EXHIBIT 4.3
TRUST AGREEMENT
This TRUST AGREEMENT, dated as of May 25, 1999 (this "Trust
Agreement"), among ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Financial Corp., a Delaware corporation (the
"Depositor"), (ii) Wilmington Trust Company a Delaware banking corporation, as
trustee (the "Delaware Trustee"), and (iii) ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, each an individual, as trustees (the
"Administrative Trustees" and, together with the Delaware Trustee, the
"Trustees"). The Depositor and the Trustees hereby agree as follows:
1. The trust created hereby (the "Trust") shall be known as "▇▇▇▇▇▇
FINANCIAL CAPITAL TRUST I" in which name the Trustees, or the Depositor to the
extent provided herein, may engage in the transactions contemplated hereby, make
and execute contracts, and ▇▇▇ and be sued.
2. The Depositor hereby assigns, transfers, conveys and sets over to
the Trustees the sum of Ten Dollars ($10.00). The Trustees hereby acknowledge
receipt of such amount in trust from the Depositor, which amount shall
constitute the initial trust estate. The Trustees hereby declare that they will
hold the trust estate in trust for the Depositor. It is the intention of the
parties hereto that the Trust created hereby constitute a business trust under
Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. C. Section 3801, et seq.
(the "Business Trust Act"), and that this document constitutes the governing
instrument of the Trust. The parties hereto hereby ratify the Trustees' filing
of a Certificate of Trust with the Delaware Secretary of State under the name
"▇▇▇▇▇▇ FINANCIAL CAPITAL TRUST I."
3. The Depositor and the Trustees will enter into an amended and
restated Trust Agreement, satisfactory to each such party and substantially in
the form included as an exhibit to the 1933 Act Registration Statement (as
defined below), to provide for the contemplated operation of the Trust created
hereby and the issuance of the Capital Securities and Common Securities referred
to therein. Prior to the execution and delivery of such amended and restated
Trust Agreement, the Trustees shall not have any duty or obligation hereunder or
with respect to the trust estate, except as otherwise required by applicable law
or as may be necessary to obtain prior to such execution and delivery any
licenses, consents or approvals required by applicable law or otherwise.
4. The Depositor and the Trustees hereby authorize and direct the
Depositor, as the sponsor of the Trust, (i) to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") and execute, in each case on behalf of
the Trust, (a) the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "1933 Act
Registration Statement"), including any pre-effective or post-effective
amendments to the 1933 Act Registration Statement, relating to the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the Capital Securities of the
Trust and possibly certain other securities and (b) if required, a Registration
Statement on Form 8-A (the "1934 Act Registration Statement")
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(including all pre-effective and post-effective amendments thereto) relating to
the registration of the Capital Securities of the Trust under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; (ii) to file with the New York Stock Exchange
or a national stock exchange (each, an "Exchange") and execute on behalf of the
Trust one or more listing applications and all other applications, statements,
certificates, agreements and other instruments as shall be necessary or
desirable to cause the Capital Securities to be listed on any of the Exchanges;
(iii) to file and execute on behalf of the Trust such applications, reports,
surety bonds, irrevocable consents, appointments of attorney for service of
process and other papers and documents as shall be necessary or desirable to
register the Capital Securities under the securities or blue sky laws of such
jurisdictions as the Depositor, on behalf of the Trust, may deem necessary or
desirable; and (iv) to execute on behalf of the Trust that certain Underwriting
Agreement relating to the Capital Securities, among the Trust, the Depositor and
the Underwriters named therein, substantially in the form included as an exhibit
to the 1933 Act Registration Statement. In the event that any filing referred to
in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above is required by the rules and regulations of
the Commission, an Exchange or state securities or blue sky laws to be executed
on behalf of the Trust by one or more of the Trustees, each of the Trustees, in
such Trustee's capacity as a trustee of the Trust, is hereby authorized and, to
the extent so required, directed to join in any such filing and to execute on
behalf of the Trust any and all of the foregoing, it being understood that the
Delaware Trustee in its capacity as a trustee of the Trust shall not be required
to join in any such filing or execute on behalf of the Trust any such document
unless required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, the Exchange or
state securities or blue sky laws. In connection with the filings referred to
above, the Depositor and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇ ▇.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, each as Trustees and not in their individual capacities, hereby
constitutes and appoints ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, and each of
them, as the Depositor's or such Trustee's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the Depositor or
such Trustee or in the Depositor's or such Trustee's name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to the 1933 Act Registration Statement and the 1934 Act Registration
Statement (if required) and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, the Exchange and
administrators of the state securities or blue sky laws, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith,
as fully and to all intents and purposes as the Depositor or such Trustee might
or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-
in-fact and agents or any of them, or their respective substitute or
substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
5. This Trust Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts.
6. The number of Trustees initially shall be four (4) and thereafter
the number of Trustees shall be such number as shall be fixed from time to time
by a written instrument signed by the Depositor which may increase or decrease
the number of Trustees; provided, however, that to the extent required by the
Business Trust Act, one Trustee shall either be a natural person who is a
resident of the State of Delaware or, if not a natural person, an entity which
has its principal place of business in the State of Delaware and otherwise meets
the requirements of applicable Delaware
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law. Subject to the foregoing, the Depositor is entitled to appoint or remove
without cause any Trustee at any time. The Trustees may resign upon thirty (30)
days' prior notice to the Depositor.
7. This Trust Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to conflict
of laws of principles).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Trust
Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ Financial Corp.
as Depositor
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
as Trustee
By: /s/ W. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: W. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Assistant Vice President
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, as Administrative Trustee
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, as Administrative Trustee
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, as Administrative Trustee
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