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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 24, 2015.March 13, 2020.
Registration No. 333-206622333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
QCR HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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3551 Seventh Street
Moline, Illinois 61265
(309) 736-3580
(309) 743-7754
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of each registrant’s principal executive offices)
Todd A. Gipple
Executive Vice
President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
3551 Seventh Street
Moline, Illinois 61265
(309) 736-7745
(309) 743-7745
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Robert M. Fleetwood, Esq.
Abdul R. Mitha, Esq.
Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP
200 West Madison Street, Suite 3900
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(312) 984-3100
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: public:
From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ¨o
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. xý
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨o
If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ¨o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ¨o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large"large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”" "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and “smaller reporting company”"emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
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Non-accelerated filer o | Smaller reporting company | Emerging growth company o |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of each class of securities to be registered | Amount to be registered(1) | Proposed maximum aggregate price per unit(1) | Proposed maximum aggregate offering price(1) | Amount of registration fee(1) | ||||
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Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share(2) | ||||||||
Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value per share(2) | ||||||||
Debt Securities(3) | ||||||||
Warrants(4) | ||||||||
Depositary Shares(5) | ||||||||
Subscription Rights(6) | ||||||||
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TOTAL | $100,000,000.00 | $12,980.00 | ||||||
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Title of each class of securities to be registered | Amount to be | Proposed maximum aggregate price per unit(1) | Proposed maximum aggregate offering price(1) | Amount of registration fee(1)(2) | ||||
Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share(3) | ||||||||
Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value per share(3) | ||||||||
Debt Securities(4) | ||||||||
Warrants(5) | ||||||||
Depositary Shares(6) | ||||||||
Subscription Rights(7) | ||||||||
Stock Purchase Contracts | ||||||||
Stock Purchase Units | ||||||||
Units | ||||||||
TOTAL | $100,000,000.00 | $10,610.21(8) | ||||||
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The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until this registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
PROSPECTUS
$100,000,000
Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Debt Securities
Warrants
Depositary Shares
Subscription Rights
Stock Purchase Contracts
Stock Purchase Units
Units
Units
QCR Holdings, Inc. (“("we,” “us,” “our”" "us," "our" or the “Company”"Company") may offer from time to time to sell, in one or more series, and in any combination, the securities described in this prospectus.
The aggregate initial offering price of the securities that we offer will not exceed $100,000,000.00. This prospectus describes the general terms of these securities and the general manner in which we will offer them. Each time that we offer and sell securities using this prospectus, we will provide a supplement to this prospectus that contains specific information about the securities and their terms and the manner in which we will offer them for sale. The prospectus supplement also may add or update information contained in this prospectus. You should carefully read this prospectus and any supplement to this prospectus, as well as any documents we have incorporated into this prospectus by reference, before you invest in any of these securities. References herein to “prospectus supplement”"prospectus supplement" are deemed to refer to any pricing supplement or free writing prospectus describing the specific pricing or other terms of the applicable offering that we prepare and distribute.
We may offer and sell these securities through underwriters, dealers or agents, or directly to purchasers on a continuous or delayed basis. We will provide the names of any such underwriters, dealers or agents used in connection with the sale of any of these securities, as well as any fees, commissions or discounts we may pay to such underwriters, dealers or agents in connection with the sale of these securities, in thean applicable prospectus supplement.
Our common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “QCRH”"QCRH". Our principal executive offices are located at 3551 Seventh Street, Moline, Illinois 61265 and our telephone number is (309) 743-7754.736-3580.
These securities are not bank deposits and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency, nor are they obligations of, or guaranteed by, a bank. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities, and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities, in any state or jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Investing in our securities involves risks. See “You should refer to the section entitled "Risk Factors”" on page 1.1 of this prospectus, as well as the risk factors included in any applicable prospectus supplement and certain of our periodic reports and other information that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and carefully consider that information before buying our securities.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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An investment in our securities involves certain risks. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully read and consider the risk factors incorporated by reference in this prospectus, as the same may be updated from time to time by our future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which we refer to as the SEC, as well as those contained in any applicable prospectus supplement. Our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected by any of these risks. The trading price of our securities could decline due to any of these risks, and you may lose all or part of your investment. This prospectus and documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus also contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including the risks faced by us.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with SEC using a “shelf”"shelf" registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may sell from time to time, in one or more offerings, on a continuous or delayed basis, any combination of the securities described in this prospectus.
This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we sell securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. Such prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and thean applicable prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in thesuch prospectus supplement. You should read this prospectus (including the documents incorporated by reference) and theany applicable prospectus supplement together with the additional information referred to under the heading “Where"Where You Can Find More Information.”"
You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or in any supplement to this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not making an offer to sell or soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer or solicitation is not authorized or in which the person making the offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so or to anyone to whom it is unlawful to make the offer or solicitation. You should assume that the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement is accurate as of its date only.
Any of the securities described in this prospectus and in a prospectus supplement may be convertible or exchangeable into, or exercisable for, other securities that are described in this prospectus or will be described in a prospectus supplement, and may be issued separately, together or as part of a unit consisting of two or more securities, which may or may not be separate from one another. The securities offered hereby may include new or hybrid securities developed in the future that combine features of any of the securities described in this prospectus.
The registration statement that contains this prospectus, including the exhibits to the registration statement, also contains additional information about us and the securities offered under this prospectus. You can find the registration statement at the SEC’sSEC's website or at the SEC office mentioned under the heading “Where"Where You Can Find More Information.”"
