Document:

Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of National Mercantile Capital Trust I

 Exhibit 10.11 
  

 AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION 
 OF TRUST 
 NATIONAL MERCANTILE CAPITAL TRUST I 
 Dated as of July 16, 2001 
  

  

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 
  

					
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	 ARTICLE I

		
	 INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS
	  	1
			
	 Section 1.1
	 	 Definitions
	  	1
	
	 ARTICLE II

		
	 ORGANIZATION
	  	6
			
	 Section 2.1
	 	 Name
	  	6
	 Section 2.2
	 	 Office
	  	6
	 Section 2.3
	 	 Purpose
	  	6
	 Section 2.4
	 	 Authority
	  	6
	 Section 2.5
	 	 Title to Property of the Trust
	  	6
	 Section 2.6
	 	 Powers and Duties of the Trustees and the Administrators
	  	6
	 Section 2.7
	 	 Prohibition of Actions by the Trust and the Trustees
	  	9
	 Section 2.8
	 	 Powers and Duties of the Institutional Trustee
	  	10
	 Section 2.9
	 	 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the Trustees and Administrators
	  	11
	 Section 2.10
	 	 Certain Rights of Institutional Trustee
	  	12
	 Section 2.11
	 	 Delaware Trustee
	  	14
	 Section 2.12
	 	 Execution of Documents
	  	14
	 Section 2.13
	 	 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities
	  	14
	 Section 2.14
	 	 Duration of Trust
	  	14
	 Section 2.15
	 	 Mergers
	  	14
	
	 ARTICLE III

		
	 SPONSOR
	  	15
			
	 Section 3.1
	 	 Sponsor’s Purchase of Common Securities
	  	15
	 Section 3.2
	 	 Responsibilities of the Sponsor
	  	15
	
	 ARTICLE IV

		
	 TRUSTEES AND ADMINISTRATORS
	  	16
			
	 Section 4.1
	 	 Number of Trustees
	  	16
	 Section 4.2
	 	 Delaware Trustee
	  	16
	 Section 4.3
	 	 Institutional Trustee; Eligibility
	  	16
	 Section 4.4
	 	 Certain Qualifications of the Delaware Trustee Generally
	  	16
	 Section 4.5
	 	 Administrators
	  	16
	 Section 4.6
	 	 Initial Delaware Trustee
	  	17
	 Section 4.7
	 	 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Trustees and Administrators
	  	17
	 Section 4.8
	 	 Vacancies Among Trustees
	  	18
	 Section 4.9
	 	 Effect of Vacancies
	  	18
	 Section 4.10
	 	 Meetings of the Trustees and the Administrators
	  	18
	 Section 4.11
	 	 Delegation of Power
	  	19
	 Section 4.12
	 	 Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business
	  	19
	
	 ARTICLE V

		
	 DISTRIBUTIONS
	  	19
			
	 Section 5.1
	 	 Distributions
	  	19

  

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	 ARTICLE VI

		
	 ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES
	  	19
			
	 Section 6.1
	 	 General Provisions Regarding Securities
	  	19
	 Section 6.2
	 	 Paying Agent, Transfer Agent and Registrar
	  	20
	 Section 6.3
	 	 Form and Dating
	  	20
	 Section 6.4
	 	 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates
	  	21
	 Section 6.5
	 	 Temporary Securities
	  	21
	 Section 6.6
	 	 Cancellation
	  	21
	 Section 6.7
	 	 Rights of Holders; Waivers of Past Defaults
	  	21
	
	 ARTICLE VII

		
	 DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION OF TRUST
	  	23
			
	 Section 7.1
	 	 Dissolution and Termination of Trust
	  	23
	
	 ARTICLE VIII

		
	 TRANSFER OF INTERESTS
	  	23
			
	 Section 8.1
	 	 General
	  	23
	 Section 8.2
	 	 Transfer Procedures and Restrictions
	  	24
	 Section 8.3
	 	 Deemed Security Holders
	  	26
	
	 ARTICLE IX

		
	 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF HOLDERS OF SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS
	  	26
			
	 Section 9.1
	 	 Liability
	  	26
	 Section 9.2
	 	 Exculpation
	  	26
	 Section 9.3
	 	 Fiduciary Duty
	  	27
	 Section 9.4
	 	 Indemnification
	  	27
	 Section 9.5
	 	 Outside Businesses
	  	29
	 Section 9.6
	 	 Compensation; Fee
	  	29
	
	 ARTICLE X

		
	 ACCOUNTING
	  	30
			
	 Section 10.1
	 	 Fiscal Year
	  	30
	 Section 10.2
	 	 Certain Accounting Matters
	  	30
	 Section 10.3
	 	 Banking
	  	30
	 Section 10.4
	 	 Withholding
	  	30
	
	 ARTICLE XI

		
	 AMENDMENTS AND MEETINGS
	  	31
			
	 Section 11.1
	 	 Amendments
	  	31
	 Section 11.2
	 	 Meetings of the Holders of Securities; Action by Written Consent
	  	32
	
	 ARTICLE XII

		
	 REPRESENTATIONS OF INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE AND DELAWARE TRUSTEE
	  	33
			
	 Section 12.1
	 	 Representations and Warranties of Institutional Trustee
	  	33
	 Section 12.2
	 	 Representations and Warranties of Delaware Trustee
	  	34

  

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	 ARTICLE XIII

		
	 MISCELLANEOUS
	  	34
			
	 Section 13.1
	 	 Notices
	  	34
	 Section 13.2
	 	 Governing Law
	  	35
	 Section 13.3
	 	 Submission to Jurisdiction
	  	35
	 Section 13.4
	 	 Intention of the Parties
	  	36
	 Section 13.5
	 	 Headings
	  	36
	 Section 13.6
	 	 Successors and Assigns
	  	36
	 Section 13.7
	 	 Partial Enforceability
	  	36
	 Section 13.8
	 	 Counterparts
	  	36

  

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 ANNEXES AND EXHIBITS 
  

			
	ANNEX I	 	Terms of Fixed Rate MMCapsSM
		
	EXHIBIT A-1	 	Form of Capital Securities Certificate
	EXHIBIT A-2	 	Form of Common Security Certificate
	EXHIBIT B	 	Form of Transferee Certificate to be Executed by Transferees Other than QIBs
	EXHIBIT C	 	Form of Transferee Certificate to be Executed by QIBs

  

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 AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST 
 OF 
 NATIONAL MERCANTILE CAPITAL TRUST I 
 July 16, 2001 
 AMENDED AND RESTATED
DECLARATION OF TRUST (this “Declaration”) dated and effective as of July 16, 2001, by the Trustees (as defined herein), the Administrators (as defined herein), the Sponsor (as defined herein) and the holders, from time to time, of
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust (as defined herein) to be issued pursuant to this Declaration; 
 WHEREAS, certain
of the Trustees, the Administrators and the Sponsor established National Mercantile Capital Trust I (the “Trust”), a statutory business trust under the Business Trust Act (as defined herein) pursuant to a Declaration of Trust dated as of
June 27, 2001 (the “Original Declaration”), and a Certificate of Trust filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 27, 2001, for the sole purpose of issuing and selling certain securities representing
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust and investing the proceeds thereof in certain debentures of the Debenture Issuer (as defined herein) in connection with the MMCapSSM Transaction; 
 WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, no interests in the assets of the Trust have been issued; and 
 WHEREAS, all of the Trustees, the Administrators and the Sponsor, by this Declaration, amend and restate each and every term and provision of the
Original Declaration; 
 NOW, THEREFORE, it being the intention of the parties hereto to continue the Trust as a statutory business trust
under the Business Trust Act and that this Declaration constitutes the governing instrument of such statutory business trust, the Trustees declare that all assets contributed to the Trust will be held in trust for the benefit of the holders, from
time to time, of the securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust issued hereunder, subject to the provisions of this Declaration. 
 ARTICLE I 
 INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS 
 Section 1.1 Definitions. 
 Unless
the context otherwise requires: 
 (a) Capitalized terms used in this Declaration but not defined in the preamble above have
the respective meanings assigned to them in this Section 1.1 or, if not defined in this Section 1.1, in the Indenture; 
 (b) a term defined anywhere in this Declaration has the same meaning throughout; 
 (c) all references to “the
Declaration” or “this Declaration” are to this Declaration as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time; 
 (d) all references in this Declaration to Articles and Sections and Annexes and Exhibits are to Articles and Sections of and Annexes and Exhibits to this Declaration unless otherwise specified; 
 (e) a term defined in the Trust Indenture Act (as defined herein) has the same meaning when used in this Declaration unless otherwise
defined in this Declaration or unless the context otherwise requires; and 
 (f) a reference to the singular includes the
plural and vice versa. 
 “Additional Interest” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.06 of the
Indenture. 
 “Administrative Action” has the meaning set forth in paragraph 4(a) of Annex I.

  

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 “Administrators” means each of Scott A. Montgomery and David R. Brown,
solely in such Person’s capacity as Administrator of the Trust created and continued hereunder and not in such Person’s individual capacity, or such Administrator’s successor in interest in such capacity, or any successor appointed as
herein provided. 
 “Affiliate” has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405 of the Securities Act
or any successor rule thereunder. 
 “Authorized Officer” of a Person means any Person that is authorized to
bind such Person. 
 “Bankruptcy Event” means, with respect to any Person: 
 (a) a court having jurisdiction in the premises enters a decree or order for relief in respect of such Person in an involuntary case under
any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or appoints a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of such Person or for any substantial part of its property, or
orders the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, and such decree, appointment or order remains unstayed and in effect for a period of 90 consecutive days; or 
 (b) such Person commences a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect,
consents to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, or consents to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of such
Person of any substantial part of its property, or makes any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due. 
 “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which banking institutions in New York City
or Los Angeles, California are permitted or required by any applicable law to close. 
 “Business Trust
Act” means Chapter 3 8 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. Code §3801 et seq., as it may be amended from time to time, or any successor legislation. 
 “Capital Securities” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 (a). 
 “Capital Security Certificate” means a definitive Certificate representing a Capital Security substantially in the form
of Exhibit A-l. 
 “Capital Treatment Event” has the meaning set forth in paragraph 4(a) of
Annex I. 
 “Certificate” means any certificate evidencing Securities. 
 “Certificate of Trust” means the certificate of trust filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware with
respect to the Trust, as amended and restated from time to time. 
 “Closing Date” has the meaning set forth
in the Placement Agreement. 
 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time,
or any successor legislation. 
 “Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission. 
 “Common Securities” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 (a). 
 “Common Security Certificate” means a definitive Certificate registered in the name of the Holder representing a Common
Security substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2. 
 “Company Indemnified Person” means (a) any
Administrator; (b) any Affiliate of any Administrator; (c) any officers, directors, shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives or agents of any Administrator; or (d) any officer, employee or agent of the Trust or its
Affiliates. 
 “Comparable Treasury Issue” has the meaning set forth in paragraph 4(a) of Annex I.

 “Comparable Treasury Price” has the meaning set forth in paragraph 4(a) of Annex I. 

 

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 “Corporate Trust Office” means the office of the Institutional Trustee
at which the corporate trust business of the Institutional Trustee shall, at any particular time, be principally administered, which office shall at all times be located in the United States and at the date of execution of this Declaration is
located at 101 Barclay Street, Floor 21 West, New York, NY 10286. 
 “Covered Person” means: (a) any
Administrator, officer, director, shareholder, partner, member, representative, employee or agent of (i) the Trust or (ii) the Trust’s Affiliates; and (b) any Holder of Securities. 
 “Debenture Issuer” means National Mercantile Bancorp, a bank holding company incorporated in California, in its capacity
as issuer of the Debentures under the Indenture. 
 “Debenture Trustee” means The Bank of New York, as
trustee under the Indenture until a successor is appointed thereunder, and thereafter means such successor trustee. 
 “Debentures” means the 10.25% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures due July 25, 2031 to be issued by the Debenture Issuer under the Indenture. 
 “Deferred Interest” means any interest on the Debentures that would have been overdue and unpaid for more than one
Distribution Payment Date but for the imposition of an Extension Period, and the interest that shall accrue (to the extent that the payment of such interest is legally enforceable) on such interest at the rate per annum equal to 10.25%, compounded
semi-annually from the date on which such Deferred Interest would otherwise have been due and payable until paid or made available for payment. 
 “Definitive Capital Securities” means any Capital Securities in definitive form issued by the Trust. 
 “Delaware Trustee” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2. 
 “Direct Action” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(e). 
 “Distribution”
means a distribution payable to Holders of Securities in accordance with Section 5.1. 
 “Distribution Payment
Date” has the meaning set forth in paragraph 2(b) of Annex I. 
 “Event of Default” means
the occurrence of an Indenture Event of Default. 
 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended from time to time, or any successor legislation. 
 “Extension Period” has the meaning set forth
in paragraph 2(b) of Annex I. 
 “Federal Reserve” has the meaning set forth in paragraph 3 of
Annex I. 
 “Fiduciary Indemnified Person” shall mean the Institutional Trustee, the Delaware Trustee,
any Affiliate of the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, and any officers, directors, shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives, custodians, nominees or agents of the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware Trustee.

 “Fiscal Year” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1 
 “Guarantee” means the guarantee agreement to be dated as of July 16, 2001, of the Sponsor in respect of the Capital
Securities. 
 “Holder” means a Person in whose name a Certificate representing a Security is registered,
such Person being a beneficial owner within the meaning of the Business Trust Act. 
 “Indemnified Person”
means a Company Indemnified Person or a Fiduciary Indemnified Person. 
 “Indenture” means the Indenture
dated as of July 16, 2001, among the Debenture Issuer and the Debenture Trustee, and any indenture supplemental thereto pursuant to which the Debentures are to be issued. 
 “Indenture Event of Default” means an “Event of Default” as defined in the Indenture. 
 “Institutional Trustee” means the Trustee meeting the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 4.3. 

 

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 “Interest” means any interest due on the Debentures, including any
Deferred Interest and Defaulted Interest (as each such term is defined in the Indenture). 
 “Investment
Company” means an investment company as defined in the Investment Company Act. 
 “Investment Company
Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time, or any successor legislation. 
 “Investment Company Event” has the meaning set forth in paragraph 4(a) of Annex I. 
 “Legal Action” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(e). “Liquidation” has the meaning set forth in paragraph 3 of Annex I. “Liquidation Distribution” has the meaning set forth in paragraph
3 of Annex I. 
 “Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities” means Holder(s) of outstanding
Securities voting together as a single class or, as the context may require, Holders of outstanding Capital Securities or Holders of outstanding Common Securities voting separately as a class, who are the record owners of more than 50% of the
aggregate liquidation amount (including the stated amount that would be paid on redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all outstanding Securities
of the relevant class. 
 “Officers’ Certificates” means, with respect to any Person, a certificate
signed by two Authorized Officers of such Person. Any Officers’ Certificate delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for it in this Declaration shall include: 
 (a) a statement that each officer signing the Officers’ Certificate has read the covenant or condition and the definitions relating
thereto; 
 (b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the examination or investigation undertaken by each officer in
rendering the Officers’ Certificate; 
 (c) a statement that each such officer has made such examination or 

investigation as, in such officer’s opinion, is necessary to enable such officer to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant
or condition has been complied with; and 
 (d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such officer, such condition
or covenant has been complied with. 
 “Paying Agent” has the meaning specified in Section 6.2.

 “Payment Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1. 
 “Person” means a legal person, including any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association,
joint stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association, or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity of whatever nature. 
 “Placement Agreement” means the Placement Agreement relating to the offering and sale of Capital Securities. 

“PORTAL” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a)(i). 
 “Primary Treasury Dealer” has the meaning set forth in paragraph 4(a) of Annex I. 
 “Property Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(c). “Pro Rata” has the meaning set forth in
paragraph 8 of Annex I. “QIB” means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined under Rule 144A. 
 “Quorum” means a majority of the Administrators or, if there are only two Administrators, both of them. 
 “Quotation Agent” has the meaning set forth in paragraph 4(a) of Annex I. 
 “Redemption/Distribution Notice” has the meaning set forth in paragraph 4(e) of Annex I. 
 “Redemption Price” has the meaning set forth in paragraph 4(a) of Annex I. 
  

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 “Registrar” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2. 

“Reference Treasury Dealer” has the meaning set forth in paragraph 4(a) of Annex I. 
 “Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” has the meaning set forth in paragraph 4(a) of Annex I. 
 “Relevant Trustee” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7(a). 
 “Remaining Life” has the meaning set forth in paragraph 4(a) of Annex I. 
 “Responsible Officer” means, with respect to the Institutional Trustee, any officer within the Corporate Trust Office of
the Institutional Trustee, including any vice-president, any assistant vice-president, any assistant secretary, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer, any trust officer or other officer of the Corporate Trust Office of the Institutional Trustee
customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of that officer’s
knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject. 
 “Restricted Securities Legend” has the meaning
set forth in Section 8.2(c). 
 “Rule 144A” means Rule 144A under the Securities Act. 
 “Rule 3a-5” means Rule 3a-5 under the Investment Company Act. 
 “Rule 3a-7” means Rule 3a-7 under the Investment Company Act. 
 “Securities” means the Common Securities and the Capital Securities. 
 “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 
 “Sponsor” means National Mercantile Bancorp, a bank holding company that is a U.S. Person incorporated in California, or
any successor entity in a merger, consolidation or amalgamation that is a U.S. Person, in its capacity as sponsor of the Trust. 
 “Successor Delaware Trustee” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7(a). 
 “Successor
Entity” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(b). 
 “Successor Institutional Trustee” has
the meaning set forth in Section 4.7(a). 
 “Successor Securities” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.15(b). 
 “Super Majority” has the meaning set forth in paragraph 5(b) of Annex I.

 “Tax Event” has the meaning set forth in paragraph 4(a) of Annex 1. 
 “10% in liquidation amount of the Securities” means Holder(s) of outstanding Securities voting together as a single class
or, as the context may require, Holders of outstanding Capital Securities or Holders of outstanding Common Securities voting separately as a class, who are the record owners of 10% or more of the aggregate liquidation amount (including the stated
amount that would be paid on redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all outstanding Securities of the relevant class. 
 “Transfer Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2. 
 “Treasury Rate” has the meaning set forth in paragraph 4(a) of Annex I. 
 “Treasury Regulations” means the income tax regulations, including temporary and proposed regulations, promulgated under
the Code by the United States Treasury, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations). 
 “Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. 
 “Trustee” or “Trustees” means each Person who has signed this Declaration as a trustee, so long as such
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from time to time be duly appointed, qualified and serving as Trustees in accordance with the provisions hereof, and references herein to a Trustee or the
Trustees shall refer to such Person or Persons solely in their capacity as trustees hereunder. 
 “Trust
Property” means (a) the Debentures, (b) any cash on deposit in, or owing to, the Property Account and (c) all proceeds and rights in respect of the foregoing and any other property and assets for the time being held or deemed
to be held by the Institutional Trustee pursuant to the trusts of this Declaration. 
 “U.S. Person” means a
United States Person as defined a Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code. 
 ARTICLE II 
 ORGANIZATION 
 Section 2.1
Name. The Trust is named “National Mercantile Capital Trust I,” as such name may be modified from time to time by the Administrators following written notice to the Holders of the Securities. The Trust’s activities may be
conducted under the name of the Trust or any other name deemed advisable by the Administrators. 
 Section 2.2 Office. The
address of the principal office of the Trust, which shall be in a State of the United States or the District of Columbia, is c/o National Mercantile Bancorp, 1840 Century Park East, Los Angeles, California 90067. On ten Business Days written notice
to the Holders of the Securities, the Administrators may designate another principal office, which shall be in a State of the United States or the District of Columbia. 
 Section 2.3 Purpose. The exclusive purposes and functions of the Trust are (a) to issue and sell the Securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust, (b) to
invest the gross proceeds from such sale to acquire the Debentures and (c) except as otherwise limited herein, to engage in only those other activities incidental thereto that are deemed necessary or advisable by the Institutional Trustee,
including, without limitation, those activities specified in this Declaration. The Trust shall not borrow money, issue debt or reinvest proceeds derived from investments, pledge any of its assets, or otherwise undertake (or permit to be undertaken)
any activity that would cause the Trust not to be classified for United States federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust. 
 Section 2.4 Authority. Except as specifically provided in this Declaration, the Institutional Trustee shall have exclusive and complete authority to carry out the purposes of the Trust. An action taken by a Trustee on behalf of
the Trust and in accordance with its powers shall constitute the act of and serve to bind the Trust. In dealing with the Trustees acting on behalf of the Trust, no Person shall be required to inquire into the authority of the Trustees to bind the
Trust. Persons dealing with the Trust are entitled to rely conclusively on the power and authority of the Trustees as set forth in this Declaration. The Administrators shall have only those ministerial duties set forth herein with respect to
accomplishing the purposes of the Trust and are not intended to be trustees or fiduciaries with respect to the Trust or the Holders. The Institutional Trustee shall have the right, but shall not be obligated except as provided in Section 2.6,
to perform those duties assigned to the Administrators. 
 Section 2.5 Title to Property of the Trust. Except as provided in
Section 2.8 with respect to the Debentures and the Property Account or as otherwise provided in this Declaration, legal title to all assets of the Trust shall be vested in the Trust. The Holders shall not have legal title to any part of the
assets of the Trust, but shall have an undivided beneficial interest in the assets of the Trust. 
 Section 2.6 Powers and Duties of
the Trustees and the Administrators. 
 (a) The Trustees and the Administrators shall conduct the affairs of the Trust in
accordance with the terms of this Declaration. Subject to the limitations set forth in paragraph (b) of this Section, and in accordance with the following provisions (i) and (ii), the Trustees and the Administrators shall have the
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exercising the authority, express or implied, otherwise granted to the Trustees or the Administrators, as the case may be, under this Declaration, and to
perform all acts in furtherance thereof, including without limitation, the following: 
 (i) Each Administrator shall have the
power and authority to act on behalf of the Trust with respect to the following matters: 
 (A) the issuance and sale of the
Securities; 
 (B) to cause the Trust to enter into, and to execute, deliver and perform on behalf of the Trust, such
agreements as may be necessary or desirable in connection with the purposes and function of the Trust, including agreements with the Paying Agent; 
 (C) ensuring compliance with the Securities Act, applicable state securities or blue sky laws; 
 (D) if and at such time determined by the Sponsor at the request of the Holders, assisting in the designation of the Capital Securities for trading in the Private Offering, Resales and Trading through the Automatic Linkages
(“PORTAL”) system; 
 (E) the sending of notices (other than notices of default) and other information regarding
the Securities and the Debentures to the Holders in accordance with this Declaration; 
 (F) the appointment of a Paying
Agent, Transfer Agent and Registrar in accordance with this Declaration; 
 (G) execution and delivery of the Securities in
accordance with this Declaration; 
 (H) execution and delivery of closing certificates, pursuant to the Placement Agreement
and the application for a taxpayer identification number; 
 (I) unless otherwise determined by the Institutional Trustee or
the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities or as otherwise required by the Business Trust Act, to execute on behalf of the Trust (either acting alone or together with any or all of the Administrators) any documents that the
Administrators have the power to execute pursuant to this Declaration; 
 (J) the taking of any action incidental to the
foregoing as the Institutional Trustee may from time to time determine is necessary or advisable to give effect to the terms of this Declaration for the benefit of the Holders (without consideration of the effect of any such action on any particular
Holder); 
 (K) to establish a record date with respect to all actions to be taken hereunder that require a record date be
established, including Distributions, voting rights, redemptions and exchanges, and to issue relevant notices to the Holders of Capital Securities and Holders of Common Securities as to such actions and applicable record dates; and 
 (L) to duly prepare and file all applicable tax returns and tax information reports that are required to be filed with respect to the
Trust on behalf of the Trust. 
 (ii) As among the Trustees and the Administrators, the Institutional Trustee shall have the
power, duty and authority to act on behalf of the Trust with respect to the following matters: 
 (A) the establishment of
the Property Account; 
 (B) the receipt of the Debentures; 
 (C) the collection of interest, principal and any other payments made in respect of the Debentures in the Property Account; 

