advisor, officer, manager, partner, executor or trustee of the Person (or in any similar capacity) has, or at any time had, actual knowledge of such fact or other matter. 

            
    (q)     “LIBOR Rate” means with respect to each Interest Period for a LIBOR Tranche, the rate per annum (rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest 1/8 of 1%) at which deposits in dollars are offered by the Eurodollar lending office of Bank to other prime banks in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time, on the date which is two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, in an amount approximately equal to the aggregate principal amount of the LIBOR Tranche to which such interest rate is to apply and for a period of time comparable to the Interest Period selected by Borrower for such LIBOR Tranche, as adjusted for maximum Federal Reserve requirements. 

            
    (r)     “LIBOR Tranches” means Loans, or the applicable portion thereof, at such time as they are made and/or being maintained at a rate of interest based upon a LIBOR Rate. 

            
    (s)     “Lien” means a lien, claim, charge, mortgage, assignment, easement, priority, preference, encumbrance, pledge, security interest, or restriction of any kind, nature, or character.  

            
    (t)     “Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Note, the Guarantee, the ESOP Pledge Agreement, the GBC Pledge Agreement and all other documents and instruments entered into or delivered in connection with, or relating to, the Loans contemplated by this Agreement. 

               
  (u) “Material
  Interest” means the direct or indirect beneficial
  ownership (as currently defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange
  Act of 1934, as amended) of voting securities or other voting interests representing
  at least 33% of the outstanding voting power of a Person or equity securities
  or other equity interests representing at least 33% of the outstanding equity
  securities or equity interests in a Person.

            
    (v)     “Person” means any individual, bank, corporation (including any nonprofit corporation), general or limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust, employee benefit plan, association, organization, labor union or other entity or government agency or Regulatory Authority. 

            
    (w) “Prime Base Rate” means the rate which Bank announces from time to time as its corporate base rate of interest, the Prime Base Rate to change when and as such corporate base rate changes. The Prime Base Rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually charged by Bank to a customer. Bank may make commercial loans or other loans at rates of interest at, above or below the Prime Base Rate. 

            
    (x)     “Prime Rate Tranches” means Loans, or the applicable portion thereof, at such time as they are made and/or being maintained at a rate of interest based upon a Prime Base Rate. 

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   (y)      “Regulatory Authority” means any federal, state or local governmental body, agency or authority which under applicable statutes and regulations has supervisory, judicial, administrative, police, taxing or other power or authority over Borrower or any of its Affiliates. 

            
    (z)     “Subsidiary” means with respect to any Person (the “Owner”), any other Person of which securities or other interests having the power to elect a majority of such other Person’s board of directors or similar governing body, or otherwise having the power to direct the business and policies of such other Person are held by the Owner or one or more of the Owner’s Subsidiaries. 

            
    (aa) “Trustee” means Gold Trust Company (f/k/a The Trust Company), a Missouri trust company and the trustee of Borrower. 

            
    (bb) “Type” means any type of Tranche (or portion thereof) determined with respect to the interest option applicable thereto, and shall be either a Prime Rate Tranche or a LIBOR Tranche.

     Section 1.2 Principles of Construction. (a) In this Agreement, unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise requires, the following uses apply: (i) actions permitted to be taken by Bank under this Agreement may be taken at any time and from time to time in Bank’s sole discretion; (ii) references to a statute shall refer to the statute and any successor statute, and to all regulations promulgated under or implementing the statute or successor, as in effect at the relevant time; (iii) in computing periods from a specified date to a later specified date, the words “from” and “commencing on” (and the like) mean “from and including,” and the words “to,” “until” and “ending on” (and the like) mean “to, but excluding”; (iv) references to a governmental or quasi-governmental
agency, authority or instrumentality shall also refer to a regulatory body that succeeds to the functions of the agency, authority or instrumentality; (v) unless expressly provided otherwise, indications of time of day mean Chicago, Illinois time; (vi) “including” means “including, but not limited to”; (vii) all references to sections, schedules and exhibits are to sections, schedules and exhibits in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified; (viii) “dollars” or the symbol “$” means United States dollars; (ix) all words used in this Agreement will be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances require; and (x) the captions and headings of articles, sections, schedules and exhibits appearing in or attached to this Agreement have been inserted solely for convenience of reference and shall not be considered a part of this Agreement nor shall any of them affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any of its provisions. 

            
    (b)     All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as applied in the United States in conformity with those used in the preparation of Borrower’s financial statements referred to in this Agreement (“GAAP”), or applicable banking rules and regulations, as the case may be. All financial data submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in accordance with such principles. 

            
    (c)     With regard to each and every term and condition of this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents, the parties to this Agreement understand and agree that the 

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same have or has been mutually negotiated, prepared and drafted, and that if at any time the parties hereto desire or are required to interpret or construe any such term or condition or any agreement or instrument subject hereto, no consideration shall be given to the issue of which party to this Agreement actually prepared, drafted or requested any term or condition of this Agreement or other Loan Document. 

ARTICLE 2 

 AMOUNT AND TERMS OF CREDIT
   

     Section 2.1 The Loans. Subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement, Bank shall make available a credit facility for Borrower’s use during the term of this Agreement. Such credit facility shall consist of one or more Loans, and the aggregate principal amount of all Loans shall not exceed, at any time outstanding, the Maximum Amount. On the Closing Date, Borrower shall borrow the full Maximum Amount.  The unpaid principal balance plus all accrued but unpaid interest on the Loans and all other amounts outstanding hereunder shall be due and payable on the Expiry Date.  At the Borrower’s election made in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, any Loan shall be treated as a LIBOR Tranche or a Prime Rate Tranche.  No amount paid or prepaid on any Loan may be reborrowed. Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, the Loans from Bank to Borrower shall be without recourse to Borrower pursuant to Treasury Regulation § 54-4975-7(b). 

     Section 2.2 Promissory Note; Recordkeeping. Borrower’s obligation to pay the principal of, and interest on, the Loans made by Bank shall be evidenced by a promissory note (as amended, restated, or modified from time to time, the “Note”) duly executed and delivered by Borrower in the form of Exhibit A with blanks appropriately completed in conformity herewith.  The Note shall: (a) be payable to the order of Bank; (b) be dated the date of this Agreement; (c) mature on the Expiry Date, with installments of principal to be paid in accordance with Section 2.5 hereof; (d) bear interest as provided in the appropriate clause of Section
2.6 in respect of the Prime Rate Tranches and LIBOR Tranches, as the case may be; and (e) be entitled to the benefits of this Agreement. Bank shall record in its records, or at its option on the schedule attached to the Note, the date and amount of each Loan made by Bank, the principal payment schedule with respect thereto, each repayment or conversion thereof and, in the case of each LIBOR Tranche, the dates on which each Interest Period for such Tranche shall begin and end.  The aggregate unpaid principal amount so recorded shall be rebuttable presumptive evidence of the principal amount owing and unpaid on the Note. The failure to so record any amount or any error in so recording or calculating any amount shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligations of Borrower hereunder or under the Note to repay when due the principal amount of the Loans evidenced by the Note together with all interest accruing thereon. 

     Section 2.3 Selection of Loan Types; Interest Periods. 

            
    (a)     Each Loan, or portion thereof, shall be either a Prime Rate Tranche or LIBOR Tranche, as Borrower shall specify in the related notice of conversion pursuant to Section 2.4. Each Prime Rate Tranche shall be in an aggregate amount of at least Five Hundred 

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Thousand Dollars ($500,000) and in Five Hundred Thousand Dollar ($500,000) increments in excess of such minimum amount, and each LIBOR Tranche shall be in an aggregate amount of at least Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) and in Fifty Thousand Dollar ($50,000) increments in excess of such minimum amount.  Prime Rate Tranches and LIBOR Tranches may be outstanding at the same time. 

            
    (b) Unless
  otherwise agreed by Bank in writing, the interest period applicable to each
  LIBOR Tranche requested by Borrower shall be for thirty (30), sixty (60), or
  ninety (90) days (with respect to each applicable LIBOR Tranche, an “Interest
  Period”), and further provided that: (i)
  the initial Interest Period for any LIBOR Tranche shall commence on the date
  of Borrowing of the Loan including such LIBOR Tranche; (ii) if any Interest
  Period relating to a LIBOR Tranche begins on a day for which there is no numerically
  corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period,
  such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such calendar month;
  (iii) if any Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business
  Day, such Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding Business Day;
  provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a LIBOR Tranche would otherwise
  expire on a day that is not a Business Day but is a day of the month after which
  no further Business Day occurs in such month, then such Interest Period shall
  expire on the immediately preceding Business Day; and (iv) no Interest Period
  with respect to a Loan shall extend beyond the Expiry Date.  

               
  (c) If,
  upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to a LIBOR Tranche, Borrower
  has failed affirmatively to request that Bank continue such Tranche as a specific
  Type of Tranche, Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert such Tranche
  into a Prime Rate Tranche. Bank shall have no obligation to inform Borrower
  of the potential for automatic conversion of any Tranche to a Prime Rate Tranche.
  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the principal amount
  of each LIBOR Tranche shall be not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000)
  and in Fifty Thousand Dollar ($50,000) increments in excess of such minimum
  amount.

            
    (d)     Bank’s determination of the LIBOR Rate applicable to any LIBOR Tranche shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. Furthermore, if Bank determines, in good faith (which determination shall be conclusive, absent manifest error), prior to the commencement of any Interest Period that: (i) dollar deposits of sufficient amount and maturity for funding any LIBOR Tranche are not available to Bank in the London interbank market in the ordinary course of business; or (ii) by reason of circumstances affecting the London interbank market, adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the rate of interest to be applicable to the relevant LIBOR Tranche, then, in either such case, Bank shall promptly notify Borrower and such LIBOR Tranche shall automatically convert on the last day of its then-current Interest Period to a loan bearing interest at the Prime Rate (subject to any funding indemnification
amounts required by this Agreement) and no new LIBOR Tranches shall be made as long as such condition exists. 

Section 2.4 Borrowings and Conversions.

            
    (a)     Borrower shall have the option, subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, to request that a Loan be made to Borrower, by giving written notice to Bank prior 

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to 12:00 noon (Chicago time) at least three (3) Business Days before the date on which any Loan is to be made hereunder, specifying: (i) the amount of the requested Loan; (ii) the Type of the requested Loan; (iii) the borrowing date for the requested Loan (which shall be a Business Day); and (iv) the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (in the case of each LIBOR Tranche), which shall not exceed the Expiry Date. In the event that Borrower shall fail to select an Interest Period for any LIBOR Tranche, Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of 30 days.

            
    (b)     Each Prime Rate Tranche shall continue as a Prime Rate Tranche unless and until such Prime Rate Tranche is converted into a LIBOR Tranche or is repaid in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.  Each LIBOR Tranche shall continue as a LIBOR Tranche until the end of the then-applicable Interest Period therefor, at which time such LIBOR Tranche shall automatically convert into a Prime Rate Tranche unless: (i) such LIBOR Tranche is repaid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; or (ii) Borrower shall have provided a conversion notice to Bank as set forth below requesting that, at the end of such Interest Period, such LIBOR Tranche continue as a LIBOR Tranche for the same or another Interest Period.

            
    (c)     Borrower shall have the option to convert, on any Business Day, all or a portion of the outstanding principal amount of the Tranches made pursuant to one or more Borrowings of one or more Types of Tranches into a Borrowing of another Type of Tranche, provided that LIBOR Tranches may be converted into Prime Rate Tranches only on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Tranches being converted. Each such conversion shall be effected by Borrower by giving notice to Bank prior to 12:00 noon (Chicago time) at least three (3) Business Days before the date on which any Loan is to be converted hereunder, specifying the Tranches to be so converted and, if to be converted into a LIBOR Tranche, the Interest Period to be initially applicable thereto. Upon any such conversion, the proceeds thereof will be applied directly on the day of such conversion to prepay the outstanding principal amount of the
Tranches being converted. 

     Section 2.5 Principal Payments.  The Loans shall be repaid as follows:  (a) $1,398,500.09 shall be due and payable on December 31, 2005; and (b) the final payment of all outstanding amounts due under the Loans, including, without limitation, principal, accrued but unpaid interest, and all expenses to be paid under Section 2.8, shall be paid on the Expiry Date. 

     
Section 2.6 Interest. 