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus and the documents we incorporate by reference in this prospectus contain, and future oral and written statements of the Company and its management may contain, forward-looking statements, within the meaning of such term in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933, (the “Securities Act”)as amended, which we refer to as the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, (the “Exchange Act”),as amended, which we refer to as the Exchange Act, with respect to the financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance
and business of the Company. Forward-looking statements, which may be based upon beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the Company’sCompany's management and on information available to management at the time the statements are made, are generally identifiable by the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “bode,” “predict,” “suggest,” “project,” “appear,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “likely,”"believe," "expect," "anticipate," "bode," "predict," "suggest," "project," "appear," "plan," "intend," "estimate," "may," "will," "would," "could," "should," "likely," or other similar expressions. Additionally, all statements in this prospectus and the documents we incorporate by reference in this prospectus, including forward-looking statements, speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update any statement in light of new information or future events.
Our ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. The factors that could have a material adverse effect on the operations and future prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries are detailed in the “Risk Factors”"Risk Factors" section included under Item 1A. of Part I of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in the “Risk Factors”"Risk Factors" sections of this prospectus and theany applicable prospectus supplement. In addition, there are other factors that may impact any public company, including ours, which could have a material adverse effect on the operations and future prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries.
These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements.
We are a multi-bank holding company headquartered in Moline, Illinois, formed in February 1993 under the laws of the state of Delaware. We serve the Quad Cities, Cedar Rapids, Cedar Valley, Des Moines/Ankeny and RockfordSpringfield communities through the following three wholly-ownedfour wholly owned banking subsidiaries, which provide full-service commercial and consumer banking and trust and asset management services:
We engage in direct financing lease contracts through m2 Lease Funds, LLC, a wholly-ownedwholly owned subsidiary of Quad City Bank & Trust Company based in Brookfield, Wisconsin. We also engage in correspondent banking through more than 160190 relationships with community banking institutions headquartered primarily in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin. At June 30, 2015,December 31, 2019, we had assets of $2.5$4.9 billion, deposits of $1.8$3.9 billion and stockholders’stockholders' equity of $211.7$535.4 million.
Our principal executive office is located at 3551 Seventh Street, Moline, Illinois 61265 and our telephone number is (309) 743-7754.736-3580.
Additional information about us is included in our filings with the SEC, which are incorporated by reference into this prospectus. See “Where"Where You Can Find More Information”Information" and “Incorporation"Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference”Reference" in this prospectus.
Unless thean applicable prospectus supplement states otherwise, we will use the net proceeds we receive from the sale of the securities offered hereby for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, investments in or advances to our subsidiaries, working capital, capital expenditures, stock repurchases, debt
repayment or the financing of possible acquisitions. The applicable prospectus supplement relating to a particular offering of securities by us will identify the particular use of proceeds for that offering. Until we use the net proceeds from an offering, we may place the net proceeds in temporary investments or hold the net proceeds in deposit accounts at a banking subsidiary of the Company.
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
The following table reflects our ratio of earnings to fixed charges and ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock dividends for each of the years in the five-year period ended December 31, 2014, as well as for the six months ended June 30, 2015.
Preferred stock dividends during the year ended December 31, 2010 consisted solely of the amounts due on our Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series D, which we refer to as Series D Preferred Stock, and Series E Non-Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, which we refer to as Series E Preferred Stock. Preferred stock dividends during the year ended December 31, 2011 consisted solely of the amounts due on our Series D Preferred Stock, Series E Preferred Stock and Senior Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series F, which we refer to as Series F Preferred Stock. Preferred stock dividends during the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 consisted solely of the amounts due on our Series E Preferred Stock and Series F Preferred Stock. Preferred stock dividends during the year ended December 31, 2014 consisted solely of the amounts due on our Series F Preferred Stock.
We did not pay any preferred stock dividends for the six months ended June 30, 2015, because no shares of our preferred stock were outstanding during this period. Consequently, the ratios of earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock dividends for this period were the same as the ratios of earnings to fixed charges.
For purposes of computing the ratios of earnings to fixed charges and earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock dividends:
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Excluding interest on deposits | 1.47x | 2.32x | 2.12x | 1.91x | 1.40x | 1.17x | ||||||||||||||||||
Including interest on deposits | 1.34x | 1.97x | 1.83x | 1.62x | 1.25x | 1.10x | ||||||||||||||||||
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Excluding interest on deposits(1) | 1.47x | 2.04x | 1.55x | 1.36x | 0.90x | 0.86x | ||||||||||||||||||
Including interest on deposits(1) | 1.34x | 1.79x | 1.43x | 1.27x | 0.93x | 0.91x |
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES WE MAY OFFER
This prospectus contains summary descriptions of the common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants, depositary shares, subscription rights, stock purchase contracts, stock purchase units and units that we may offer and sell from time to time. When one or more of these securities are offered in the future, a prospectus supplement will explain the particular terms of the securities and the extent to which these general provisions may apply. These summary descriptions and any summary descriptions in theany applicable prospectus supplement do not purport to be complete descriptions of the terms and conditions of each security and are qualified in their entirety by reference to our Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, (our “Certificatewhich we refer to as our Certificate of Incorporation”),Incorporation, our Bylaws, as amended, (our “Bylaws”),which we refer to as our Bylaws, the Delaware General Corporation Law and any other documents referenced in such summary descriptions and from which such summary descriptions are derived. If any particular terms of a security described in theany applicable prospectus supplement differ from any of the terms described in this prospectus, then the terms described in this prospectus will be deemed superseded by the terms set forth in that prospectus supplement.