(D) the distribution through the Paying Agent of amounts owed to the Holders in respect of the Securities; 
 (E) the exercise of all of the rights, powers and privileges of a holder of the Debentures; 
 (F) the sending of notices of default and other information regarding the Securities and the Debentures to the Holders in accordance with
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 (G) the distribution of the Trust Property in accordance with the terms of this
Declaration; 
 (H) to the extent provided in this Declaration, the winding up of the affairs of and liquidation of the Trust
and the preparation, execution and filing of the certificate of cancellation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware; 
 (I) after any Event of Default (provided that such Event of Default is not by or with respect to the Institutional Trustee) the taking of any action incidental to the foregoing as the Institutional Trustee may from time to time determine is
necessary or advisable to give effect to the terms of this Declaration and protect and conserve the Trust Property for the benefit of the Holders (without consideration of the effect of any such action on any particular Holder); and 
 (J) to take all action that may be necessary or appropriate for the preservation and the continuation of the Trust’s valid
existence, rights, franchises and privileges as a statutory business trust under the laws of the State of Delaware and of each other jurisdiction in which such existence is necessary to protect the limited liability of the Holders of the Capital
Securities or to enable the Trust to effect the purposes for which the Trust was created. 
 (iii) The Institutional Trustee
shall have the power and authority to act on behalf of the Trust with respect to any of the duties, liabilities, powers or the authority of the Administrators set forth in Section 2.6(a)(i)(E) and (F) herein but shall not have a duty
to do any such act unless specifically requested to do so in writing by the Sponsor, and shall then be fully protected in acting pursuant to such written request; and in the event of a conflict between the action of the Administrators and the action
of the Institutional Trustee, the action of the Institutional Trustee shall prevail. 
 (b) So long as this Declaration
remains in effect, the Trust (or the Trustees or Administrators acting on behalf of the Trust) shall not undertake any business, activities or transaction except as expressly provided herein or contemplated hereby. In particular, neither the
Trustees nor the Administrators may cause the Trust to (i) acquire any investments or engage in any activities not authorized by this Declaration, (ii) sell, assign, transfer, exchange, mortgage, pledge, set-off or otherwise dispose of any
of the Trust Property or interests therein, including to Holders, except as expressly provided herein, (iii) take any action that would cause the Trust to fail or cease to qualify as a “grantor trust” for United States federal income
tax purposes, (iv) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or issue any other debt or (v) take or consent to any action that would result in the placement of a lien on any of the Trust Property. The Institutional Trustee shall, at the
sole cost and expense of the Trust, defend all claims and demands of all Persons at any time claiming any lien on any of the Trust Property adverse to the interest of the Trust or the Holders in their capacity as Holders. 
 (c) In connection with the issuance and sale of the Capital Securities, the Sponsor shall have the right and responsibility to assist the
Trust with respect to, or effect on behalf of the Trust, the following (and any actions taken by the Sponsor in furtherance of the following prior to the date of this Declaration are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects): 
 (i) the taking of any action necessary to obtain an exemption from the Securities Act; 
 (ii) the determination of the States in which to take appropriate action to qualify or register for sale all or part of the Capital
Securities and the determination of any and all such acts, other than actions which must be taken by or on behalf of the Trust, and the advisement of the Trustees of actions they must take on behalf of the Trust, and the preparation for execution
and filing of any documents to be executed and filed by the Trust or on behalf of the Trust, as the Sponsor deems necessary or advisable in order to comply with the applicable laws of any such States in connection with the sale of the Capital
Securities; 
 (iii) the negotiation of the terms of, and the execution and delivery of, the Placement Agreement providing for
the sale of the Capital Securities; and 
 (iv) the taking of any other actions necessary or desirable to carry out any of the
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 (d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Administrators, the
Institutional Trustee and the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities are authorized and directed to conduct the affairs of the Trust and to operate the Trust so that (i) the Trust will not be deemed to be an
“investment company” required to be registered under the Investment Company Act, and (ii) the Trust will not fail to be classified as a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes and (iii) the Trust will not take
any action inconsistent with the treatment of the Debentures as indebtedness of the Debenture Issuer for United States federal income tax purposes. In this connection, the Institutional Trustee and the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of
the Common Securities are authorized to take any action, not inconsistent with applicable laws, the Original Declaration or this Declaration, as amended from time to time, that each of the Institutional Trustee and such Holders determine in their
discretion to be necessary or desirable for such purposes, even if such action adversely affects the interests of the Holders of the Capital Securities. 
 (e) All expenses incurred by the Administrators or the Trustees pursuant to this Section 2.6 shall be reimbursed by the Sponsor, and the Trustees shall have no obligations with respect to such expenses.

 (f) The assets of the Trust shall consist of the Trust Property. 
 (g) Legal title to all Trust Property shall be vested at all times in the Institutional Trustee (in its capacity as such) and shall be
held and administered by the Institutional Trustee for the benefit of the Trust and neither the Administrators nor the Holders in accordance with this Declaration. 
 (h) If the Institutional Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Declaration and
such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Institutional Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case the Sponsor, the Institutional Trustee and the Holders shall, subject to
any determination in such proceeding, be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder, and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Institutional Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had
been instituted. 
 Section 2.7 Prohibition of Actions by the Trust and the Trustees. 
 (a) The Trust shall not, and the Institutional Trustee and the Administrators shall not, cause the Trust to engage in any activity other
than as required or authorized by this Declaration. In particular, the Trust shall not and the Institutional Trustee, and the Administrators shall not, cause the Trust to: 
 (i) invest any proceeds received by the Trust from holding the Debentures, but shall distribute all such proceeds to Holders of the
Securities pursuant to the terms of this Declaration and of the Securities; 
 (ii) acquire any assets other than as expressly
provided herein; 
 (iii) possess Trust Property for other than a Trust purpose; 
 (iv) make any loans or incur any indebtedness other than loans represented by the Debentures; 
 (v) possess any power or otherwise act in such a way as to vary the Trust Property or the terms of the Securities; 
 (vi) issue any securities or other evidences of beneficial ownership of, or beneficial interest in, the Trust other than the Securities;
or 
 (vii) other than as provided in this Declaration (including Annex I), (A) direct the time, method and place of
exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Debenture Trustee with respect to the Debentures, (B) waive any past default that is waivable under the Indenture, (C) exercise any right to rescind or annul any declaration that the
principal of all the Debentures shall be due and payable, or (D) consent to any amendment, modification or termination of the Indenture or the Debentures where such consent shall be required unless the Trust shall have received an opinion of
counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that such modification will not cause the Trust to cease to be classified as a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes. 
  

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 Section 2.8 Powers and Duties of the Institutional Trustee. 
 (a) The legal title to the Debentures shall be owned by and held of record in the name of the Institutional Trustee in trust for the
benefit of the Trust. The right, title and interest of the Institutional Trustee to the Debentures shall vest automatically in each Person who may hereafter be appointed as Institutional Trustee in accordance with Section 4.7. Such vesting and
cessation of title shall be effective whether or not conveyancing documents with regard to the Debentures have been executed and delivered. 
 (b) The Institutional Trustee shall not transfer its right, title and interest in the Debentures to the Administrators or to the Delaware Trustee. 
 (c) The Institutional Trustee shall: 
 (i) establish and maintain a segregated non-interest bearing trust account (the “Property Account”) in the United States (as defined in Treasury Regulations section 301.7701-7), in the name of and under the
exclusive control of the Institutional Trustee, and maintained in the Institutional Trustee’s trust department, on behalf of the Holders of the Securities and, upon the receipt of payments of funds made in respect of the Debentures held by the
Institutional Trustee, deposit such funds into the Property Account and make payments to the Holders of the Capital Securities and Holders of the Common Securities from the Property Account in accordance with Section 5.1. Funds in the Property
Account shall be held uninvested until disbursed in accordance with this Declaration; 
 (ii) engage in such ministerial
activities as shall be necessary or appropriate to effect the redemption of the Capital Securities and the Common Securities to the extent the Debentures are redeemed or mature; and 
 (iii) upon written notice of distribution issued by the Administrators in accordance with the terms of the Securities, engage in such
ministerial activities as shall be necessary or appropriate to effect the distribution of the Debentures to Holders of Securities upon the occurrence of certain circumstances pursuant to the terms of the Securities. 
 (d) The Institutional Trustee shall take all actions and perform such duties as may be specifically required of the Institutional Trustee
pursuant to the terms of the Securities. 
 (e) The Institutional Trustee may bring or defend, pay, collect, compromise,
arbitrate, resort to legal action with respect to, or otherwise adjust claims or demands of or against, the Trust (a “Legal Action”) which arises out of or in connection with an Event of Default of which a Responsible Officer of the
Institutional Trustee has actual knowledge or the Institutional Trustee’s duties and obligations under this Declaration or the Trust Indenture Act; provided, however, that if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and such event is
attributable to the failure of the Debenture Issuer to pay interest or principal on the Debentures on the date such interest or principal is otherwise payable (or in the case of redemption, on the redemption date), then a Holder of the Capital
Securities may directly institute a proceeding for enforcement of payment to such Holder of the principal of or interest on the Debentures having a principal amount equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Capital Securities of such Holder
(a “Direct Action”) on or after the respective due date specified in the Debentures. In connection with such Direct Action, the rights of the Holders of the Common Securities will be subrogated to the rights of such Holder of the Capital
Securities to the extent of any payment made by the Debenture Issuer to such Holder of the Capital Securities in such Direct Action; provided, however, that a Holder of the Capital Securities may exercise such right of subrogation only so long as an
Event of Default with respect to the Capital Securities has occurred and is continuing. 
 (f) The Institutional Trustee shall
continue to serve as a Trustee until either: 
 (i) the Trust has been completely liquidated and the proceeds of the
liquidation distributed to the Holders of the Securities pursuant to the terms of the Securities and this Declaration (including Annex I); or 
 (ii) a Successor Institutional Trustee has been appointed and has accepted that appointment in accordance with Section 4.7. 
  

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 (g) The Institutional Trustee shall have the legal power to exercise all of the rights,
powers and privileges of a Holder of the Debentures under the Indenture and, if an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Institutional Trustee may, for the benefit of Holders of the Securities, enforce its rights as holder of the Debentures
subject to the rights of the Holders pursuant to this Declaration (including Annex I) and the terms of the Securities. 
 The
Institutional Trustee must exercise the powers set forth in this Section 2.8 in a manner that is consistent with the purposes and functions of the Trust set out in Section 2.3, and the Institutional Trustee shall not take any action that
is inconsistent with the purposes and functions of the Trust set out in Section 2.3. 
 Section 2.9 Certain Duties and
Responsibilities of the Trustees and Administrators. 
 (a) The Institutional Trustee, before the occurrence of any Event
of Default and after the curing of all Events of Default that may have occurred, shall undertake to perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Declaration and no implied covenants shall be read into this Declaration against the
Institutional Trustee. In case an Event of Default has occurred (that has not been cured or waived pursuant to Section 6.7), the Institutional Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Declaration, and use the
same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs. 
 (b) The duties and responsibilities of the Trustees and the Administrators shall be as provided by this Declaration and, in the case of
the Institutional Trustee, by the Trust Indenture Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no provision of this Declaration shall require the Trustees or Administrators to expend or risk their own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the
performance of any of their duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of their rights or powers, if they shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity satisfactory to it against such risk or
liability is not reasonably assured to it. Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Declaration relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustees or Administrators shall be
subject to the provisions of this Article. Nothing in this Declaration shall be construed to release an Administrator or Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct. To the
extent that, at law or in equity, a Trustee or an Administrator has duties and liabilities relating to the Trust or to the Holders, such Trustee or Administrator shall not be liable to the Trust or to any Holder for such Trustee’s or
Administrator’s good faith reliance on the provisions of this Declaration. The provisions of this Declaration, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of the Administrators or the Trustees otherwise existing at law or in
equity, are agreed by the Sponsor and the Holders to replace such other duties and liabilities of the Administrators or the Trustees. 
 (c) All payments made by the Institutional Trustee or a Paying Agent in respect of the Securities shall be made only from the revenue and proceeds from the Trust Property and only to the extent that there shall be
sufficient revenue or proceeds from the Trust Property to enable the Institutional Trustee or a Paying Agent to make payments in accordance with the terms hereof. Each Holder, by its acceptance of a Security, agrees that it will look solely to the
revenue and proceeds from the Trust Property to the extent legally available for distribution to it as herein provided and that the Trustees and the Administrators are not personally liable to it for any amount distributable in respect of any
Security or for any other liability in respect of any Security. This Section 2.9(c) does not limit the liability of the Trustees expressly set forth elsewhere in this Declaration or, in the case of the Institutional Trustee, in the Trust
Indenture Act. 
 (d) No provision of this Declaration shall be construed to relieve the Institutional Trustee from liability
with respect to matters that are within the authority of the Institutional Trustee under this Declaration for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that: 
 (i) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable for any error or judgment made in good faith by an Authorized Officer of the
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 (i) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or
omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of not less than a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities or the Common Securities, as applicable, relating to the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Institutional Trustee under this Declaration; 
 (ii) the Institutional Trustee’s sole duty with respect to the custody, safe keeping and physical preservation of the Debentures and
the Property Account shall be to deal with such property in a similar manner as the Institutional Trustee deals with similar property for its own account, subject to the protections and limitations on liability afforded to the Institutional Trustee
under this Declaration and the Trust Indenture Act; 
 (iii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable for any interest on
any money received by it except as it may otherwise agree in writing with the Sponsor; and money held by the Institutional Trustee need not be segregated from other funds held by it except in relation to the Property Account maintained by the
Institutional Trustee pursuant to Section 2.8(c)(i) and except to the extent otherwise required by law; and 
 (iv)
the Institutional Trustee shall not be responsible for monitoring the compliance by the Administrators or the Sponsor with their respective duties under this Declaration, nor shall the Institutional Trustee be liable for any default or misconduct of
the Administrators or the Sponsor. 
 Section 2.10 Certain Rights of Institutional Trustee. Subject to the provisions of
Section 2.9: 
 (a) the Institutional Trustee may conclusively rely and shall fully be protected in acting or refraining
from acting in good faith upon any resolution, opinion of counsel, certificate, written representation of a Holder or transferee, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction,
consent, order, appraisal, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties; 
 (b) if (i) in performing its duties under this Declaration, the Institutional Trustee is required to decide between alternative
courses of action, (ii) in construing any of the provisions of this Declaration, the Institutional Trustee finds the same ambiguous or inconsistent with any other provisions contained herein, or (iii) the Institutional Trustee is unsure of
the application of any provision of this Declaration, then, except as to any matter as to which the Holders of Capital Securities are entitled to vote under the terms of this Declaration, the Institutional Trustee may deliver a notice to the Sponsor
requesting the Sponsor’s opinion as to the course of action to be taken and the Institutional Trustee shall take such action, or refrain from taking such action, as the Institutional Trustee in its sole discretion shall deem advisable and in
the best interests of the Holders, in which event the Institutional Trustee shall have no liability except for its own negligence or willful misconduct; 
 (c) any direction or act of the Sponsor or the Administrators contemplated by this Declaration shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate; 
 (d) whenever in the administration of this Declaration, the Institutional Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or
established before undertaking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Institutional Trustee (unless other evidence is herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, request and conclusively rely upon an
Officers’ Certificate as to factual matters which, upon receipt of such request, shall be promptly delivered by the Sponsor or the Administrators; 
 (e) the Institutional Trustee shall have no duty to see to any recording, filing or registration of any instrument (including any financing or continuation statement or any filing under tax or securities laws) or any
rerecording, refiling or reregistration thereof; 
 (f) the Institutional Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection
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and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon and in accordance with such advice;
the Institutional Trustee shall have the right at any time to seek instructions concerning the administration of this Declaration from any court of competent jurisdiction; 
 (g) the Institutional Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Declaration at the
request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to this Declaration, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Institutional Trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might
be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction; provided, that nothing contained in this Section 2.10(g) shall be taken to relieve the Institutional Trustee, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default that has not been cured or
waived, of its obligation to exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Declaration; 
 (h) the Institutional Trustee
shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond, debenture, note or other evidence of indebtedness
or other paper or document, unless requested in writing to do so by one or more Holders, but the Institutional Trustee may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit; 
 (i) the Institutional Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or
through its agents or attorneys and the Institutional Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of, or for the supervision of, any such agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder; 
 (j) whenever in the administration of this Declaration the Institutional Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive instructions with
respect to enforcing any remedy or right or taking any other action hereunder, the Institutional Trustee (i) may request instructions from the Holders of the Common Securities and the Capital Securities, which instructions may be given only by
the Holders of the same proportion in liquidation amount of the Common Securities and the Capital Securities as would be entitled to direct the Institutional Trustee under the terms of the Common Securities and the Capital Securities in respect of
such remedy, right or action, (ii) may refrain from enforcing such remedy or right or taking such other action until such instructions are received, and (iii) shall be fully protected in acting in accordance with such instructions;

 (k) except as otherwise expressly provided in this Declaration, the Institutional Trustee shall not be under any obligation
to take any action that is discretionary under the provisions of this Declaration; 
 (l) when the Institutional Trustee
incurs expenses or renders services in connection with a Bankruptcy Event, such expenses (including the fees and expenses of its counsel) and the compensation for such services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any
bankruptcy law or law relating to creditors rights generally; 
 (m) the Institutional Trustee shall not be charged with
knowledge of an Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee obtains actual knowledge of such event or the Institutional Trustee receives written notice of such event from any Holder; 
 (n) any action taken by the Institutional Trustee or its agents hereunder shall bind the Trust and the Holders of the Securities, and the
signature of the Institutional Trustee or its agents alone shall be sufficient and effective to perform any such action and no third party shall be required to inquire as to the authority of the Institutional Trustee to so act or as to its
compliance with any of the terms and provisions of this Declaration, both of which shall be conclusively evidenced by the Institutional Trustee’s or its agent’s taking such action; and 
 (o) no provision of this Declaration shall be deemed to impose any duty or obligation on the Institutional Trustee to perform any act or
acts or exercise any right, power, duty or obligation conferred or imposed on it, in any jurisdiction in which it shall be illegal, or in which the Institutional Trustee shall be unqualified or incompetent in accordance with applicable law, to
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any such right, power, duty or obligation. No permissive power or authority available to the Institutional Trustee shall be construed to be a duty.

 Section 2.11 Delaware Trustee. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Declaration other than Section 4.2, the
Delaware Trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any powers, nor shall the Delaware Trustee have any of the duties and responsibilities of any of the Trustees or the Administrators described in this Declaration (except as may be required under the
Business Trust Act). Except as set forth in Section 4.2, the Delaware Trustee shall be a Trustee for the sole and limited purpose of fulfilling the requirements of 0 3807 of the Business Trust Act. 
 Section 2.12 Execution of Documents. Unless otherwise determined in writing by the Institutional Trustee, and except as otherwise required by
the Business Trust Act, the Institutional Trustee, or any one or more of the Administrators, as the case may be, is authorized to execute on behalf of the Trust any documents that the Trustees or the Administrators, as the case may be, have the
power and authority to execute pursuant to Section 2.6. 
 Section 2.13 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of
Securities. The recitals contained in this Declaration and the Securities shall be taken as the statements of the Sponsor, and the Trustees do not assume any responsibility for their correctness. The Trustees make no representations as to the
value or condition of the property of the Trust or any part thereof. The Trustees make no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Declaration, the Debentures or the Securities. 
 Section 2.14 Duration of Trust. The Trust, unless dissolved pursuant to the provisions of Article VII hereof, shall have existence for
thirty-five (35) years from the Closing Date. 
 Section 2.15 Mergers. (a) The Trust may not consolidate, amalgamate,
merge with or into, or be replaced by, or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any corporation or other Person, except as described in this Section 2.15(b) and (c) and except with respect to
the distribution of Debentures to Holders of Securities pursuant to Section 7.l(a)(iv) of the Declaration or Section 4 of Annex I. 
 (b) The Trust may, with the consent of the Institutional Trustee (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld) and without the consent of the Delaware Trustee or the Holders of the Capital Securities, consolidate,
amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced by a trust organized as such under the laws of any State; provided, that: 
 (i) if the Trust is not the survivor, such successor entity (the “Successor Entity”) either: 
 (A)
expressly assumes all of the obligations of the Trust under the Securities; or 
 (B) substitutes for the Securities other
securities having substantially the same terms as the Securities (the “Successor Securities”) so that the Successor Securities rank the same as the Securities rank with respect to Distributions and payments upon Liquidation, redemption and
otherwise; 
 (ii) the Sponsor expressly appoints, as the Holder of the Debentures, a trustee of the Successor Entity that
possesses the same powers and duties as the Institutional Trustee; 
 (iii) the Capital Securities or any Successor Securities
(excluding any securities substituted for the Common Securities) are listed, or any Successor Securities will be listed upon notification of issuance, on any national securities exchange or with another organization on which the Capital Securities
are then listed or quoted, if any; 
 (iv) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement does not cause the Capital
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 (v) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement does not adversely affect the
rights, preferences and privileges of the Holders of the Securities (including any Successor Securities) in any material respect (other than with respect to any dilution of such Holders’ interests in the Successor Entity as a result of such
merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement); 
 (vi) such Successor Entity has a purpose substantially identical to
that of the Trust; 
 (vii) prior to such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement, the Trust has received a written
opinion of a nationally recognized independent counsel to the Trust experienced in such matters to the effect that: 
 (A)
such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of the Holders of the Securities (including any Successor Securities) in any material respect (other than with respect to any
dilution of the Holders’ interest in the Successor Entity); 
 (B) following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
replacement, neither the Trust nor the Successor Entity will be required to register as an Investment Company; and 
 (C)
following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement, the Trust (or the Successor Entity) will continue to be classified as a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes; 
 (viii) the Sponsor guarantees the obligations of such Successor Entity under the Successor Securities at least to the extent provided by
the Guarantee, the Debentures and this Declaration; and 
 (ix) prior to such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
replacement, the Institutional Trustee shall have received an Officers’ Certificate of the Administrators and an opinion of counsel, each to the effect that all conditions precedent of this paragraph (b) to such transaction have been
satisfied. 
 (c) Notwithstanding Section 2.15(b), the Trust shall not, except with the consent of Holders of 100% in
liquidation amount of the Securities, consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced by any other Person or permit any other Person to consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or replace it if such consolidation, amalgamation,
merger or replacement would cause the Trust or Successor Entity to be classified as other than a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes. 
 ARTICLE III 
 SPONSOR 
 Section 3.1 Sponsor’s Purchase of Common Securities. On the Closing Date, the Sponsor will purchase all of the Common Securities issued
by the Trust, in an amount at least equal to 3% of the capital of the Trust, at the same time as the Capital Securities are sold. 
 Section 3.2 Responsibilities of the Sponsor. In connection with the issue and sale of the Capital Securities, the Sponsor shall have the exclusive right and responsibility to engage in, or direct the Administrators to engage in,
the following activities: 
 (a) to determine the States in which to take appropriate action to qualify or register for sale
of all or part of the Capital Securities and to do any and all such acts, other than actions which must be taken by the Trust, and advise the Trust of actions it must take, and prepare for execution and filing any documents to be executed and filed
by the Trust, as the Sponsor deems necessary or advisable in order to comply with the applicable laws of any such States; 
 (b) to prepare for filing and request the Administrators to cause the filing by the Trust, as may be appropriate, of an application to the PORTAL system, for listing or quotation upon notice of issuance of any Capital Securities, if
required; and 
 (c) to negotiate the terms of and/or execute on behalf of the Trust, the Placement Agreement and other
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 ARTICLE IV 
 TRUSTEES AND ADMINISTRATORS 
 Section 4.1 Number of Trustees. The number of Trustees
initially shall be two, and: 
 (a) at any time before the issuance of any Securities, the Sponsor may, by written instrument,
increase or decrease the number of Trustees; and 
 (b) after the issuance of any Securities, the number of Trustees may be
increased or decreased by vote of the Holder of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities voting as a class at a meeting of the Holder of the Common Securities; provided, however, that there shall be a Delaware Trustee if required by
Section 4.2; and there shall always be one Trustee who shall be the Institutional Trustee, and such Trustee may also serve as Delaware Trustee if it meets the applicable requirements, in which case Section 2.11 shall have no application to
such entity in its capacity as Institutional Trustee. 
 Section 4.2 Delaware Trustee. If required by the Business Trust Act, one
Trustee (the “Delaware Trustee”) shall be: 
 (a) a natural person who is a resident of the State of Delaware; or