            
    (a)     Borrower agrees to pay interest in respect of the unpaid principal amount of each Prime Rate Tranche of each Loan from the date the proceeds thereof are made available to Borrower until the maturity or repayment thereof (whether by acceleration or otherwise) at a rate per annum which shall be equal to the Prime Base Rate in effect from time to time. 

            
    (b)     Borrower agrees to pay interest in respect of the unpaid principal amount of each LIBOR Tranche of each Loan from the date the proceeds thereof are made available to Borrower until the maturity or repayment thereof (whether by acceleration or otherwise) at a rate per annum which shall, during each Interest Period applicable thereto, be the LIBOR Rate for such Interest Period plus One Hundred Seventy (170) basis points. 

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    (c)     Interest on outstanding principal amounts under the Note shall be calculated on the basis of the actual days elapsed on the basis of a 360-day year at the applicable rates set forth in this section. 

            
    (d)     Overdue principal and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, overdue interest in respect of each: (i) Prime Rate Tranche shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to two percent (2%) per annum in excess of the Prime Base Rate in effect from time to time (the “Prime Loan Default Rate”); and (ii) LIBOR Tranche at a rate per annum equal to two percent (2%) per annum in excess of the interest rate otherwise applicable to such LIBOR Tranche. Any other amount payable by Borrower hereunder that is not paid to Bank when due shall bear interest at the Prime Loan Default Rate. 

            
    (e)     Accrued (and theretofore unpaid) interest shall be due and payable: (i) in respect of each Prime Rate Tranche, quarterly in arrears on the first day of each January, April, July and October; (ii) in respect of each LIBOR Tranche, in arrears, on the last day of each Interest Period applicable thereto; and (iii) in respect of each Loan, on any prepayment (on the amount prepaid), at maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and, after such maturity, on demand. 

     
Section 2.7 Increased Costs.

            
    (a)     If any new or existing statute, treaty or regulation (including any regulation promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”) or the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency), or any interpretation thereof by any governmental authority or Regulatory Authority charged with the administration thereof, or any action by any central bank or other fiscal authority having jurisdiction over Bank or any Loans, imposes, modifies or deems applicable any tax or any reserve and/or special deposit requirement against any assets held by, or deposits in or for the amount of any Loan by Bank (or any branch or affiliate of Bank involved in transactions under or contemplated by the Note), except for such matters that have resulted in a change in the LIBOR Rate pursuant to the definition of LIBOR Rate
contained herein, or any similar measure shall result in a reduction in the amount of principal, interest, or other amounts receivable by Bank with respect to any Loans or an increase in the cost to Bank with respect to the amount of principal, interest, or other amount receivable by Bank with respect to any Loans or an increase in the cost to Bank of funding any LIBOR Tranche of any Loan in the London interbank offer rate market (whether or not such Loan is actually so funded) or engaging in any other transaction material to the maintenance of any LIBOR Tranches of any Loans (such reduction in amounts receivable or increases in costs being hereinafter referred to as “Costs”), then Borrower shall fully indemnify and hold harmless Bank for, from, and against any and all such Costs and shall compensate Bank, as of the end of each Interest Period for which the LIBOR Rate has been determined during which such measures were in effect, for
the Costs incurred during such period. All such Costs shall be determined by Bank and a statement thereof shall be sent by Bank to Borrower as promptly as practicable following the date on which such Costs have been determined, and such determinations shall be conclusive and binding on Borrower in the absence of manifest error, but Bank shall notify Borrower of the existence of any event which would (if interest were to be accrued based on the LIBOR Rate) require reimbursement by Borrower of Costs incurred by Bank, as promptly as practicable following the date on which it has actual knowledge of such event. Upon any such 

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notification, Borrower shall have the option to convert its LIBOR Tranches(s) to Prime Rate Tranche(s). The obligations set forth in this provision shall survive repayment of the amounts due under this Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents. 

            
    (b)     If any payment of any LIBOR Tranche occurs on a date that is not the last day of the applicable Interest Period, whether because of acceleration or otherwise, or any LIBOR Tranche is not made on the date specified by Borrower for any reason other than default by Bank, then Borrower will indemnify and hold harmless Bank for, from, and against any loss, damage, expense, and cost incurred by Bank resulting therefrom, including, without limitation, any loss or cost in liquidating or employing deposits acquired to fund or maintain such LIBOR Tranche. 

     Section 2.8 Expenses. Irrespective of whether any Loans are made, Borrower shall: (a) pay all reasonable costs and expenses of Bank incident to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, or in connection with any modification, amendment, alteration or enforcement of any terms of the Loan Documents, including Bank’s out-of-pocket expenses and the charges of and disbursements to counsel retained by Bank; and (b) pay and save Bank and all other holders of any portion of the Note harmless from and against any and all liability with respect to amounts payable as a result of: (i) any taxes that may be determined to be payable in connection with the execution and delivery of, or any
modification, amendment or alteration of, the terms or provisions of any of the Loan Documents; (ii) any interest or penalties resulting from nonpayment or delay in payment of such expenses, charges, disbursements, liabilities or taxes; (iii) any income taxes in respect of any reimbursement by Borrower for any of such violations, taxes, interest or penalties paid by Bank; and (iv) any payment or prepayment by Borrower of a Loan on a day that is not the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto, including any cost, loss or expense suffered or incurred by Bank arising from interest or fees payable by Bank to obtain the funds necessary to fund, maintain or prepay any Loans under this Agreement. The obligations of Borrower under this section shall survive the repayment in full of the Note. 

     Section 2.9 Prepayments: Reborrowings. Borrower shall have the right to prepay any of the Loans, without premium or penalty, in whole or in part from time to time on the following terms and conditions: (a) Borrower shall give Bank notice thereof not later than 11 a.m. on the date of such prepayment (which shall be a Business Day) or in the case of a LIBOR Rate Tranche, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment, specifying the Loans to be prepaid, and the date and amount of such prepayment; (b) each Loan prepayment shall be in an aggregate principal amount of at least Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000); and (c) prepayments of LIBOR Tranches made pursuant to this section may only be made on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto. No principal amount paid or prepaid on any Loan may be reborrowed.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the minimum prepayment of any LIBOR Tranche shall be not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) and in Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) increments in excess of such minimum amount; provided, however, that a prepayment of a LIBOR Tranche may be made in a lesser amount if such prepayment is merely a scheduled principal amount being paid earlier during the calendar year than it is otherwise due.

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     Section 2.10 Method and Place of Payment. All payments under this Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents shall be made to Bank not later than 12:00 noon on the date when due and shall be made in dollars in immediately available funds at Bank’s Chicago, Illinois, office identified in this Agreement. Whenever any payment to be made under this Agreement, the Note or any of the other Loan Documents shall be stated to be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the due date thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and, with respect to payments of principal, interest shall be payable at the applicable rate during such extension. 

     Section 2.11 Application of Payments. All payments received by Bank from, or on behalf of, Borrower shall first be applied to costs and expenses due to the Bank (including amounts due under Section 2.8), second to accrued interest under the Note, and then to principal amounts outstanding under the Note; provided, however, that:  (a) such amounts shall be allocated among the various Loans in whatever order and amounts as Bank in its sole and absolute discretion decides, and (b) after the Expiry Date, or following and during any Default (as defined below), all payments received on account of Borrower’s Liabilities under this Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents shall be applied in whatever order, combination and
amounts as Bank, in its sole and absolute discretion, decides, to all costs, expenses and other indebtedness owing from Borrower to Bank. All of the provisions of this Agreement, including the foregoing, shall be subject to compliance with Treasury Regulation Section 54.4975-7(b). 

     Section 2.12  Net Payments. All payments made by Borrower under this Agreement, the Note or any of the other Loan Documents will be made without any setoff, deduction, counterclaim, protest, demand or presentation or any other defense, notice or formality. All such payments will be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for, any present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges of whatever nature now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction, Regulatory Authority, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein (but excluding, except as provided below, any tax imposed on or measured by the net income of Bank pursuant to the laws of the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein) in which the principal
office of Bank is located). If Borrower shall be required by law to deduct any taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments, or other charges from, or in respect of, any sum payable hereunder to Bank, then: (i) the sum payable to Bank shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including, without limitation, deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this section) Bank receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made; (ii) Borrower shall make such deductions; (iii) Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Regulatory Authority in accordance with applicable law; and (iv) Borrower shall furnish to Bank the original copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof within thirty (30) days after such payment is made. 

     Section 2.13 Purchased Stock Collateral. Borrower’s Liabilities with respect to each Loan are secured by the pledge of the capital stock of the Company purchased by Borrower with the proceeds of such Loan (or, in the case of Loans that were refinancing Loans, the stock of the Company that was collateral for the Exempt Loan being refinanced thereby), pursuant to the terms of the ESOP Pledge Agreement.

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     Section 2.14 Other
  Security. Borrower’s Liabilities under this
  Agreement, the Note and any other Loan Documents are also secured by the Guarantee
  and the GBC Pledge Agreement.

      Section 2.15 The
  Closing. The initial Loan under this Agreement
  shall be made at the offices of Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum Perlman & Nagelberg
  LLP, counsel to Bank, at 333 West Wacker Drive, Suite 2700, Chicago, Illinois
  at 9:30 a.m. on October 1, 2004 (the “Closing
  Date”), or at such other place or time or
  on such other date as the parties hereto may agree.

ARTICLE 3

CONDITIONS

      Section 3.1
  Documents. Contemporaneously
  with the execution of this Agreement, Borrower shall deliver to Bank all of
  the following documents, each duly executed and dated the date of this Agreement,
  in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Bank and its counsel:

               
  (a)  the Note;

               
  (b)  the ESOP Pledge
  Agreement;

               
  (c)  the Guarantee;

            
    (d)   the GBC Pledge
  Agreement;

            
    (e)  the actual stock
  certificates constituting part of the ESOP Pledged Security, and stock powers,
  executed in blank, for such certificates;

            
    (f)  the actual stock
  certificates constituting part of the GBC Pledged Security (as defined in the
  GBC Pledge Agreement), and stock powers, executed in blank, for such certificates;

            
    (g)  a copy of the Gold
  Banc Corporation, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust certified as
  of the date of this Agreement by Trustee (the “ESOP”);

            
    (h)  a good standing
  certificate for the Company issued by the Secretary of State of the State of
  Kansas and dated not more than ten (10) Business Days prior to the date of this
  Agreement;

            
    (i)  a good standing
  certificate for GBC issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Kansas
  and dated not more than ten (10) Business Days prior to the date of this Agreement;

            
    (j)  a good standing
  certificate for Gold Bank-Kansas issued by the State Banking Department of the
  State of Kansas (the “Banking Department”)
  dated not more than ten (10) Business Days prior to the date of this Agreement;

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  (k)  copies of resolutions
  of the committee or board governing the operations of Borrower and certified
  as of the date of this Agreement by Trustee, authorizing the execution, delivery
  and performance of this Agreement, the Note, the ESOP Pledge Agreement and all
  other Loan Documents to which Borrower is a signatory;

               
  (l)  copies of resolutions
  of the board of directors of the Company and certified by the Secretary or an
  Assistant Secretary of the Company authorizing the execution, delivery and performance
  of the Guarantee, the GBC Pledge Agreement and all other Loan Document to which
  the Company is a signatory;

               
  (m)  copies of resolutions
  of the board of directors of GBC and certified by the Secretary or an Assistant
  Secretary of GBC authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the
  Guarantee, the GBC Pledge Agreement and all other Loan Document to which the
  Company is a signatory;

               
  (n)  an incumbency certificate
  of Trustee certifying the names of the officer or officers of Trustee authorized
  to sign this Agreement, the Note, the ESOP Pledge Agreement and all other Loan
  Documents to which Borrower is a signatory (and Bank may conclusively rely on
  such certificates until formally advised by a like certificate of any changes
  therein);

               
  (o)  an incumbency certificate
  of the Company certifying the names of the officer or officers of the Company
  authorized to sign the Guarantee, the GBC Pledge Agreement and all other Loan
  Documents to which the Company is a signatory (and Bank may conclusively rely
  on such certificates until formally advised by a like certificate of any changes
  therein);

               
  (p)  an incumbency certificate
  of GBC certifying the names of the officer or officers of GBC authorized to
  sign the Guarantee, the GBC Pledge Agreement and all other Loan Documents to
  which GBC is a signatory (and Bank may conclusively rely on such certificates
  until formally advised by a like certificate of any changes therein);

               
  (q)   the opinion of
  counsel for Borrower, in form acceptable to Bank;

               
  (r)  a letter of instruction
  from the Company to the Trustee of the Borrower;

               
  (s)  a resolution of
  the board of directors of the Trustee, certified by the Secretary of the Trustee,
  with respect to the authority of the Trustee to execute this Agreement and the
  other Loan Documents on behalf of the Trustee;

               
  (t)  the consent of Silver
  Acquisition Corp. with respect to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and
  the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, in form and substance acceptable
  to Bank; and

               
  (u)  evidence, in form
  and substance acceptable to Bank, that all Indebtedness of Borrower to LaSalle
  Bank National Association shall have been fully, irrevocably, and conditionally
  paid and satisfied. 

