Exhibit 10.1
Execution Version
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of December 1, 2022, by and among U.S. Bancorp, a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Delaware (the “Company”), and MUFG Bank, Ltd., a joint stock company (kabushiki kaisha) organized under the laws of Japan (the “Investor”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Share Purchase Agreement (as hereinafter defined).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., a joint stock company (kabushiki kaisha) organized under the laws of Japan (“MUFG”), MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“MUAH”) and the Company are parties to the Share Purchase Agreement;
WHEREAS, Section 2.2(b)(ii) of the Share Purchase Agreement provides that at the Closing, the Company shall deliver to MUAH stock certificates, or if (at the Company’s election) the applicable shares are uncertificated, other appropriate evidence of ownership reasonably acceptable to MUAH, representing a number of duly authorized and validly issued shares of Common Stock (as hereinafter defined) equal to the Stock Consideration, in each case registered in the name of MUAH, unless MUAH designates some or all of such shares be registered in one or more names of one or more Affiliates of MUAH by written notice no later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date;
WHEREAS, on November 14, 2022, MUAH provided written notice to the Company designating that all of the shares comprising the Stock Consideration be registered in the name of the Investor, an affiliate of MUAH, pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(ii) of the Share Purchase Agreement;
WHEREAS, as a result, the Company shall issue shares comprising the Stock Consideration to the Investor at the Closing; and
WHEREAS, the Company has agreed to grant the Investor registration rights with respect to the Stock Consideration.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the mutual premises and agreements set forth herein, and other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below:
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.