 (b) if not a natural person, an entity which is organized under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the
District of Columbia, has its principal place of business in the State of Delaware, and otherwise meets the requirements of applicable law, including §3807 of the Business Trust Act. 
 Section 4.3 Institutional Trustee; Eligibility. (a) There shall at all times be one Trustee which shall act as Institutional Trustee
which shall: 
 (i) not be an Affiliate of the Sponsor; 
 (ii) not offer or provide credit or credit enhancement to the Trust; and 
 (iii) be a banking corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof or of the
District of Columbia and authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least 50 million U.S. dollars ($50,000,000), and subject to supervision or examination by Federal, State or
District of Columbia authority. If such corporation publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the supervising or examining authority referred to above, then for the purposes of this
Section 4.3(a)(iii), the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. 
 (b) If at any time the Institutional Trustee shall cease to be eligible to so act under Section 4.3(a), the Institutional Trustee
shall immediately resign in the manner and with the effect set forth in Section 4.7(a). 
 (c) If the Institutional
Trustee has or shall acquire any “conflicting interest” within the meaning of §310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Institutional Trustee shall either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided
by, and subject to this Declaration. 
 (d) The initial Institutional Trustee shall be The Bank of New York. 
 Section 4.4 Certain Qualifications of the Delaware Trustee Generally. The Delaware Trustee shall be a U.S. Person and either a natural
person who is at least 21 years of age or a legal entity that shall act through one or more Authorized Officers. 
 Section 4.5
Administrators. Each Administrator shall be a U.S. Person. The initial Administrators shall be Scott A. Montgomery and David R. Brown. There shall at all times be at least one Administrator. 
 Except where a requirement for action by a specific number of Administrators is expressly set forth in this Declaration and except
with respect to any action the taking of which is the subject of a meeting of the Administrators, any action required or permitted to be taken by the Administrators may be taken by, and any power of the Administrators may be exercised by, or with
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 Section 4.6 Initial Delaware Trustee. The initial Delaware Trustee shall be The Bank of New
York (Delaware). 
 Section 4.7 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Trustees and Administrators. 
 (a) No resignation or removal of any Trustee (the “Relevant Trustee”) and no appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to this
Article shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee in accordance with the applicable requirements of this Section 4.7. 
 Subject to the immediately preceding paragraph, a Relevant Trustee may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Holders
of the Securities and by appointing a successor Relevant Trustee. Upon the resignation of the Institutional Trustee, the Institutional Trustee shall appoint a successor by requesting from at least three Persons meeting the eligibility requirements,
its expenses and charges to serve as the successor Institutional Trustee on a form provided by the Administrators, and selecting the Person who agrees to the lowest expense and charges (the “Successor Institutional Trustee”). If the
instrument of acceptance by the successor Relevant Trustee required by Section 4.7 shall not have been delivered to the Relevant Trustee within 60 days after the giving of such notice of resignation or delivery of the instrument of removal, the
Relevant Trustee may petition, at the expense of the Trust, any Federal, State or District of Columbia court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Relevant Trustee. Such court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if
any, as it may deem proper, appoint a Relevant Trustee. The Institutional Trustee shall have no liability for the selection of such successor pursuant to this Section 4.7. 
 Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, any Trustee may be removed at any time by an act of the Holder of a
majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities. If any Trustee shall be so removed, the Holders of the Common Securities, by act of the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities then outstanding delivered to the
Relevant Trustee, shall promptly appoint a successor Relevant Trustee or Trustees, and such successor Trustee shall comply with the applicable requirements of this Section 4.7. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the
Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, or both of them, may be removed by the act of the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities, delivered to the Relevant Trustee (in its individual capacity and on behalf of
the Trust). If any Trustee shall be so removed, the Holders of Capital Securities, by act of the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities then outstanding delivered to the Relevant Trustee, shall promptly appoint a
successor Relevant Trustee or Trustees, and such successor Trustee shall comply with the applicable requirements of this Section 4.7. If no successor Relevant Trustee shall have been so appointed by the Holders of a Majority in liquidation
amount of the Capital Securities and accepted appointment in the manner required by this Section 4.7, within 30 days after delivery of an instrument of removal, the Relevant Trustee or any Holder who has been a Holder of the Securities for at
least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any Federal, State or District of Columbia court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Relevant Trustee. Such court may thereupon, after
prescribing such notice, if any, as it may deem proper, appoint a successor Relevant Trustee or Trustees. 
 The Institutional
Trustee shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of a Trustee and each appointment of a successor Trustee to all Holders in the manner provided in Section 4.7(b) and shall give notice to the Sponsor. Each notice shall include
the name of the successor Relevant Trustee and the address of its Corporate Trust Office if it is the Institutional Trustee. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Declaration, in the event a Delaware Trustee who is a natural person dies or is adjudged by a court to have become incompetent or incapacitated, the vacancy created by such death,
incompetence or incapacity may be filled by the Institutional Trustee following the procedures in this Section 4.7 (with the successor being a Person who satisfies the eligibility requirement for a Delaware Trustee set forth in this
Declaration) (the “Successor Delaware Trustee”). 
 (b) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Relevant
Trustee, the retiring Relevant Trustee and each successor Relevant Trustee with respect to the Securities shall execute and deliver an amendment hereto wherein each successor Relevant Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (a) shall
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such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Relevant Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts
and duties of the retiring Relevant Trustee with respect to the Securities and the Trust and (b) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Declaration as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the Trust
by more than one Relevant Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such amendment shall constitute such Relevant Trustees co-trustees and upon the execution and delivery of such amendment the resignation or removal of the retiring
Relevant Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein and each such successor Relevant Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Relevant
Trustee; but, on request of the Trust or any successor Relevant Trustee such retiring Relevant Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Relevant Trustee all Trust Property, all proceeds thereof and money held by such
retiring Relevant Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities and the Trust, subject to the payment of all unpaid fees, expenses and indemnities of such Retiring Relevant Trustee. 
 (c) No Institutional Trustee or Delaware Trustee shall be liable for the acts or omissions to act of any Successor Institutional Trustee
or Successor Delaware Trustee, as the case may be. 
 (d) The Holders of the Capital Securities will have no right to vote to
appoint, remove or replace the Administrators, which voting rights are vested exclusively in the Holders of the Common Securities. 
 (e) Any successor Delaware Trustee shall file an amendment to the Certificate of Trust with the Delaware Secretary of State identifying the name and principal place of business of such Delaware Trustee in the State of Delaware. 

Section 4.8 Vacancies Among Trustees. If a Trustee ceases to hold office for any reason and the number of Trustees is not reduced pursuant
to Section 4.1, or if the number of Trustees is increased pursuant to Section 4.1, a vacancy shall occur. A resolution certifying the existence of such vacancy by the Trustees or, if there are more than two, a majority of the Trustees
shall be conclusive evidence of the existence of such vacancy. The vacancy shall be filled with a Trustee appointed in accordance with Section 4.7. 
 Section 4.9 Effect of Vacancies. The death, resignation, retirement, removal, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation, incompetence or incapacity to perform the duties of a Trustee shall not operate to
dissolve, terminate or annul the Trust or terminate this Declaration. Whenever a vacancy in the number of Trustees shall occur, until such vacancy is filled by the appointment of a Trustee in accordance with Section 4.7, the Institutional
Trustee shall have all the powers granted to the Trustees and shall discharge all the duties imposed upon the Trustees by this Declaration. 
 Section 4.10 Meetings of the Trustees and the Administrators. Meetings of the Trustees or the Administrators shall be held from time to time upon the call of any Trustee or Administrator, as applicable. Regular meetings of the
Trustees and the Administrators, respectively, may be in person in the United States or by telephone, at a place (if applicable) and time fixed by resolution of the Trustees or the Administrators, as applicable. Notice of any in-person meetings of
the Trustees or the Administrators shall be hand delivered or otherwise delivered in writing (including by facsimile, with a hard copy by overnight courier) not less than 48 hours before such meeting. Notice of any telephonic meetings of the
Trustees or the Administrators or any committee thereof shall be hand delivered or otherwise delivered in writing (including by facsimile, with a hard copy by overnight courier) not less than 24 hours before a meeting. Notices shall contain a brief
statement of the time, place and anticipated purposes of the meeting. The presence (whether in person or by telephone) of a Trustee or an Administrator, as the case may be, at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting except
where a Trustee or an Administrator, as the case may be, attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any activity on the ground that the meeting has not been lawfully called or convened. Unless provided otherwise in
this Declaration, any action of the Trustees or the Administrators, as the case may be, may be taken at a meeting by vote of a majority of the Trustees or the Administrators present (whether in person or by telephone) and eligible to vote with
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present, or without a meeting by the unanimous written consent of the Trustees or the Administrators. Meetings of the Trustees and the Administrators
together shall be held from the time to time upon the call of any Trustee or Administrator. 
 Section 4.11 Delegation of Power.
(a) Any Trustee or any Administrator, as the case may be, may, by power of attorney consistent with applicable law, delegate to any other natural person over the age of 21 that is a U.S. Person his or her power for the purpose of executing any
documents contemplated in Section 2.6; and 
 (b) the Trustees shall have power to delegate from time to time to such of
their number or to any officer of the Trust that is a U.S. Person, the doing of such things and the execution of such instruments either in the name of the Trust or the names of the Trustees or otherwise as the Trustees may deem expedient, to the
extent such delegation is not prohibited by applicable law or contrary to the provisions of the Trust, as set forth herein. 
 Section 4.12 Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business. Any Person into which the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, may be merged or converted or with which either may be consolidated,
or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business
of the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, shall be the successor of the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, hereunder, provided such Person shall be otherwise qualified and eligible
under this Article, provided, further, that such Person shall file an amendment to the Certificate of Trust with the Delaware Secretary of State as contemplated in Section 4.7(e) without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act
on the part of any of the parties hereto. 
 ARTICLE V 
 DISTRIBUTIONS 
 Section 5.1 Distributions. Holders shall receive Distributions in
accordance with the applicable terms of the relevant Holder’s Securities. Distributions shall be made on the Capital Securities and the Common Securities in accordance with the preferences set forth in their respective terms. If and to the
extent that the Debenture Issuer makes a payment of interest (including any Additional Interest or Deferred Interest) and/or principal on the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee (the amount of any such payment being a “Payment
Amount”), the Institutional Trustee shall and is directed, to the extent funds are available in the Property Account for that purpose, to make a distribution (a “Distribution”) of the Payment Amount to Holders. 
 ARTICLE VI 
 ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES

 Section 6.1 General Provisions Regarding Securities. 
 (a) The Administrators shall on behalf of the Trust issue one series of capital securities substantially in the form of Exhibit A-l
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust having such terms as are set forth in Annex I (the “Capital Securities”) and one series of common securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the
assets of the Trust having such terms as are set forth in Annex I (the “Common Securities”). The Trust shall issue no securities or other interests in the assets of the Trust other than the Capital Securities and the Common
Securities. The Capital Securities rank pari passu and payment thereon shall be made Pro Rata with the Common Securities except that, where an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the rights of Holders of the Common Securities to
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 (b) The Certificates shall be signed on behalf of the Trust by one or more
Administrators. Such signature shall be the facsimile or manual signature of any Administrator. In case any Administrator of the Trust who shall have signed any of the Securities shall cease to be such Administrator before the Certificates so signed
shall be delivered by the Trust, such Certificates nevertheless may be delivered as though the person who signed such Certificates had not ceased to be such Administrator; and any Certificate may be signed on behalf of the Trust by such person who,
at the actual date of execution of such Security, shall be an Administrator of the Trust, although at the date of the execution and delivery of the Declaration any such person was not such an Administrator. A Capital Security shall not be valid
until authenticated by the manual signature of an Authorized Officer of the Institutional Trustee. Such signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Capital Security has been authenticated under this Declaration. Upon written order of the Trust
signed by one Administrator, the Institutional Trustee shall authenticate the Capital Securities for original issue. The Institutional Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent that is a U.S. Person acceptable to the Trust to authenticate the
Capital Securities. A Common Security need not be so authenticated. 
 (c) The consideration received by the Trust for the
issuance of the Securities shall constitute a contribution to the capital of the Trust and shall not constitute a loan to the Trust. 
 (d) Upon issuance of the Securities as provided in this Declaration, the Securities so issued shall be deemed to be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. 
 (e) Every Person, by virtue of having become a Holder in accordance with the terms of this Declaration, shall be deemed to have expressly
assented and agreed to the terms of, and shall be bound by, this Declaration and the Guarantee. 
 Section 6.2 Paying Agent, Transfer
Agent and Registrar. The Trust shall maintain in New York, New York, an office or agency where the Securities may be presented for payment (the “Paying Agent”), and an office or agency where Securities may be presented for registration
of transfer or exchange (the “Transfer Agent”). The Trust shall keep or cause to be kept at such office or agency a register for the purpose of registering Securities and transfers and exchanges of Securities, such register to be held by a
registrar (the “Registrar”). The Administrators may appoint the Paying Agent, the Registrar and the Transfer Agent, and may appoint one or more additional Paying Agents or one or more co-Registrars, or one or more co-Transfer Agents in
such other locations as it shall determine. The term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent, the term “Registrar” includes any additional registrar or co-Registrar and the term “Transfer Agent” includes any
additional transfer agent. The Administrators may change any Paying Agent, Transfer Agent or Registrar at any time without prior notice to any Holder. The Administrators shall notify the Institutional Trustee of the name and address of any Paying
Agent, Transfer Agent and Registrar not a party to this Declaration. The Administrators hereby initially appoint the Institutional Trustee to act as Paying Agent, Transfer Agent and Registrar for the Capital Securities and the Common Securities. The
Institutional Trustee or any of its Affiliates in the United States may act as Paying Agent, Transfer Agent or Registrar. 
 Section 6.3
Form and Dating. The Capital Securities and the Institutional Trustee’s certificate of authentication thereon shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-l, and the Common Securities shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2,
each of which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Declaration. Certificates may be typed, printed, lithographed or engraved or may be produced in any other manner as is reasonably acceptable to the Administrators, as
conclusively evidenced by their execution thereof. The Securities may have letters, numbers, notations or other marks of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule, agreements to which the
Trust is subject, if any, or usage (provided, that any such notation, legend or endorsement is in a form acceptable to the Sponsor). The Trust at the direction of the Sponsor shall furnish any such legend not contained in Exhibit A-l to the
Institutional Trustee in writing. Each Capital Security shall be dated the date of its authentication. The terms and provisions of the Securities set forth in Annex I and the forms of Securities set forth in Exhibits A-l and A-2 are part of the
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Administrators and the Sponsor, by their execution and delivery of this Declaration, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.
Capital Securities will be issued only in blocks having a stated liquidation amount of not less than $1,000. 
 The Capital Securities are
being offered and sold by the Trust pursuant to the Placement Agreement in definitive form, registered in the name of the Holder thereof, without coupons with the Restricted Securities Legend. 
 Section 6.4 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates. If: 
 (a) any mutilated Certificates should be surrendered to the Registrar, or if the Registrar shall receive evidence to its satisfaction of
the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate; and 
 (b) there shall be delivered to the Registrar, the Administrators
and the Institutional Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by them to keep each of them harmless; then, in the absence of notice that such Certificate shall have been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, an Administrator on behalf of
the Trust shall execute (and in the case of a Capital Security Certificate, the Institutional Trustee shall authenticate) and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like
denomination. In connection with the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 6.4, the Registrar or the Administrators may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in
connection therewith. Any duplicate Certificate issued pursuant to this Section shall constitute conclusive evidence of an ownership interest in the relevant Securities, as if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed
Certificate shall be found at any time. 
 Section 6.5 Temporary Securities. Until definitive Securities are ready for delivery,
the Administrators may prepare and, in the case of the Capital Securities, the Institutional Trustee shall authenticate, temporary Securities. Temporary Securities shall be substantially in form of definitive Securities but may have variations that
the Administrators consider appropriate for temporary Securities. Without unreasonable delay, the Administrators shall prepare and, in the case of the Capital Securities, the Institutional Trustee shall authenticate definitive Securities in exchange
for temporary Securities. 
 Section 6.6 Cancellation. The Administrators at any time may deliver Securities to the Institutional
Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar shall forward to the Institutional Trustee any Securities surrendered to it for registration of transfer, redemption or payment. The Institutional Trustee shall promptly cancel all Securities surrendered for
registration of transfer, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall dispose of such canceled Securities as the Administrators direct. The Administrators may not issue new Securities to replace Securities that have been paid or that have been
delivered to the Institutional Trustee for cancellation. 
 Section 6.7 Rights of Holders; Waivers of Past Defaults. 

(a) The legal title to the Trust Property is vested exclusively in the Institutional Trustee (in its capacity as such) in accordance
with Section 2.5, and the Holders shall not have any right or title therein other than the undivided beneficial interest in the assets of the Trust conferred by their Securities and they shall have no right to call for any partition or division
of property, profits or rights of the Trust except as described below. The Securities shall be personal property giving only the rights specifically set forth therein and in this Declaration. The Securities shall have no preemptive or similar rights
and when issued and delivered to Holders against payment of the purchase price therefore will be fully paid and nonassessable by the Trust. 
 (b) For so long as any Capital Securities remain outstanding, if, upon an Indenture Event of Default, the Debenture Trustee fails or the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Debentures
fail to declare the principal of all of the Debentures to be immediately due and payable, the Holders of at least a majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities then outstanding shall have the right to make such declaration by a notice
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 At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to the Debentures has been
made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Debenture Trustee as provided in the Indenture, if the Institutional Trustee, subject to the provisions hereof, fails to annul any such declaration and waive
such default, the Holders of at least a majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities, by written notice to the Institutional Trustee, the Sponsor and the Debenture Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if:

 (i) the Sponsor has paid or deposited with the Debenture Trustee a sum sufficient to pay 
 (A) all overdue installments of interest on all of the Debentures, 
 (B) any accrued Deferred Interest on all of the Debentures, 
 (C) the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Debentures that have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and
interest and Deferred Interest thereon at the rate borne by the Debentures, and 
 (D) all sums paid or advanced by the
Debenture Trustee under the Indenture and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Debenture Trustee and the Institutional Trustee, their agents and counsel; and 
 (ii) all Events of Default with respect to the Debentures, other than the nonpayment of the principal of the Debentures that has become
due solely by such acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 5.07 of the Indenture. 
 The Holders
of at least a majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities may, on behalf of the Holders of all the Capital Securities, waive any past default or Event of Default, except a default or Event of Default in the payment of principal or
interest (unless such default or Event of Default has been cured and a sum sufficient to pay all matured installments of interest and principal due otherwise than by acceleration has been deposited with the Debenture Trustee) or a default or Event
of Default in respect of a covenant or provision that under the Indenture cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the holder of each outstanding Debenture. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right
consequent thereon. 
 Upon receipt by the Institutional Trustee of written notice declaring such an acceleration, or
rescission and annulment thereof, by Holders of any part of the Capital Securities a record date shall be established for determining Holders of outstanding Capital Securities entitled to join in such notice, which record date shall be at the close
of business on the day the Institutional Trustee receives such notice. The Holders on such record date, or their duly designated proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to join in such notice, whether or not such Holders remain Holders
after such record date; provided, that, unless such declaration of acceleration, or rescission and annulment, as the case may be, shall have become effective by virtue of the requisite percentage having joined in such notice prior to the day that is
90 days after such record date, such notice of declaration of acceleration, or rescission and annulment, as the case may be, shall automatically and without further action by any Holder be canceled and of no further effect. Nothing in this paragraph
shall prevent a Holder, or a proxy of a Holder, from giving, after expiration of such 90-day period, a new written notice of declaration of acceleration, or rescission and annulment thereof, as the case may be, that is identical to a written notice
that has been canceled pursuant to the proviso to the preceding sentence, in which event a new record date shall be established pursuant to the provisions of this Section 6.7. 
 (c) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 6.7, the Holders of at least a majority in
liquidation amount of the Capital Securities may, on behalf of the Holders of all the Capital Securities, waive any past default or Event of Default and its consequences. Upon such waiver, any such default or Event of Default shall cease to exist,
and any default or Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Trust Agreement, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or Event of Default or impair any right
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 ARTICLE VII 
 DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION OF TRUST 
 Section 7.1 Dissolution and Termination of Trust.
(a) The Trust shall dissolve on the first to occur of: 
 (i) unless earlier dissolved, on July 25, 2036, the
expiration of the term of the Trust; 
 (ii) a Bankruptcy Event with respect to the Sponsor, the Trust or the Debenture
Issuer; 
 (iii) (other than in connection with a merger, consolidation or similar transaction not prohibited by the
Indenture, this Declaration or the Guarantee, as the case may be) the filing of a certificate of dissolution or its equivalent with respect to the Sponsor or upon the revocation of the charter of the Sponsor and the expiration of 90 days after the
date of revocation without a reinstatement thereof; 
 (iv) the distribution of the Debentures to the Holders of the
Securities, upon exercise of the right of the Holders of all of the outstanding Common Securities to dissolve the Trust as provided in Annex I hereto; 
 (v) the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of any Holder of the Common Securities, the Sponsor, the Trust or the Debenture Issuer; 
 (vi) when all of the Securities shall have been called for redemption and the amounts necessary for redemption thereof shall have been
paid to the Holders in accordance with the terms of the Securities; or 
 (vii) before the issuance of any Securities, with
the consent of all of the Trustees and the Sponsor. 
 (b) As soon as is practicable after the occurrence of an event referred
to in Section 7.1(a), and after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Trust as required by applicable law, including Section 3808 of the Business Trust Act, and subject to the terms set forth in Annex I, the Institutional
Trustee shall terminate the Trust by filing a certificate of cancellation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. 
 (c) The provisions of Section 2.9 and Article IX shall survive the termination of the Trust. 
 ARTICLE VIII 