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ARTICLE 4 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 

     To induce Bank to enter into this Agreement, and to make the Loans, Borrower makes the following representations, warranties and agreements as of the date of this Agreement: 

     Section 4.1 Organization. Borrower is an employee stock ownership plan as such term is defined under Sections 401(a) and 4975(e)(7) of the Code and Section 407(d)(6) of ERISA, duly adopted by the Company, and is existing with full and adequate power to carry on and conduct its affairs as presently conducted. Borrower is a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Code. All necessary approvals and consents from Regulatory Authorities have been obtained for Borrower to conduct its business. 

     Section 4.2 ESOP Pledged Security. All of the securities constituting the ESOP Pledged Security have been duly authorized, legally and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and are owned by Borrower free and clear of all Liens, except, upon consummation of the transactions contemplated herein, for the security interests granted by Borrower to Bank. There are, as of the date hereof, no outstanding options, rights or warrants obligating Borrower or any of its Affiliates to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of the capital stock of any Affiliate or obligating Borrower or any Affiliate to grant, extend or enter into any such agreement or commitment, other than rights to purchase Company shares under the Company’s 1996 Employee Compensation Plan, as amended. 

     Section 4.3 Margin Securities Transactions. Borrower will not make any Borrowing or use any part of the proceeds of any Loans so as to involve Bank or Borrower in a violation of Regulation T, U or X promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). 

     Section 4.4 ESOP Financial Statements. Borrower has delivered to Bank copies of its financial statements as of December 31, 2003 (collectively, the “ESOP Financial Statements”). The ESOP Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and fairly and accurately present in all material respects the financial position, assets, liabilities and results of operations of Borrower at the respective dates of, and for the periods referred to therein. Since the date of the latest of the ESOP Financial Statements, there has been no material adverse change in the financial condition, business, properties, or operations of Borrower. The ESOP Financial Statements contain and reflect provisions for reserves and other liabilities of Borrower in accordance with GAAP. Borrower
has no material debt, liability or obligation of any nature (whether accrued, contingent, absolute or otherwise) that is not provided for, or disclosed in, the ESOP Financial Statements. 

     Section 4.5 Company Financial Statements. Borrower has delivered to Bank copies of the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2004 and June 30, 2004, and the related consolidated statement of income, statement of cash flows and statement of changes in shareholders’ equity for the year ended December 31, 2003 (collectively, the “Company 

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Financial Statements”). To Borrower’s Knowledge, the Company Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and fairly and accurately present in all material respects the respective financial position, assets, liabilities and results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, including Gold Bank-Kansas, at the respective dates of, and for the periods referred to therein. To Borrower’s Knowledge, since the date of the latest of the Company Financial Statements, there has been no material adverse change in the financial condition, business, properties, or operations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and the Company Financial Statements contain and reflect provisions for taxes, reserves and other liabilities of Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP or applicable banking rules and regulations, as the case may be. To Borrower’s Knowledge, neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has any material debt, liability or obligation of any nature (whether accrued, contingent, absolute or otherwise) that is not provided for, or disclosed in, the Company Financial Statements. 

     Section 4.6 Legal and Authorized. The borrowing of the principal amounts of the Loans, the execution and performance of this Agreement, the Note, the ESOP Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents and compliance by Borrower with all of the provisions of this Agreement and of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party are within the Borrower’s power and authority. Each of this Agreement, the Note, the ESOP Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which Borrower is a party has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Borrower, and is enforceable in accordance with its respective terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws and subject to general principles of equity. 

     Section 4.7 No Defaults or Restrictions. Neither the execution, delivery or performance by Borrower of any of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, nor compliance by it with the terms and provisions hereof or thereof: (a) will contravene any provision of any law, statute, rule or regulation or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality or Governmental Authority; (b) will conflict or result in any breach of any of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any Lien upon any of the property or assets of Borrower or, to its Knowledge, any of its Affiliates, pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, credit agreement, loan agreement or any other agreement,
contract or instrument to which Borrower or any of its Affiliates is a party or by which it or any of its property or assets is bound or to which it may be subject; or (c) will violate any provision of the ESOP or, to its Knowledge, the organizational documents, charter or bylaws of any of its Affiliates. Neither Borrower nor, to its Knowledge, any of its Affiliates is in material default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the terms, obligations, covenants, conditions or provisions contained in any indenture or other agreement creating, evidencing or securing indebtedness of any kind or pursuant to which any such indebtedness is issued, or other agreement or instrument to which Borrower or any of its Affiliates is a party or by which it or its properties may be bound or affected, that would be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, business, properties, or operations of Borrower or any of its Affiliates. 

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     Section 4.8 Governmental Consent. No order, consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with (except as have been obtained or made prior to the date of this Agreement), or exemption by, any governmental or public body or authority or Regulatory Authority, or any subdivision thereof, is required to authorize, or is required in connection with: (a) the execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of this Agreement, the Note, the ESOP Pledge Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party; or (b) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of such Loan Documents. 

     Section 4.9 Taxes. Borrower and, to its Knowledge, each of its Affiliates has filed and will continue to file all tax returns required to be filed by it and has paid and will pay all income taxes payable by it which have become due pursuant to such tax returns and all other taxes and assessments payable by it which have become due, other than those not yet delinquent and except for those contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been established. Borrower and, to its Knowledge, each of its Affiliates has paid, or has provided adequate reserves for the payment of, all federal and state income taxes applicable for all prior fiscal years and for the current fiscal year to the date hereof. Borrower has no Knowledge of any audit, assessment or ether proposed action or inquiry of the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing
authority with respect to any tax liability of Borrower or any of its Affiliates. 

     Section 4.10 Compliance with Law. Borrower and, to its Knowledge, each of its Affiliates is and will continue to be in compliance with all applicable statutes, regulations and orders of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, all governmental bodies and Regulatory Authorities, domestic or foreign, in respect of the conduct of its business and the ownership of its property (including applicable statutes, regulations, orders and restrictions relating to environmental standards and controls), except such noncompliance as would not, in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, business, properties, or operations of Borrower or any of its Affiliates. The Note and the Loans qualify for exemption from the prohibited transaction rules of Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975(c) of the Code
by virtue of Section 408(b)(3) of ERISA and Section 4975(d)(3) of the Code.  All the Loans and the acquisitions of shares of the Company by Borrower with the proceeds of Loans are Exempt Loans, and are exempt from the prohibited transaction provisions of Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975(c) of the Code by virtue of Section 408(e) of ERISA and Section 4975(d)(13) of the Code. Neither Borrower nor any trustee, administrator or fiduciary of Borrower has: (a) engaged in a “prohibited transaction” as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA which could directly or indirectly subject Borrower to any liability for a tax or penalty imposed by Section 4975 of the Code or Section 502(i) of ERISA; or (b) committed a breach of its fiduciary duties (as defined in Section 404 of ERISA) which could directly or indirectly subject Borrower to any liability under Section 502 of ERISA. 

     Section 4.11 Employee Benefit Plans. Borrower is, and to Borrower’s Knowledge, all of the Company’s other employee benefit plans, as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA established or maintained by the Company or any of its Affiliates or to which any of them contributes, are, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable requirements of ERISA, and are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable requirements (including qualification and non-discrimination requirements in effect) of the Code for obtaining the tax benefits the Code 

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thereupon permits with respect to such employee benefit plans. For purposes of this section, non-compliance with the Code and ERISA is material if such non-compliance would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, business, properties, or operations of the Company or any of its Affiliates. To Borrower’s Knowledge, no such employee benefit plan has, or at the time of any Loan will have, any amount of unfunded benefit liabilities (as defined in Section 4001(a)(l8) of ERISA) for which the Company or any of its Affiliates would be liable to any Person under Title IV of ERISA if any such employee benefit plan were terminated as of the date hereof or as of the date of such Loan, which amounts would be material to the Company or any of its Affiliates. 

     Section 4.12 No Material Adverse Change. Since the date of the latest ESOP Financial Statement, none of the business, operations, properties or assets of Borrower, nor to Borrower’s Knowledge, any of its Affiliates has been materially and adversely affected in any way as the result of any act or event, including fire, explosion, accident, act of God, strike, lockout, flood, drought, storm, earthquake, combination of workers or other labor disturbance, riot, activity of armed forces or of the public enemy, embargo, or nationalization, condemnation, requisition or taking of property, or cancellation or modification of contracts, by any domestic or foreign government or Regulatory Authority or any instrumentality or agency thereof. 

     Section 4.13 Regulatory Enforcement Actions. Except as otherwise disclosed in this Agreement and the Written Agreement, dated August 26, 2003, among the Company, Gold Bank-Kansas, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, and the Office of the State Banking Commissioner, Docket 03-014-WA/RB-HC and 03-014-WA/RB-SM, neither Borrower nor to its Knowledge, any of its Affiliates, nor any of its directors, officers or representatives, nor to Borrower’s Knowledge, any of the officers or directors or any of its Affiliates, is now operating under any restrictions, agreements, memoranda, or commitments (other than restrictions of general application) imposed by any Regulatory Authority, nor to Borrower’s Knowledge are any such restrictions threatened or agreements, memoranda or commitments being sought by any Regulatory Authority. 

     Section 4.14 Hazardous Materials. Neither Borrower, nor to its Knowledge, any of its Affiliates, is in violation of any applicable statute, regulation, ordinance or policy of any governmental entity or Regulatory Authority relating to the ecology, human health, safety or the environment, and no Hazardous Material (as defined below) is located on any real property previously or currently owned or leased by Borrower, nor to its Knowledge, any of its Affiliates, or has been discharged from or to, or penetrated into, any real property (or surface or subsurface rivers or streams crossing or adjoining any real property) previously or currently owned or leased by Borrower or any of its Affiliates or the aquifer underlying any real property previously or currently owned or leased by
Borrower or any of its Affiliates. “Hazardous Material” as used herein means any asbestos, polychlorinated byphenyls and petroleum products, solid wastes, urea formaldehyde, discharges of sewer or effluent, paint containing lead and any other hazardous or toxic material, substance or waste which is defined, determined or identified by those or similar terms or is regulated as such under any statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation or by any local, state or federal authority (whether as the result of any judicial or administrative interpretation of any such statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation or otherwise) including any material, substance or waste which is a hazardous substance within the meaning of 33 U.S.C. §1251 et 

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seq., as amended, or 42 U.S.C. §9601 et seq., as amended, or is a hazardous waste within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. §6901 et seq., as amended. 

     Section 4.15 Pending Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.15, there are no actions, suits, proceedings or written agreements pending, or, to Borrower’s Knowledge, threatened or proposed, against Borrower or any of its Affiliates at law or in equity or before or by any Regulatory Authority that if adversely determined would be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, business, properties, or operations of Borrower or any of its Affiliates; and none of Borrower nor any of its Affiliates is in default with respect to any order, writ, injunction, or decree of, or any written agreement with, any Regulatory Authority. 

     Section 4.16 Title to Properties. Borrower has good and marketable fee title to all real property (or have adequate title insurance from a reputable title insurance company insuring good and marketable title), and good and marketable title to all other property and assets reflected in the ESOP Financial Statements, excluding property and assets sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business subsequent to the date of such ESOP Financial Statements. All property and assets of any kind (real or personal, tangible or intangible) of the Borrower are free from any and all Liens or defects in title (or have adequate title insurance from a reputable title insurance company insuring good and marketable title), except for any Liens granted herewith or previously to Bank. No financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code that
names the Borrower as debtor has been filed. Borrower has not signed any financing statement or any security agreement authorizing any secured party thereunder to file any such financing statement, except in connection with financing statements to be filed to reflect Bank as the secured party in connection with the Loans.