We may issue securities in book-entry form through one or more depositaries, such as The Depository Trust Company, Euroclear or Clearstream, named in thean applicable prospectus supplement. Each sale of a security in book-entry form will settle in immediately available funds through the applicable depositary, unless otherwise stated. We will issue the securities in registered form, without coupons, although we may issue the securities in bearer form if so specified in thean applicable prospectus supplement. If any securities are to be listed or quoted on a securities exchange or quotation system, thean applicable prospectus supplement will say so.
The following is a summary of the material terms, limitations, voting powers and relative rights of our capital stock as contained in our Certificate of Incorporation, which is incorporated by reference herein. This summary does not purport to be a complete description of the terms and conditions of our capital stock in all respects and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to our Certificate of Incorporation, our Bylaws, the Delaware General Corporation Law and any other documents referenced in the summary descriptions and from which the summary descriptions are derived. Although we believe this summary covers the material terms and provisions of our capital stock set forth in our Certificate of Incorporation, it may not contain all of the information that is important to you.
Authorized Shares of Capital Stock
We have the authority to issue 20,000,000 shares of common stock, $1.00 par value per share, and 250,000 shares of preferred stock, $1.00 par value per share. As of September 22, 2015,December 31, 2019, we had 11,727,48315,828,098 shares of common stock and no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding.
Common Stock
Dividend Rights. Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive any cash dividends that may be declared by our board of directors. We are subject to various regulatory policies and requirements relating to the payment of dividends, including requirements to maintain adequate capital above regulatory minimums. Subject to these restrictions, the declaration and payment of future dividends to holders of our common stock will be atthe discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon our earnings and financial condition, our capital requirements and those of our subsidiaries, regulatory conditions and considerations and other factors as our board of directors may deem relevant. No cash dividends will be paid with respect to our common stock for any period unless dividends for the same period, and any accumulated but unpaid dividends, with respect to any outstanding series of our preferred stock having preferential rights with respect to dividends have been paid.
Voting Rights. Each share of common stock entitles the holder thereof to one vote per share on all matters on which the holders of our common stock are entitled to vote. The common stock does not have cumulative voting rights.
Liquidation Rights. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of common stock are entitled to receive,pro rata, our assets which are legally available for distribution, after payment of all debts and other liabilities and subject to the prior rights of any holders of preferred stock then outstanding.
Preemptive Rights. The holders of our common stock have no preemptive rights.
Miscellaneous. Shares of our common stock are not convertible into shares of any other class of capital stock. The issued and outstanding shares of our common stock are fully paid and nonassessable.
Preferred Stock
General. We may issue up to 250,000 shares of preferred stock, $1.00 par value per share, from time to time in one or more series. Our board of directors, without further approval of our stockholders, has the authority to fix the dividend rights and terms, conversion rights, voting rights, redemption rights and terms, liquidation preferences, sinking funds and any other rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions applicable to each series of preferred stock. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could, among other things, adversely affect the voting power of the holders of our common stock.
We will describe the particular terms of any series of preferred stock being offered in thean applicable prospectus supplement relating to that series of preferred stock. Those terms may include:
The shares of preferred stock will, when issued against full payment of their purchase price, be fully paid and nonassessable.
Dividend Rights. If you purchase preferred stock being offered by use of this prospectus and an applicable prospectus supplement, you will be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by our board of directors, dividends at the rates and on the dates set forth in thethat prospectus supplement. Dividend rates may be fixed, variable or both. The nature, amount, rates, timing and other details of dividend rights for a series of preferred stock will be described in thean applicable prospectus supplement and will be payable in preference to, or in such relation to, the dividends payable on any other class or classes or series of our stock, as described in the applicablethat prospectus supplement. We are subject to various regulatory policies and requirements relating to the payment of dividends, including requirements to maintain adequate capital above regulatory minimums.
Voting Rights. The voting rights of preferred stock of any series being offered will be described in thean applicable prospectus supplement.
Liquidation Rights. In the event that we liquidate, dissolve or wind-up our affairs, either voluntarily or involuntarily, holders of our preferred stock will be entitled to receive liquidating distributions in the amount set forth in thean applicable prospectus supplement, plus accrued and unpaid dividends, if any, before we make any distribution of assets to the holders of our common stock or any junior preferred stock. If we fail to pay in full all amounts payable with respect to preferred stock being offered by us and any stock having the same rank as that series of preferred stock, the holders of the preferred stock and of that other stock will share in any distribution of assets in proportion to the full respective preferential amounts to which they are entitled. After the holders of each series of preferred stock and any stock having the same rank as the preferred stock are paid in full, they will have no right or claim to any of our remaining assets. For any series of preferred stock being offered by this prospectus and an applicable prospectus supplement, neither the sale of all or substantially all of our property or business nor a merger or consolidation by us with any other corporation will be considered a dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of our business or affairs.
Redemption. The terms, if any, on which shares of a series of preferred stock being offered may be redeemed will be described in thean applicable prospectus supplement. The preferred stock of a series may be redeemed in such amount or amounts, and at such time or times, if any, as may be provided in respect of that particular series of preferred stock. Preferred stock may be redeemed by the Company only to the extent legally permissible.