TRANSFER OF INTERESTS 
 Section 8.1 General. (a) Where Capital Securities are presented to the Registrar or a co-registrar with a request to register a transfer or to exchange them for an equal number of Capital Securities represented by different
certificates, the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange if its requirements for such transactions are met. To permit registrations of transfer and exchanges, the Trust shall issue and the Institutional Trustee shall authenticate
Capital Securities at the Registrar’s request. 
 (b) Upon issuance of the Common Securities, the Sponsor shall acquire
and retain beneficial and record ownership of the Common Securities and for so long as the Securities remain outstanding, the Sponsor shall maintain 100% ownership of the Common Securities; provided, however, that any permitted successor of the
Sponsor under the Indenture that is a U.S. Person may succeed to the Sponsor’s ownership of the Common Securities. 
 (c)
Capital Securities may only be transferred, in whole or in part, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Declaration and in the terms of the Capital Securities. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any transfer or
purported transfer of any Security not made in accordance with this Declaration shall be null and void and will be deemed to be of no legal effect whatsoever and any such transferee shall be deemed not to be the holder of such Capital Securities for
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 (d) The Registrar shall provide for the registration of Securities and of transfers of
Securities, which will be effected without charge but only upon payment (with such indemnity as the Registrar may require) in respect of any tax or other governmental charges that may be imposed in relation to it. Upon surrender for registration of
transfer of any Securities, the Registrar shall cause one or more new Securities to be issued in the name of the designated transferee or transferees. Any Security issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange pursuant to the terms of this
Declaration shall evidence the same Security and shall be entitled to the same benefits under this Declaration as the Security surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange. Every Security surrendered for registration of transfer shall
be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form similar to Exhibits B and C satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by the Holder or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing. Each Security surrendered for registration of
transfer shall be canceled by the Institutional Trustee pursuant to Section 6.6. A transferee of a Security shall be entitled to the rights and subject to the obligations of a Holder hereunder upon the receipt by such transferee of a Security.
By acceptance of a Security, each transferee shall be deemed to have agreed to be bound by this Declaration. 
 (e) Neither
the Trust nor the Registrar shall be required (i) to issue, register the transfer of, or exchange any Securities during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of any selection of Securities for redemption and
ending at the close of business on the earliest date on which the relevant notice of redemption is deemed to have been given to all Holders of the Securities to be redeemed, or (ii) to register the transfer or exchange of any Security so
selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part. 
 Section 8.2
Transfer Procedures and Restrictions. 
 (a) General. The Capital Securities shall bear the Restricted
Securities Legend, which shall not be removed unless there is delivered to the Trust such satisfactory evidence, which may include an opinion of counsel licensed to practice law in the State of New York, as may be reasonably required by the Trust,
that neither the legend nor the restrictions on transfer set forth therein are required to ensure that transfers thereof comply with the provisions of the Securities Act or that such Securities are not “restricted” within the meaning of
Rule 144 under the Securities Act. Upon provision of such satisfactory evidence, the Institutional Trustee, at the written direction of the Trust, shall authenticate and deliver Capital Securities that do not bear the legend. 
 (b) Transfer and Exchange of Capital Securities. When Capital Securities are presented to the Registrar (x) to register the
transfer of such Capital Securities, or (y) to exchange such Capital Securities for an equal number of Capital Securities of another number, the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if its reasonable
requirements for such transaction are met; provided, however, that the Capital Securities surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory
to the Trust and the Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing and (i) if such Capital Securities are being transferred to a QIB, accompanied by a certificate of the transferee substantially in
the form set forth as Exhibit C hereto or (ii) if such Capital Securities are being transferred otherwise than to a QIB, accompanied by a certificate of the transferee substantially in the form set forth as Exhibit B hereto. 
 (c) Legend. Except as permitted by Section 8.2(a), each Capital Security shall bear a legend (the “Restricted Securities
Legend”) in substantially the following form: 
 THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
“SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE
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THIS SECURITY BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF AGREES TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY ONLY (A) TO THE DEBENTURE ISSUER OR THE TRUST,
(B) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”), TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER’ AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A
QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (C) TO AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF SUBPARAGRAPH (a) (l), (2), (3) OR (7) OF RULE 501
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS ACQUIRING THE SECURITY FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR,” FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR FOR OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY DISTRIBUTION IN
VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (D) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE DEBENTURE ISSUER’S AND THE TRUST’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR
TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (C) OR (D) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECLARATION OF TRUST, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED
FROM THE DEBENTURE ISSUER OR THE TRUST. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY AGREES THAT IT WILL COMPLY WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS. 
 THE HOLDER
OF THIS SECURITY BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF ALSO AGREES, REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT, INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR OTHER PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974,
AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), (EACH A “PLAN”), OR AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE “PLAN ASSETS” BY REASON OF ANY PLAN’S
INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY AND NO PERSON INVESTING “PLAN ASSETS” OF ANY PLAN MAY ACQUIRE OR HOLD THIS SECURITY OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN, UNLESS SUCH PURCHASER OR HOLDER IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE EXEMPTIVE RELIEF AVAILABLE UNDER U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 96-23, 95-60, 91-38, 90-l OR 84-14 OR ANOTHER APPLICABLE EXEMPTION OR ITS PURCHASE AND HOLDING OF THIS SECURITY IS NOT PROHIBITED BY SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE WITH RESPECT TO SUCH
PURCHASE OR HOLDING. ANY PURCHASER OR HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED BY ITS PURCHASE AND HOLDING THEREOF THAT EITHER (i) IT IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 3(3)
OF ERISA, OR A PLAN TO WHICH SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE IS APPLICABLE, A TRUSTEE OR OTHER PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY USING THE ASSETS OF ANY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN TO FINANCE SUCH
PURCHASE, OR (ii) SUCH PURCHASE WILL NOT RESULT IN A PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE FOR WHICH THERE IS NO APPLICABLE STATUTORY OR ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION. 
 IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATE AND OTHER INFORMATION AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY
THE DECLARATION OF TRUST TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS. 
 THIS SECURITY WILL BE ISSUED AND MAY BE
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$1,000 IN EXCESS THEREOF. ANY ATTEMPTED TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN A 
 BLOCK HAVING A LIQUIDATION AMOUNT OF LESS THAN $100,000 SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE VOID AND OF NO LEGAL EFFECT WHATSOEVER. ANY SUCH PURPORTED TRANSFEREE SHALL BE DEEMED NOT TO BE THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY FOR ANY
PURPOSE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE RECEIPT OF DISTRIBUTIONS ON THIS SECURITY, AND SUCH PURPORTED TRANSFEREE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE NO INTEREST WHATSOEVER IN THIS SECURITY. 
 (d) Minimum Transfers. Capital Securities may only be transferred in minimum blocks of $100,000 aggregate liquidation amount (100
Capital Securities) and multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. Any attempted transfer of Capital Securities in a block having an aggregate liquidation amount of less than $100,000 shall be deemed to be voided and of no legal effect whatsoever. Any
such purported transferee shall be deemed not to be a Holder of such Capital Securities for any purpose, including, but not limited to, the receipt of Distributions on such Capital Securities, and such purported transferee shall be deemed to have no
interest whatsoever in such Capital Securities. 
 Section 8.3 Deemed Security Holders. The Trust, the Administrators, the
Trustees, the Paying Agent, the Transfer Agent or the Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate shall be registered on the books and records of the Trust as the sole holder of such Certificate and of the Securities represented by
such Certificate for purposes of receiving Distributions and for all other purposes whatsoever and, accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such Certificate or in the Securities represented by such
Certificate on the part of any Person, whether or not the Trust, the Administrators, the Trustees, the Paying Agent, the Transfer Agent or the Registrar shall have actual or other notice thereof. 
 ARTICLE IX 
 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
OF HOLDERS OF SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS 
 Section 9.1 Liability. (a) Except as expressly set forth in this
Declaration, the Guarantee and the terms of the Securities, the Sponsor shall not be: 
 (i) personally liable for the return
of any portion of the capital contributions (or any return thereon) of the Holders of the Securities which shall be made solely from assets of the Trust; and 
 (ii) required to pay to the Trust or to any Holder of the Securities any deficit upon dissolution of the Trust or otherwise. 

(b) The Holder of the Common Securities shall be liable for all of the debts and obligations of the Trust (other than with respect to
the Securities) to the extent not satisfied out of the Trust’s assets. 
 (c) Pursuant to § 3803(a) of the
Business Trust Act, the Holders of the Capital Securities shall be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware. 
 Section 9.2 Exculpation. (a) No Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or accountable in damages or
otherwise to the Trust or any Covered Person for any loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith on behalf of the Trust and in a manner such Indemnified Person
reasonably believed to be within the scope of the authority conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Declaration or by law, except that an Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of such
Indemnified Person’s negligence or willful misconduct with respect to such acts or omissions. 
 (b) An Indemnified
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matters the Indemnified Person reasonably believes are within such other Person’s professional or expert competence and, if selected by such Indemnified
Person, has been selected by such Indemnified Person with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Trust, including information, opinions, reports or statements as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities, profits, losses or any other facts
pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which Distributions to Holders of Securities might properly be paid. 
 Section 9.3
Fiduciary Duty. (a) To the extent that, at law or in equity, an Indemnified Person has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Trust or to any other Covered Person, an Indemnified Person acting under
this Declaration shall not be liable to the Trust or to any other Covered Person for its good faith reliance on the provisions of this Declaration. The provisions of this Declaration, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of an
Indemnified Person otherwise existing at law or in equity (other than the duties imposed on the Institutional Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act), are agreed by the parties hereto to replace such other duties and liabilities of the Indemnified
Person. 
 (b) Whenever in this Declaration an Indemnified Person is permitted or required to make a decision: 
 (i) in its “discretion” or under a grant of similar authority, the Indemnified Person shall be entitled to consider such
interests and factors as it desires, including its own interests, and shall have no duty or obligation to give any consideration to any interest of or factors affecting the Trust or any other Person; or 
 (ii) in its “good faith” or under another express standard, the Indemnified Person shall act under such express standard and
shall not be subject to any other or different standard imposed by this Declaration or by applicable law. 
 Section 9.4
Indemnification. (a) (i) The Sponsor shall indemnify, to the full extent permitted by law, any Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Trust) by reason of the fact that he is or was an Indemnified Person against expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests
of the Trust, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo
contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Indemnified Person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Trust, and, with respect
to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. 
 (ii) The Sponsor shall
indemnify, to the full extent permitted by law, any Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Trust to procure a judgment in its
favor by reason of the fact that he is or was an Indemnified Person against expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he
acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Trust and except that no such indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such Indemnified Person
shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Trust unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of
liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which such Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper. 
 (iii) To the extent that an Indemnified Person shall be successful on the merits or otherwise (including dismissal of an action without
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Section 9.4(a), or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be indemnified, to the full extent permitted by law, against expenses
(including attorneys’ fees and expenses) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith. 
 (iv) Any
indemnification of an Administrator under paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Section 9.4(a) (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Sponsor only as authorized in the specific case upon a 
 determination that indemnification of the Indemnified Person is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set
forth in paragraphs (i) and (ii). Such determination shall be made (A) by the Administrators by a majority vote of a Quorum consisting of such Administrators who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, (B) if such a
Quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if a Quorum of disinterested Administrators so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (C) by the Common Security Holder of the Trust. 
 (v) To the fullest extent permitted by law, expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by an Indemnified Person in
defending a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Section 9.4(a) shall be paid by the Sponsor in advance of the final disposition of such action,
suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnified Person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the Sponsor as authorized in this
Section 9.4(a). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no advance shall be made by the Sponsor if a determination is reasonably and promptly made (A) by the Administrators by a majority vote of a Quorum of disinterested Administrators, (B) if
such a Quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if a Quorum of disinterested Administrators so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion or (C) by the Common Security Holder of the Trust, that, based upon the facts
known to the Administrators, counsel or the Common Security Holder at the time such determination is made, such Indemnified Person acted in bad faith or in a manner that such Person did not believe to be in or not opposed to the best interests of
the Trust, or, with respect to any criminal proceeding, that such Indemnified Person believed or had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. In no event shall any advance be made in instances where the Administrators, independent legal
counsel or the Common Security Holder reasonably determine that such Person deliberately breached his duty to the Trust or its Common or Capital Security Holders. 
 (b) The Sponsor shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnified Person from and against any and all
loss, damage, liability, tax (other than taxes based on the income of such Indemnified Person), penalty, expense or claim of any kind or nature whatsoever incurred by such Indemnified Person arising out of or in connection with or by reason of the
creation, administration or termination of the Trust, or any act or omission performed or omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith on behalf of the Trust and in a manner such Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of
authority conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Declaration, except that no Indemnified Person shall be entitled to be indemnified in respect of any loss, damage, liability, tax, penalty, expense or claim incurred by such Indemnified Person
by reason of negligence or willful misconduct with respect to such acts or omissions. 
 (c) The indemnification and
advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, the other paragraphs of this Section 9.4 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification and advancement of expenses may be entitled under any
agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors of the Sponsor or Capital Security Holders of the Trust or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. All
rights to indemnification under this Section 9.4 shall be deemed to be provided by a contract between the Sponsor and each Indemnified Person who serves in such capacity at any time while this Section 9.4 is in effect. Any repeal or
modification of this Section 9.4 shall not affect any rights or obligations then existing. 
 (d) The Sponsor or the
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capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Sponsor would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions
of this Section 9.4. 
 (e) For purposes of this Section 9.4, references to “the Trust” shall include, in
addition to the resulting or surviving entity, any constituent entity (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger, so that any Person who is or was a director, trustee, officer or employee of such constituent
entity, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent entity as a director, trustee, officer, employee or agent of another entity, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Section 9.4 with respect to the resulting
or surviving entity as he would have with respect to such constituent entity if its separate existence had continued. 
 (f)
The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Section 9.4 shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a Person who has ceased to be an Indemnified Person and shall
inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a Person. 
 The provisions of this Section shall survive the
termination of this Declaration or the earlier resignation or removal of the Institutional Trustee. The obligations of the Sponsor under this Section 9.4 to compensate and indemnify the Trustees and to pay or reimburse the Trustees for
expenses, disbursements and advances shall constitute additional indebtedness hereunder. Such additional indebtedness shall be secured by a lien prior to that of the Securities upon all property and funds held or collected by the Trustees as such,
except funds held in trust for the benefit of the holders of particular Securities. 
 Section 9.5 Outside Businesses. Any
Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee and the Institutional Trustee (subject to Section 4.3(c)) may engage in or possess an interest in other business ventures of any nature or description, independently or with others, similar or
dissimilar to the business of the Trust, and the Trust and the Holders of Securities shall have no rights by virtue of this Declaration in and to such independent ventures or the income or profits derived therefrom, and the pursuit of any such
venture, even if competitive with the business of the Trust, shall not be deemed wrongful or improper. None of any Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee or the Institutional Trustee shall be obligated to present any particular investment
or other opportunity to the Trust even if such opportunity is of a character that, if presented to the Trust, could be taken by the Trust, and any Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee and the Institutional Trustee shall have the right
to take for its own account (individually or as a partner or fiduciary) or to recommend to others any such particular investment or other opportunity. Any Covered Person, the Delaware Trustee and the Institutional Trustee may engage or be interested
in any financial or other transaction with the Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor, or may act as depositary for, trustee or agent for, or act on any committee or body of holders of, securities or other obligations of the Sponsor or its
Affiliates. 
 Section 9.6 Compensation; Fee. The Sponsor agrees: 
 (a) to pay to the Trustees from time to time such compensation for all services rendered by them hereunder as the parties shall agree in
writing from time to time (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust); and 
 (b) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustees upon request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and
advances incurred or made by the Trustees in accordance with any provision of this Declaration (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of their respective agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement
or advance as may be attributable to its negligence or willful misconduct. 
 The provisions of this Section 9.6 shall survive the
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 ARTICLE X 
 ACCOUNTING 
 Section 10.1 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year (the “Fiscal Year”) of
the Trust shall be the calendar year, or such other year as is required by the Code. 
 Section 10.2 Certain Accounting Matters.

 (a) At all times during the existence of the Trust, the Administrators shall keep, or cause to be kept at the principal
office of the Trust in the United States, as defined for purposes of Treasury regulations section 301.7701-7, full books of account, records and supporting documents, which shall reflect in reasonable detail each transaction of the Trust. The books
of account shall be maintained on the accrual method of accounting, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied. 
 (b) The Administrators shall either (i) cause each Form 10K and Form 1OQ prepared by the Sponsor and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to be
delivered to each Holder of Securities, within 90 days after the filing of each Form 10K and within 30 days after the filing of each Form 1OQ or (ii) cause to be prepared at the principal office of the Trust in the United States, as defined for
purposes of Treasury regulations section 301.7701-7, and delivered to each of the Holders of Securities, within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Trust, annual financial statements of the Trust, including a balance sheet of the Trust
as of the end of such Fiscal Year, and the related statements of income or loss. 
 (c) The Administrators shall cause to be
duly prepared and delivered to each of the Holders of Securities Form 1099 or such other annual United States federal income tax information statement required by the Code, containing such information with regard to the Securities held by each
Holder as is required by the Code and the Treasury Regulations. Notwithstanding any right under the Code to deliver any such statement at a later date, the Administrators shall endeavor to deliver all such statements within 30 days after the end of
each Fiscal Year of the Trust. 
 (d) The Administrators shall cause to be duly prepared in the United States, as defined for
purposes of Treasury regulations section 301.7701-7, and filed an annual United States federal income tax return on a Form 1041 or such other form required by United States federal income tax law, and any other annual income tax returns required to
be filed by the Administrators on behalf of the Trust with any state or local taxing authority. 
 (e) So long as the only
Holder of the Capital Securities is MM Community Funding Ltd, the Administrators will cause the Sponsor’s reports on Form FR Y-9C, FR Y-9LP and FR Y-6 to be delivered to the Holder promptly following their filing with the Federal Reserve.

 Section 10.3 Banking. The Trust shall maintain one or more bank accounts in the United States, as defined for purposes of
Treasury regulations section 301.7701-7, in the name and for the sole benefit of the Trust; provided, however, that all payments of funds in respect of the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee shall be made directly to the Property Account
and no other funds of the Trust shall be deposited in the Property Account. The sole signatories for such accounts (including the Property Account) shall be designated by the Institutional Trustee. 
 Section 10.4 Withholding. The Institutional Trustee or any Paying Agent and the Administrators shall comply with all withholding requirements
under United States federal, state and local law. The Institutional Trustee or any Paying Agent shall request, and each Holder shall provide to the Institutional Trustee or any Paying Agent, such forms or certificates as are necessary to establish
an exemption from withholding with respect to the Holder, and any representations and forms as shall reasonably be requested by the Institutional Trustee or any Paying Agent to assist it in determining the extent of, and in fulfilling, its
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withholding is properly established by a Holder, shall remit amounts withheld with respect to the Holder to applicable jurisdictions. To the extent that the
Institutional Trustee or any Paying Agent is required to withhold and pay over any amounts to any authority with respect to distributions or allocations to any Holder, the amount withheld shall be deemed to be a Distribution to the Holder in the
amount of the withholding. In the event of any claimed over-withholding, Holders shall be limited to an action against the applicable jurisdiction. If the amount required to be withheld was not withheld from actual Distributions made, the
Institutional Trustee or any Paying Agent may reduce subsequent Distributions by the amount of such withholding. 
 ARTICLE XI

 AMENDMENTS AND MEETINGS 
 Section 11.1 Amendments. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Declaration or by any applicable terms of the Securities, this Declaration may only be amended by a written instrument approved and executed by 

(i) i) the Institutional Trustee, 
 (ii) if the amendment affects the rights, powers, duties, obligations or immunities of the Delaware Trustee, the Delaware Trustee, 
 (iii) if the amendment affects the rights, powers, duties, obligations or immunities of the Administrator, the Administrator, and

 (iv) the Holder of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities. 
 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article XI, no amendment shall be made, and any such purported amendment shall be void and
ineffective: 
 (i) unless the Institutional Trustee shall have first received 
 (A) an Officers’ Certificate from each of the Trust and the Sponsor that such amendment is permitted by, and conforms to, the terms
of this Declaration (including the terms of the Securities); and 
 (B) an opinion of counsel (who may be counsel to the
Sponsor or the Trust) that such amendment is permitted by, and conforms to, the terms of this Declaration (including the terms of the Securities); or 
 (ii) if the result of such amendment would be to 
 (A) cause the Trust to cease to be
classified for purposes of United States federal income taxation as a grantor trust; 
 (B) reduce or otherwise adversely
affect the powers of the Institutional Trustee in contravention of the Trust Indenture Act; 
 (C) cause the Trust to be
deemed to be an Investment Company required to be registered under the Investment Company Act; or 
 (D) cause the Debenture
Issuer to be unable to treat an amount equal to the Liquidation Amount of the Debentures as “Tier 1 Capital” for purposes of the capital adequacy guidelines of the Federal Reserve. 
 (c) Except as provided in Section 11.1 (d), (e) or (h), no amendment shall be made, and any such purported amendment shall be
void and ineffective unless the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities shall have consented to such amendment. 
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Distribution on the Securities or otherwise adversely affect the amount of any Distribution required to be made in respect of the Securities as of a
specified date or (ii) restrict the right of a Holder to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such date. 
 (e) Section 9.1(b) and 9.1(c) and this Section 11.1 shall not be amended without the consent of all of the Holders of the Securities. 
 (f) Article III shall not be amended without the consent of the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities.

 (g) The rights of the Holders of the Capital Securities and Common Securities, as applicable, under Article IV to increase
or decrease the number of, and appoint and remove, Trustees shall not be amended without the consent of the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities or Common Securities, as applicable. 
 (h) This Declaration may be amended by the Institutional Trustee and the Holder of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common
Securities without the consent of the Holders of the Capital Securities to: 
 (i) cure any ambiguity; 
 (ii) correct or supplement any provision in this Declaration that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision of this
Declaration; 
 (iii) add to the covenants, restrictions or obligations of the Sponsor; 
 (iv) modify, eliminate or add to any provision of this Declaration to such extent as may be necessary or desirable, including, without
limitation, to ensure that the Trust will be classified for United States federal income tax purposes at all times as a grantor trust and will not be required to register as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act
(including without limitation to conform to any change in Rule 3a-5, Rule 3a-7 or any other applicable rule under the Investment Company Act or written change in interpretation or application thereof by any legislative body, court, government agency
or regulatory authority) which amendment does not have a material adverse effect on the right, preferences or privileges of the Holders of Securities; 
 provided, however, that no such modification, elimination or addition referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) shall adversely affect the powers, preferences or special rights of Holders
of Capital Securities. 
 Section 11.2 Meetings of the Holders of Securities; Action by Written Consent. 
 (a) Meetings of the Holders of any class of Securities may be called at any time by the Administrators (or as provided in the terms of the
Securities) to consider and act on any matter on which Holders of such class of Securities are entitled to act under the terms of this Declaration, the terms of the Securities or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Capital Securities are
listed or admitted for trading, if any. The Administrators shall call a meeting of the Holders of such class if directed to do so by the Holders of at least 10% in liquidation amount of such class of Securities. Such direction shall be given by
delivering to the Administrators one or more calls in a writing stating that the signing Holders of the Securities wish to call a meeting and indicating the general or specific purpose for which the meeting is to be called. Any Holders of the
Securities calling a meeting shall specify in writing the Certificates held by the Holders of the Securities exercising the right to call a meeting and only those Securities represented by such Certificates shall be counted for purposes of
determining whether the required percentage set forth in the second sentence of this paragraph has been met. 
 (b) Except to
the extent otherwise provided in the terms of the Securities, the following provisions shall apply to meetings of Holders of the Securities: 
 (i) notice of any such meeting shall be given to all the Holders of the Securities having a right to vote thereat at least 7 days and not more than 60 days before the date of such meeting. Whenever a vote, consent or
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Declaration or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Capital Securities are listed or admitted for trading, if any, such vote, consent or
approval may be given at a meeting of the Holders of the Securities. Any action that may be taken at a meeting of the Holders of the Securities may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing setting forth the action so taken is signed by the
Holders of the Securities owning not less than the minimum amount of Securities that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all Holders of the Securities having a right to vote thereon were present and voting.
Prompt notice of the taking of action without a meeting shall be given to the Holders of the Securities entitled to vote who have not consented in writing. The Administrators may specify that any written ballot submitted to the Holders of the
Securities for the purpose of taking any action without a meeting shall be returned to the Trust within the time specified by the Administrators; 
 (ii) each Holder of a Security may authorize any Person to act for it by proxy on all matters in which a Holder of Securities is entitled to participate, including waiving notice of any meeting, or voting or
participating at a meeting. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of 11 months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the Holder of the Securities executing it. Except
as otherwise provided herein, all matters relating to the giving, voting or validity of proxies shall be governed by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware relating to proxies, and judicial interpretations thereunder, as if the Trust
were a Delaware corporation and the Holders of the Securities were stockholders of a Delaware corporation; each meeting of the Holders of the Securities shall be conducted by the Administrators or by such other Person that the Administrators may
designate; and 
 (iii) unless the Business Trust Act, this Declaration, the terms of the Securities, the Trust Indenture Act
or the listing rules of any stock exchange on which the Capital Securities are then listed for trading, if any, otherwise provides, the Administrators, in their sole discretion, shall establish all other provisions relating to meetings of Holders of
Securities, including notice of the time, place or purpose of any meeting at which any matter is to be voted on by any Holders of the Securities, waiver of any such notice, action by consent without a meeting, the establishment of a record date,
quorum requirements, voting in person or by proxy or any other matter with respect to the exercise of any such right to vote; provided, however, that each meeting shall be conducted in the United States (as that term is defined in Treasury
regulations section 301.7701-7). 
 ARTICLE XII 
 REPRESENTATIONS OF INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE 
 AND DELAWARE TRUSTEE 
 Section 12.1 Representations and Warranties of Institutional Trustee. The Trustee that acts as initial Institutional Trustee represents and
warrants to the Trust and to the Sponsor at the date of this Declaration, and each Successor Institutional Trustee represents and warrants to the Trust and the Sponsor at the time of the Successor Institutional Trustee’s acceptance of its
appointment as Institutional Trustee, that: 
 (a) the Institutional Trustee is a banking corporation with trust powers, duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States with trust power and authority to execute and deliver, and to carry out and perform its obligations under the terms of, this Declaration; 
 (b) the execution, delivery and performance by the Institutional Trustee of this Declaration has been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of the Institutional Trustee. This Declaration has been duly executed and delivered by the Institutional Trustee, and it constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Institutional Trustee, enforceable against
it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, insolvency and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a
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 (c) the execution, delivery and performance of this Declaration by the Institutional
Trustee does not conflict with or constitute a breach of the charter or by-laws of the Institutional Trustee; and 
 (d) no
consent, approval or authorization of, or registration with or notice to, any state or federal banking authority is required for the execution, delivery or performance by the Institutional Trustee of this Declaration. 
 Section 12.2 Representations and Warranties of Delaware Trustee. The Trustee that acts as initial Delaware Trustee represents and warrants to
the Trust and to the Sponsor at the date of this Declaration, and each Successor Delaware Trustee represents and warrants to the Trust and the Sponsor at the time of the Successor Delaware Trustee’s acceptance of its appointment as Delaware
Trustee that: 
 (a) if it is not a natural person, the Delaware Trustee is duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware; 
 (b) if it is not a natural person, the execution, delivery and
performance by the Delaware Trustee of this Declaration has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Delaware Trustee. This Declaration has been duly executed and delivered by the Delaware Trustee, and it constitutes
a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Delaware Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, insolvency and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights
generally and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); 
 (c)
if it is not a natural person, the execution, delivery and performance of this Declaration by the Delaware Trustee does not conflict with or constitute a breach of the charter or by-laws of the Delaware Trustee; 
 (d) it has trust power and authority to execute and deliver, and to carry out and perform its obligations under the terms of, this
Declaration; 
 (e) no consent, approval or authorization of, or registration with or notice to, any state or federal banking
authority is required for the execution, delivery or performance by the Delaware Trustee of this Declaration; and 
 (f) the
Delaware Trustee is a natural person who is a resident of the State of Delaware or, if not a natural person, it is an entity which has its principal place of business in the State of Delaware and, in either case, a Person that satisfies for the
Trust the requirements of Section 3807 of the Business Trust Act. 
 ARTICLE XIII 
 MISCELLANEOUS 
 Section 13.1
Notices. All notices provided for in this Declaration shall be in writing, duly signed by the party giving such notice, and shall be delivered, telecopied (which telecopy shall be followed by notice delivered or mailed by first class mail) or
mailed by first class mail, as follows: 
 (a) if given to the Trust, in care of the Administrators at the Trust’s
mailing address set forth below (or such other address as the Trust may give notice of to the Holders of the Securities: 
 National
Mercantile Capital Trust I 
 c/o National Mercantile Bancorp 
 1840 Century Park East 
 Los Angeles, California 90067 
 Attention: Scott A. Montgomery 
 Telecopy:
310-201-0629 
  