     Section 4.17 Investment Company Act. None of Borrower or any of its Affiliates is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. 

     Section 4.18 Use of Proceeds. Borrower has used the proceeds of each of the Loans solely to purchase common stock of the Company (or refinance a prior Exempt Loan used for the purchase of stock of the Company). 

     Section 4.19 No Misstatement of Material Fact. No information, exhibit, report or document furnished by Borrower to Bank in connection with the negotiation or execution of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party contained any material misstatement of fact or omitted to state a material fact or any fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading, all as of the date when furnished to Bank. 

     Section 4.20 Survival of Representations and Warranties. The foregoing representations and warranties in this article shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Note, the ESOP Pledge Agreement, and the other Loan Documents and the making and repayment of the Loans. Each of the representations and warranties set forth in this article shall be deemed to be continuing representations and warranties until such time as Borrower has satisfied all of its obligations to Bank, including the obligation to pay in full all 

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principal, interest and other amounts in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Note and the ESOP Pledge Agreement.

ARTICLE 5 

COVENANTS 

     Section 5.1 Negative Covenants. Borrower agrees that until it satisfies all of its obligations to Bank, including its obligations to pay in full all principal, interest and other amounts due in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Note, the ESOP Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, it shall not take any of the following actions: 

            
    (a)     create, assume, incur, have outstanding, or in any manner become liable in respect of any Indebtedness other than that represented by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, provided, however, that the foregoing shall not restrict nor operate to prevent: 

               
            (i)
  contingent obligations incurred with respect to the
  endorsement of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course
  of business;  

                         
  (ii) indebtedness
  of any depository institution, as defined in the Federal Deposit Insurance Act,
  as amended (a “Banking Subsidiary”),
  for deposits, federal funds, repurchase agreements, reverse repurchase agreements
  and other similar transactions entered into by any Banking Subsidiary in the
  ordinary course of its banking or trust business; and 

                      
     (iii) secured
  indebtedness described below in Section 5.1(b)(vii).
  

               
  (b) directly
  or indirectly create, assume, incur, suffer or permit to exist any Lien on any
  of its assets (including the assets pledged under the ESOP Pledge Agreement),
  excepting only liens created in favor of Bank or existing on the date hereof
  as shown on the ESOP Financial Statements, provided,
  however, that the foregoing shall not restrict
  nor operate to prevent:

                      
     (i) liens
  arising by statute in connection with worker’s compensation, unemployment
  insurance, old age benefits, social security obligations, taxes, assessments,
  statutory obligations or other similar charges, good faith cash deposits in
  connection with tenders, contracts or leases or other cash deposits in any such
  foregoing case that are required to be made in the ordinary course of business,
  provided in each case that the obligation is not for borrowed money and that
  the obligation secured is not overdue or, if overdue, is being contested in
  good faith by appropriate proceedings which prevent enforcement of the matter
  under contest and adequate reserves have been established therefor; 

                      
     (ii) mechanics’,
  workmen’s, materialmen’s, landlords’, carriers’, or other
  similar liens arising in the ordinary course of business with respect to obligations
  which are not due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate
  proceedings which prevent enforcement of the matter under contest;  

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     (iii) liens,
  charges and encumbrances incidental to the conduct of the business of any Person
  incurred in the ordinary course of business and either not in connection with
  the borrowing of money or incurred in connection with any permitted Indebtedness;
   

                      
     (iv) liens
  to secure public funds or other pledges of funds required by law to secure deposits;
   

                      
     (v) repurchase
  agreements, reverse repurchase agreements and other similar transactions entered
  into by any Banking Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its banking or trust
  business; 

                      
     (vi) utility
  easements, building restrictions and such other encumbrances or charges against
  real property as are of a nature generally existing with respect to properties
  of a similar character and which do not in any material way affect the marketability
  of the same or interfere with the use thereof in the business of any Person;
  and 

                      
     (vii) purchase
  money mortgages or other liens on real property including those incurred for
  the construction of a banking facility, and bank furniture and fixtures acquired
  or held in the ordinary course of business to secure the purchase price of such
  property or to secure the indebtedness incurred solely for the purpose of financing
  the acquisition, construction or improvement of any such property to be subject
  to such mortgages or other liens, or mortgages or other liens existing on any
  such property at the time of acquisition, or extensions, renewals, or replacements
  of any of the foregoing for the same or a lesser amount; provided,
  however, that no such mortgage or other liens
  shall extend to or cover any property other than the property being acquired,
  constructed or improved, and no such extension, renewal or replacement shall
  extend to or cover any property not theretofore subject to the mortgage or lien
  being extended, renewed or replaced, and provided further, that no such mortgage
  or lien shall exceed 75% of the price of acquisition, construction or improvement
  at the time of acquisition, construction or improvement; and provided
  further that the aggregate principal amount of
  consolidated indebtedness at any one time outstanding and secured by mortgages,
  liens, conditional sale agreements and other security interests permitted by
  this clause shall not exceed 10% of the consolidated capital of Borrower or
  any Affiliate, as the case may be. 

            
    (c)     engage in any business or activity not permitted by all applicable laws, rules, and regulations; 

            
    (d)     sell, transfer, issue, reissue, exchange or grant any option with respect to, any shares of capital stock of any of Borrower’s Affiliates to any Person, provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall prohibit the issuance of the capital stock of Borrower’s Affiliates in connection with any employee stock benefit plan maintained by the Company for the benefit of the employees of its Subsidiaries; 

            
    (e)     merge into or consolidate with or into any other Person, or acquire for cash or other consideration the capital stock, assets or obligations of or any interest in any corporation, partnership, trust, bank, limited liability company or any other entity, other than additional shares of the common stock of the Company acquired with the proceeds of Loans hereunder which are pledged and delivered to Bank as additional ESOP Pledged Security; 

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  (f)  make any loans or
  advances whether secured or unsecured to any Person other than loans or advances
  made in the ordinary course of its business and in accordance with applicable
  laws, rules, and regulations and safe and sound business practices;

               
  (g)  change its capital
  structure;

               
  (h)  engage in any unsafe
  or unsound business practice that would reasonably be expected to have a material
  adverse effect on the financial condition, business, properties, or operations
  of Borrower;

               
  (i)  breach or fail to
  perform or observe any of the terms and conditions of any Loan Document to which
  it is a party; or

               
  (j)  commit any material
  violation of any law or regulation, or any condition imposed by or undertaking
  provided to any Regulatory Authority.

      Section 5.2 Affirmative
  Covenants. Borrower agrees that until it satisfies
  all of its obligations to Bank, including its obligations to pay in full all
  principal, interest and other amounts due in accordance with the terms of this
  Agreement, the Note, the ESOP Pledge Agreement and all other Loan Documents
  to which it is a party, it shall:

               
  (a)  furnish and deliver
  to Bank:

                         
  (i)  for each of Borrower
  and its Affiliates, as soon as practicable, and in no event later than forty-five
  (45) days after the end of each of the first three calendar quarters of Borrower
  and its Affiliates, a copy of: (A) the balance sheet at the end of such quarter,
  and the income statement and statements of changes in financial position and
  cash flow for the three months then ended, with all supporting schedules, prepared
  in accordance with GAAP consistently applied and signed by the president and
  chief financial officer; and (B) all financial statements for such quarter,
  including all Call Reports, filed with any Regulatory Authority;

                      
     (ii)  for
  each of Borrower and its Affiliates, as soon as practicable, and in no event
  later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each calendar year,
  a copy of: (A) the consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such year and
  the consolidated income, changes in financial position and cash flow statements
  for the year then ended audited by independent certified public accountants
  satisfactory to Bank and accompanied by an unqualified opinion; and (B) all
  financial statements and reports, including Call Reports and annual reports,
  filed annually with any Regulatory Authority;

                      
     (iii)  immediately after receiving Knowledge
  thereof, notice of all charges, assessments, actions, suits and proceeding that
  are proposed or initiated by, or brought before, any court or governmental department,
  commission, board or other administrative agency, in connection with Borrower
  or any of its Affiliates, other than ordinary course of business litigation
  not involving the any Regulatory Authority, which, if adversely decided, would
  not be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial
  condition, business, properties, or operations of Borrower or any of its Affiliates;

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     (iv)  promptly
  after the occurrence thereof, notice of any other matter which has resulted
  in a material adverse change in the financial condition, business, properties,
  or operations of Borrower or any of its Affiliates; and

             
             (v)  promptly
  following the request of Bank, such other documents, materials, information,
  and certificates reasonably requested by Bank;

               
  (b)  within forty-five
  (45) days after the end of each calendar quarter, deliver to Bank a certificate
  signed by the chief financial officer of Gold Bank-Kansas, containing a computation
  of the then current financial ratios for Gold Bank-Kansas specified in Article
  6 of this Agreement;

               
  (c)  within forty-five
  (45) days after the end of each calendar quarter, deliver to Bank a certificate
  signed by the president of Borrower stating that no Default or unmatured Default
  has occurred or is continuing, or, if there is any such event, describing such
  event, the steps, if any, that are being taken to cure it, and the time within
  which such cure will occur;

               
  (d)  promptly pay and
  discharge all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges imposed upon
  its income, profits, or property, and all claims for labor, material or supplies
  which, if unpaid, might by law become a Lien upon the property of Borrower or
  any of its Subsidiaries, provided, however,
  that Borrower shall not be required to pay any such tax, assessment, charge
  or claim, so long as the validity thereof is being contested in good faith by
  appropriate proceedings, and reserves therefor are maintained on the books of
  Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, as are deemed reasonably
  adequate by Bank;

               
  (e)  maintain its own
  corporate existence and good standing in all jurisdictions in which it is doing
  business, except where the failure to so qualify would not be reasonably expected
  to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, business, properties,
  or operations of Borrower or any of its Affiliates;

               
  (f)  maintain bonds and
  insurance for it with responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations
  in such amounts and covering such risk as is usually carried by owners of similar
  businesses and properties in the same general area in which it operates, and
  such additional bonds and insurance as may be reasonably required by Bank;

               
  (g)  file or cause to
  be filed in a timely manner all filings required to be filed by it with all
  Regulatory Authorities and cause such filings to be true and correct in all
  material respects;

               
  (h)  maintain or cause
  to be maintained its books, accounts and in the usual, regular and ordinary
  manner, on a basis consistent with prior years and in compliance with any legal
  requirements;

            
     (i)  preserve
  and maintain its existence, rights, franchises and privileges;

            
     (j)  take
  all actions within its power to maintain its status as a tax-qualified employee
  benefit plan under Section 401(a) of the Code, and administer itself in compliance
  with all applicable provisions of the Code and ERISA;

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     (k) comply
  with each federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, international or other
  administrative order, law, ordinance, principle of common law, regulation or
  statute applicable to it or to the conduct or operation of its business or the
  ownership or use of any of its assets where the failure to be in such full compliance
  would be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial
  condition, business, properties, or operations of the Borrower or any of its
  Affiliates;  

            
     (l)
  use the proceeds of each Loan solely to purchase stock
  of the Company (or to refinance prior Exempt Loans used for the purchase of
  stock of the Company) and ensure that all stock purchased with the proceeds
  of each such Loan will be pledged to the Bank to secure such Loan, subject to
  the terms of the Pledge Agreement;  

            
     (m)
  permit Bank through its employees, attorneys, accountants
  or other agents, to inspect any of its properties, corporate books and financial
  books and records of at such times and as often as Bank reasonably may request;
  and  

            
     (n)
  provide promptly to Bank other information concerning
  its business, operations, financial condition and regulatory status as Bank
  may from time to time reasonably request.  

