Document:

Sixth Amendment to Loan and Subordinated Debenture Purchase Agreement

 Exhibit 10.50 
 SIXTH AMENDMENT 
 TO 
 LOAN AND SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE PURCHASE AGREEMENT 
 BETWEEN 

LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 
 AND 
 TAYLOR CAPITAL GROUP, INC. 
 Sixth Amendment dated as of January 24, 2008 
 Fifth Amendment dated as of December 28, 2006

 Fourth Amendment dated as of January 12, 2006 
 Third Amendment dated as of December 9, 2004 
 Second Amendment dated as of June 8, 2004 

First Amendment dated as of November 27, 2003 
 Original Loan and Subordinated Debenture Purchase Agreement dated as of November 27, 2002 

					
	AMENDMENT PROVISIONS:	  	PAGE
	A.	  	Amendment to Definition of “Revolving Loan Maturity Date”	  	1
			
	B.	  	Amendment to Subsection 8.1.1.6 of the 2002 Loan Agreement	  	1
			
	C.	  	Amendment to Subsection 8.1.1.21 of the 2002 Loan Agreement	  	1
			
	D.	  	Waiver to Subsections 8.1.1.6 and 8.1.1.21 of the 2002 Loan Agreement	  	2
			
	E.	  	Representations and Warranties	  	2
			
	F.	  	Conditions	  	2
			
	G.	  	Additional Terms	  	3

 SIXTH AMENDMENT TO 
 LOAN AND SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE PURCHASE AGREEMENT 
 This SIXTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SUBORDINATED
DEBENTURE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (“Sixth Amendment”), dated as of January 24, 2008, is entered into by and between TAYLOR CAPITAL GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), and LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national
banking association (“Lender”). 
 R E C I T A L S : 
 A. The parties hereto have entered into that certain Loan and Subordinated Debenture Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 27, 2002, as
previously amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time, including by that certain First Amendment to Loan and Subordinated Debenture Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 27, 2003, that certain Second Amendment to Loan and
Subordinated Debenture Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2004, that certain Third Amendment to Loan and Subordinated Debenture Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2004, that certain Fourth Amendment to Loan and Subordinated
Debenture Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 12, 2006, and that certain Fifth Amendment to Loan and Subordinated Debenture Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 28, 2006 (as so amended, restated, supplemented or modified, the
“2002 Loan Agreement”). 
 B. The parties hereto desire to amend and modify the 2002 Loan Agreement in accordance with the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth in this Sixth Amendment. As amended and modified by this Sixth Amendment, the 2002 Loan Agreement may be referred to as the “Agreement.” 
 C. The parties desire to amend the terms of the 2002 Loan Agreement to extend the Revolving Loan Maturity Date and amend certain provisions of the Events
of Default. The parties agree to undertake such modification in accordance with the terms, subject to the conditions, and in reliance upon the recitals, representations, warranties, and covenants set forth herein, in the Agreement, and in the other
Loan Documents, irrespective of whether entered into or delivered on or after November 27, 2002. 
 D. Capitalized terms used but not
otherwise defined in this Sixth Amendment shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in the 2002 Loan Agreement. 
 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 hereto
hereby agree as follows: 
 A G R E E M E N T : 
 A. Amendment to Definition of “Revolving Loan Maturity Date”. The term “Revolving Loan Maturity Date” is hereby deleted
from subsection 1.1 of the 2002 Loan Agreement and replaced in its entirety with the following: 
 ““Revolving Loan
Maturity Date” means November 27, 2008.” 
 B. Amendment to Subsection 8.1.1.6 of the 2002 Loan Agreement.
Subsection 8.1.1.6 of the 2002 Loan Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following: 
 “The dissolution of
Borrower, or the failure of either Jeffrey W. Taylor or Bruce W. Taylor to be the chairman of the board of Borrower and of Subsidiary Bank; or” 
 C. Amendment to Subsection 8.1.1.21 of the 2002 Loan Agreement. Subsection 8.1.1.21 of the 2002 Loan Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following: 
  