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 (b) if given to the Delaware Trustee, at the mailing address set forth below (or such
other address as Delaware Trustee may give notice of to the Holders of the Securities): 
 The Bank of New York (Delaware) 
 White Clay Center, Route 273 
 Newark,
Delaware 197 11 
 Attention: Corporate Trust Administration 
 Telecopy: 302-283-8279 
 (c) if given to the Institutional Trustee, at the Institutional
Trustee’s mailing address set forth below (or such other address as the Institutional Trustee may give notice of to the Holders of the Securities): 
 The Bank of New York 
 101 Barclay Street, Floor 21 W 
 New York, NY 10286 
 Attention: Corporate
Trust Administration 
 Telecopy: 212-815-5915 
 (d) if given to the Holder of the Common Securities, at the mailing address of the Sponsor set forth below (or such other address as the Holder of the Common Securities may give notice of to the Trust): 
 National Mercantile Bancorp 
 1840 Century
Park East 
 Los Angeles, California 90067 
 Attention: Scott A. Montgomery 
 Telecopy: 310-201-0629 
 (e) if given to any other Holder, at the address set forth on the books and records of the Trust. 
 All such notices shall be deemed to have been given when received in person, telecopied with receipt confirmed, or mailed by first class mail, postage
prepaid except that if a notice or other document is refused delivery or cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice was given, such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date of such refusal
or inability to deliver. 
 Section 13.2 Governing Law. This Declaration and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder
shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the law of the State of Delaware and all rights, obligations and remedies shall be governed by such laws without regard to the principles of conflict of laws of the State of Delaware or any
other jurisdiction that would call for the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. 
 Section 13.3
Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the parties hereto agrees that any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Declaration, or the transactions contemplated hereby, may be instituted in any of the courts of the State of
New York and the United State District Courts, in each case located in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, and further agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of any competent court in the place of its corporate domicile in respect of
actions brought against it as a defendant. In addition, each such party irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of such suit, action or proceeding
brought in any such court and irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum and irrevocably waives any right to which it may be entitled on account of its
place of corporate domicile. Each such party hereby irrevocably waives any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Declaration or the transactions contemplated hereby. Each such party agrees that
final judgment in any proceedings brought in such a court shall be conclusive and binding upon it and may be enforced in any court to the jurisdiction of which it is subject by a suit upon such judgment. 
  

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 Each of the Sponsor and the Holder of the Common Securities irrevocably consents to the service of
process on it in any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court by the mailing thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to it at its address given in or pursuant to Section 13.1 hereof. 
 To the extent permitted by law, nothing herein contained shall preclude any party from effecting service of process in any lawful manner or from bringing
any suit, action or proceeding in respect of this Declaration in any other state, country or place. 
 Section 13.4 Intention of the
Parties. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Trust be classified for United States federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust. The provisions of this Declaration shall be interpreted to further this intention of the parties.

 Section 13.5 Headings. Headings contained in this Declaration are inserted for convenience of reference only and do not affect
the interpretation of this Declaration or any provision hereof. 
 Section 13.6 Successors and Assigns. Whenever in this
Declaration any of the parties hereto is named or referred to, the successors and assigns of such party shall be deemed to be included, and all covenants and agreements in this Declaration by the Sponsor and the Trustees shall bind and inure to the
benefit of their respective successors and assigns, whether or not so expressed. 
 Section 13.7 Partial Enforceability. If any
provision of this Declaration, or the application of such provision to any Person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Declaration, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those to which
it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby. 
 Section 13.8 Counterparts. This Declaration may contain more than one
counterpart of the signature page and this Declaration may be executed by the affixing of the signature of each of the Trustees and Administrators to any of such counterpart signature pages. All of such counterpart signature pages shall be read as
though one, and they shall have the same force and effect as though all of the signers had signed a single signature page. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused these presents to be executed as of the day and year
first above written. 
  

			
	 THE BANK OF NEW YORK (DELAWARE)
 as Delaware Trustee

		
	By:	 	/s/    JAMES LONGSHAW        
	 Name:
	 	JAMES LONGSHAW, SVP
	 Title:
	 	
	
	 THE BANK OF NEW YORK
 as Institutional Trustee

		
	By:	 	/s/    MARY
LAGUMINA        
	 Name:
	 	Mary LaGUMINA
	 Title:
	 	Vice President
	
	 NATIONAL MERCANTILE BANCORP
 as Sponsor

		
	By:	 	/s/    SCOTT A.
MONTGOMERY        
	 Name:
	 	Scott A. Montgomery
	 Title:
	 	President and Chief Executive Officer
		
	By:	 	/s/    ILLEGIBLE        
		 	Administrator
		
	By:	 	/s/    SCOTT A.
MONTGOMERY        
		 	Administrator

  

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 ANNEX I 
 TERMS OF 
 FIXED RATE MMCapSSM 
 FIXED RATE COMMON SECURITIES

 Pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, dated as of July 16, 2001 (as amended from time to
time, the “Declaration”), the designation, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of the Capital Securities and the Common Securities are set out below (each capitalized term used but not defined
herein has the meaning set forth in the Declaration): 
 1. Designation and Number. 
 (a) Capital Securities. 15,000 Capital Securities of National Mercantile Capital Trust I (the “Trust”), with an aggregate
stated liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the Trust of Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000) and a stated liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the Trust of $1,000 per Capital Security, are hereby designated for the purposes
of identification only as the “Fixed Rate MMCapSSM” (the “Capital Securities”). The Capital
Security Certificates evidencing the Capital Securities shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-l to the Declaration, with such changes and additions thereto or deletions therefrom as may be required by ordinary usage, custom or practice or
to conform to the rules of any stock exchange on which the Capital Securities are listed, if any. 
 (b) Common
Securities. 64 Common Securities of the Trust (the “Common Securities”) will be evidenced by Common Security Certificates substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2 to the Declaration, with such changes and additions thereto or deletions
therefrom as may be required by ordinary usage, custom or practice. In the absence of an Event of Default, the Common Securities will have an aggregate stated liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the Trust of Four Hundred Sixty-Four
Dollars ($464,000) and a stated liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the Trust of $1,000 per Common Security. 
 2.
Distributions. (a) Distributions payable on each Security will be payable at a fixed annual rate equal to 10.25% (the “Coupon Rate”) of the stated liquidation amount of $1,000 per Security, such rate being the rate of interest
payable on the Debentures to be held by the Institutional Trustee. Except as set forth below in respect of an Extension Period, Distributions in arrears for more than one semi-annual period will bear interest thereon compounded semi-annually at the
Coupon Rate (to the extent permitted by applicable law). The term “Distributions” as used herein includes cash distributions and any such compounded distributions payable unless otherwise stated. A Distribution is payable only to the
extent that payments are made in respect of the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee and to the extent the Institutional Trustee has funds available in the Property Account therefor. The amount of Distributions payable for any period will be
computed for any full semi-annual period on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. 
 (b) Distributions on the
Securities will be cumulative, will accrue from the date of original issuance, and will be payable, subject to extension of distribution payment periods as described herein, semi-annually in arrears on January 25th and July 25th of each year, commencing on January 25,2002 (each, a “Distribution Payment Date”). The Debenture Issuer has the right under the Indenture to defer payments of interest on the Debentures by extending the
interest payment period for up to 10 consecutive semi-annual periods (each, an “Extension Period”) at any time and from time to time on the Debentures, subject to the conditions described below, during which Extension Period no interest
shall be due and payable (except any Additional Interest that may be due and payable) although such interest would continue to accrue on the Debentures, and interest will accrue on such Deferred Interest at an annual rate equal to 10.25%, compounded
semi-annually to the extent permitted by law during any Extension Period. No Extension Period may end on a date other than a Distribution Payment Date. At the end of any such Extension Period the Debenture Issuer shall pay all Deferred Interest;
provided, however, that no Extension Period may extend beyond the Maturity Date and provided further, that, during any such Extension Period, the Debenture Issuer may not 

  

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(i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire, or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of the Debenture
Issuer’s capital stock or (ii) make any payment of principal of or interest or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Debenture Issuer that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in
interest to the Debentures (other than (a) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Debenture Issuer in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the
benefit of one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Debenture Issuer (or securities
convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (b) as a result of any exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Debenture
Issuer’s capital stock (or any capital stock of a subsidiary of the Debenture Issuer) for any class or series of the Debenture Issuer’s capital stock or of any class or series of the Debenture Issuer’s indebtedness for any class or
series of the Debenture Issuer’s capital stock, (c) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Debenture Issuer’s capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being
converted or exchanged, (d) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any stockholder’s rights plan, or the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any stockholder’s rights plan, or the redemption or repurchase of
rights pursuant thereto, or (e) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the
dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). Prior to the termination of any Extension Period, the Debenture Issuer may further extend such period, provided that such period together with all such previous and
further consecutive extensions thereof shall not exceed 10 consecutive semi-annual periods, or extend beyond the Maturity Date. Upon the termination of any Extension Period and upon the payment of all Deferred Interest, the Debenture Issuer may
commence a new Extension Period, subject to the foregoing requirements. No interest or Deferred Interest shall be due and payable during an Extension Period, except at the end thereof, but each installment of interest that would otherwise have been
due and payable during such Extension Period shall bear Deferred Interest. If Distributions are deferred, the Distributions due shall be paid on the date that the related Extension Period terminates, or, if such date is not a Distribution Payment
Date, on the immediately following Distribution Payment Date, to Holders of the Securities as they appear on the books and records of the Trust on the record date immediately preceding such date. Distributions on the Securities must be paid on the
dates payable (after giving effect to any Extension Period) to the extent that the Trust has funds available for the payment of such distributions in the Property Account of the Trust. The Trust’s funds available for Distribution to the Holders
of the Securities will be limited to payments received from the Debenture Issuer. The payment of Distributions out of moneys held by the Trust is guaranteed by the Guarantor pursuant to the Guarantee. 
 (c) Distributions on the Securities will be payable to the Holders thereof as they appear on the books and records of the Trust on the
relevant record dates. The relevant record dates shall be selected by the Administrators, which dates shall be 15 days before the relevant payment dates. Distributions payable on any Securities that are not punctually paid on any Distribution
Payment Date, as a result of the Debenture Issuer having failed to make a payment under the Debentures, as the case may be, when due (taking into account any Extension Period), will cease to be payable to the Person in whose name such Securities are
registered on the relevant record date, and such defaulted Distribution will instead be payable to the Person in whose name such Securities are registered on the special record date or other specified date determined in accordance with the
Indenture. If any date on which Distributions are payable on the Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of the Distribution payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day (and without any interest or
other payment in respect of any such delay) except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar year, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in each case with the same force and effect as if made on
such payment date. 
 (d) In the event that there is any money or other property held by or for the Trust that is not
accounted for hereunder, such property shall be distributed pro rata (as defined herein) among the Holders of the Securities. 
  

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 3. Liquidation Distribution Upon Dissolution. In the event of the voluntary or involuntary
liquidation, dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Trust (each, a “Liquidation”) other than in connection with a redemption of the Debentures, the Holders of the Securities will be entitled to receive out of the assets of the Trust
available for distribution to Holders of the Securities, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Trust (to the extent not satisfied by the Debenture Issuer), distributions equal to the aggregate of the stated liquidation amount of
$1,000 per Security plus accrued and unpaid Distributions thereon to the date of payment (such amount being the “Liquidation Distribution”), unless in connection with such Liquidation, the Debentures in an aggregate stated principal amount
equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount of such Securities, with an interest rate equal to the Coupon Rate of, and bearing accrued and unpaid interest in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid Distributions on, and having the same record
date as, such Securities, after paying or making reasonable provision to pay all claims and obligations of the Trust in accordance with Section 3808(e) of the Business Trust Act, shall be distributed on a Pro Rata basis to the Holders of the
Securities in exchange for such Securities. 
 The Sponsor, as the Holder of all of the Common Securities, has the right at any time to
dissolve the Trust (including without limitation upon the occurrence of a Tax Event, an Investment Company Event or a Capital Treatment Event), subject to the receipt by the Debenture Issuer of prior approval from the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”), if then required under applicable capital guidelines or policies of the Federal Reserve and, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Trust, cause the Debentures to be
distributed to the Holders of the Securities on a Pro Rata basis in accordance with the aggregate stated liquidation amount thereof. 
 The
Trust shall dissolve on the first to occur of (i) July 25, 2036, the expiration of the term of the Trust, (ii) a Bankruptcy Event with respect to the Sponsor, Trust or the Debenture Issuer, (iii) (other than in connection with a
merger, consolidation or similar transaction not prohibited by the Indenture, this Declaration or the Guarantee, as the case may be) the filing of a certificate of dissolution of the Sponsor or upon the revocation of the charter of the Sponsor and
the expiration of 90 days after the date of revocation without a reinstatement thereof, (iv) the distribution to the Holders of the Securities of the Debentures, upon exercise of the right of the Holder of all of the outstanding Common
Securities to dissolve the Trust as described above, (v) the entry of a decree of a judicial dissolution of the Sponsor or the Trust, or (vi) when all of the Securities shall have been called for redemption and the amounts necessary for
redemption thereof shall have been paid to the Holders in accordance with the terms of the Securities. As soon as practicable after the dissolution of the Trust and upon completion of the winding up of the Trust, the Trust shall terminate upon the
filing of a certificate of cancellation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. 
 If a Liquidation of the Trust occurs as
described in clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (v) in the immediately preceding paragraph, the Trust shall be liquidated by the Trustees of the Trust as expeditiously as such Trustees determine to be possible by distributing, after satisfaction
of liabilities to creditors of the Trust, to the Holders of the Securities, the Debentures on a Pro Rata basis to the extent not satisfied by the Debenture Issuer, unless such distribution is determined by the Institutional Trustee not to be
practical, in which event such Holders will be entitled to receive out of the assets of the Trust available for distribution to the Holders, after satisfaction of liabilities of creditors of the Trust to the extent not satisfied by the Debenture
Issuer, an amount equal to the Liquidation Distribution. An early Liquidation of the Trust pursuant to clause (iv) above shall occur if the Institutional Trustee determines that such Liquidation is possible by distributing, after satisfaction
of liabilities to creditors of Trust, to the Holders of the Securities on a Pro Rata basis, the Debentures, and such distribution occurs. 
 If, upon any such Liquidation the Liquidation Distribution can be paid only in part because the Trust has insufficient assets available to pay in full the aggregate Liquidation Distribution, then the amounts payable directly by the Trust on
such Capital Securities shall be paid to the Holders of the Securities on a pro rata basis, except that if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Capital Securities shall have a preference over the Common Securities with regard to
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 Upon any such Liquidation of the Trust involving a distribution of the Debentures, if at the time of such
Liquidation, the Capital Securities were rated by at least one nationally-recognized statistical rating organization, the Debenture Issuer will use its reasonable best efforts to obtain from at least one such or other rating organization a rating
for the Debentures. 
 After the date for any distribution of the Debentures upon dissolution of the Trust, (i) the Securities of the
Trust will be deemed to be no longer outstanding, (ii) any certificates representing the Capital Securities will be deemed to represent undivided beneficial interests in such of the Debentures as have an aggregate principal amount equal to the
aggregate stated liquidation amount of, with an interest rate identical to the distribution rate of, and bearing accrued and unpaid interest equal to accrued and unpaid distributions on, the Securities until such certificates are presented to the
Debenture Issuer or its agent for transfer or reissuance (and until such certificates are so surrendered, no payments of interest or principal shall be made to Holders of Securities in respect of any payments due and payable under the Debentures)
and (iii) all rights of Holders of Securities under the Capital Securities or the Common Securities, as applicable, shall cease, except the right of such Holders to receive Debentures upon surrender of certificates representing such Securities.

 4. Redemption and Distribution. 
 (a) The Debentures will mature on July 25, 2031. The Debentures may be redeemed by the Debenture Issuer, in whole or in part, on any January 25th or July 25th on or
after July 25, 2006, at the Redemption Price, upon not less than 30 days nor more than 60 day’s notice to Holders of such Debentures. In addition, upon the occurrence and continuation of a Tax Event, an Investment Company Event or a
Capital Treatment Event, the Debentures may be redeemed by the Debenture Issuer in whole but not in part, at any time within 90 days following the occurrence of such Tax Event, Investment Company Event or Capital Treatment Event, as the case may be
(the “Special Redemption Date”), at the Special Redemption Price, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice to Holders of the Debentures so long as such Tax Event, Investment Company Event or Capital Treatment Event, as the
case may be, is continuing. In each case, the right of the Debenture Issuer to redeem the Debentures is subject to the Debenture Issuer having received prior approval from the Federal Reserve, if then required under applicable capital guidelines or
policies of the Federal Reserve. 
 “Tax Event” means the receipt by the Debenture Issuer and the Trust of an
opinion of counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a result of any amendment to or change (including any announced prospective change) in the laws or any regulations thereunder of the United States or any political subdivision or
taxing authority thereof or therein, or as a result of any official administrative pronouncement (including any private letter ruling, technical advice memorandum, regulatory procedure, notice or announcement (an “Administrative Action”))
or judicial decision interpreting or applying such laws or regulations, regardless of whether such Administrative Action or judicial decision is issued to or in connection with a proceeding involving the Debenture Issuer or the Trust and whether or
not subject to review or appeal, which amendment, clarification, change, Administrative Action or decision is enacted, promulgated or announced, in each case on or after the date of original issuance of the Debentures, there is more than an
insubstantial risk that: (i) the Trust is, or will be within 90 days of the date of such opinion, subject to United States federal income tax with respect to income received or accrued on the Debentures; (ii) interest payable by the
Debenture Issuer on the Debentures is not, or within 90 days of the date of such opinion, will not be, deductible by the Debenture Issuer, in whole or in part, for United States federal income tax purposes; or (iii) the Trust is, or will be
within 90 days of the date of such opinion, subject to more than a de minimis amount of other taxes, duties or other governmental charges. 
 “Investment Company Event” means the receipt by the Debenture Issuer and the Trust of an opinion of counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a result of the occurrence of a change in
law or regulation or written change in interpretation or application of law or regulation by any legislative body, court, governmental agency or regulatory authority, there is more than an insubstantial risk that the Trust is or, within 90 days of
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to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, which change or prospective change becomes effective or would become effective, as the
case may be, on or after the date of the original issuance of the Debentures. 
 “Capital Treatment Event” means the
receipt by the Debenture Issuer and the Trust of an opinion of counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a result of the occurrence of any amendment to, or change in, the laws, rules or regulations of the United States or any
political subdivision thereof or therein, or as the result of any official or administrative pronouncement or action or decision interpreting or applying such laws, rules or regulations, which amendment or change is effective or which pronouncement,
action or decision is announced on or after the date of original issuance of the Debentures, there is more than an insubstantial risk that the Debenture Issuer will not, within 90 days of the date of such opinion, be entitled to treat an amount
equal to the aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities as “Tier 1 Capital” (or the then equivalent thereof) for purposes of the capital adequacy guidelines of the Federal Reserve, as then in effect and applicable to the
Debenture Issuer; provided, however, that the distribution of the Debentures in connection with the Liquidation of the Trust by the Debenture Issuer shall not in and of itself constitute a Capital Treatment Event unless such Liquidation shall have
occurred in connection with a Tax Event or an Investment Company Event. 
 “Special Event” means any of a Capital
Treatment Event, a Tax Event or an Investment Company Event. 
 “Redemption Price” means the price set forth in the
following table for any Redemption Date or Special Redemption Date that occurs within the twelve-month period beginning in the relevant date indicated below, expressed in percentage of the principal amount of the Debentures being redeemed:

  

				
	 Year Beginning
	  	Percentage	 
	 July 25, 2006
	  	107.6875	%
	 July 25, 2007
	  	106.1500	%
	 July 25, 2008
	  	104.6125	%
	 July 25, 2009
	  	103.0750	%
	 July 25, 2010
	  	101.5375	%
	 July 25, 201l and after
	  	100.0000	%

 plus accrued and unpaid interest on such Debentures to the Redemption Date or, in the case of a
redemption due to the occurrence of a Special Event, to the Special Redemption Date. 
 “Special Redemption Price”
means (1) if the Special Redemption Date is before July 25, 2006, the greater of (a) 100% of the principal amount of the Debentures being redeemed pursuant to Section 10.02 of the Indenture or (b) as determined by a
Quotation Agent, the sum of the present values of the principal amount and the premium payable as part of the Redemption Price with respect to a redemption as of July 25, 2006 together with the present value of scheduled payments of interest
over the Remaining Life of such Debentures, discounted to the Special Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 0.50%, plus, in the case of either (a) or (b),
accrued and unpaid interest on such Debentures to the Special Redemption Date and (2) if the Special Redemption Date is on or after July 25, 2006, the Redemption Price for such Special Redemption Date. 
 “Comparable Treasury Issue” means, with respect to any Special Redemption Date, the United States Treasury security selected by
the Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the Remaining Life that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity
to the Remaining Life. If no United States Treasury security has a maturity which is within a period from three months before to three months after July 25, 2006, the two most closely corresponding United States Treasury securities shall be
used as the Comparable Treasury Issue, and the Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated on a straight-line basis, rounding to the nearest month using such securities. 
  