ARTICLE 6 

DEFAULT 

     Section 6.1 Default. The happening or occurrence of any of the following events or acts shall each constitute a default hereunder (a “Default”), and any such Default shall also constitute a Default under the Note (or any replacement or substitute note for the Note) and the ESOP Pledge Agreement and any other Loan Document to which Borrower is a party, without right to notice or time to cure in favor of Borrower except as indicated below:

               
  (a)         if Borrower fails to make when due any payment of principal or interest on any Loan, or Borrower or any of its Affiliates fails to make when due any other payment required under the terms of the Loan Documents, provided, however, that Borrower or any Affiliate may, in total, make one payment in any twelve (12) month period prior to the Expiry Date not more than five (5) days after the due date thereof without such failure to make timely payment constituting a Default; 

               
  (b)         if Borrower shall fail to perform or observe any covenants or obligations under this Agreement, other than those set forth in the immediately preceding subsection, and including all affirmative and negative covenants set forth in this Agreement, or under any of the other Loan Documents, and the same remains uncured for fifteen (15) days after any officer of Borrower has Knowledge of such failure; 

               
  (c)         if any of Borrower’s Affiliates take, or permit or allow to occur, any of the actions or events described in Section 5.1 or Section 5.2, as if, for the purposes of this Section 6.1(c), such Affiliate were Borrower, except that the Borrower’s Affiliates, as applicable, shall be permitted to incur the indebtedness set forth on Schedule 6.1(c); 

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     (d)  if
  any material representation or warranty made in any of the Loan Documents shall
  be false when made or, for whatever reason, becomes false or inaccurate at any
  time during the term of this Agreement, including at the time of any Loan, and
  the same remains uncured for fifteen (15) days after any officer of Borrower
  has Knowledge of such false or inaccurate representation or warranty;

               
  (e)  if at any time any
  of the Loan Documents, including the Guaranty, becomes void or unenforceable
  in whole or in part;

               
  (f)  if the Company,
  GBC or Borrower is dissolved, liquidated or terminated;

               
  (g)  if Borrower fails
  to perform or observe any covenant or agreement contained in any other agreement
  between Borrower and Bank, or if any condition contained in any agreement between
  Borrower and Bank is not fulfilled and such failure remains uncured for fifteen
  (15) days after any officer of Borrower has Knowledge of such failure;

               
  (h)  if at any time Gold
  Bank-Kansas fails to maintain: (i) a “Leverage Ratio” (Tier 1 Capital
  to Average Total Assets) equal to no less than 5%; (ii) a “Total Risk Based
  Capital Ratio” (the sum of Tier 1 Capital and Tier 2 Capital to Risk-Weighted
  Assets) equal to no less than 10%; (iii) a “Tier 1 Capital Ratio”
  (Tier I Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets) equal to no less than 6%; as calculated
  on a quarterly basis as of the end of each calendar quarter; and (iv) such capital
  as is necessary to comply with all capital guidelines established by the FDIC
  from time to time (for purposes of this Agreement, Tier 1 Capital, Tier 2 Capital
  and Risk-Weighed Assets shall be determined in accordance with the rules and
  regulations of the FDIC, as in effect on the date hereof, and Average Total
  Assets shall refer to the average total assets as set forth in the relevant
  Call Report for the applicable quarterly period);

               
  (i)  if at any time the
  Company or any of its Affiliates fails to maintain such capital as may be necessary
  to cause the Company and each of their Affiliates to be classified as “well
  capitalized” in accordance with the rules and regulations of its primary
  federal regulator as in effect from time to time;

               
  (j)  if at any time Gold
  Bank-Kansas fails to:

                         
  (i)  generate a return
  on average combined assets of at least eight tenths of one percent (0.80%),
  as calculated on an annual basis as of the end of each calendar year and based
  upon data reported in Gold Bank-Kansas’ Call Report for such past calendar
  year;

                         
  (ii)  maintain a level
  of combined nonperforming assets that is equal to or less than twenty-five percent
  (25%) of its primary capital (for purposes of this requirement, “nonperforming
  assets” shall mean the sum of all other real estate owned, non-accrual
  loans and loans on which any payment is ninety (90) or more days past due, and
  primary capital shall mean the sum of capital, surplus and undivided profits);
  or

                         
  (iii)   maintain a ratio of its allowance for loan
  and lease losses to its total loans of not less than one percent (1.00%); subject
  to the overriding requirement to always maintain an allowance for loan and lease
  losses that is adequate in all respects to provide for

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possible or specific losses, net of recoveries relating to loans previously charged off, on loans outstanding, and that contains an additional amount of unallocated reserves for unanticipated future losses at a level considered adequate based upon generally accepted safe and sound banking practices (for the purposes of this requirement, “total loans” shall mean the total principal amount of all outstanding loans from time to time); 

               
  (k)         if the ESOP Pledged Security or the GBC Pledged Security is attached, seized, subjected to a writ of distress warrant, or is levied upon or becomes subject to any Lien or comes within the possession of any receiver, trustee, custodian or assignee for the benefit of creditors, or if at any point the Bank fails to have a first priority, perfected security interest in all of the ESOP Pledged Security and the GBC Pledged Security; 

               
  (l)         if any Regulatory Authority charged with the regulation of Borrower or any of its Affiliates: 

             
              (i)
  issues to Borrower or any of its Affiliates, or initiates
  any action, suit or proceeding to obtain against, impose on or require from
  Borrower or any of its Affiliates, a cease and desist order or similar regulatory
  order, the assessment of civil monetary penalties, articles of agreement, a
  memorandum of understanding, a capital directive, a capital restoration plan,
  restrictions that prevent or as a practical matter impair the payment of dividends
  by any Affiliate or the payments of any debt by Borrower, restrictions that
  make the payment of dividends by any Affiliate or the payment of debt by Borrower
  subject to prior regulatory approval, a notice or finding under Section 8(a)
  of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended, or any similar enforcement
  action, measure or proceeding, and in the Bank’s sole discretion, any of
  the foregoing would be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect
  on the financial condition, business, properties, or operations of Borrower
  or any of its Affiliates; or

                      
     (ii) issues
  to any officer or director of Borrower or any of its Affiliates, or initiates
  any action, suit or proceeding to obtain against, impose on or require from
  any such officer, director or other representative, a cease and desist order
  or similar regulatory order, a removal order or suspension order or the assessment
  of civil monetary penalties;  

               
  (m) if any Banking Subsidiary is notified that it is considered an institution in “troubled condition” within the meaning of 12 U.S.C. Section 1831i and the regulations promulgated thereunder, or if a conservator or receiver is appointed for any Banking Subsidiary; 

               
  (n)         if Borrower or any of its Affiliates becomes insolvent or is unable to pay its debts as they mature; or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they mature; or suspends transaction of its usual business, or if a trustee of any substantial part of the assets of Borrower or any of its Affiliates is applied for or appointed, and if appointed in a proceeding brought against Borrower or any of its Affiliates, Borrower or any of its Affiliates, respectively, by any action or failure to act indicates its approval of, consent to or acquiescence in such appointment, or within thirty (30) days such appointment is not vacated or stayed on appeal or otherwise, or shall not otherwise have ceased to continue in effect; 

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  (o)         if any proceedings involving Borrower or any of its Affiliates are commenced by or against Borrower or any of its Affiliates under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute of the federal government or any state government and if such proceedings are instituted against Borrower or any of its Affiliates, Borrower or any of its Affiliates, respectively, by any action or failure to act indicates its approval of, consent to or acquiescence therein, or an order shall be entered approving the petition in such proceedings and within thirty (30) days after the entry thereof such order is not vacated or stayed on appeal or otherwise, or shall not otherwise have ceased to continue in effect; 

               
  (p)         if Borrower or any of its Affiliates defaults or continues to be in default in any payment of principal or interest for any other obligation, or in the performance of any other term, condition or covenant contained in any agreement (including an agreement in connection with the acquisition of capital equipment on a title retention or net lease basis), under which any such obligation is created, the effect of which default is to cause or permit the holder of such obligation to cause such obligation to become due prior to its stated maturity; 

               
  (q)         if at any time Bank does not have in its possession and pledged to it under a valid first priority perfected security interest, 100% of the capital stock of Gold Bank-Kansas, including all stock certificates representing such capital stock and all substitutions, stock splits, proceeds or dividends now or hereafter created, assessed, granted or paid by Gold Bank-Kansas; 

               
  (r)         if Bank does not have in its possession, pledged to it under a valid first priority perfected security interest, all of the capital stock of the Company that is owned by Borrower and required to be pledged to the Bank pursuant to the ESOP Pledge Agreement, including all stock certificates representing such capital stock and all substitutions, stock splits, proceeds or dividends now or hereafter created, assessed, granted or paid by the Company; 

               
  (s)         if the Company ceases to own directly 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of GBC, or if GBC ceases to own directly 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Gold Bank-Kansas; 

               
  (t)         if the Company makes any amendment to the ESOP without the prior written consent of Bank (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), that would: (i) change the method of the release of the ESOP Pledged Security to accounts of participants under the ESOP or otherwise adversely affect Bank’s rights to the ESOP Pledged Security, (ii) materially increase the cash needs of Borrower, or (iii) impair Bank’s rights under any of the Loan Documents; or 

               
  (u)         if the Company or any of its Affiliates fails to make all contributions to Borrower in amounts necessary to enable Borrower to pay all interest and principal due and owing from Borrower under the terms of any Loan Document to which Borrower is a party, and to pay all reasonable expenses of Borrower 

     Section 6.2 Remedies of Bank. Upon the occurrence of a Default, Bank shall have all rights and remedies provided by applicable law and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, may, at its option, declare its commitments under the Loan Documents to be 

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terminated and the Note shall thereupon be and become forthwith, due and payable, without any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower, anything contained herein or in any of the other Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, and may, also without limitation, appropriate and apply toward the payment of any amounts due under this Agreement or the Note or any other Loan Document to which Borrower is a party any indebtedness of Bank to Borrower however created or arising, and may also, without limitation, exercise any and all rights in and to the ESOP Pledged Security, the GBC Pledged Security and any other collateral held by Bank to secure Borrower’s Liabilities. There shall be no obligation to liquidate any such collateral in any order or with any priority or to exercise any remedy available to Bank in any order. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, pursuant to Treasury Regulation
§ 54.4975-7(b)(6), Bank may only execute on and otherwise assert its rights with respect to so much of the ESOP Pledged Security applicable to the Loan in default that has a value not to exceed the amount of the default.

ARTICLE 7 

MISCELLANEOUS 

     Section 7.1 Waiver by Bank. No failure or delay on the part of Bank in exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No single or partial exercise of any such right, power or remedy shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy hereunder. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law. Time is of the essence in the performance of the covenants, agreements and obligations of Borrower and Bank. 

     Section 7.2 Entire Agreement: Modification of the Agreement. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior agreements between Bank and Borrower with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement will become effective as of the date hereof upon its execution by the parties hereto.  No amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision in this Agreement, the Note, the ESOP Pledge Agreement, or consent to any departure by Borrower therefrom, shall be effective except for the specific purpose for which given and only then if in writing and signed by the party intending to be bound. No notice to, or demand on, Borrower in any case shall entitle Borrower to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

     Section 7.3 Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications provided for hereunder shall be: (a) in writing; (b) made in one of the following manners; and (c) deemed given (i) if and when personally delivered, (ii) on the next business day if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier addressed to the appropriate party as set forth below; (iii) on the next business day following transmission (with transmission confirmed by the sending party), if sent by facsimile; or (iv) on the fifth business day after being deposited in United States certified or registered mail, and addressed as follows:

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If to Borrower: 

 Gold Banc Corporation, Inc. Employees Stock 

        Ownership Plan and Trust 

  c/o Gold Trust Company, Trustee 

  4305 Frederick Boulevard, Suite 102 

  St. Joseph, Missouri 64502-0846 

  Attention: Mr. Jerry Lau 

  Facsimile: (816) 364-1163  

If to Bank: 

 Bank One, NA

  120 South LaSalle Street 

  Mail Code IL1-1110 

  Chicago, Illinois 60603

  Attention: Mr. Doug Gallun, First Vice President 

  Facsimile: (312) 661-9511  

or, as to each party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a notice to each other party complying as to delivery with the terms of this subsection. 

     Section 7.4 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original and all of which, when taken together, constitute one and the same document. 

     Section 7.5 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by Borrower and Bank and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Borrower and Bank and their respective successors and assigns, provided, that Borrower shall not have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of Bank, which consent may be given or denied in Bank’s sole and absolute discretion. 

     Section 7.6 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law. 

     Section 7.7 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by Borrower herein shall, notwithstanding any investigation by or Knowledge on the part of Bank, be deemed material and relied on by Bank and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Note, the ESOP Pledge Agreement, and the other Loan Documents and the making and repayment of the Loans. Each of the covenants, representations, and warranties set forth in this Agreement shall be deemed to be 

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continuing covenants, representations, and warranties until such time as Borrower has satisfied all of its obligations to Bank, including the obligation to pay in full all principal, interest and other amounts due in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Note, the ESOP Pledge Agreement and any other Loan Document to which it is a party.