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 “Iris Tark Taylor, Jeffrey W. Taylor, Bruce W. Taylor and Cindy Taylor Bleil (collectively, the
“Taylor Family”) fail, in the aggregate, to beneficially own (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) more than 40% of the capital stock of Borrower and more than 40% of the voting stock of Borrower, in each
case as may be outstanding from time to time, or any Person beneficially owns (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) more shares of capital stock of Borrower or more shares of voting stock of Borrower, in each case as
may be outstanding from time to time, than the Taylor Family; or” 
 D. Waiver to Subsections 8.1.1.6 and 8.1.1.21 of the 2002
Loan Agreement. Lender acknowledged and waived Lender’s right to remedies in connection with Borrower’s Events of Default under the provisions of subsections 8.1.1.6 and 8.1.1.21 of the 2002 Loan Agreement.
Lender’s waiver is expressly limited to the provisions and matters described in subsections 8.1.1.6 and 8.1.1.21 of the 2002 Loan Agreement and will not preclude the exercise by Lender of any other right, power or remedy it may
have now or in the future under the Agreement. 
 E. Representations and Warranties. Borrower hereby represents and warrants to
the Lender as follows: 
 (i) No Event of Default or Potential Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (or would
result from the amendments contemplated hereby). 
 (ii) The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Sixth
Amendment have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and other action and do not and will not require any registration with, consent or approval of, or notice to or action by any Person (including any Governmental Agency) in order to be
effective and enforceable. 
 (iii) This Sixth Amendment, and the other Loan Documents (as amended by this Sixth Amendment)
constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their respective terms. 
 (iv) All representations and warranties of the Borrower in the 2002 Loan Agreement are true and correct, except, for the purposes of this Sixth Amendment only, all references in Section 4 of the 2002 Loan
Agreement to (x) the term “Borrower 2001 Audited Financial Statements Date” shall be deemed to refer to “December 31, 2006 (as restated)”; (y) the term “Borrower 2001 Audited Financial Statements” shall be
deemed to refer to “the consolidated and consolidating audited financial statements of the Borrower as of the year ending December 31, 2006 (as restated)”; and (z) the term “Interim Financial Statements Date” shall be
deemed to refer to call reports and regulatory filings (including Form FRY-9C filings) by the Subsidiary Bank for the period ending “September 30, 2007.” 
 (v) The Borrower’s obligations under the Agreement and under the other Loan Documents are not subject to any defense, counterclaim,
set-off, right to recoupment, abatement or other claim. 
 F. Conditions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
elsewhere in the Agreement, the obligation of Lender to extend the Revolving Loan Maturity Date and otherwise modify the 2002 Loan Agreement as contemplated by this Sixth Amendment shall be subject to the performance by the Borrower prior to the
date on which this Sixth Amendment is executed (the “Amendment Closing Date”) of all of its agreements theretofore to be performed under the Agreement and to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent. The obligations to
continue to make disbursements of proceeds under the Loans are, and shall remain, subject to the conditions precedent in the 2002 Loan Agreement and to the receipt by the Lender of all the following in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender
and its counsel, and, where appropriate, duly executed and dated the Amendment Closing Date: 
 (i) a certificate of good
standing of the Borrower, certified by the appropriate governmental official in its jurisdiction of incorporation and dated within the five business days preceding the date hereof; 
  

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 (ii) copies, certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Borrower, of the
(a) resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors of the Borrower authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Sixth Amendment and the other documents to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Sixth Amendment (the
“Amendment-Related Documents”), and (b) the Bylaws of the Borrower as currently in effect; and 
 (iii) such
other documents, agreements or instruments as Lender may reasonably request. 
 G. Additional Terms. 
 (i) Acknowledgment of Indebtedness under Agreement. The Borrower acknowledges and confirms that, as of the date hereof, the
Borrower is indebted to the Lender, without defense, setoff, or counterclaim, in the aggregate principal amount of Zero Dollars ($0.00) under the Revolving Loan. 
 (ii) Effectiveness. This Sixth Amendment is hereby deemed to be effective as of November 27, 2007. 
 (iii) The Agreement. All references in the 2002 Loan Agreement to the term “Agreement” shall be deemed to refer to the
Agreement referenced in this Sixth Amendment. 
 (iv) Sixth Amendment and 2002 Loan Agreement to be Read Together. This
Sixth Amendment supplements and is hereby made a part of the 2002 Loan Agreement, and the 2002 Loan Agreement and this Sixth Amendment shall from and after the date hereof be read together and shall constitute the Agreement. Except as otherwise set
forth herein, the 2002 Loan Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. 
 (v) Loan Documents. The term “Loan
Documents,” as used in the Agreement, shall from and after the date hereof include the Amendment-Related Documents. 
 (vi) Counterparts. This Sixth Amendment may be executed by facsimile in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same document.” 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower and the Lender have executed this Sixth Amendment as of the date first
written above. 
  

			
	 TAYLOR CAPITAL GROUP, INC.