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 “Comparable Treasury Price” means (a) the average of five Reference
Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Special Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (b) if the Quotation Agent obtains fewer than five such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the
average of all such Quotations. 
 “Primary Treasury Dealer” shall mean a primary United States Government
securities dealer in New York City. 
 “Quotation Agent” means Salomon Smith Barney Inc. and its successors;
provided, however, that if the foregoing shall cease to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Debenture Issuer shall substitute therefore another Primary Treasury Dealer. 
 “Redemption Date” shall mean the date fixed for the redemption of Capital Securities, which shall be any
January 25th or July 25th commencing on July 25, 2006. 
 “Reference Treasury Dealer” means (i) the Quotation Agent and (ii) any other Primary Treasury Dealer selected by the Debenture Trustee after consultation with the Debenture Issuer. 
 “Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Special Redemption Date,
the average, as determined by the Quotation Agent, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Debenture Trustee by such Reference Treasury
Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Special Redemption Date. 
 “Remaining
Life” means, with respect to any Debenture, the period from the Special Redemption Date for such Debenture to July 25, 2006. 
 “Treasury Rate” means (i) the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the week immediately prior to the date of calculation, appearing in the most recently published statistical
release designated H.15 (519) or any successor publication which is published weekly by the Federal Reserve and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption
“Treasury Constant Maturities”, for the maturity corresponding to the Remaining Life (if no maturity is within three months before or after the Remaining Life, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the
Remaining Life shall be determined and the Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a straight-line basis, rounding to the nearest month) or (ii) if such release (or any successor release) is not published during
the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed
as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Special Redemption Date. The Treasury Rate shall be calculated on the third Business Day preceding the Special Redemption Date. 
 (b) Upon the repayment in full at maturity or redemption in whole or in part of the Debentures (other than following the distribution of
the Debentures to the Holders of the Securities), the proceeds from such repayment or payment shall concurrently be applied to redeem Pro Rata at the applicable Redemption Price, Securities having an aggregate liquidation amount equal to the
aggregate principal amount of the Debentures so repaid or redeemed; provided, however, that holders of such Securities shall be given not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice of such redemption (other than at the scheduled maturity of the
Debentures). 
 (c) If fewer than all the outstanding Securities are to be so redeemed, the Common Securities and the Capital
Securities will be redeemed Pro Rata and the Capital Securities to be redeemed will be as described in Section 4(e)(ii) below. 
 (d) The Trust may not redeem fewer than all the outstanding Capital Securities unless all accrued and unpaid Distributions have been paid on all Capital Securities for all semi-annual Distribution periods terminating on or before the date
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 (e) Redemption or Distribution Procedures. 
 (i) Notice of any redemption of, or notice of distribution of the Debentures in exchange for, the Securities (a
“Redemption/Distribution Notice”) will be given by the Trust by mail to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed or exchanged not fewer than 30 nor more than 60 days before the date fixed for redemption or exchange thereof which, in the
case of a redemption, will be the date fixed for redemption of the Debentures. For purposes of the calculation of the date of redemption or exchange and the dates on which notices are given pursuant to this Section 4(e)(i), a
Redemption/Distribution Notice shall be deemed to be given on the day such notice is first mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to Holders of such Securities. Each Redemption/Distribution Notice shall be addressed to the Holders of such
Securities at the address of each such Holder appearing on the books and records of the Trust. No defect in the Redemption/Distribution Notice or in the mailing thereof with respect to any Holder shall affect the validity of the redemption or
exchange proceedings with respect to any other Holder. 
 (ii) In the event that fewer than all the outstanding Securities are
to be redeemed, the Securities to be redeemed shall be redeemed Pro Rata from each Holder of Capital Securities. 
 (iii) If
the Securities are to be redeemed and the Trust gives a Redemption/Distribution Notice, which notice may only be issued if the Debentures are redeemed as set out in this Section 4 (which notice will be irrevocable), then, provided that the
Institutional Trustee has a sufficient amount of cash in connection with the related redemption or maturity of the Debentures, the Institutional Trustee will pay the relevant Redemption Price to the Holders of such Securities by check mailed to the
address of each such Holder appearing on the books and records of the Trust on the redemption date. If a Redemption/Distribution Notice shall have been given and funds deposited as required then immediately prior to the close of business on the date
of such deposit Distributions will cease to accrue on the Securities so called for redemption and all rights of Holders of such Securities so called for redemption will cease, except the right of the Holders of such Securities to receive the
applicable Redemption Price specified in Section 4(a), but without interest on such Redemption Price. If any date fixed for redemption of Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of any such Redemption Price payable on such date will be
made on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay) except that, if such Business Day falls in the next calendar year, such payment will be made on the immediately preceding
Business Day, in each case with the same force and effect as if made on such date fixed for redemption. If payment of the Redemption Price in respect of any Securities is improperly withheld or refused and not paid either by the Trust or by the
Debenture Issuer as guarantor pursuant to the Guarantee, Distributions on such Securities will continue to accrue at the then applicable rate from the original redemption date to the actual date of payment, in which case the actual payment date will
be considered the date fixed for redemption for purposes of calculating the Redemption Price. In the event of any redemption of the Capital Securities issued by the Trust in part, the Trust shall not be required to (i) issue, register the
transfer of or exchange any Security during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before any selection for redemption of the Capital Securities and ending at the close of business on the earliest date on which the relevant notice of
redemption is deemed to have been given to all Holders of the Capital Securities to be so redeemed or (ii) register the transfer of or exchange any Capital Securities so selected for redemption, in whole or in part, except for the unredeemed
portion of any Capital Securities being redeemed in part. 
 (iv) Redemption/Distribution Notices shall be sent by the
Administrators on behalf of the Trust (A) in respect of the Capital Securities, to the Holders thereof, and (B) in respect of the Common Securities, to the Holder thereof. 
 (v) Subject to the foregoing and applicable law (including, without limitation, United States federal securities laws), and provided that
the acquirer is not the Holder of the Common Securities or the obligor under the Indenture, the Sponsor or any of its subsidiaries may at any time and from time to time purchase outstanding Capital Securities by tender, in the open market or by
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 5. Voting Rights—Capital Securities. (a) Except as provided under Sections 5(b) and 7
and as otherwise required by law and the Declaration, the Holders of the Capital Securities will have no voting rights. The Administrators are required to call a meeting of the Holders of the Capital Securities if directed to do so by Holders of at
least 10% in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities. 
 (b) Subject to the requirements of obtaining a tax opinion by
the Institutional Trustee in certain circumstances set forth in the last sentence of this paragraph, the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities, voting separately as a class, have the right to direct the time, method,
and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Institutional Trustee under the Declaration, including the right to direct the Institutional Trustee,
as holder of the Debentures, to (i) exercise the remedies available under the Indenture as the holder of the Debentures, (ii) waive any past default that is waivable under the Indenture, or (iii) exercise any right to rescind or annul
a declaration that the principal of all the Debentures shall be due and payable or (iv) consent on behalf of all the Holders of the Capital Securities to any amendment, modification or termination of the Indenture or the Debentures where such
consent shall be required; provided, however, that, where a consent or action under the Indenture would require the consent or act of the holders of greater than a simple majority in principal amount of Debentures (a “Super Majority”)
affected thereby, the Institutional Trustee may only give such consent or take such action at the written direction of the Holders of at least the proportion in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities outstanding which the relevant Super
Majority represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding. If the Institutional Trustee fails to enforce its rights under the Debentures after the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of such Capital Securities have
so directed the Institutional Trustee, to the fullest extent permitted by law, a Holder of the Capital Securities may institute a legal proceeding directly against the Debenture Issuer to enforce the Institutional Trustee’s rights under the
Debentures without first instituting any legal proceeding against the Institutional Trustee or any other person or entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and such event is attributable to the
failure of the Debenture Issuer to pay interest or principal on the Debentures on the date the interest or principal is payable (or in the case of redemption, the redemption date), then a Holder of record of the Capital Securities may directly
institute a proceeding for enforcement of payment, on or after the respective due dates specified in the Debentures, to such Holder directly of the principal of or interest on the Debentures having an aggregate principal amount equal to the
aggregate liquidation amount of the Capital Securities of such Holder. The Institutional Trustee shall notify all Holders of the Capital Securities of any default actually known to the Institutional Trustee with respect to the Debentures unless
(x) such default has been cured prior to the giving of such notice or (y) the Institutional Trustee determines in good faith that the withholding of such notice is in the interest of the Holders of such Capital Securities, except where the
default relates to the payment of principal of or interest on any of the Debentures. Such notice shall state that such Indenture Event of Default also constitutes an Event of Default hereunder. Except with respect to directing the time, method and
place of conducting a proceeding for a remedy, the Institutional Trustee shall not take any of the actions described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an opinion of tax counsel to the effect
that, as a result of such action, the Trust will not be classified as other than a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes. 
 In the event the consent of the Institutional Trustee, as the holder of the Debentures is required under the Indenture with respect to any amendment, modification or termination of the Indenture, the Institutional
Trustee shall request the written direction of the Holders of the Securities with respect to such amendment, modification or termination and shall vote with respect to such amendment, modification or termination as directed by a Majority in
liquidation amount of the Securities voting together as a single class; provided, however, that where a consent under the Indenture would require the consent of a Super Majority, the Institutional Trustee may only give such consent at the written
direction of the Holders of at least the proportion in liquidation amount of such Securities outstanding which the relevant Super Majority represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding. The Institutional Trustee shall
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Institutional Trustee has obtained an opinion of tax counsel to the effect that, as a result of such action, the Trust will not be classified as other than a
grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes. 
 A waiver of an Indenture Event of Default will constitute a
waiver of the corresponding Event of Default hereunder. Any required approval or direction of Holders of the Capital Securities may be given at a separate meeting of Holders of the Capital Securities convened for such purpose, at a meeting of all of
the Holders of the Securities in the Trust or pursuant to written consent. The Institutional Trustee will cause a notice of any meeting at which Holders of the Capital Securities are entitled to vote, or of any matter upon which action by written
consent of such Holders is to be taken, to be mailed to each Holder of record of the Capital Securities. Each such notice will include a statement setting forth the following information (i) the date of such meeting or the date by which such
action is to be taken, (ii) a description of any resolution proposed for adoption at such meeting on which such Holders are entitled to vote or of such matter upon which written consent is sought and (iii) instructions for the delivery of
proxies or consents. No vote or consent of the Holders of the Capital Securities will be required for the Trust to redeem and cancel Capital Securities or to distribute the Debentures in accordance with the Declaration and the terms of the
Securities. 
 Notwithstanding that Holders of the Capital Securities are entitled to vote or consent under any of the
circumstances described above, any of the Capital Securities that are owned by the Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor shall not entitle the Holder thereof to vote or consent and shall, for purposes of such vote or consent, be treated as if such
Capital Securities were not outstanding. 
 In no event will Holders of the Capital Securities have the right to vote to
appoint, remove or replace the Administrators, which voting rights are vested exclusively in the Sponsor as the Holder of all of the Common Securities of the Trust. Under certain circumstances as more fully described in the Declaration, Holders of
Capital Securities have the right to vote to appoint, remove or replace the Institutional Trustee and the Delaware Trustee. 
 6. Voting
Rights—Common Securities. (a) Except as provided under Sections 6(b), 6(c) and 7 and as otherwise required by law and the Declaration, the Common Securities will have no voting rights. 
 (b) The Holders of the Common Securities are entitled, in accordance with Article IV of the Declaration, to vote to appoint, remove or
replace any Administrators. 
 (c) Subject to Section 6.7 of the Declaration and only after each Event of Default (if
any) with respect to the Capital Securities has been cured, waived or otherwise eliminated and subject to the requirements of the second to last sentence of this paragraph, the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities,
voting separately as a class, may direct the time, method, and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Institutional Trustee under the Declaration,
including (i) directing the time, method, place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Debenture Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Debenture Trustee with respect to the Debentures, (ii) waive
any past default and its consequences that is waivable under the Indenture or (iii) exercise any right to rescind or annul a declaration that the principal of all the Debentures shall be due and payable, provided, however, that, where a consent
or action under the Indenture would require a Super Majority, the Institutional Trustee may only give such consent or take such action at the written direction of the Holders of at least the proportion in liquidation amount of the Common Securities
which the relevant Super Majority represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding. Notwithstanding this Section 6(c), the Institutional Trustee shall not revoke any action previously authorized or approved by a vote
or consent of the Holders of the Capital Securities. Other than with respect to directing the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee or the Debenture Trustee as set forth above, the
Institutional Trustee shall not take any action described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an opinion of tax counsel to the effect that for the purposes of United States federal income tax
the Trust will not be classified as other than a grantor trust on account of such action. If the Institutional Trustee fails to enforce its rights under the Declaration to the fullest extent permitted by law, any Holder of the Common Securities may
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any Person to enforce the Institutional Trustee’s rights under the Declaration, without first instituting a legal proceeding against the Institutional
Trustee or any other Person. 
 Any approval or direction of Holders of the Common Securities may be given at a separate
meeting of Holders of the Common Securities convened for such purpose, at a meeting of all of the Holders of the Securities in the Trust or pursuant to written consent. The Administrators will cause a notice of any meeting at which Holders of the
Common Securities are entitled to vote, or of any matter upon which action by written consent of such Holders is to be taken, to be mailed to each Holder of the Common Securities. Each such notice will include a statement setting forth (i) the
date of such meeting or the date by which such action is to be taken, (ii) a description of any resolution proposed for adoption at such meeting on which such Holders are entitled to vote or of such matter upon which written consent is sought
and (iii) instructions for the delivery of proxies or consents. 
 No vote or consent of the Holders of the Common
Securities will be required for the Trust to redeem and cancel Common Securities or to distribute the Debentures in accordance with the Declaration and the terms of the Securities. 
 7. Amendments to Declaration and Indenture. (a) In addition to any requirements under Section 11 .I of the Declaration, if any proposed
amendment to the Declaration provides for, or the Trustees otherwise propose to effect, (i) any action that would adversely affect the powers, preferences or special rights of the Securities, whether by way of amendment to the Declaration or
otherwise, or (ii) the Liquidation of the Trust, other than as described in Section 7.1 of the Declaration, then the Holders of outstanding Securities, voting together as a single class, will be entitled to vote on such amendment or
proposal and such amendment or proposal shall not be effective except with the approval of the Holders of at least a Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities, affected thereby; provided, however, if any amendment or proposal referred to in
clause (i) above would adversely affect only the Capital Securities or only the Common Securities, then only the affected class will be entitled to vote on such amendment or proposal and such amendment or proposal shall not be effective except
with the approval of a Majority in liquidation amount of such class of Securities. 
 (b) In the event the consent of the
Institutional Trustee as the holder of the Debentures is required under the Indenture with respect to any amendment, modification or termination of the Indenture or the Debentures, the Institutional Trustee shall request the written direction of the
Holders of the Securities with respect to such amendment, modification or termination and shall vote with respect to such amendment, modification, or termination as directed by a Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities voting together as a
single class; provided, however, that where a consent under the Indenture would require a Super Majority, the Institutional Trustee may only give such consent at the written direction of the Holders of at least the proportion in liquidation amount
of the Securities which the relevant Super Majority represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding. 
 (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment or modification may be made to a Declaration if such amendment or modification would (i) cause the Trust to be classified for purposes of United States federal income taxation as other
than a grantor trust, (ii) reduce or otherwise adversely affect the powers of the Institutional Trustee or (iii) cause the Trust to be deemed an “investment company” which is required to be registered under the Investment Company
Act. 
 (d) Notwithstanding any provision of the Declaration, the right of any Holder of the Capital Securities to receive
payment of distributions and other payments upon redemption or otherwise, on or after their respective due dates, or to institute a suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected
without the consent of such Holder. For the protection and enforcement of the foregoing provision, each and every Holder of the Capital Securities shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or equity. 
 8. Pro Rata. A reference in these terms of the Securities to any payment, distribution or treatment as being “Pro Rata” shall mean pro
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outstanding unless, in relation to a payment, an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, in which case any funds available to make such payment
shall be paid first to each Holder of the Capital Securities Pro Rata according to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Capital Securities held by the relevant Holder relative to the aggregate liquidation amount of all Capital Securities
outstanding, and only after satisfaction of all amounts owed to the Holders of the Capital Securities, to each Holder of the Common Securities Pro Rata according to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Common Securities held by the relevant
Holder relative to the aggregate liquidation amount of all Common Securities outstanding. 
 9. Ranking. Capital Securities rank
pari passu with and payment thereon shall be made Pro Rata with the Common Securities except that, where an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the rights of Holders of the Common Securities to receive payment of Distributions
and payments upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise are subordinated to the rights of the Holders of the Capital Securities with the result that no payment of any Distribution on, or Redemption Price of, any Common Security, and no other payment
on account of redemption, liquidation or other acquisition of Common Securities, shall be made unless payment in full in cash of all accumulated and unpaid Distributions on all outstanding Capital Securities for all distribution periods terminating
on or prior thereto, or in the case of payment of the Redemption Price the full amount of such Redemption Price on all outstanding Capital Securities then called for redemption, shall have been made or provided for, and all funds immediately
available to the Institutional Trustee shall first be applied to the payment in full in cash of all Distributions on, or the Redemption Price of, the Capital Securities then due and payable. 
 10. Acceptance of Guarantee and Indenture. Each Holder of the Capital Securities and the Common Securities, by the acceptance of such Securities,
agrees to the provisions of the Guarantee, including the subordination provisions therein and to the provisions of the Indenture. 
 11.
No Preemptive Rights. The Holders of the Securities shall have no preemptive or similar rights to subscribe for any additional securities. 
 12. Miscellaneous. These terms constitute a part of the Declaration. The Sponsor will provide a copy of the Declaration, the Guarantee, and the Indenture to a Holder without charge on written request to the Sponsor at its principal
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 EXHIBIT A-l 
 FORM OF CAPITAL SECURITY CERTIFICATE 
 [FORM OF FACE OF SECURITY] 
 THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR ANY
OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH
TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF AGREES TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY ONLY (A) TO THE DEBENTURE ISSUER
OR THE TRUST, (B) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”), TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE
ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (C) TO AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF SUBPARAGRAPH (a) (l), (2), (3) OR (7) OF
RULE 501 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS ACQUIRING THE SECURITY FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR,” FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR FOR OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY DISTRIBUTION
IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (D) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE DEBENTURE ISSUER’S AND THE TRUST’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR
TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (C) OR (D) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECLARATION OF TRUST, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED FROM
THE DEBENTURE ISSUER OR THE TRUST. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY AGREES THAT IT WILL COMPLY WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS. 
 THE HOLDER OF
THIS SECURITY BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF ALSO AGREES, REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT, INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR OTHER PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS
AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), (EACH A “PLAN”), OR AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE “PLAN ASSETS” BY REASON OF ANY PLAN’S
INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY AND NO PERSON INVESTING “PLAN ASSETS” OF ANY PLAN MAY ACQUIRE OR HOLD THIS SECURITY OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN, UNLESS SUCH PURCHASER OR HOLDER IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE EXEMPTIVE RELIEF AVAILABLE UNDER U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 96-23, 95-60, 91-38, 90-l OR 84-14 OR ANOTHER APPLICABLE EXEMPTION OR ITS PURCHASE AND HOLDING OF THIS SECURITY IS NOT PROHIBITED BY SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE WITH RESPECT TO SUCH
PURCHASE OR HOLDING. ANY PURCHASER OR HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED BY ITS PURCHASE AND HOLDING THEREOF THAT EITHER (i) IT IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 3(3)
OF ERISA, OR A PLAN TO WHICH SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE IS APPLICABLE, A TRUSTEE OR OTHER PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY USING THE ASSETS OF ANY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN TO FINANCE SUCH
PURCHASE, OR (ii) SUCH PURCHASE WILL NOT RESULT IN A PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE FOR WHICH THERE IS NO APPLICABLE STATUTORY OR ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION. 
  

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 IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT SUCH
CERTIFICATE AND OTHER INFORMATION AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE DECLARATION OF TRUST TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS. 
 THIS SECURITY WILL BE ISSUED AND MAY BE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN BLOCKS HAVING A LIQUIDATION AMOUNT OF NOT LESS THAN $100,000 AND MULTIPLES OF $1,000 IN EXCESS THEREOF. ANY ATTEMPTED TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN A
BLOCK HAVING A LIQUIDATION AMOUNT OF LESS THAN $100,000 SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE VOID AND OF NO LEGAL EFFECT WHATSOEVER. ANY SUCH PURPORTED TRANSFEREE SHALL BE DEEMED NOT TO BE THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY FOR ANY PURPOSE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
THE RECEIPT OF DISTRIBUTIONS ON THIS SECURITY, AND SUCH PURPORTED TRANSFEREE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE NO INTEREST WHATSOEVER IN THIS SECURITY. 
  

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	 Certificate Number:
                    
	  	 Number of Capital Securities:
                    

 CUSIP NO
[                    ] 
 Certificate
Evidencing Capital Securities of National Mercantile Capital Trust I 
 Fixed Rate MMCapSSM 
 (liquidation amount $1,000 per Capital Security)

 National Mercantile Capital Trust I, a statutory business trust created under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Trust”),
hereby certifies that [                    ] (the “ Holder “ ) is the registered owner of securities of the Trust representing undivided
beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust, designated the Fixed Rate MMCapSSM (liquidation amount $1,000 per
Capital Security) (the “Capital Securities”). Subject to the Declaration (as defined below), the Capital Securities are transferable on the books and records of the Trust, in person or by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this
Certificate duly endorsed and in proper form for transfer. The designation, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of the Capital Securities represented hereby are issued pursuant to, and shall in all respects
be subject to, the provisions of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of July 16, 2001, among Scott A. Montgomery and David R. Brown, as Administrators, The Bank of New York (Delaware), as Delaware Trustee, The
Bank of New York, as Institutional Trustee, National Mercantile Bancorp, as Sponsor, and the holders from time to time of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust, including the designation of the terms of the Capital Securities as
set forth in Annex I to the Declaration, as the same may be amended from time to time (the “Declaration”). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning given them in the Declaration. The Holder is entitled to
the benefits of the Guarantee to the extent provided therein. The Sponsor will provide a copy of the Declaration, the Guarantee, and the Indenture to the Holder without charge upon written request to the Trust at its principal place of business.

 Upon receipt of this Security, the Holder is bound by the Declaration and is entitled to the benefits thereunder. 
 By acceptance of this Security, the Holder agrees to treat, for United States federal income tax purposes, the Debentures as indebtedness and the Capital
Securities as evidence of beneficial ownership in the Debentures. 
 This Capital Security is governed by, and construed in accordance with,
the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to principles of conflict of laws. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has duly executed this certificate. 
  

			
	 NATIONAL MERCANTILE CAPITAL TRUST I

		
	By:	 	  
	 Name:
	 	
	 Title:
	 	Administrator
		
	 Dated:
	 	

  

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 CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION 
 This is one of the Capital Securities referred to in the within-mentioned Declaration. 
  

			
	 THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
 as the Institutional Trustee

		
	 By:
	 	  
		 	Authorized Officer
		
	 Dated:
	 	

  

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 [FORM OF REVERSE OF SECURITY] 
 Distributions payable on each Capital Security will be payable at a fixed annual rate of 10.25% (the “Coupon Rate”) of the stated liquidation
amount of $1,000 per Capital Security, such rate being the rate of interest payable on the Debentures to be held by the Institutional Trustee. Except as set forth below in respect of an Extension Period, Distributions in arrears for more than one
semi-annual period will bear interest thereon compounded semiannually at the Coupon Rate (to the extent permitted by applicable law). The term “Distributions” as used herein includes cash distributions, any such compounded interest and any
Additional Interest payable on the Debentures unless otherwise stated. A Distribution is payable only to the extent that payments are made in respect of the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee and to the extent the Institutional Trustee has
funds available in the Property Account therefor. The amount of Distributions payable for any period will be computed for any full semiannual Distribution period on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. 
 Except as otherwise described below, Distributions on the Capital Securities will be cumulative, will accrue from the date of original issuance and will
be payable semi-annually in arrears on January 25th and July 25th of each year, commencing on January 25, 2002 (each, a “Distribution Payment Date”). The Debenture Issuer has the right under the
Indenture to defer payments of interest on the Debentures by extending the interest payment period for up to 10 consecutive semi-annual periods (each, an “Extension Period”) at any time and from time to time on the Debentures, subject to
the conditions described below, during which Extension Period no interest shall be due and payable (except any Additional Interest that may be due and payable) although such interest would continue to accrue on the Debentures, and Interest will
accrue on such Deferred Interest, at an annual rate equal to 10.25%, compounded semi-annually to the extent permitted by law during any Extension Period. No Extension Period may end on a date other than a Distribution Payment Date. At the end of any
such Extension Period the Debenture Issuer shall pay all Deferred Interest then accrued and unpaid on the Debentures; provided however, that no Extension Period may extend beyond the Maturity Date. Prior to the termination of any Extension Period,
the Debenture Issuer may further extend such period, provided that such period together with all such previous and further consecutive extensions thereof shall not exceed 10 consecutive semi-annual periods, or extend beyond the Maturity Date. Upon
the termination of any Extension Period and upon the payment of all Deferred Interest, the Debenture Issuer may commence a new Extension Period, subject to the foregoing requirements. No interest or Deferred Interest shall be due and payable during
an Extension Period, except at the end thereof, but each installment of interest that would otherwise have been due and payable during such Extension Period shall bear Deferred Interest. If Distributions are deferred, the Distributions due shall be
paid on the date that the related Extension Period terminates, or, if such date is not a Distribution Payment Date, on the immediately following Distribution Payment Date, to Holders of the Securities as they appear on the books and records of the
Trust on the record date immediately preceding such date. Distributions on the Securities must be paid on the dates payable (after giving effect to any Extension Period) to the extent that the Trust has funds available for the payment of such
distributions in the Property Account of the Trust. The Trust’s funds available for Distribution to the Holders of the Securities will be limited to payments received from the Debenture Issuer. The payment of Distributions out of moneys held by
the Trust is guaranteed by the Guarantor pursuant to the Guarantee. 
 The Capital Securities shall be redeemable as provided in the
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 ASSIGNMENT 
 FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Capital Security Certificate to: 
  
  
 (Insert assignee’s social security or tax identification number) 
  
  
 (Insert address and zip code
of assignee), and irrevocably appoints 
 as agent to transfer this Capital Security Certificate on the books of the Trust. The agent may substitute another
to act for him or her. 
  