     Section 7.8 Extensions and Renewals. This Agreement shall govern the terms of any extensions or renewals to the Note, subject to any additional terms and conditions imposed by Bank in connection with any such extension or renewal. 

     Section 7.9 Accounting Terms. Any accounting term not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP that are applied in the preparation of the financial statements referred to in Section 4.5, and all financial data submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in accordance with such principles 

     Section 7.10 Interest Rate Regulation. Borrower hereby represents that the indebtedness evidenced hereby constitutes a loan made by Bank to enable Borrower to carry on a commercial enterprise for the purpose of investment or profit; and that such loan is a loan for business purposes under the intent and purview of Section 815 ILCS 205/4. 

     Section 7.11 Participations; Assignments. Bank reserves the right to sell participations in the Loans and otherwise assign, transfer or hypothecate all or any part of the Loans along with the corresponding rights in the Loan Documents. Bank is authorized by Borrower to disclose information about it and its Affiliates to prospective participants and assignees. 

     Section 7.12 Additional Actions. Borrower agrees to do such further acts and things and to execute and deliver to Bank such additional assignments, agreements, powers and instruments, as Bank may reasonably require or deem advisable to carry into effect the purposes of this Agreement, the Note, the ESOP Pledge Agreement or any other Loan Document or agreement or instrument in connection herewith or therewith 

     Section 7.13 Revival of Liabilities. To the extent that Bank receives any payment on account of the Borrower’s Liabilities and any such payment(s) and/or proceeds or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, subordinated and/or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any bankruptcy act, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then, to that of such payment(s) or proceeds received, the Borrower’s Liabilities or part thereof intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continue in full force and effect, as if such payment(s) and/or proceeds had not been received by Bank and applied on account of the Borrower’s Liabilities; provided, however, if Bank successfully contests any such invalidation, declaration, set aside, subordination
or other order to pay any such payment and/or proceeds to any third party, the revived Borrower’s Liabilities shall be deemed satisfied. 

     Section 7.14 Change of Control. Bank shall have the option, exercisable on at least one Business Day prior notice, upon the consummation, in whole or in part, of any transaction effecting any change of control of Borrower or the Company that has been approved as such by any federal or state Regulatory Authority, to declare the entire principal of, and interest accrued 

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on, the Loans then outstanding to be, and the Note and all of Borrower’s Liabilities shall thereupon become, forthwith, due and payable, without any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, and Borrower will forthwith pay to each holder of the Note the entire outstanding principal of, and interest accrued on, the Note and to Bank all of Borrower’s Liabilities. 

      Section
  7.15 Release;
  Environmental Indemnity. Borrower hereby releases
  Bank from any and all causes of action, claims or rights that Borrower may now
  or hereafter have for, or which may arise from, any loss or damage caused by
  or resulting from: (a) any failure of Bank to protect, enforce or collect in
  whole or in part any of the collateral held by Bank to Secure any of Borrower’s
  Liabilities; and (b) any other act or omission to act on the part of Bank, its
  officers, agents or employees, except in each instance for a breach by Bank
  of this Agreement, or willful misconduct and gross negligence of Bank. Borrower
  agrees to indemnify and save Bank, its officers, directors, employees and agents,
  harmless of, from and against any liability, loss, damage or expense (including
  reasonable attorneys’ fees) to which Bank or any of such Persons may become
  subject, arising from or based upon: (x) any violation, or claim of violation,
  by Borrower or any of its Affiliates of any laws, regulations or ordinances
  relating to Hazardous Materials; or (y) any Hazardous Materials located or disposed
  of on or released or transported from any property owned, leased or operated
  by Borrower or any of its Affiliates, or any claim of any of the foregoing.

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      THIS AGREEMENT
  AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATED, EXECUTED AND DELIVERED AT,
  AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN MADE AT, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. THE LOANS PROVIDED
  FOR HEREIN IS TO BE FUNDED AND REPAID AT, AND THIS AGREEMENT IS OTHERWISE TO
  BE PERFORMED AT, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AND THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE INTERPRETED,
  AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO DETERMINED, IN ACCORDANCE
  WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS WITHOUT REFERENCE TO: (i) ITS
  JUDICIALLY OR STATUTORILY PRONOUNCED RULES REGARDING CONFLICT OF LAWS OR CHOICE
  OF LAW; (ii) WHERE ANY OTHER AGREEMENT IS EXECUTED OR DELIVERED; (iii) WHERE
  ANY PAYMENT OR OTHER PERFORMANCE REQUIRED BY ANY SUCH AGREEMENT IS MADE OR REQUIRED
  TO BE MADE; (iv) WHERE ANY BREACH OF ANY PROVISION OF ANY SUCH AGREEMENT OCCURS,
  OR ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OTHERWISE ACCRUES; (v) WHERE ANY ACTION OR OTHER PROCEEDING
  IS INSTITUTED OR PENDING; (vi) THE NATIONALITY, CITIZENSHIP, DOMICILE, PRINCIPAL
  PLACE OF BUSINESS, OR JURISDICTION OR ORGANIZATION OR DOMESTICATION OF ANY PARTY;
  (vii) WHETHER THE LAWS OF THE FORUM JURISDICTION OTHERWISE WOULD APPLY THE LAWS
  OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS; OR (viii) ANY COMBINATION
  OF THE FOREGOING. AS PART OF THE CONSIDERATION FOR NEW VALUE THIS DAY RECEIVED,
  THE BORROWER RECOGNIZES THAT THE BANK’S PRINCIPAL OFFICE IS LOCATED IN
  CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AND THAT THE BANK MAY BE IRREPARABLY HARMED IF REQUIRED TO
  INSTITUTE OR DEFEND ANY ACTIONS AGAINST THE BORROWER IN ANY JURISDICTION OTHER
  THAN THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS OR COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS; THEREFORE,
  THE BORROWER IRREVOCABLY (a) AGREES THAT ANY SUIT, ACTION OR OTHER LEGAL PROCEEDING
  RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND/OR THE LOANS REFERENCED HEREIN MAY BE BROUGHT
  IN THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, IF FEDERAL JURISDICTION IS AVAILABLE,
  AND, OTHERWISE, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, AT THE BANK’S OPTION;
  (b) CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION OF EACH SUCH COURT IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION
  OR PROCEEDING; (c) WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH THE BORROWER MAY HAVE TO THE LAYING
  OF VENUE IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN EITHER SUCH COURT; AND (d)
  AGREES TO JOIN THE BANK IN ANY PETITION FOR REMOVAL TO EITHER SUCH COURT BROUGHT
  BY THE BANK. THE BORROWER WAIVES ANY OBJECTION TO JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF
  ANY ACTION INSTITUTED HEREUNDER AND AGREES NOT TO ASSERT ANY DEFENSE BASED ON
  LACK OF JURISDICTION OR VENUE. NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT
  OF THE BANK TO SERVE LEGAL PROCESS IN ANY MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR AFFECT
  THE RIGHT OF THE BANK TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST THE BORROWER
  OR ITS PROPERTY IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.  

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     THE BORROWER HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT THAT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION ARISING IN ANY WAY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR ANY OTHER STATEMENTS OR ACTIONS OF THE BORROWER OR THE BANK. THE BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN REPRESENTED IN THE SIGNING OF THIS AGREEMENT AND IN THE MAKING OF THIS WAIVER BY INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL SELECTED OF ITS OWN FREE WILL, AND THAT IT HAS DISCUSSED THIS WAIVER WITH SUCH LEGAL COUNSEL.  THE BORROWER FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (a) IT HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE MEANING AND RAMIFICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (b) THIS WAIVER HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE BORROWER AND THE BORROWER’S COUNSEL AND IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE BANK TO ACCEPT THIS AGREEMENT AND TO ENTER INTO THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AND (c) THIS WAIVER SHALL BE EFFECTIVE AS TO EACH OF SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AS FULLY INCORPORATED THEREIN.  IN THE EVENT OF
LITIGATION, A COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT. 

       IN
  WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused
  this Loan Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written. 

	GOLD BANC CORPORATION, INC.	 	BANK ONE, NA
	EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN	 	 
	AND TRUST	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	BY:	GOLD TRUST COMPANY, AS	 	 
	 	TRUSTEE	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By: /s/ Gerald R. Lau    
                      
          	 	By: /s/ Doug Gallun  
                      
                
	 	      Gerald R. Lau	 	      Doug Gallun
	 	      Vice President	 	      First Vice President

  

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 Exhibit A  

  Form of Promissory Note
   

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

33Exhibit 10.33

ESOP PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

      This ESOP
  PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Pledge
  Agreement”), dated as of October 1, 2004,
  is made by GOLD BANC CORPORATION INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN AND TRUST
  (“Pledgor”),
  for the benefit of BANK ONE, NA, a national banking association with its principal
  place of business at 120 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603 (“Bank”).

 R E C I T
  A L S:

      A.         Pledgor
  is an employee stock ownership plan as such term is defined under Sections 401(a)
  and 4975(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”),
  and Section 407(d)(6) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
  as amended (“ERISA”),
  established by Gold Banc Corporation, Inc., a Kansas corporation (the

  “Company”).

      B.         Pledgor
  desires to borrow from Bank up to an aggregate principal sum of $10,050,000
  in accordance with the terms of, and subject to the conditions set forth in,
  that certain Loan Agreement, of even date herewith, by and between Bank and
  Pledgor (as amended, restated, or modified from time to time, the “Loan
  Agreement”), and the other documents and
  instruments entered into, or delivered in connection with, or relating to, the
  Loan Agreement (collectively, the “Loan Documents”).

      C.         Pledgor
  wishes to execute and deliver this Pledge Agreement to secure the obligations
  of Pledgor under the Loan Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Pledge
  Agreement is a condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Loan Agreement.

      D.         The
  loans extended by Bank to Pledgor pursuant to the Loan Agreement and Note are
  without recourse against Pledgor pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 54.4975-7(b)(5).

      NOW, THEREFORE,
  to induce Bank to advance funds to Pledgor as
  described in the Loan Agreement, and in consideration of the mutual representations,
  warranties, covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good
  and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
  acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

A G R E E
  M E N T:

      Section
  1.   Grant of Security Interest;
  Release of Collateral.

                (a)
      Definitions.

              
  (i)       “Pledged
  Stock” shall mean, with respect to each Loan
  made or to be made to Pledgor under the Loan Agreement: (A) all of the shares
  of the Company’s common stock purchased by Pledgor with the proceeds of
  such Loan (or with respect to any Refinancing Loan, all of the shares of the
  Company’s common stock that were collateral for the loan being refinanced
  thereby); (B) certificates representing the shares of capital stock described
  in (A) above; (C) duly executed and undated irrevocable stock powers for the
  capital stock described in (A) above,
  in form and content satisfactory to Bank, and all requisite federal and state
  stock

  

 transfer tax stamps, if any  

                 (ii)
        “Pledged
  Security” shall mean, with respect to each
  Loan, the applicable Pledged Stock and all income and profits thereof, all dividends
  and other distributions thereon, all substitutions thereof, all additions thereto,
  all proceeds thereof, and all rights, benefits and privileges pertaining to,
  or arising from, such Pledged Stock.  

                 (iii)      
  “Refinancing Loan”
  means a Loan the proceeds of which are being used to refinance a prior “exempt
  loan” (as such term is defined in Treasury Regulation §54.4975-7(b)).
   

                 (iv)      
  All capitalized terms used, but not defined, in this
  Pledge Agreement have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Loan Agreement.

                   (b)   
      Grant
  of Security Interest. As security for the
  Obligations under, or related to, each Loan, Pledgor hereby pledges, and grants
  to Bank a first priority security interest in, and hereby transfers and delivers
  to Bank: (i) the Pledged Stock purchased by Pledgor with the proceeds of such
  Loan, and the Pledged Security related thereto; or (ii) with respect to any
  Loan which is a Refinancing Loan, the collateral for the loan being refinanced
  by such Refinancing Loan (to the extent such collateral is and was proper collateral
  for such loan under Treasury Regulation §54.4975-7(b)) and the Pledged
  Security relating thereto. For purposes of determining the grant of security
  interest herein, each Loan under the Loan Agreement shall be deemed a separate
  loan, and the collateral for each Loan shall be solely: (x) the Pledged Stock
  that was purchased with the proceeds of such Loan (and the other Pledged Security
  related to such Pledged Stock); or (y) in the case of a Refinancing Loan, the
  collateral for the loan being refinanced by such Refinancing Loan (and the other
  Pledged Security related to such collateral).  