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ BRUCE W. TAYLOR

	 Name:
	 	Bruce W. Taylor
	 Title:
	 	Chief Executive Officer
	
	 LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ RICHARD T. ZELL

	 Name:
	 	Richard T. Zell
	 Title:
	 	First Vice PresidentTwelfth Amendment of Taylor Capital Group, Inc. Profit Sharing

 Exhibit 10.51 
 TWELFTH AMENDMENT 
 OF 
 TAYLOR CAPITAL GROUP, INC. 
 PROFIT SHARING AND EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN 
 (Effective as of October 1, 1998) 
 WHEREAS, Taylor
Capital Group, Inc. (the “Company”) maintains the Taylor Capital Group, Inc. Profit Sharing and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (Effective as of October 1, 1998) (the “Plan”); and 
 WHEREAS, it is now considered desirable to further amend the Plan; 
 NOW,
THEREFORE, by virtue of the power reserved to the Company by subsection 17.1 of the Plan, and in exercise of the authority delegated to the Committee established pursuant to Section 18 of the plan (the “Committee”) by subsection 17.1
of the Plan, the Plan is hereby amended as follows: 
 1. By changing the name of the Plan from “Taylor Capital Group, Inc. Profit Sharing and Employee
Stock Ownership Plan” to “Taylor Capital Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan,” and by substituting the name “Taylor Capital Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan” for “Taylor Capital Group, Inc. Profit Sharing
and Employee Stock Ownership Plan” on the title page of the Plan and elsewhere in the Plan (unless the context directs otherwise), effective January 1, 2006. 
 2. By adding the following at the end of subsection 1.2 of the Plan, effective December 31, 2005: 
 “Effective as of the close of business on December 31, 2005, certain accounts are being transferred from the Plan to the Taylor Capital Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan, as provided in Supplement B.” 
 3. By adding the following at the end of subparagraph 6.1(a) of the Plan, effective January 1, 2006: 
 “As provided in Supplement B, employer discretionary contribution accounts are being transferred to the Taylor Capital Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan
effective December 31, 2005.” 
 4. By adding the following at the end of subparagraph 6.1(b) of the Plan, effective January 1, 2006:

 “As provided in Supplement B, supplemental contribution accounts are being transferred to the Taylor Capital Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan
effective December 31, 2005.” 
 5. By substituting the following for subparagraph 10.2(a) of the Plan and that portion of subparagraph 10.2(b) of
the Plan that precedes subparagraph 10.2(b)(i), effective January 1, 2006: 
 “(a) The balances in the participant’s vested
ESOP stock subaccount and Drovers transfer account shall be nonforfeitable and shall be distributable to the participant under Section 11. 

 (b) The balances in the participant’s regular ESOP stock subaccount and ESOP cash account (referred
to collectively for the purposes of the subsection 10.2 and subsection 13.2 as the ‘forfeitable accounts’) shall be subject to the following:” 
 6. By adding the following new Supplement B to the Plan, effective December 31, 2005: 
 “SUPPLEMENT B 
 Transfer of Certain Accounts to Taylor Capital Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan 
 B-1. Purpose. The purpose of this Supplement B is to provide for the transfer of employer discretionary contribution accounts and supplemental contribution accounts (collectively, the “Supplement B
Transferred Accounts”) to Taylor Capital Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan (The “401(k) Plan”). 
 B-2. Effective Date. The
provisions of this Supplement B shall be effective as of the close of business on December 31, 2005 (the “Supplement B Transfer Date”). 
 B-3. Transfer of Accounts. Effective as of the Supplement B Transfer Date, the Supplement B Transferred Accounts shall be transferred to the 401(k) Plan and thereafter shall be held until distributed, all in
accordance with the terms of the 401(k) Plan. As soon as practicable after the Supplement B Transfer Date, funds equal in value to the Supplement B Transferred Accounts shall be transferred from the trust that funds benefits under this Plan to the
trust that funds benefits under the 401(k) Plan. The transfer of Supplement B Transferred Accounts as provided herein shall comply with Section 414(1) and 411(d)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code. 
 B-4. Use of Terms. All terms and provisions of the plan shall apply to this Supplement B, except that where the terms and provisions of the plan
and this Supplement B conflict, the terms and provisions of this Supplement B shall control.” 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned duly authorized
member of the Committee has caused the foregoing amendment to be executed this 30 day of October, 2007. 
  

	
	 /s/ MELVIN PEARL

	On behalf of the Committee as Aforesaid

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