Conversion Rights. The An applicable prospectus supplement will state the terms, if any, on which shares of a series of preferred stock being offered are convertible into shares of our common stock or another series of our preferred stock.
Series B Junior Participating Preferred Stock
We have 10,000 shares of preferred stock designated as Series B Junior Participating Preferred Stock, (the “Serieswhich we refer to as the Series B Preferred Stock”),Stock, $1.00 par value per share, none of which were issued and outstanding as of September 22, 2015. As discussed under the heading “—Antitakeover Provisions—Stockholders’ Rights Agreement,” we declared a dividend of one right for each share ofDecember 31, 2019. The Series B Preferred Stock was designated in connection with our common stock in conjunction with the adoption of a stockholders’stockholders' rights plan, which represented the right to purchase one one-thousandthexpired on February 11, 2019.
Anti-Takeover Provisions
General. Certain provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation, our Bylaws and the Delaware General Corporation Law may have the effect of impeding the acquisition of control of the Company by means of a tender offer, a proxy fight, open-market purchases or otherwise in a transaction not approved by our board of directors. These provisions may have the effect of discouraging a future takeover attempt which is not approved by our board of directors but which individual stockholders may deem to be in their best interests or in which our stockholders may receive a substantial premium for their shares over then-current market prices. As a result, stockholders who might desire to participate in such a transaction may not have an opportunity to do so. Such provisions will also render the removal of our current board of directors or management more difficult.
Certificate of Incorporation; Bylaws. These provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation and our Bylaws include the following:
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Stockholders’ Rights Agreement. On May 8, 2013, we entered into the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, which we refer to as the Amended Rights Agreement, between the Company and Quad City Bank & Trust Company, as rights agent. The Amended Rights Agreement amended, restated and replaced the Rights Agreement, which we refer to as the Original Rights Agreement, between the same parties, dated as of September 11, 2003, which previously governed the preferred stock purchase rights, or the Rights, granted thereunder. The Amended Rights Agreement was approved by our stockholders at the 2013 annual meeting.
The Original Rights Agreement was implemented to reduce our vulnerability to takeover attempts and certain other transactions which have not been negotiated with and approved by members of our board of directors. In connection with the Original Rights Agreement, our board of directors authorized and declared a dividend of one Right for each share of our common stock outstanding as of the close of business on September 22, 2003, with each Right representing the right to purchase one one-thousandth (subject to adjustment) of a share of Series B Preferred Stock. Since that time, Rights have been automatically issued with each share of common stock we issue. The Rights have no immediate economic value to our stockholders and cannot be exercised unless and until a person, group or entity acquires 20% or more of our common stock or announces a tender offer. The Rights Agreement also permits our board of directors to redeem each right for $0.01 under various circumstances. In general, the Rights Agreement provides that if a person, group or entity acquires a 20% or larger stake in the Company or announces a tender offer, and our board of directors chooses not to redeem the rights, all holders of rights, other than the 20% stockholder or the tender offeror, will be able to purchase a certain amount of our common stock for half of its market price. The Rights Agreement will expire pursuant to its terms on May 1, 2016.
Delaware Law. As we have not elected to opt out of the applicability of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law in our Certificate of Incorporation, we are currently governed by this section of Delaware law. Under Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, subject to exceptions, we are prohibited from engaging in any business combination with any interested stockholder for a period of three years following the time that the stockholder became an interested stockholder. For this purpose, an “interested stockholder”"interested stockholder" generally includes current and certain former holders of 15% or more of our outstanding stock. The provisions of Section 203 may encourage companies interested in acquiring us to negotiate in advance with our board of directors. These provisions may make it more difficult to accomplish transactions which stockholders may otherwise deem to be in their best interests.
Banking Laws. The ability of a third party to acquire the Company is also subject to applicable banking laws and regulations. The Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, (the “BHCA”)which we refer to as the BHCA, and the regulations thereunder require any “bank"bank holding company”company" (as defined in the BHCA) to obtain the approval of the Federal Reserve prior to acquiring more than 5% of the outstanding shares of a class of our voting stock. Any person other than a bank holding company is required to obtain prior approval of the Federal Reserve to acquire 10% or more of the outstanding shares of a class of our voting stock under the Change in Bank Control Act of 1978. Any holderFederal law also prohibits any person or company from acquiring "control" of an FDIC-insured depository institution or its holding company without prior notice to the appropriate federal bank regulator. "Control" is conclusively presumed to exist upon the acquisition of 25% or more (orof the outstanding voting securities of a bank or bank holding company, but may arise under certain circumstances between 10% and 25%, if the holder is unable to rebut the presumption that it controls the Company)24.99% ownership. For purposes of the outstanding shares of a class of our voting stock, other than an individual, is subject to supervision and regulation as a bank holding companycalculating ownership thresholds under the BHCA. In calculating a holder’s aggregate ownership of our common stock for purposes of these banking regulations, the Federal Reservebank regulators would likely would include at least take the position that the minimum number of shares, (andand could instead includetake the position that the maximum number of shares)shares, of ourthe Company's common stock that a holder is entitled to receive pursuant to securities convertible into or settled in ourthe Company's common stock, including pursuant to the Company's warrants to purchase the Company's common stock held by such holder, must be taken into account in calculating a stockholder's aggregate holdings of the Company's common stock.