                  (c)  
       Deliveries.
  Schedule A
  hereto sets forth the Pledged Stock that secures the Loans under the Loan Agreement.
  Contemporaneously herewith, Pledgor shall deliver to Bank the original certificate
  or certificates representing the Pledged Stock, together with stock powers executed
  in blank.  

                  (d)  
       Annual
  Release of Shares. Within
  45 days after the end of each fiscal year of Borrower (each, a “Fiscal
  Year”), Bank shall release and deliver to
  the trustee of Pledgor shares of Pledged Stock calculated in accordance with
  this paragraph. A separate calculation and release of shares shall be made with
  respect to each Loan and the Pledged Stock relating to each Loan. For each Loan,
  a release fraction (“Release Fraction”)
  shall be calculated as follows: (i) the numerator of the fraction shall be the
  amount of principal and interest paid or accrued on the Loan during the Fiscal
  Year then ended, and (ii) the denominator of the fraction shall be the sum of
  the numerator plus the principal and interest to be paid by the Borrower under
  the Loan for all Fiscal Years after the Fiscal Year for which the calculation
  is being made. For purposes of calculating the Release Fraction, the interest
  rate to be paid in future Fiscal Years shall be assumed to be equal to the interest
  rate on the Loan applicable as of the last day of the Fiscal Year for which
  a calculation is being made. With respect to the Pledged Stock securing each
  Loan, the amount of stock to be released shall be calculated by multiplying:
  (x) the number of shares of such Pledged Stock held immediately prior to any
  release; by (y) the applicable Release Fraction. Any shares released pursuant
  to this section will no longer be  

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 Pledged Stock under the terms of this Pledge
  Agreement, and Pledgor will have, among other things, the right to transfer
  the released shares to its participants. 

        Section
  2.    Obligations.
  The obligations secured by this Pledge Agreement are the following, with respect
  to each Loan under the Loan Agreement (referred to collectively as the “Obligations”):
   

                 (a)
         all obligations and agreements of
  Pledgor relating to the Loan (including, but not limited to, all of the Borrower’s
  Liabilities and the payment of all indebtedness of Pledgor in respect of the
  Loan, and the obligations and agreements relating thereto and to the Pledged
  Security with respect to same under the Loan Agreement, the Note, and this Pledge
  Agreement);  

                 (b)
         all principal, interest and other
  amounts due to Bank under the Note, to the extent related to the Loan; 

                 (c)
         all sums advanced by, or on behalf
  of, Bank in connection with, or relating to, the Note or the Pledged Security
  relating to the Loan, including, but not limited to, any and all sums advanced
  to preserve the applicable Pledged Security or to perfect Bank’s security
  interest in the applicable Pledged Security (referred to collectively as the
  “Advanced Sums”);
  and  

                 (d)
          in the event of any proceeding to
  enforce the Loan Agreement, this Pledge Agreement, the Note, the Advanced Sums,
  or any of them, as they may relate to the Loan or the applicable Pledged Security,
  or to preserve and protect Bank’s rights under the Loan Agreement, the
  Note, this Pledge Agreement or any other agreement, document or instrument as
  they may relate to the Loan or the Pledged Security, the reasonable expenses
  of retaking, holding, preparing for sale, selling or otherwise disposing of
  or realizing on the Pledged Security securing the Loan, or of any exercise by
  Bank of its rights under the Loan Agreement or this Pledge Agreement relating
  to the Loan or any security therefor, together with reasonable attorneys’
  fees, expenses and court costs. 

        Section
  3.     Additional
  Terms. 

                 (a)
         Subject to Treasury Regulation Section
  54.4975-7(b)(5), Pledgor agrees that Bank shall have full and irrevocable right,
  power and authority to collect, withdraw or receive any and all amounts due
  or to become due and payable upon, in connection with, or relating to, the Pledged
  Security, to execute any withdrawal receipts respecting the Pledged Security
  and to endorse the name of Pledgor on any or all documents, instruments or commercial
  paper given in payment thereof, and at Bank’s discretion to take any other
  action, including, but not limited to, the transfer of any Pledged Security
  into Bank’s own name or the name of any nominee for Bank, which Bank may
  reasonably deem necessary or appropriate to preserve or protect Bank’s
  interest in any of the Pledged Security.  

                 (b)
         With respect to each Loan, unless
  a Default shall have occurred, Pledgor shall be entitled to vote any and all
  shares of the Pledged Stock securing such Loan and to give consents, waivers
  and ratifications in respect thereof, provided that no vote shall be cast, no
   

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 consent, waiver or ratification shall be
  given and no action shall be taken by Pledgor that would violate or be inconsistent
  with any of the terms of the Loan Agreement, the Note or this Pledge Agreement,
  or that would have the effect of impairing the position or interests of Pledgor
  or any holder of the Note. Subject to Treasury Regulation Section 54.4975-7(b)(5),
  with respect to each Loan, all such rights of Pledgor to vote and to give consents,
  waivers and ratifications shall cease (with respect to the applicable Pledged
  Stock) upon the occurrence of a Default under such Loan, and thereafter only
  Bank (or its nominees) shall be entitled to exercise all such rights with respect
  to the Pledged Stock securing such Loan (irrespective of whether transferred
  into the name of Bank or its nominees).  

                 (c)
         With respect to each Loan, unless
  a Default shall have occurred, all dividends and other distributions payable
  in respect of the Pledged Security securing such Loan shall be paid to Pledgor.
  With respect to each Loan, upon the occurrence of a Default, all such dividends
  and other distributions and payments on the Pledged Security securing such Loan
  shall be paid to only to Bank (or its nominees). Subject to Treasury Regulation
  Section 54.4975-7(b)(5), with respect to each Loan, after a Default shall have
  occurred, all such amounts paid in respect of the Pledged Security securing
  such Loan shall, until paid or delivered to Bank, be held in trust for the benefit
  of Bank as additional Pledged Security to secure the Obligations relating to
  the specific Loan secured by such Pledged Security. 

        Section
  4.     Representations
  and Warranties. Pledgor represents and warrants,
  as of the date hereof, and as of the date of each Additional Loan and as of
  the date of each purchase and delivery of Pledged Stock to Bank hereunder, that:
   

                 (a)
         Pledgor is the legal, record and beneficial
  owner of, and has good and marketable title to, the Pledged Stock, subject to
  no Lien, except the security interest created by this Pledge Agreement or otherwise
  in favor of Bank.  

                 (b)
         The Pledged Stock is genuine and in
  all respects represents what it purports to be and all the shares of the Pledged
  Stock have been duly and validly issued, and are fully paid and non-assessable.
   

                 (c)
         The pledge, assignment and delivery
  of the Pledged Stock pursuant to this Pledge Agreement creates a valid perfected
  security interest in the Pledged Stock, and the proceeds thereof, subject to
  no Lien or to any agreement purporting to grant to any third party a Lien in
  the assets of Pledgor that would include any of the Pledged Stock (except as
  may exist in favor of Bank).  

                 (d)
         Pledgor has full right, power and
  authority to enter into, to execute and to deliver this Pledge Agreement and
  this Pledge Agreement is binding upon, and enforceable against Pledgor in accordance
  with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
  moratorium or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally, and
  general principles of equity.  

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        Section
  5.     Covenants.
  Pledgor further agrees that:  

                 (a)       
  Except as otherwise expressly permitted by this Pledge Agreement, Pledgor will
  not sell, assign, redeem, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of, or grant
  any option with respect to, the Pledged Security, nor will it create, incur
  or permit to exist any Lien with respect to any of the Pledged Security, or
  any interest therein, or any proceeds thereof, except for the security interest
  provided by this Pledge Agreement.  

                 (b)
         Pledgor will at all times defend Bank’s
  right, title and security interest in and to the Pledged Security and the proceeds
  thereof against any and all claims and demands of any person adverse to the
  claims of Bank.  

                 (c)       
  Pledgor will take such action and execute such documents as Bank may from time
  to time request relating to the Pledged Security or the proceeds thereof, including,
  but not limited to, the filing of UCC-1 financing statements, in form reasonably
  satisfactory to Bank and its counsel, with the Secretary of State of any state
  reasonably requested by Bank, in favor of Bank with respect to the Pledged Security
  and the proceeds thereof.  

                 (d)       
  Pledgor shall pay any fees, assessments, charges or taxes arising with respect
  to the Pledged Security, including, but not limited to, the Obligations described
  in Section 2(c) and
  Section 2(d) above.
  In case of failure by Pledgor to pay any such fees, assessments, charges or
  taxes, Bank shall have the right, but shall not be obligated, to pay such fees,
  assessments, charges or taxes, as the case may be, and, in that event, the cost
  thereof shall be payable by Pledgor to Bank immediately upon demand together
  with interest at the applicable rate set forth in the Note from the date of
  disbursement by Bank to the date of payment by Pledgor.  

        Section
  6.      Default.
  With respect to each Loan and the Pledged Security relating thereto, Pledgor
  shall be in default under this Pledge Agreement, upon the occurrence of any
  one or more of the following events or conditions (each a “Default”):
   

                 (a)
         any “Default” under the
  terms of and as defined in the Loan Agreement (provided that to the extent such
  “Defaults” are defined by reference to any Loan or the Pledged Security
  relating thereto, such Default shall only occur upon such events occurring with
  respect to such Loan or Pledged Security);  

                 (b)
         nonpayment of any of the Obligations
  relating to such Loan or the Pledged Security relating thereto when due (subject
  to any grace or cure periods provided in the Loan Agreement), whether by acceleration
  or otherwise; and  

                 (c)       
  the claim or creation of any Lien upon any of the Pledged Security securing
  such Loan or the making of any levy, judicial seizure, or attachment thereof
  or thereon.  

        Section
  7.      Rights
  of Parties upon Default. 

                 (a)
         With respect to each Loan and the
  Pledged Security related thereto, in the event of the occurrence of a Default,
  in addition to all the rights, powers and remedies Bank shall be entitled to
  exercise, whether vested in Bank by the terms of this Pledge Agreement, the
  Loan  

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 Agreement or the Note, or by law, equity
  or statute (including, but not limited to, Article 9 of the Illinois Uniform
  Commercial Code) or otherwise, for the protection and enforcement of its rights
  in respect of the Pledged Security, Bank shall be entitled to, without limitation
  (but is under no obligation to Pledgor so to do):  

                     
  (i)        transfer all or any part of the
  Pledged Security securing the applicable Loan into Bank’s name or the name
  of its nominee or nominees;  

                     
  (ii)        after first obtaining all necessary
  regulatory approvals, vote all or any part of the Pledged Security securing
  the applicable Loan (whether or not transferred into the name of Bank or any
  nominee) and give all consents, waivers and ratifications in respect of such
  Pledged Security and otherwise act with respect thereto as though it were the
  outright owner thereof;  

                        (iii)     
  at any time or from time to time to sell, assign and deliver, or grant options
  to purchase, all or any part of the Pledged Security securing the applicable
  Loan, or any interest therein, at any public or private sale, without demand
  of performance, advertisement or notice of intention to sell or of the time
  or place of sale or adjournment thereof (all of which are hereby waived by Pledgor),
  for cash, on credit or for other property, for immediate or future delivery
  without any assumption of credit risk and for such price or prices and on such
  terms as Bank in its absolute discretion may determine, provided
  that unless, in the sole discretion of Bank, any of such Pledged Security threatens
  to decline in value or is or becomes a type sold on a recognized market, Bank
  will give Pledgor reasonable notice of the time and place of any public sale
  thereof, or of the time after which any private sale or other intended disposition
  is to be made, and any such Pledged Security remaining after any sale or other
  disposition shall remain subject to the terms of this Pledge Agreement; and
   

                        (iv)
       collect any and all money due or to become due
  and enforce in Pledgor’s name all rights with respect to the Pledged Security
  securing the applicable Loan.  

 For purposes of this Section, any requirements
  of reasonable notice shall be met if such notice is mailed to Pledgor in accordance
  with the notice requirements set forth in the Loan Agreement, at least ten (10)
  days before the time of the sale or disposition. Any sale of any of the Pledged
  Security conducted in conformity with customary practices of banks, insurance
  companies or other financial institutions disposing of property similar to the
  Pledged Security shall be deemed to be commercially reasonable.  

