| OTS Agreements Covenants | |
| Pursuant to the respective OTS Agreements, each of Dr. Breeden and CFFG agreed to first seek the consent of the OTS before engaging in the following acts with respect to his or its ownership of Common Stock of Harrington West (which summary of restrictions is qualified in its entirety by the actual covenants set forth in Exhibits 99.3 and 99.4): | |
| | 1. | | to seek or accept representation of more than one member of the Harrington West Board or the board of directors of its wholly-owned subsidiary Los Padres Bank, FSB ("Los Padres"), which is a federal savings bank regulated and supervised by the OTS; | |
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| | 2. | | to have or seek to have any representative serve as the chairman of the board of directors, or chairman of an executive or similar committee of the Harrington West Board or the board of directors of Los Padres or as president or chief executive officer of Harrington West or Los Padres; | |
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| | 3. | | to engage in any intercompany transaction with Harrington West or its affiliates (including Los Padres); | |
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| | 4. | | to propose a director in opposition to nominees proposed by the management of Harrington West or Los Padres for the Harrington West Board or the board of directors of Los Padres other than as permitted in clause (1) above; | |
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| | 5. | | to solicit proxies or participate in any solicitation of proxies with respect to any matter presented to the stockholders of Harrington West or Los Padres other than in support of, or in opposition to, a solicitation conducted on behalf of management of Harrington West or Los Padres; | |
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| | 6. | | to do any of the following, except as necessary solely in connection with Dr. Breeden's or CFFG's, as the case may be, performance of duties as a member of the Harrington West Board or the board of directors of Los Padres: | |
| | | | a. | influence or attempt to influence in any respect the loan and credit decisions or policies of Harrington West or Los Padres, the pricing of services, any personnel decisions, the location of any offices, branching, the hours of operation or similar activities of Harrington West or Los Padres; |
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| | | | b. | influence or attempt to influence the dividend policies and practices of Harrington West or Los Padres or any decisions or policies of Harrington West or Los Padres as to the offering or exchange of any securities; |
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| | | | c. | seek to amend, or otherwise take action to change, the bylaws, articles of incorporation, or charters of Harrington West or Los Padres; |
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| | | | d. | exercise, or attempt to exercise, directly or indirectly, control or a controlling influence over the management, policies or business operations of Harrington West or Los Padres; or |
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| | | | e. | seek or accept access to any non-public information concerning Harrington West or Los Padres. |
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| | 7. | | to refrain from assisting, aiding or abetting any of Harrington West's affiliates or associates that are not parties to his or its respective OTS Agreement to act, or act in concert with any person or company, in a manner which is inconsistent with the terms hereof or which constitutes an attempt to evade the requirements of his or its respective OTS Agreement; and | |
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| | 8. | | prior to acquisition of shares of Harrington West which would cause Dr. Breeden's or CFFG's, as the case may be, ownership to exceed 25% of a class of voting stock, (i) to make all required filings under the Savings and Loan Holding Company Act (the "Holding Company Act") and the Change in Control Act (the "Control Act") and (ii) to either obtain approval of the acquisition under the Holding Company Act or receive clearance under the Control Act. | |
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| Depending on market conditions, the Reporting Persons may acquire additional shares of Common Stock in Harrington West, subject to the limitations described in this Item 6. Further, the Reporting Persons intend to review their investment in Harrington West on a continuing basis and reserve the right, subject to the limitations disclosed in this Item 6, to acquire additional Harrington West securities in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, to maintain their holdings at current levels or to sell all or a portion of their holdings in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, subject in each case to applicable federal securities laws and banking laws, including the six-month holding period to which the shares acquired by CFFG are subject. Any such actions will depend upon, among others, the availability of Harrington West's securities for purchase at satisfactory price levels, the continuing evaluation of the Harrington West's business, financial condition, operations and prospects; general market, economic and other conditions; the relative attractiveness of alternative business and investment opportunities; the availability of financing; bank regulatory restrictions or filings applicable to CFFG; the actions of Harrington West's management and other developments. | |
| Pursuant to the OTS Agreements, each of Dr. Breeden and CFFG represented that he or it, as the case may be, has no intention to manage or control, directly or indirectly, Harrington West, subject to the limitations disclosed in this Item 6. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and as permitted under the OTS Agreements, Dr. Breeden has been nominated to serve as a director on the Board of Harrington West, and the Reporting Persons at present intend to vote their shares of Harrington West Common Stock in favor of Dr. Breeden's election to the Harrington West Board. | |
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| Except as otherwise set forth above in this Item 6, and except in connection with Dr. Breeden's duties as a director of Harrington West, should Dr. Breeden be elected to be a director of Harrington West, the Reporting Persons have no present plans or prospects which relate to or would result in any of the actions described in parts (a) through (j) of Item 6 of the Schedule 13D form. | |
Item 7. | Material to be filed as Exhibits. | |