	
	 Date:

	 Signature:

 (Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Capital Security
Certificate) 
  

	
	 Signature Guarantee:1

  

	1.	Signature must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” that is a bank, stockbroker, savings and loan association or credit union meeting the requirements of
the Security registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Security
registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. as amended. 

  

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 EXHIBIT A-2 
 FORM OF COMMON SECURITY CERTIFICATE 
 THIS COMMON SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION. 
 EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 8.1(b) OF THE DECLARATION (AS DEFINED BELOW), THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED.

  
  

			
	 Certificate Number:
                    
	  	Number of Common Securities:                     

  

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 Certificate Evidencing Common Securities 
 of 
 National Mercantile Capital Trust I 
 National Mercantile Capital Trust I, a statutory business trust created under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Trust”), hereby certifies
that [                    ] (the “ Holder”) is the registered owner of common securities of the Trust representing undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the Trust (the “Common Securities”). The designation, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of the Common Securities represented hereby are issued pursuant to, and shall in
all respects be subject to, the provisions of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of July 16, 2001, among Scott A. Montgomery and David R. Brown, as Administrators, The Bank of New York (Delaware), as Delaware
Trustee, The Bank of New York, as Institutional Trustee, National Mercantile Bancorp, as Sponsor, and the holders from time to time of undivided beneficial interest in the assets of the Trust including the designation of the terms of the Common
Securities as set forth in Annex I to the Declaration, as the same may be amended from time to time (the “Declaration”). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning given them in the Declaration. The Holder is
entitled to the benefits of the Guarantee to the extent provided therein. The Sponsor will provide a copy of the Declaration, the Guarantee and the Indenture to the Holder without charge upon written request to the Sponsor at its principal place of
business. 
 As set forth in the Declaration, where an Event of Default has occurred and continuing, the rights of Holders of Common
securities to payment in respect of Distributions and payments upon Liquidation, redemption or otherwise are subordinated to the rights of payment of Holders of the Capital Securities. 
 Upon receipt of this Certificate, the Holder is bound by the Declaration and is entitled to the benefits thereunder. 
 By acceptance of this Certificate, the Holder agrees to treat, for United States federal income tax purposes, the Debentures as indebtedness and the
Common Securities as evidence of undivided beneficial ownership in the Debentures. 
 This Common Security is governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to principles of conflict of laws. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has executed this certificate this [      ]
day of [                    ],             . 
  

			
	 NATIONAL MERCANTILE CAPITAL TRUST

		
	By:	 	  
	 Name:
	 	
	 Title:
	 	Administrator

  

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 [FORM OF REVERSE OF SECURITY] 
 Distributions payable on each Common Security will be identical in amount to the Distributions payable on each Capital Security, which is at a fixed
annual rate of 10.25% (the “Coupon Rate”) of the stated liquidation amount of $1,000 per Capital Security, such rate being the rate of interest payable on the Debentures to be held by the Institutional Trustee. Except as set forth below in
respect of an Extension Period, Distributions in arrears for more than one semi-annual period will bear interest thereon compounded semi-annually at the Coupon Rate (to the extent permitted by applicable law). The term “Distributions” as
used herein includes cash distributions, any such compounded distribution and any Additional Interest payable on the Debentures unless otherwise stated. A Distribution is payable only to the extent that payments are made in respect of the Debentures
held by the Institutional Trustee and to the extent the Institutional Trustee has funds available in the Property Account therefor. The amount of Distributions payable for any period will be computed for any full semi-annual Distribution period on
360-day year of twelve 30-day months. 
 Except as otherwise described below, Distributions on the Common Securities will be cumulative, will
accrue from the date of original issuance and will be payable semiannually in arrears on January 25th and
July 25th of each year, commencing on January 25, 2002 (each, a “Distribution Payment Date”).
The Debenture Issuer has the right under the Indenture to defer payments of interest on the Debentures by extending the interest payment period for up to 10 consecutive semi-annual periods (each, an “Extension Period”) at any time and from
time to time on the Debentures, subject to the conditions described below, during which Extension Period no interest shall be due and payable (except any Additional Interest that may be due and payable). No Extension Period may end on a date other
than a Distribution Payment Date. During an Extension Period, interest would continue to accrue on the Debentures, and interest on such accrued interest (such accrued interest and interest thereon referred to herein as “Deferred Interest”)
will accrue at an annual rate equal to 10.25%, compounded semi-annually from the date such Deferred Interest would have been payable were it not for the Extension Period to the extent permitted by law during any Extension Period. At the end of any
such Extension Period the Debenture Issuer shall pay all Deferred Interest then accrued and unpaid on the Debentures; provided, however, that no Extension Period may extend beyond the Maturity Date. Prior to the termination of any Extension Period,
the Debenture Issuer may further extend such period, provided that such period together with all such previous and further consecutive extensions thereof shall not exceed 10 consecutive semi-annual periods, or extend beyond the Maturity Date. Upon
the termination of any Extension Period and upon the payment of all Deferred Interest, the Debenture Issuer may commence a new Extension Period, subject to the foregoing requirements. No interest or Deferred Interest shall be due and payable during
an Extension Period, except at the end thereof, but each installment of interest that would otherwise have been due and payable during such Extension Period shall bear Deferred Interest. If Distributions are deferred, the Distributions due shall be
paid on the date that the related Extension Period terminates, or, if such date is not a Distribution Payment Date, on the immediately following Distribution Payment Date, to Holders of the Securities as they appear on the books and records of the
Trust on the record date immediately preceding such date. Distributions on the Securities must be paid on the dates payable (after giving effect to any Extension Period) to the extent that the Trust has funds available for the payment of such
distributions in the Property Account of the Trust. The Trust’s funds available for Distribution to the Holders of the Securities will be limited to payments received from the Debenture Issuer. The payment of Distributions out of moneys held by
the Trust is guaranteed by the Guarantor pursuant to the Guarantee. 
 The Common Securities shall be redeemable as provided in the
Declaration. 
  

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 ASSIGNMENT 
 FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Common Security Certificate to: 
  
  
 (Insert assignee’s social security or tax identification number) 
  
  
 (Insert address and zip code
of assignee), and irrevocably appoints 
 as agent to transfer this Common Security Certificate on the books of the Trust. The agent may substitute another
to act for him or her. 
  

	
	 Date:

	 Signature:

  
 (Sign exactly as your name appears on the
other side of this Common Security Certificate) 
  

	
	 Signature Guarantee:1

  

	1	Signature must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” that is a bank, stockbroker, savings and loan association or credit union, meeting the requirements of
the Security registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Security
registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

  

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 EXHIBIT B 
 FORM OF TRANSFEREE CERTIFICATE 
 TO BE EXECUTED BY TRANSFEREES OTHER THAN QIBS 
                     ,
[        ] 
 National Mercantile Bancorp 
 National Mercantile Capital Trust I 
 1840 Century Park East 
 Los Angeles, California 90067 
  

	 	Re:	Purchase of $1,000 stated liquidation amount of Fixed Rate MMCapSSM 
(the “Capital Securities”) of National Mercantile Capital Trust I 

 Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 In connection with our purchase of the Capital Securities we confirm that: 
 1. We understand that the Fixed Rate MMCapSSM (the “Capital Securities”) of National Mercantile Capital Trust I (the “Trust”) (including the guarantee (the “Guarantee”) of National Mercantile Bancorp (the
“Company”) executed in connection therewith) and the 10.25% Fixed Rate Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures due July 25, 2031 of the Company (the “Subordinated Debt Securities”) (the Capital Securities, the
Guarantee and the Subordinated Debt Securities together being referred to herein as “Offered Securities”), have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and may not be offered or
sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree on our own behalf and on behalf of any investor account for which we are purchasing the Offered Securities that, if, we decide to offer, sell or otherwise transfer any such Offered
Securities, such offer, sale or transfer will be made only (a) to the Company or the Trust, (b) pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, to a person we reasonably believe is a qualified institutional buyer under Rule 144A (a
“QIB”) that purchases for its own account or for the account of a QIB and to whom notice is given that the transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, (c) to an “accredited investor” with the meaning of subparagraph
(a) (I), (2), (3) or (7) of Rule 501 under the Securities Act that is acquiring Offered Securities for its own account or for the account of such an accredited investor for investment purposes and not with a view to, or for offer or
sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act, or (d) pursuant to another available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and in each of the foregoing cases in accordance with
any applicable state securities laws and any requirements of law that govern the disposition of our property. The foregoing restrictions on resale will not apply subsequent to the date on which, in the written opinion of counsel, the Capital
Securities are not “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act. If any resale or other transfer of the Offered Securities is proposed to be made pursuant to clause (c) or (d) above the
transferor shall deliver a letter from the transferee substantially in the form of this letter to The Bank of New York as Transfer Agent, which shall provide as applicable, among other things, that the transferee is an “accredited
investor” within the meaning of subparagraph (a) (l), (2), (3) or (7) of Rule 501 under the Securities Act that is acquiring such Securities for investment purposes and not for distribution in violation of the Securities Act. We
acknowledge on our behalf and on behalf of any investor account for which we are purchasing Securities that the Trust and the Company reserve the right prior to any offer, sale or other transfer pursuant to clause (c) or (d) to require the
delivery of any opinion of counsel, certifications and/or other information satisfactory to the Trust and the Company. We understand that the certificates for any Offered Security that we receive will bear a legend substantially to the effect of the
foregoing. 
  

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 2. We are an “accredited investor” with the meaning of subparagraph
(a) (l), (2) (3) or (7) of Rule 501 under the Securities Act purchasing for our own account or for the account of such an “accredited investor,” and we are acquiring the Offered Securities for the investment purposes
and not with view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution in violation of the Securities Act, and we have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of
our investment in the Offered Securities, and we and any account for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risks of our or its investment. 
 3. We are acquiring the Offered Securities purchased by us for our own account (or for one or more accounts as to each of which we exercise sole investment discretion and have authority to make, and do make, the
statements contained in this letter) and not with a view to any distribution of the Offered Securities, subject, nevertheless, to the understanding that the disposition of our property will at all times be and remain within our control. 

4. In the event that we purchase any Capital Securities or any Subordinated Debt Securities, we will acquire such Capital Securities
having an aggregate stated liquidation amount of not less than $100,000 or such Subordinated Debt Securities having an aggregate principal amount not less than $100,000, for our own account and for each separate account for which we are acting.

 5. We acknowledge that we either (A) are not a fiduciary of a pension, profit-sharing or other employee benefit plan
subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) (a “Plan”), or an entity whose assets include “plan assets” by reason of any Plan’s investment in the entity and are not
purchasing the Offered Securities on behalf of or with “plan assets” by reason of any Plan’s investment in the entity and is not purchasing the Offered Securities on behalf of or with “plan assets” of any Plan or
(B) are eligible for the exemptive relief available under one ore more of the following prohibited transaction class exemptions (“PTCEs”) issued by the U.S. Department of Labor: PTCE 96-23, 95-60, 91-38, 90-l or 84-14. 
 6. We acknowledge that the Trust and the Company and others will rely upon the truth and accuracy of the foregoing acknowledgments,
representations, warranties and agreements and agree that if any of the acknowledgments, representations, warranties and agreements deemed to have been made by our purchase of the Offered Securities are no longer accurate, we shall promptly notify
the Placement Agents. If we are acquiring any Offered Securities as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, we represent that we have sole discretion with respect to each such investor account and that we have full power to make the
foregoing acknowledgments, representations and agreement on behalf of each such investor account. 
  

			
	 Very truly yours,

		
		 	 (Name of Purchaser)

		
	By:	 	  
	 Date:
	 	

 Upon transfer of the Offered Securities would be registered in the name of the new
beneficial owner as follows. 
  

	
	
	 Name:

	
	 Address:

	
	 Taxpayer ID Number:

  

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 EXHIBIT C 
 FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE 
 TO BE EXECUTED FOR QIBS 
                     ,
[        ] 
 National Mercantile Bancorp 
 National Mercantile Capital Trust I 
 1840 Century Park East 
 Los Angeles, California 90067 
  

	 	Re:	Purchase of $1,000 stated liquidation amount of Fixed Rate MMCapSSM 
(the “Capital Securities”) of National Mercantile Capital Trust I 

 Reference is
hereby made to the Amended and Restated Declaration dated as of July 16, 2001 (the “Declaration”) among Scott A. Montgomery and David R. Brown, as Administrators; The Bank of New York (Delaware), as Delaware Trustee, The Bank of New
York, as Institutional Trustee, National Mercantile Bancorp, as Sponsor, and the holders from time to time of undivided beneficial interest in the assets of National Mercantile Capital Trust I. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall
have the meanings given them in the Declaration. 
 This letter relates to
$[                    ] aggregate liquidation amount of Capital Securities which are held in the name of [name of transferor] (the
“Transferor”). 
 In connection with such request, and in respect to such Capital Securities, the transferor does hereby certify
that such Capital Securities are being transferred in accordance with (i) the transfer restrictions set forth in the Capital Securities and (ii) Rule 144A under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Rule 144A”),
to a transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Capital Securities for its own account or an account with respect to which the transferee exercises sole investment discretion and the transferee and any such account is a
“qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A, in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and in accordance with applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or any other jurisdiction.

 You are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party
in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby. 
  

			
		 	 (Name of Transferor)

		
	By:	 	  
	 Name:
	 	
	 Title:
	 	
		
	 Date:
	 	

  

 63Guarantee Agreement National Mercantile Bancorp

 Exhibit 10.12 
  
  
  

  
 GUARANTEE AGREEMENT 
 NATIONAL MERCANTILE BANCORP 
 Dated as of July 16, 2001 

 
  

  
  
  

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 
  

					
	 	  	 	  	Page No.
	 ARTICLE I
	  	 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
	  	1
			
	 Section 1.1
	  	Definitions and Interpretation	  	1
			
	 ARTICLE II
	  	 POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
	  	3
			
	 Section 2.1
	  	Powers and Duties of the Guarantee Trustee	  	3
			
	 Section 2.2
	  	Certain Rights of Guarantee Trustee	  	4
			
	 Section 2.3
	  	Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Guarantee	  	6
			
	 Section 2.4
	  	Events of Default, Waiver	  	6
			
	 Section 2.5
	  	Events of Default, Notice	  	6
			
	 ARTICLE III
	  	 GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
	  	6
			
	 Section 3.1
	  	Guarantee Trustee, Eligibility	  	6
			
	 Section 3.2
	  	Appointment Removal and Resignation of Guarantee Trustee	  	7
			
	 ARTICLE IV
	  	 GUARANTEE
	  	7
			
	 Section 4.1
	  	Guarantee	  	7
			
	 Section 4.2
	  	Waiver of Notice and Demand	  	7
			
	 Section 4.3
	  	Obligations Not Affected	  	8
			
	 Section 4.4
	  	Rights of Holders	  	8
			
	 Section 4.5
	  	Guarantee of Payment	  	8
			
	 Section 4.6
	  	Subrogation	  	9
			
	 Section 4.7
	  	Independent Obligations	  	9
			
	 Section 4.8
	  	Enforcement.	  	9
			
	 ARTICLE V
	  	 LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; SUBORDINATION
	  	9
			
	 Section 5.1
	  	Limitation of Transactions	  	9
			
	 Section 5.2
	  	Ranking	  	10
			
	 ARTICLE VI
	  	 TERMINATION
	  	10
			
	 Section 6.1
	  	Termination	  	10
			
	 ARTICLE VII
	  	 INDEMNIFICATION
	  	10
			
	 Section 7.1
	  	Exculpation	  	10
			
	 Section 7.2
	  	Indemnification	  	11
			
	 Section 7.3
	  	Compensation, Reimbursement of Expenses	  	11
			
	 ARTICLE VIII
	  	 MISCELLANEOUS
	  	12
			
	 Section 8.1
	  	Successors and Assigns	  	12
			
	 Section 8.2
	  	Amendments	  	12
			
	 Section 8.3
	  	Notices	  	12
			
	 Section 8.4
	  	Benefit	  	13
			
	 Section 8.5
	  	Governing Law	  	13
			
	 Section 8.6
	  	Counterparts	  	13

  

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 GUARANTEE AGREEMENT 
 This GUARANTEE AGREEMENT (the “Guarantee”), dated as of July 16, 2001, is executed and delivered by National Mercantile Bancorp, a bank holding company incorporated in California (the
“Guarantor”), and The Bank of New York, as trustee (the “(“Guarantee Trustee”), for the benefit of the Holders (as defined herein) from time to time of the Capital Securities (as defined herein) of National Mercantile
Capital Trust 1, a Delaware statutory business trust (the “Issuer”). 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Declaration of
Trust (the “Declaration”), dated as of July 16, 2001, among the trustees named therein of the Issuer, National Mercantile Bancorp, as sponsor, and the Holders from time to time of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the
Issuer, the Issuer is issuing on the date hereof securities, having an aggregate liquidation amount of up to $15,000,000, designated the 10.25% Fixed Rate MMCapS (the “Capital Securities”); 
 WHEREAS, as incentive for the Holders to purchase the Capital Securities, the Guarantor desires irrevocably and unconditionally to agree, to the extent
set forth in this Guarantee, to pay to the Holders of Capital Securities the Guarantee Payments (as defined herein) and to make certain other payments on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the purchase by each Holder of the Capital Securities, which purchase the Guarantor hereby agrees shall benefit the
Guarantor, the Guarantor executes and delivers this Guarantee for the benefit of the Holders. 
 ARTICLE I 
 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION 
 Section 1.1
Definitions and Interpretation 
 In this Guarantee, unless the context otherwise requires: 
 (a) capitalized terms used in this Guarantee but not defined in the preamble above have the respective meanings assigned to them in this
Section 1.1; 
 (b) a term defined anywhere in this Guarantee has the same meaning throughout; 
 (c) all references to “the Guarantee” or “this Guarantee” are to this Guarantee as modified, supplemented or amended
from time to time; 
 (d) all references in this Guarantee to Articles and Sections are to Articles and Sections of this
Guarantee, unless otherwise specified; 
 (e) terms defined in the Declaration as at the date of execution of this Guarantee
have the same meanings when used in this Guarantee, unless otherwise defined in this Guarantee or unless the context otherwise requires; and 
 (f) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa. 
 “Beneficiaries” means any
Person to whom the Issuer is or hereafter becomes indebted or liable. 
 “Corporate Trust Office” means the office of the Guarantee
Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Guarantee Trustee shall, at any particular time, be principally administered, which office at the date of execution of this Guarantee Agreement is located at 101 Barclay Street, Floor 21 W, New
York, NY 10286. 
 “Covered Person” means any Holder of Capital Securities. 
  

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 “Debentures” means the junior subordinated debentures of the Guarantor, designated the 10.25%
Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures due July 25, 2031, held by the Institutional Trustee (as defined in the Declaration) of the Issuer. 
 “Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4. 
 “Guarantee Payments”
means the following payments or distributions, without duplication, with respect to the Capital Securities, to the extent not paid or made by the Issuer: (i) any accrued and unpaid Distributions (as defined in the Declaration) which are
required to be paid on such Capital Securities to the extent the Issuer shall have funds available in the Property Account (as defined in the declaration) therefor at such time, (ii) the Redemption Price (as defined in the Indenture) to the
extent the Issuer has funds available in the Property Account therefor at such time, with respect to any Capital Securities called for redemption by the Issuer, (iii) the Special Redemption Price (as defined in the Indenture) to the extent the
Issuer has funds available in the Property Account therefor at such time, with respect to Capital Securities called for redemption upon the occurrence of a Special Event (as defined in the Indenture), and (iv) upon a voluntary or involuntary
liquidation, dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Issuer (other than in connection with the distribution of Debentures to the Holders of the Capital Securities in exchange therefor as provided in the Declaration), the lesser of (a) the
aggregate of the liquidation amount and all accrued and unpaid Distributions on the Capital Securities to the date of payment, to the extent the Issuer shall have funds available in the Property Account therefor at such time, and (b) the amount
of assets of the Issuer remaining available for distribution to E4olders in liquidation of the Issuer after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Issuer as required by applicable law (in either case, the “Liquidation
Distribution”). 
 “Guarantee Trustee” means The Bank of New York, until a Successor Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and
has accepted such appointment pursuant to the terms of this Guarantee and thereafter means each such Successor Guarantee Trustee. 
 “Holder” means any holder, as registered on the books and records of the Issuer, of any Capital Securities; provided, however, that, in determining whether the holders of the requisite percentage of Capital Securities have
given any request, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, “Holder” shall not include the Guarantor or any Affiliate of the Guarantor. 
 “Indemnified Person” means the Guarantee Trustee, any Affiliate of the Guarantee Trustee, or any officers, directors, shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives, nominees, custodians or agents of the Guarantee
Trustee. 
 “Indenture” means the Indenture dated as of July 16, 2001, between the Guarantor and The Bank of New York, not in
its individual capacity but solely as trustee, and any indenture supplemental thereto pursuant to which the Debentures are to be issued to the Institutional Trustee of the Issuer. 
 “Liquidation Distribution” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Guarantee Payments” herein. 
 “Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities” means Holder(s) of outstanding Capital Securities, voting together as a class, but
separately fiam the holders of Common Securities, of more than 50% of the aggregate liquidation amount (including the stated amount that would be paid on redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to, but excluding,
the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all Capital Securities then outstanding. 
 “Obligations” means any
costs, expenses or liabilities (but not including liabilities related to taxes) of the Issuer, other than obligations of the Issuer to pay to holders of any Trust Securities the amounts due such holders pursuant to the terms of the Trust Securities.