                 (b)
         Unless prohibited by law, Pledgor
  agrees to give Bank, any prospective purchaser (pursuant to Section
  7(a)(iii) above) of the Pledged Security and their
  respective representatives, full access to further information (including, but
  not limited to, records, files, correspondence, tax work papers and audit work
  papers) relating to or concerning Pledgor.  

                 (c)
         Notwithstanding anything contained
  herein to the contrary, pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 54.4975-7(b)(6),
  with respect to each Loan (and the Pledged Security securing such Loan), Pledgor
  may only execute on and otherwise assert its rights with respect to so much
  of the Pledged Security that has a value not to exceed the amount of the default.
   

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         Section
  8.      
  Remedies Cumulative.
  Each right, power and remedy of Bank provided
  in this Pledge Agreement or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or
  by statute or otherwise shall be cumulative and concurrent and shall be in addition
  to every other right, power or remedy provided for in this Pledge Agreement
  or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise.
  The exercise or partial exercise by Bank of any one or more of such rights,
  powers or remedies shall not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise by
  Bank of all such other rights, powers or remedies, and no failure or delay on
  the part of Bank to exercise any such right, power or remedy shall operate as
  a waiver thereof.  

         Section
  9.      
  Waiver of Defenses.
  No renewal or extension of the time of payment
  of the Obligations; no release or surrender of, or failure to perfect or enforce,
  any security interest for the Obligations; no release of any person primarily
  or secondarily liable on the Obligations (including any maker, endorser or guarantor);
  no delay in enforcement of payment of the Obligations; and no delay or omission
  in exercising any right or power with respect to the Obligations or any security
  agreement securing the Obligations shall affect the rights of Bank in the Pledged
  Security.  

         Section
  10.    Other
  Waivers.
  Waiver by Bank of any Default hereunder, or of any breach of the provisions
  of this Pledge Agreement by Pledgor, or any right of Bank hereunder, shall not
  constitute a waiver of any other Default or breach or right, nor the same Default
  or breach or right on a future occasion.  

         Section
  11.    Severability.
  Whenever possible, each provision of this Pledge Agreement shall be interpreted
  in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any
  provision of this Pledge Agreement shall be held to be prohibited or invalid
  under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent
  of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such
  provision or the remaining provisions of this Pledge Agreement.  

         Section
  12.   
  Pledgor’s
  Obligations Absolute. The
  obligations of Pledgor under this Pledge Agreement shall be absolute and unconditional
  and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be
  released, discharged or in any way impaired by any circumstance whatsoever,
  including without limitation: (a) any amendment or modification of the Note,
  the Loan Agreement, the Guarantee or any document or instrument provided for
  herein or therein or related thereto (other than amendments or modifications
  of this Agreement to the extent that they expressly provide for such release,
  discharge or impairment), or any assignment, transfer or other disposition of
  any thereof; (b) any waiver, consent, extension, indulgence or other action
  or inaction under or in respect of any such document or instrument or any exercise
  or non-exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege under or in respect
  of any such document or instrument or this Pledge Agreement; (c) any bankruptcy,
  insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment, composition, liquidation
  or similar proceeding with respect to Company, Pledgor, Guarantor or any of
  their properties or creditors; or (d) any limitation on Company’s, Pledgor’s
  or Guarantor’s liabilities or obligations under any such instrument or
  any invalidity or unenforceability in whole or in part of any such document
  or instrument or any term thereof; whether or not Pledgor shall have notice
  or knowledge of the foregoing.  

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         Section
  13.   
  Termination.
  This Pledge Agreement shall terminate upon the
  receipt by Bank of evidence satisfactory to Bank, in Bank’s sole and absolute
  discretion, of the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of
  all commitments under the Loan Agreement. At the time of such termination, Bank,
  at the request and expense of Pledgor, will execute and deliver to Pledgor a
  proper instrument or instruments acknowledging the satisfaction and termination
  of this Pledge Agreement and any necessary documents to release any UCC-1 financing
  statements filed in connection with the Pledged Security, and will duly assign,
  transfer and deliver to Pledgor such of the Pledged Security as has not yet
  theretofore been sold or otherwise applied or released pursuant to this Pledge
  Agreement.  

         Section
  14.   
  Further
  Assurances.
  Pledgor, at its expense, will duly execute, acknowledge and deliver all such
  instruments and take all such action as Bank from time to time may reasonably
  request in order further to effectuate the purposes of this Pledge Agreement
  and to carry out the terms hereof. Pledgor, at its expense, will at all times
  cause this Pledge Agreement (or a proper notice or statement, in respect hereof)
  to be duly recorded, published and filed and rerecorded, republished and refiled
  in such manner and in such places, if any, and will pay or cause to be paid
  all such recording, filing and other taxes, fees and charges, if any, and will
  comply with all such statutes and regulations, if any, as may be required by
  law in order to establish, perfect, preserve and protect the rights and security
  interests of Bank hereunder.  

         Section
  15.   
  Notices.
  All communications provided for or related hereto
  shall be given in accordance with the notice requirements of the Loan Agreement.

         Section
  16.   
  Amendments.
  Any term of this Pledge Agreement may be amended only with the written consent
  of Pledgor and Bank. Any amendment effected in accordance with this Section
  shall be binding upon the holder of the Note at the time outstanding, each future
  holder of the Note and Pledgor.  

         Section
  17.    
  Assigns.
  This Pledge Agreement and all rights and liabilities
  hereunder and in and to any and all Pledged Security shall inure to the benefit
  of Bank and its successors and assigns, and shall be binding on Pledgor and
  Pledgor’s successors and assigns; provided,
  however, Pledgor may not assign or otherwise transfer
  its rights or liabilities hereunder or to any of the Pledged Security without
  the prior written consent of Bank.  

         Section
  18.     Miscellaneous.
  This Pledge Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding between
  Bank and Pledgor relating to the Pledged Security. The headings in this Pledge
  Agreement are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise
  affect the meaning hereof. Pledgor acknowledges that this Pledge Agreement is
  and shall be effective upon execution by Pledgor and delivery to and acceptance
  hereof by Bank, and it shall not be necessary for Bank to execute any acceptance
  hereof or otherwise to signify or express its acceptance hereof to Pledgor.
   

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      THIS PLEDGE
  AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATED, EXECUTED AND DELIVERED
  AT, AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN MADE AT, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. THE LOANS REFERENCED
  HEREIN ARE TO BE FUNDED AND REPAID AT, AND THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT IS OTHERWISE
  TO BE PERFORMED AT, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AND THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT SHALL BE INTERPRETED,
  AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO DETERMINED, IN ACCORDANCE
  WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS WITHOUT REFERENCE TO: (i) ITS
  JUDICIALLY OR STATUTORILY PRONOUNCED RULES REGARDING CONFLICT OF LAWS OR CHOICE
  OF LAW; (ii) WHERE ANY OTHER AGREEMENT IS EXECUTED OR DELIVERED; (iii) WHERE
  ANY PAYMENT OR OTHER PERFORMANCE REQUIRED BY ANY SUCH AGREEMENT IS MADE OR REQUIRED
  TO BE MADE; (iv) WHERE ANY BREACH OF ANY PROVISION OF ANY SUCH AGREEMENT OCCURS,
  OR ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OTHERWISE ACCRUES; (v) WHERE ANY ACTION OR OTHER PROCEEDING
  IS INSTITUTED OR PENDING; (vi) THE NATIONALITY, CITIZENSHIP, DOMICILE, PRINCIPAL
  PLACE OF BUSINESS, OR JURISDICTION OR ORGANIZATION OR DOMESTICATION OF ANY PARTY;
  (vii) WHETHER THE LAWS OF THE FORUM JURISDICTION OTHERWISE WOULD APPLY THE LAWS
  OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS; OR (viii) ANY COMBINATION
  OF THE FOREGOING. AS PART OF THE CONSIDERATION FOR NEW VALUE THIS DAY RECEIVED,
  THE PLEDGOR RECOGNIZES THAT THE BANK’S PRINCIPAL OFFICE IS LOCATED IN CHICAGO,
  ILLINOIS AND THAT THE BANK MAY BE IRREPARABLY HARMED IF REQUIRED TO INSTITUTE
  OR DEFEND ANY ACTIONS AGAINST THE PLEDGOR IN ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE
  NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS OR COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS; THEREFORE, THE PLEDGOR
  IRREVOCABLY (a) AGREES THAT ANY SUIT, ACTION OR OTHER LEGAL PROCEEDING RELATING
  TO THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT AND/OR THE LOANS REFERENCED HEREIN MAY BE BROUGHT IN
  THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, IF FEDERAL JURISDICTION IS AVAILABLE, AND,
  OTHERWISE, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, AT THE BANK’S OPTION; (b)
  CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION OF EACH SUCH COURT IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR
  PROCEEDING; (c) WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH THE PLEDGOR MAY HAVE TO THE LAYING
  OF VENUE IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN EITHER SUCH COURT; AND (d)
  AGREES TO JOIN THE BANK IN ANY PETITION FOR REMOVAL TO EITHER SUCH COURT BROUGHT
  BY THE BANK. THE PLEDGOR WAIVES ANY OBJECTION TO JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF ANY
  ACTION INSTITUTED HEREUNDER AND AGREES NOT TO ASSERT ANY DEFENSE BASED ON LACK
  OF JURISDICTION OR VENUE. NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF
  THE BANK TO SERVE LEGAL PROCESS IN ANY MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR AFFECT THE
  RIGHT OF THE BANK TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST THE PLEDGOR OR ITS
  PROPERTY IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.  

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      THE PLEDGOR
  HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT THAT IT MAY
  HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION ARISING IN ANY WAY IN CONNECTION WITH
  THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR ANY OTHER STATEMENTS
  OR ACTIONS OF THE PLEDGOR OR THE BANK. THE PLEDGOR ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS
  BEEN REPRESENTED IN THE SIGNING OF THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT AND IN THE MAKING OF
  THIS WAIVER BY INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL SELECTED OF ITS OWN FREE WILL, AND
  THAT IT HAS DISCUSSED THIS WAIVER WITH SUCH LEGAL COUNSEL. THE PLEDGOR FURTHER
  ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (a) IT HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE MEANING AND RAMIFICATIONS
  OF THIS WAIVER, (b) THIS WAIVER HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE PLEDGOR AND THE PLEDGOR’S
  COUNSEL AND IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE BANK TO ACCEPT THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT
  AND TO ENTER INTO THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AND (c) THIS WAIVER SHALL BE EFFECTIVE
  AS TO EACH OF SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AS FULLY INCORPORATED THEREIN. IN THE
  EVENT OF LITIGATION, A COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT
  TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.  

	GOLD BANC CORPORATION, INC.	 	BANK ONE, NA
	EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN	 	 
	AND TRUST	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	BY:	GOLD TRUST COMPANY, AS	 	 
	 	TRUSTEE	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By: /s/ Gerald R. Lau               
              	 	By: /s/ Doug Gallun  
                      
            
	 	      Gerald R. Lau	 	      Doug Gallun
	 	      Vice President	 	      First Vice President

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Schedule A 

 Pledged Stock

Loan Date:          October
  1, 2004 

Current Principal Balance:        $10,050,000.00
   

	Certificate #	# of Shares
	22235	554
	22236	100,000
	22237	37,936
	22238	60,000
	22239	60,000
	22240	60,000
	22241	20,000
	22242	20,000
	22243	11,661
	22244	11,661
	22245	11,661
	22246	12,274
	22247	12,274
	22248	12,274
	22249	439
	22250	100,000
	22251	100,000
	22252	60,000
	22253	60,000
	22254	60,000
	22255	20,000
	22256	20,000
	 	 
	Sub-Total	850,734

  	Certificate #	# of Shares
	22257	20,000
	22258	11,661
	22259	11,661
	22260	11,661
	22261	12,274
	22262	12,274
	22263	12,274
	22264	100,000
	22265	47,019
	22266	60,000
	22267	60,000
	22268	60,000
	22269	20,000
	22270	20,000
	22271	21,500
	22272	11,661
	22273	11,661
	22274	11,664
	22275	12,274
	22276	12,274
	22277	12,274
	 	 
	 	 
	Sub-Total	552,132

  

	Total Shares Held by Bank  	1,402,866

 

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