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
General
The debt securities that we may offer using this prospectus consist of notes, debentures or other evidences of indebtedness. Any debt securities that we offer and sell will be our direct obligations. Debt securities may be issued in one or more series. All debt securities of any one series need not be issued at the same time, and unless otherwise provided, a series of debt securities may be reopened with the required consent of the holders of outstanding debt securities, for issuance of additional debt securities of that series or to establish additional terms of that series of debt securities (with such additional terms applicable only to unissued or additionaland all debt securities of that series).the same series, will be substantially identical, except for the initial interest payment date, issue price, initial interest accrual date and the amount of the first interest payment. The form of indenture is subject to any amendments or supplements that we may enter into with the trustee(s). The material terms of the indenture are summarized below and we refer you to the indenture for a detailed description of these material terms. Additional or different provisions that are applicable to a particular series of debt securities will, if material, be described in a prospectus supplement relating to the offering of debt securities of that series. These provisions may include, among other things and to the extent applicable, the following:
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securities), or a combination thereof, and the terms and conditions upon which such conversion or exchange will be effected (including the initial conversion or exchange price or rate, the conversion or exchange ratio),period, the provisions for conversion or exchange price or rate adjustments and any other provisions relative to such obligation) and any limitations on the ownership or transferability of the securities or property into which the debt securities may be converted or exchanged;
Unless otherwise indicated in thean applicable prospectus supplement, we will issue debt securities in fully registered form without coupons and in denominations of $1,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000, and interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. If any
interest payment date or the maturity date falls on a day that is not a business day, then the payment will be made on the next business day without additional interest and with the same effect as if it were made on the originally scheduled date.
Unless otherwise indicated in thean applicable prospectus supplement, the trustee will act as paying agent and registrar for the debt securities under the indenture. We may also act as paying agent under the indenture.
The An applicable prospectus supplement will contain a description of U.S. federal income tax consequences relating to the debt securities, to the extent applicable.
Covenants
The An applicable prospectus supplement will describe any covenants, such as restrictive covenants restricting us or any of our subsidiaries from incurring, issuing, assuming or guarantying any indebtedness or restricting us or any of our subsidiaries from paying dividends or acquiring any of our or its capital stock.
Consolidation, Merger and TransferSale of Assets
Unless we indicate otherwise in thean applicable prospectus supplement, the indenture will permit a consolidationwe may not consolidate with or merger between us and another entity and/merge with or the sale, conveyanceinto, or sell, convey, transfer, lease by usor otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our propertyproperties and assets; provided, however, that:assets to, any person, which we refer to as a successor person, unless:
If we consolidate or merge with or into any other entity, or sell or lease all or substantially all of our assets in compliance with the terms and conditions of the indenture, the resulting or acquiring entity will be substituted for us in the indenture and the debt securities with the same effect as if it had been an original party to the indenture and the debt securities. As a result, such successor entity may exercise our rights and powers under the indenture and the debt securities, in our name, and except in the case of a lease, we will be released from all our liabilities and obligations under the indenture and under the debt securities.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, we may transfer all of our property and assets to another entity if, immediately after giving effect to the transfer, such entity is our wholly owned subsidiary. The term “wholly owned subsidiary” means any subsidiary in which we and/or our other wholly owned subsidiaries own all of the outstanding capital stock.
Modification and Waiver
Unless we indicate otherwise in thean applicable prospectus supplement, underwe and the indenture, some of our rightstrustee may modify and obligations and some ofamend the rights of the holders of the debt securities may be modified or amendedindenture with the consent of the holders of not less thanat least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities affected by theof a series. We may not make any modification or amendment. However,amendment without the following modifications and amendments will not be effective against anyconsent of the holder without its consent:of each debt security affected thereby if such amendment will:
Underindenture;
Except for certain specified provisions, the holders of not less thanat least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstandingany series of debt securities may on behalf of all such holders of the debt securities:
In addition, unless otherwise indicated in an applicable prospectus supplement, we and the trustee may modify and amend the indenture without the consent of any holders of debt securities.securities:
Events of Default
Unless we indicate otherwise in thean applicable prospectus supplement, “eventan event of default” under the indenturedefault will mean,occur with respect to any series ofthe debt securities upon the occurrence of any of the following:
the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable federal or state law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Company or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 90 consecutive days; or
If The occurrence of an event of default occurs and continues,may constitute an event of default under our bank credit agreements in existence from time to time. In addition, the occurrence of certain events of default or an acceleration under the indenture may constitute an event of default under certain of our other indebtedness outstanding from time to time.
Subject to certain rights of the trustee, or the holders of not less than 25%a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities will have the right to direct the time, method and place of such series may declare the entire principal of all the debt securitiesconducting any proceeding for any remedy available to be due and payable immediately, except that, if the event of default is caused by certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, the entire principal of all of the debt securities of such series will become due and payable immediately without any act on the part of the trustee or holders ofexercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee with respect to the debt securities. If such a declaration occurs,Notwithstanding the holders of a majority offoregoing, the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of such series can, subject to conditions, rescind the declaration.
The indenture requires us to furnish toprovides that the trustee not less often than annually, a certificate from our principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer, as the case maywill be as to such officer’s knowledge of our compliance with all conditions and covenants under the indenture. The trustee may withhold notice to the holders of debt securities of any default, except defaults in the payment of principal of, or interest on, any debt securities if the trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of notice is in the best interests of the holders. For purposes of this paragraph, “default” means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an event of default under the indenture.