  

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 “Officer’s Certificate” means, with respect to any Person, a certificate signed by one
Authorized Officer of such Person. Any Officer’s Certificate delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Guarantee shall include: 
 (a) a statement that each officer signing the Officer’s Certificate has read the covenant or condition and the definitions relating
thereto; 
 (b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the examination or investigation undertaken by each officer in
rendering the Officer’s Certificate; 
 (c) a statement that each such officer has made such examination or investigation
as, in such officer’s opinion, is necessary to enable such officer to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and 
 (d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such officer, such condition or covenant has been complied with. 
 “Person” means a legal person, including any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company,
limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association, or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity of whatever nature. 
 “Responsible Officer” means, with respect to the Guarantee Trustee, any officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Guarantee Trustee including any Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Secretary,
Assistant Secretary or any other officer of the Guarantee Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to
whom such matter is referred because of that officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject. 
 “Successor
Guarantee Trustee” means a successor Guarantee Trustee possessing the qualifications to act as Guarantee Trustee under Section 3.1. 
 “Trust Securities” means the Common Securities and the Capital Securities. 
 ARTICLE II 
 POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF GUARANTEE TRUSTEE 
 Section 2.1 Powers and Duties of the Guarantee Trustee 
 (a) This Guarantee shall be held by the
Guarantee Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of the Capital Securities, and the Guarantee Trustee shall not transfer this Guarantee to any Person except a Holder of Capital Securities exercising his or her rights pursuant to Section 4.4
(b) or to a Successor Guarantee Trustee on acceptance by such Successor Guarantee Trustee of its appointment to act as Successor Guarantee Trustee. The right, title and interest of the Guarantee Trustee shall automatically vest in any Successor
Guarantee Trustee, and such vesting and cessation of title shall be effective whether or not conveyancing documents have been execute<i and delivered pursuant to the appointment of such Successor Guarantee Trustee. 
 (b) If an Event of Default actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Guarantee Trustee has occurred and is continuing, the Guarantee
Trustee shall enforce this Guarantee for the benefit of the Holders of the Capital Securities. 
 (c) The Guarantee Trustee,
before the occurrence of any Event of Default and after curing all Events of Default that may have occurred, shall undertake to perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Guarantee, and no implied covenants shall be read into
this Guarantee against the Guarantee Trustee. In case an Event of Default has occurred (that has not been cured or waived pursuant to Section 2.4) and is actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Guarantee Trustee, the Guarantee Trustee
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of the rights and powers vested in it by this Guarantee, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise thereof, as a prudent person would
exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs. 
 (d) No provision of this Guarantee shall
be construed to relieve the Guarantee Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that: 
 (i) prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default and after the curing or waiving of all such Events of Default that may hav= occurred:

 (A) the duties and obligations of the Guarantee Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this
Guarantee, and the Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Guarantee, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Guarantee against the
Guarantee Trustee; and 
 (B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Guarantee Trustee, the Guarantee Trustee may
conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Guarantee Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Guarantee; but in the case of
any such certificates or opinions furnished to the Guarantee Trustee, the Guarantee Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Guarantee: 
 (ii) the Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Guarantee
Trustee, unless it shall be proved that such Responsible Officer of the Guarantee Trustee or the Guarantee Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts upon which such judgment was made; 
 (iii) the Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance
with the written direction of the Holders of not less than a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Guarantee Trustee, or
exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Guarantee Trustee under this Guarantee; and 
 (iv) no provision of this
Guarantee shall require the Guarantee Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if the Guarantee Trustee shall
have reasonable grounds for believing that the repayment of such funds is not reasonably assured to it under the terms of this Guarantee, or security and indemnity, reasonably satisfactory to the Guarantee Trustee, against such risk or liability is
not reasonably assured to it. 
 Section 2.2 Certain Rights of Guarantee Trustee 
 (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.1: 
 (i) The Guarantee ‘Trustee may conclusively rely, and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon, any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties. 
 (ii) Any direction or act of the Guarantor contemplated by this Guarantee shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Officer’s
Certificate. 
 (iii) Whenever, in the administration of this Guarantee, the Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable that a
matter be proved or established before taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Guarantee Trustee (unless other evidence is herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, request and conclusively rely
upon an Officer’s Certificate of the Guarantor which, upon receipt of’ such request, shall be promptly delivered by the Guarantor. 
  

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 (iv) The Guarantee Trustee shall have no duty to see to any recording, filing or
registration of any instrument (or any recording, refiling or registration thereof). 
 (v) The Guarantee Trustee may consult
with counsel of its selection, and the advice or opinion of such counsel with respect to legal matters shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in
accordance with such advice or opinion. Such counsel may be counsel to the Guarantor or any of its Affiliates and may include any of its employees. The Guarantee Trustee shall have the right at any time to seek instructions concerning the
administration of this Guarantee from any court of competent jurisdiction. 
 (vi) The Guarantee Trustee shall be under no
obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Guarantee at the request or direction of any Holder, unless such Holder shall have provided to the Guarantee Trustee such security and indemnity, reasonably satisfactory to the
(guarantee Trustee, against the costs, expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses and the expenses of the Guarantee Trustee’s agents, nominees or custodians) and liabilities that might be incurred by it in complying with such request
or direction, including such reasonable advances as may be requested by the Guarantee Trustee; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section 2.2(a)(vi) shall be taken to relieve the Guarantee Trustee, upon the occurrence of
an Event of Default, of its obligation to exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Guarantee. 
 (vii) The
Guarantee Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence
of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Guarantee Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit. 
 (viii) The Guarantee Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or
through agents. nominees, custodians or attorneys, and the Guarantee Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder. 
 (ix) Any action taken by the Guarantee Trustee or its agents hereunder shall bind the Holders of the Capital Securities, and the signature
of the Guarantee Trustee or its agents alone shall be sufficient and effective to perform any such action. No third party shall be required to inquire as to the authority of the Guarantee Trustee to so act or as to its compliance with any of the
terms and provisions of this Guarantee, both of which shall be conclusively evidenced by the Guarantee Trustee’s or its agent’s taking such action. 
 (x) Whenever in the administration of this Guarantee the Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive instructions with respect to
enforcing any remedy or right or taking any other action hereunder, the Guarantee Trustee (A) may request instructions from the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities, (B) may refrain from enforcing such
remedy or right or taking such other action until such instructions are received and (C) shall be protected in conclusively relying on or acting in accordance with such instructions. 
 (xi) The Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken by it in good faith and reasonably
believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Guarantee. 
 (b) No provision of this
Guarantee shall be deemed to impose any duty or obligation on the Guarantee Trustee to perform any act or acts or exercise any right, power, duty or obligation conferred or imposed on it, in any jurisdiction in which it shall be illegal or in which
the Guarantee Trustee shall be unqualified or incompetent in accordance with applicable law to perform any such act or acts or to exercise any such right, power, duty or obligation. No permissive power or authority available to the Guarantee Trustee
shall be construed to be a duty. 
  

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 Section 2.3 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Guarantee

 The recitals contained in this Guarantee shall be taken as the statements of the Guarantor, and the Guarantee Trustee does not assume any
responsibility for their correctness. The Guarantee Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Guarantee. 
 Section 2.4 Events of Default, Waiver 
 (a) An Event of Default under this Guarantee will occur
upon the failure of the Guarantor to perform any of its payment or other obligations hereunder. 
 (b) The Holders of a Majority in
liquidation amount of Capital Securities may, voting or consenting as a class, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Capital Securities, waive any past Event of Default and its consequences. Upon such waiver, any such Event of Default shall cease
to exist, and shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Guarantee, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. 
 Section 2.5 Events of Default, Notice 
 (a) The Guarantee Trustee shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of an Event of Default, transmit by mail, first class postage prepaid, to the Holders of the Capital Securities, notices of all Events of Default
actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Guarantee Trustee, unless such defaults have been cured before the giving of such notice, provided, however, that the Guarantee Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a
Responsible Officer of the Guarantee Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders of the Capital Securities. 
 (b) The Guarantee Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Event of Default unless the Guarantee Trustee shall have received written notice from the Guarantor or a Holder of the Capital Securities (except
in the case of a payment default), or a Responsible Officer of the Guarantee Trustee charged with the administration of this Guarantee shall have obtained actual knowledge, thereof. 
 ARTICLE III 
 GUARANTEE TRUSTEE 
 Section 3.1 Guarantee Trustee, Eligibility 
 (a) There shall at all times be a Guarantee Trustee which shall: 
 (i) not be an Affiliate of
the Guarantor; and 
 (ii) be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or any
State or Territory thereof or of the District of Columbia, or Person authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least 50 million U.S. dollars ($50,000,000), and subject to
supervision or examination by Federal, State, Territorial or District of Columbia authority. If such corporation publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the supervising or examining authority
referred to above, then, for the purposes of this Section 3.1 (a) (ii), the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so
published. 
 (b) If at any time the Guarantee Trustee shall cease to be eligible to so act under Section 3.1 (a), the Guarantee Trustee
shall immediately resign in the manner and with the effect set out in Section 3.2(c). 
 (c) If the Guarantee Trustee has or shall
acquire any “conflicting interest” within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Guarantee Trustee shall either eliminate such interest or resign to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to
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 Section 3.2 Appointment Removal and Resignation of Guarantee Trustee

 (a) Subject to Section 3.2(b), the Guarantee Trustee may be appointed or removed without cause at any time by the Guarantor except
during an Event of Default. 
 (b) The Guarantee Trustee shall not be removed in accordance with Section 3.2(a) until a Successor
Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such appointment by written instrument executed by such Successor Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor. 
 (c) The Guarantee Trustee appointed to office shall hold office until a Successor Guarantee Trustee shall have been appointed or until its removal or resignation. The Guarantee Trustee may resign from office (without
need for prior or subsequent accounting) by an instrument in writing executed by the Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor, which resignation shall not take effect until a Successor Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted
such appointment by an instrument in writing executed by such Successor Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor and the resigning Guarantee Trustee. 
 (d) If no Successor Guarantee Trustee shall have been appointed and accepted appointment as provided in this Section 3.2 within 60 days after delivery of an instrument of removal or resignation, the Guarantee
Trustee resigning or being removed may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for appointment of a Successor Guarantee Trustee. Such court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if any, as it may deem proper, appoint a Successor
Guarantee Trustee. 
 (e) No Guarantee Trustee shall be liable for the acts or omissions to act of any Successor Guarantee Trustee.

 (f) Upon termination of this Guarantee or removal or resignation of the Guarantee Trustee pursuant to this Section 3.2, the Guarantor
shall pay to the Guarantee Trustee all amounts owing to the Guarantee Trustee under Sections 7.2 and 7.3 accrued to the date of such termination, removal or resignation. 
 ARTICLE IV 
 GUARANTEE 
 Section 4.1 Guarantee 
 (a) The Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to pay in full to the Holders the Guarantee Payments (without duplication of amounts theretofore paid by the Issuer), as and when due, regardless of any defense (except as defense of
payment by the Issuer), right of set-off or counterclaim that the Issuer may have or assert. The Guarantor’s obligation to make a Guarantee Payment may be satisfied by direct payment of the required amounts by the Guarantor to the Holders or by
causing the Issuer to pay such amounts to the Holders. 
 (b) The Guarantor hereby also agrees to assume any and all Obligations of the
Issuer and in the event any such Obligation is not so assumed, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to. each Beneficiary the full payment, when and as due, of any and all
obligations to such Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended to be for the Beneficiaries who have received notice hereof. 
 Section 4.2 Waiver of Notice and Demand 
 The Guarantor hereby waives notice of acceptance of this Guarantee and of any
liability to which it applies or may apply, presentment, demand for payment, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuer or any other Person before proceeding against the Guarantor, protest, notice of nonpayment, notice of dishonor,
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 Section 4.3 Obligations Not Affected 
 The obligations, covenants, agreements and duties of the Guarantor under this Guarantee shall in no way be affected or impaired by reason of the happening
from time to time of any of the following: 
 (a) the release or waiver, by operation of law or otherwise, of the performance
or observance by the Issuer of any express or implied agreement, covenant, term or condition relating to the Capital Securities to be performed or observed by the Issuer; 
 (b) the extension of time for the payment by the Issuer of all or any portion of the Distributions, Redemption Price, Special Redemption
Price, Liquidation Distribution or any other sums payable under the terms of the Capital Securities or the extension of time for the performance of any other obligation under, arising out of, or in connection with, the Capital Securities (other than
an extension of time for payment of Distributions, Redemption Price, Special Redemption Price, Liquidation Distribution or other sum payable that results from the extension of any interest payment period on the Debentures or any extension of the
maturity date of the Debentures permitted by the Indenture); 
 (c) any failure, omission, delay or lack of diligence on the
part of the Holders to enforce, assert or exercise any right, privilege, power or remedy conferred on the Holders pursuant to the terms of the Capital Securities, or any action on the part of the Issuer granting indulgence or extension of any kind;

 (d) the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, sale of any collateral, receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy,
assignment for the benefit of creditors, reorganization, arrangement, composition or readjustment of debt of, or other similar proceedings affecting, the Issuer or any of the assets of the Issuer; 
 (e) any invalidity of; or defect or deficiency in, the Capital Securities; 
 (f) the settlement or compromise of any obligation guaranteed hereby or hereby incurred; or 
 (g) any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor, it being
the intent of this Section 4.3 that the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances. 
 There shall be no obligation of the Holders to give notice to, or obtain consent of, the Guarantor with respect to the happening of any of the foregoing. 
 Section 4.4 Rights of Holders 
 (a) The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Guarantee Trustee in
respect of this Guarantee or to direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the Guarantee Trustee under this Guarantee; provided, however, that (subject to Sections 2.1 and 2.2) the Guarantee Trustee shall have the right to
decline to follow any such direction if the Guarantee Trustee shall determine that the actions so directed would be unjustly prejudicial to the Holders not taking part in such direction or if the Guarantee Trustee being advised by counsel determines
that the action or proceeding so directed may not lawfully be taken or if the Guarantor Trustee in good faith by its board of directors or trustees, executive committees or a trust committee of directors or trustees and/or Responsible Officers shall
determine that the action or proceedings so directed would involve the Guarantee Trustee in personal liability. 
 (b) Any Holder of Capital
Securities may institute a legal proceeding directly against the Guarantor to enforce the Guarantee Trustee’s rights under this Guarantee, without first instituting a legal proceeding against the Issuer, the Guarantee Trustee or any other
Person. The Guarantor waives any right or remedy to require that any such action be brought first against the Issuer, the Guarantee Trustee or any other Person before so proceeding directly against the Guarantor. 
 Section 4.5 Guarantee of Payment 
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 Section 4.6 Subrogation 
 The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all (if any) rights of the Holders of Capital Securities against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid to such
Holders by the Guarantor under this Guarantee; provided, however, that the Guarantor shall not (except to the extent required by applicable provisions of law) be entitled to enforce or exercise any right that it may acquire by way of subrogation or
any indemnity, reimbursement or other agreement, in all cases as a result of payment under this Guarantee, if, after giving effect to any such payment, any amounts are due and unpaid under this Guarantee. If any amount shall be paid to the Guarantor
in violation of the preceding sentence, the Guarantor agrees to hold such amount in trust for the Holders and to pay over such amount to the Holders. 
 Section 4.7 Independent Obligations 
 The Guarantor acknowledges that its obligations hereunder
are independent of the obligations of the Issuer with respect to the Capital Securities and that the Guarantor shall be liable as principal and as debtor hereunder to make Guarantee Payments pursuant to the terms of this Guarantee notwithstanding
the occurrence of any event referred to in subsections (a) through (g), inclusive, of Section 4.:3 hereof. 
 Section 4.8 Enforcement. 
 A Beneficiary may enforce the obligations of the Guarantor contained in
Section 4.1(b) directly against the Guarantor, and the Guarantor waives any right or remedy to require that any action be brought against the Issuer or any other person or entity before proceeding against the Guarantor. 
 The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights (if any) of any Beneficiary against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid to the Beneficiaries by the
Guarantor under this Guarantee; provided, however, that the Guarantor shall not (except to the extent required by applicable provisions of law) be entitled to enforce or exercise any rights that it may acquire by way of subrogation or any
indemnity, reimbursement or other agreement, in all cases as a result of payment under this Guarantee, if, after giving effect to such payment, any amounts are due and unpaid under this Guarantee. 
 ARTICLE V 
 LIMITATION OF
TRANSACTIONS; SUBORDINATION 
 Section 5.1 Limitation of Transactions 
 So long as any Capital Securities remain outstanding, if (a) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default or (b) the
Guarantor shall have selected an Extension Period as provided in the Declaration and such period, or any extension thereof, shall have commenced and be continuing, then the Guarantor may not (x) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on,
or redeem, purchase, acquire, or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of the Guarantor’s capital stock or (y) make any payment of principal of or interest or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities
of the Guarantor that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to the Debentures (other than (i) payments under this Guarantee, (ii) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the
Guarantor in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of one or more employees, officers, directors, or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock
purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Guarantor (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) a consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to occurrence of the Event of
Default or the applicable Extension Period, (iii) as a result of any exchange of conversion of any class or series of the Guarantor’s capital stock (or any capital stock of a subsidiary of the Guarantor) for any class or series of the
Guarantor’s capital stock or of any class or series of the Guarantor’s indebtedness for any class or series of the Guarantor’s capital stock, (iv) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Guarantor’s capital

  

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stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (v) any declaration of a
dividend in connection with any stockholder’s rights plan, or the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any stockholder’s rights plan, or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (vi) any dividend in the
form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior
to such stock). 
 Section 5.2 Ranking 
 This Guarantee will constitute an unsecured obligation of the Guarantor and will rank subordinate and junior in right of payment to all present and future
Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture) of the Guarantor. By their acceptance thereof, each Holder of Capital Securities agrees to the foregoing provisions of this Guarantee and the other terms set forth herein. 
 The right of the Guarantor to participate in any distribution of assets of any of its subsidiaries upon any such subsidiary’s liquidation or
reorganization or otherwise is subject to the prior claims of creditors of that subsidiary, except to the extent the Guarantor may itself be recognized as a creditor of that subsidiary. Accordingly, the Guarantor’s obligations under this
Guarantee will be effectively subordinated to all existing and future liabilities of the Guarantor’s subsidiaries, and claimants should look only to the assets of the Guarantor for payments thereunder. This Guarantee does not limit the
incurrence or issuance of other secured or unsecured debt of the Guarantor, including Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantor, under any indenture or agreement that the Guarantor may enter into in the future or otherwise. 
 ARTICLE VI 
 TERMINATION

 Section 6.1 Termination 
 This Guarantee shall terminate as to the Capital Securities (i) upon full payment of the Redemption Price or the Special Redemption Price, as the case may be, of all Capital Securities then outstanding,
(ii) upon the distribution of all of the Debentures to the Holders of all of the Capital Securities or (iii) upon full payment of the amounts payable in accordance with the Declaration upon dissolution of the Issuer. This Guarantee will
continue to be effective or will be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any Holder of Capital Securities must restore payment of’ any sums paid under the Capital Securities or under this Guarantee. 
 ARTICLE VII 
 INDEMNIFICATION

 Section 7.1 Exculpation 
 (a) No Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or accountable in damages or otherwise to the Guarantor or any Covered Person for any loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or
omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith in accordance with this Guarantee and in a manner that such Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of the authority conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Guarantee or by
law, except that an Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of such Indemnified Person’s negligence or willful misconduct with respect to such acts or omissions. 
 (b) An Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the Issuer or the Guarantor and upon such information,
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by any Person as to matters the Indemnified Person reasonably believes are within such other Person’s professional or expert competence and who, if
selected by such Indemnified Person, has been selected with reasonable care by such Indemnified Person, including information, opinions, reports or statements as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities, profits, losses, or any other facts
pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which Distributions to Holders of Capital Securities might properly be paid. 
 Section 7.2 Indemnification 
 (a) The Guarantor agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person for, and to hold each
Indemnified Person harmless against, any and all loss, liability, damage, claim or expense incurred without negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Indemnified Person, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration
of the trust or trusts hereunder, including but not limited to the costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) of the Indemnified Person defending itself against, or investigating, any claim or liability in connection with the
exercise or performance of any of the Indemnified Person’s powers or duties hereunder. The obligation to indemnify as set forth in this Section 7.2 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Guarantee Trustee and the termination of
this Guarantee. 
 (b) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person under this Section 7.2 of notice of the commencement of any
action, such Indemnified Person will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Guarantor under this Section 7.2, notify the Guarantor in writing of the commencement thereof; but the failure so to notify the Guarantor
(i) will not relieve the Guarantor from liability under paragraph (a) above unless and to the extent that the Guarantor did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure results in the forfeiture by the Guarantor of substantial
rights and defenses and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the Guarantor from any obligations to any Indemnified Person other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraph (a) above. The Guarantor shall be entitled to appoint
counsel of the Guarantor’s choice at the Guarantor’s expense to represent the Indemnified Person in any action for which indemnification is sought (in which case the Guarantor shall not thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses
of any separate counsel retained by the Indemnified Person or Persons except as set forth below); provided, however, that such counsel shall be satisfactory to the Indemnified Person. Notwithstanding the Guarantor’s election to appoint
counsel to represent the Guarantor in an action, the Indemnified Person shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel), and the Guarantor shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if
(i) the use of counsel chosen by the Guarantor to represent the Indemnified Person would present such counsel with a conflict of interest, (ii) the actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such action include both the
Indemnified Person and the Guarantor and the Indemnified Person shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other Indemnified Person which are different from or additional to those available to the
Guarantor, (iii) the Guarantor shall not have employed counsel satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person within a reasonable time after notice of the institution of such action or (iv) the Guarantor shall
authorize the Indemnified Person to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Guarantor. The Guarantor will not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Persons, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with
respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the Indemnified Persons are actual or potential parties to such claim or action)
unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of each Indemnified Person from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding. 
 Section 7.3 Compensation, Reimbursement of Expenses 
 The Guarantor agrees: 
 (a) to
pay to the Guarantee Trustee from time to time such compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder as the parties shall agree to from time to time (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation
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 (b) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Guarantee Trustee
upon request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by it in accordance with any provision of this Guarantee (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel),
except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be attributable to its negligence or willful misconduct. 
 The provisions of this
Section 7.3 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Guarantee Trustee and the termination of this Guarantee. 
 ARTICLE VIII

 MISCELLANEOUS 
 Section 8.1 Successors and Assigns 
 All guarantees and agreements contained in this Guarantee
shall bind the successors, assigns, receivers, trustees and representatives of the Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of the Holders of the Capital Securities then outstanding. Except in connection with any merger or consolidation of the
Guarantor with or into another entity or any sale, transfer or lease of the Guarantor’s assets to another entity, in each case, to the extent permitted under the Indenture, the Guarantor may not assign its rights or delegate its obligations
under this Guarantee without the prior approval of the Holders of at least a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities. 
 Section 8.2 Amendments 
 Except with respect to any changes that do not adversely affect the
rights of Holders of the Capital Securities in any material respect (in which case no consent of Holders will be required), this Guarantee may be amended only with the prior approval of the Holders of not less than a Majority in liquidation amount
of the Capital Securities. The provisions of the Declaration with respect to amendments thereof shall apply equally with respect to amendments of the Guarantee. 
 Section 8.3 Notices 
 All notices provided for in this Guarantee shall be in writing, duly signed by the party giving such notice, and shall be delivered, telecopied or mailed by first class mail, as follows: 
 (a) If given to the Guarantee Trustee, at the Guarantee Trustee’s mailing address set forth below (or such other address as the
Guarantee Trustee may give notice of to the Holders of the Capital Securities): 
 The Bank of New York 
 101 Barclay Street, Floor 21W 
 New York, NY 10286 
 Attention: Corporate Trust Administration 
 Telecopy: 212-813-5915 
 (b) If given to the 4uarantor, at the Guarantor’s mailing address set forth below (or such other address as the Guarantor may give notice of to the Holders of the Capital Securities and to the Guarantee Trustee):

 National Mercantile Bancorp 
 1840 Century Park East 
 Los Angeles, California 90067 
 Attention: Scott A. Montgomery 
 Telecopy: 310-201-0629 
 (c) If given to any Holder of the Capital Securities, at the address
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 All such notices shall be deemed to have been given when received in person, telecopied with receipt
confirmed, or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid except that if a notice or other document is refused delivery or cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice was given, such notice or other document shall be deemed
to have been delivered on the date of such refusal or inability to deliver, 
 Section 8.4 Benefit 

This Guarantee is solely for the benefit of the Holders of the Capital Securities and, subject to Section 2.1(a), is not separately transferable
from the Capital Securities. 
 Section 8.5 Governing Law 
 THIS GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES
THEREOF. 
 Section 8.6 Counterparts 
 This Guarantee may contain more than one counterpart of the signature page and this Guarantee may be executed by the affixing of the signature of the
Guarantor and the Guarantee Trustee to any of such counterpart signature pages. All of such counterpart signature pages shall be read as though one, and they shall have the same force and effect as though all of the signers had signed a single
signature page. 
 THIS GUARANTEE is executed as of the day and year first above written. 
  

			
	 NATIONAL MERCANTILE BANCORP,
 as Guarantor

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/    SCOTT. A.
MONTGOMERY        

	Name:	 	Scott A. Montgomery
	Title:	 	President and Chief Executive Officer
	
	 THE BANK OF NEW YORK
 as Guarantee Trustee

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/    MARY LA
GUMINA        

	Name:	 	Mary La Gumina
	Title:	 	Vice President

  

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