The trustee is not obligatedno obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the holders of outstanding debt securities, unless the holders offer the trustee receives security and indemnity satisfactory securityto it against any costs, liabilities or indemnity. If satisfactory security or indemnity is provided, then, subject to other rights of the trustee, the holders of a majorityexpenses which might be incurred by it in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities may direct the time, method and place of:
The holder of a debt security will have the right to begin any proceeding with respect to the indenture or for any remedy only if:
However, the holder of any debt security will have an absolute right to receive payment of principal of, and interest on, the debt security when due and to institute suit to enforce payment.order or direction.
Satisfaction and Discharge; Defeasance
Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture. Unless otherwise indicated in thean applicable prospectus supplement, if atwe may terminate our obligations under the indenture with respect to the outstanding debt securities of any time,series, when:
all the debt securities of such series not theretoforebeen delivered to the trustee for cancellation have become due and payable, or are by their terms are towill become due and payable within one year, or are to
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then the indenture shall ceaserelating to bethe satisfaction and discharge of further effectthe indenture have been complied with.
Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance. Unless otherwise indicated in an applicable prospectus supplement, we may elect with respect to theany debt securities of any series to defease and be discharged from all of our obligations with respect to such series,debt securities, which we refer to as legal defeasance, except for (a)(i) rights of registration of transfer and exchange, and our right of optional redemption, (b)(ii) substitution of mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen debt securities, (c)(iii) rights of holders to receive payments of principal thereof and interest thereon upon the original stated due dates therefor (but not upon acceleration) and remaining rights of the holders to receive mandatory sinking fund payments, if any, (d)(iv) the rights, obligations and immunities of the trustee under the indenture, (v) the provisions in the indenture related to (a) legal defeasance, (b) the return of any amounts held in trust for payment on such series of debt securities, (c) the obligation of the Company to maintain an office or agency and (e)(d) the obligation of the Company to hold payments on such series of debt securities in trust, and (vi) the rights of the holders of such series of debt securities as beneficiaries thereof with respect to the property so deposited with the trustee payable to all or any of them.
Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance. Unless otherwise indicated in thean applicable prospectus supplement, we may elect to have our obligations released with respect to any debt securities of any series either:
We must comply withdefeasance occurs, certain events, not including non-payment, bankruptcy and insolvency events, described under the following conditions before theheading "Events of Default," will no longer constitute an event of default for that series.
In order to exercise either legal defeasance or covenant defeasance can be effected:
In order to exercise either legal defeasance or covenant defeasance with respect to outstanding debt securities of any series, the due dates for those payments; and
following conditions must be met:
In connection with defeasance, any irrevocable trust agreement contemplated bytrustee to have a conflicting interest within the indenture must include, among other things, provision for (a) paymentmeaning of the principal of and interest on suchTrust Indenture Act, assuming all debt securities if any, appertaining thereto when due (by redemption, sinking fund paymentsof a series were in default within the meaning of such Act;
The accompanying An applicable prospectus supplement may further describe any provisions permitting or restricting defeasance or covenant defeasance with respect to the debt securities of a particular series.
Global Securities
Unless otherwise indicated in thean applicable prospectus supplement, each debt security offered by this prospectus will be issued in the form of one or more global debt securities representing all or part of that series of
debt securities. This means that we will not issue certificates for that series of debt securities to the holders. Instead, a global debt security representing that series will be deposited with, or on behalf of, a securities depositary and registered in the name of the depositary or a nominee of the depositary. Any such depositary must be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act. We will describe the specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to a series of debt securities to be represented by a global security in the applicable prospectus supplement.supplement relating to such series of debt securities.
Notices
We will give notices to holders of the debt securities by mail at the addresses listed in the security register. In the case of notice in respect of unregistered securities or coupon securities, we may give notice by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in New York, New York.
Governing Law
The indenture and the debt securities will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, except to the extent the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is applicable.
Regarding the Trustee
General.From time to time, we may maintain deposit accounts and conduct other banking transactions with the trustee to be appointed under the indenture or its affiliates in the ordinary course of business.
Resignation or Removal of Trustee. If the trustee has or acquires a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act, the trustee must either eliminate its conflicting interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and the indenture. Any resignation will require the appointment of a successor trustee under the indenture in accordance with the terms and conditions of the indenture.
The trustee may resign or be removed by us with respect to one or more series of debt securities and a successor trustee may be appointed to act with respect to any such series. The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of any series may remove the trustee with respect to the debt securities of such series.
We may issue warrants for the purchase of debt securities, preferred stock, common stock, other securities of the Company or any combination of the foregoing. Warrants may be issued alone or together with securities offered by any prospectus supplement and may be attached to, or separate from, those securities. The particular terms of any warrants will be described more specifically in the prospectus supplement relating to such warrants.
The A prospectus supplement relating to any warrants we are offering will include specific terms relating to thethat offering. We will file the form of any warrant agreement with the SEC, and you should read the warrant agreement for provisions that may be important to you. TheAn applicable prospectus supplement will include some or all of the following information:
Before exercising their warrants, holders of warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of the securities purchasable upon such exercise, including the right to receive dividends, if any, or payments upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, or to exercise voting rights, if any.
DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITARY SHARES
This following is a summary of the general terms of the deposit agreement to govern any depositary shares we may offer representing fractional interests in shares of our preferred stock, the depositary shares themselves and the related depositary receipts. This summary does not purport to be complete in all respects and is subject to and qualified entirely by reference to the relevant deposit agreement and depositary receipt with respect to the depositary shares relating to any particular series of preferred stock. A copy of the deposit agreement and form of depositary receipt relating to any depositary shares we issue will be filed with the SEC as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part or as an exhibit to a filing incorporated by reference in the registration statement. The specific terms of any depositary shares we may offer will be described in thean applicable prospectus supplement. If so described in thesuch applicable prospectus supplement, the terms of that series of depositary shares may differ from the general description of terms presented below.
General
We may offer fractional interests in shares of our preferred stock, rather than full shares of preferred stock, most likely in the event that our then authorized but yet undesignated shares of preferred stock is not sufficient to offer full shares of preferred stock. If we do, we will provide for the issuance by a depositary to the public of receipts for depositary shares, each of which will represent a fractional interest in a share of a particular series of preferred stock.
The shares of any series of preferred stock underlying the depositary shares will be deposited under a separate deposit agreement between us and a bank or trust company having its principal office in the U.S. and having, which we refer to in this section as the depositary. The depository will have a combined capital and surplus of such amount as may be set forth in thean applicable prospectus supplement, which we refer to in this section as the depositary.supplement. We will name the depositary in thesuch applicable prospectus supplement. Subject to the terms of the deposit agreement, each owner of a depositary share will have a fractional interest in all the rights and preferences of the preferred stock underlying the depositary share. Those rights include any dividend, voting, redemption, conversion and liquidation rights.
The depositary shares will be evidenced by depositary receipts issued under the deposit agreement. If you purchase fractional interests in shares of the related series of preferred stock, you will receive depositary receipts as described in thean applicable prospectus supplement.
Unless we specify otherwise in thean applicable prospectus supplement, you will not be entitled to receive the whole shares of preferred stock underlying the depositary shares.
Dividend Rights
The depositary will distribute all cash dividends or other cash distributions in respect of the preferred stock underlying the depositary shares to each record holder of depositary shares based on the number of the depositary
shares owned by that holder on the relevant record date. The depositary will distribute only that amount which can be distributed without attributing to any holder of depositary shares a fraction of one cent, and any balance not so distributed will be added to and treated as part of the next sum received by the depositary for distribution to record holders of depositary shares.
If there is a distribution other than in cash, the depositary will distribute property to the entitled record holders of depositary shares, unless the depositary determines that it is not feasible to make that distribution. In that case the depositary may, with our approval, adopt the method it deems equitable and practicable for making that distribution, including any sale of property and distribution of the net proceeds from this sale to the applicable holders.
The deposit agreement will also contain provisions relating to how any subscription or similar rights offered by us to holders of the preferred stock will be made available to the holders of depositary shares.
Voting Rights
When the depositary receives notice of any meeting at which the holders of the preferred stock may vote, the depositary will mail information about the meeting contained in the notice, and any accompanying proxy materials, to the record holders of the depositary shares relating to the preferred stock. Each record holder of such depositary shares on the record date, which will be the same date as the record date for the preferred stock, will be entitled to instruct the depositary as to how the preferred stock underlying the holder’sholder's depositary shares should be voted.
Conversion or Exchange Rights
If any series of preferred stock underlying the depositary shares is subject to conversion or exchange, thean applicable prospectus supplement will describe the rights or obligations of each record holder of depositary receipts to convert or exchange the depositary shares.
Redemption
If the series of the preferred stock underlying the depositary shares is subject to redemption, all or a part of the depositary shares will be redeemed from the redemption proceeds of that series of the preferred stock held by the depositary. The redemption price per depositary share will bear the same relationship to the redemption price per share of preferred stock that the depositary share bears to the underlying preferred stock. Whenever we redeem preferred stock held by the depositary, the depositary will redeem, as of the same redemption date, the number of depositary shares representing the preferred stock redeemed. If less than all the depositary shares are to be redeemed, the depositary shares to be redeemed will be selected by lot orpro rata as determined by the depositary.
After the date fixed for redemption, the depositary shares called for redemption will no longer be outstanding. When the depositary shares are no longer outstanding, all rights of the holders will cease, except the right to receive money or other property that the holders of the depositary shares were entitled to receive upon the redemption. Payments will be made when holders surrender their depositary receipts to the depositary.
Taxation
Owners of depositary shares will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as if they were owners of the preferred stock represented by the depositary shares. If necessary, thean applicable prospectus supplement will provide a description of U.S. federal income tax consequences relating to the purchase and ownership of the depositary shares and the preferred stock represented by the depositary shares.
Amendment and Termination of the Deposit Agreement
The form of depositary receipt evidencing the depositary shares and any provision of the deposit agreement may be amended by agreement between us and the depositary at any time. However, certain amendments as specified in thean applicable prospectus supplement will not be effective unless approved by the record holders of at least a majority of the depositary shares then-outstanding. A deposit agreement may be terminated by us or the depositary only if:
Charges of Depositary
We will pay all transfer and other taxes and governmental charges arising solely from the existence of the depositary arrangements. We will pay associated charges of the depositary for the initial deposit of the preferred stock and any redemption of the preferred stock. Holders of depositary shares will pay transfer and other taxes and governmental charges and any other charges that are stated to be their responsibility in the deposit agreement.
Resignation and Removal of Depositary
The depositary may resign at any time by delivering notice to us. We may also remove the depositary at any time. Resignations or removals will take effect when a successor depositary is appointed and it accepts the appointment.
DESCRIPTION OF SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS
This following is a summary of the general terms of the subscription rights to purchase common stock or other securities that we may offer to stockholders using this prospectus. This summary does not purport to be complete in all respects and is subject to and qualified entirely by reference to the applicable forms of subscription agent agreement and subscription certificate for a full understanding of all terms of any series of subscription rights.
Subscription rights may be issued independently or together with any other security and may or may not be transferable. As part of any subscription rights offering, we may enter into a standby underwriting or other arrangement under which the underwriters or any other person would purchase any securities that are not purchased in such subscription rights offering. If we issue subscription rights, they will be governed by a separate subscription agent agreement that we will sign with a bank or trust company, as rights agent, that will be named in thean applicable prospectus supplement.supplement relating to such subscription rights. The rights agent will act solely as our agent and will not assume any obligation to any holders of subscription rights certificates or beneficial owners of subscription rights.
The prospectus supplement relating to any subscription rights we offer will describe the specific terms of the offering and the subscription rights, including the record date for stockholders entitled to the subscription rights distribution, the number of subscription rights issued and the number of shares of common stock or other securities that may be purchased upon exercise of the subscription rights, the exercise price of the subscription rights, the date on which the subscription rights will become effective and the date on which the subscription rights will expire, and any material U.S. federal income tax considerations.
In general, a subscription right entitles the holder to purchase for cash a specific number of shares of common stock or other securities at a specified exercise price. The rights are normally issued to stockholders as of a specific record date, may be exercised only for a limited period of time and become void following the expiration of such period. If we determine to issue subscription rights, we will accompany this prospectus with a prospectus supplement that will describe, among other things:
If fewer than all of the subscription rights issued in any rights offering are exercised, we may offer any unsubscribed securities directly to persons other than stockholders, to or through agents, underwriters or dealers or through a combination of such methods, including pursuant to standby arrangements, as described in thean applicable prospectus supplement.supplement relating to such subscription rights. After the close of business on the expiration date of a subscription rights offering, all unexercised subscription rights will become void.
DESCRIPTION OF STOCK PURCHASE CONTRACTS AND STOCK PURCHASE UNITS
We may issue stock purchase contracts, including contracts obligating holders to purchase from us, and us to sell to the holders, a specified number of shares of our common stock or preferred stock at a future date or dates, which we refer to in this prospectus as “Stock"Stock Purchase Contracts.”" The price per share, and number of shares, of our common stock or preferred stock may be fixed at the time the Stock Purchase Contracts are issued or may be determined by reference to a specific formula set forth in the Stock Purchase Contracts. The Stock Purchase Contracts may be issued separately or as a part of units consisting of a Stock Purchase Contract and our debt securities or debt obligations of third parties, including Treasury securities, securing the holders’holders' obligations to purchase the shares of our common stock under the Stock Purchase Contracts, which we refer to in this prospectus as “Stock"Stock Purchase Units.”" The Stock Purchase Contracts may require holders to secure their obligations thereunder in a specified manner. The Stock Purchase Contracts also may require us to make periodic payments to the holders of the Stock Purchase Units or vice-versa and such payments may be unsecured or prefunded on some basis.
The An applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any Stock Purchase Contracts or Stock Purchase Units. The description in thesuch prospectus supplement will not necessarily be complete, and reference will be made to the Stock Purchase Contracts, and, if applicable, collateral or depositary arrangements, relating to the Stock Purchase Contracts or Stock Purchase Units. Material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the Stock Purchase Units and the Stock Purchase Contracts will also be discussed in the applicablesuch prospectus supplement.
As specified in thean applicable prospectus supplement, we may issue units consisting of one or more debt securities, shares of common stock, shares of preferred stock or warrants or any combination of such securities, including guarantees of any securities.
A prospectus supplement and any other offering materials relating to any units issued under the registration statement containing this prospectus will specify the terms of the units, including:
We may sell the securities covered by this prospectus from time to time at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at negotiated prices or at fixed prices, which may change from time to time. We may sell the securities directly to one or more purchasers, through agents, to dealers, through underwriters, brokers or dealers, or through a combination of any of these sales methods or through any other method permitted by law (including in “at"at the market”market" equity offerings as defined in Rule 415 of the Securities Act). We reserve the right to accept or reject, in whole or in part, any proposed purchase of securities, whether the purchase is to be made directly or through agents.
Each time that we use this prospectus to sell our securities, we will also provide a prospectus supplement, if required, that contains the specific terms of the offering, including:
Only underwriters that we have named in a prospectus supplement will be underwriters of the securities offered by that prospectus supplement.
If underwriters are used in the sale, they will acquire the securities for their own account and may resell the securities from time to time in one or more transactions at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. The obligations of the underwriters to purchase the securities will be subject to the conditions set forth in thean applicable underwriting agreement. We may offer the securities to the public through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters or by underwriters without a syndicate. Subject to certain conditions, the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of the securities offered by thean applicable prospectus supplement, other than securities covered by any over-allotment option. Any public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers may change from time to time. We may use underwriters with whom we have a material relationship. We will describe in thean applicable prospectus supplement, naming the underwriter, the nature of any such relationship.
We may sell securities directly or through agents we designate from time to time. We will name any agent involved in the offering and sale of securities and we will describe any commissions we will pay the agent in thean prospectus supplement. Unless thesuch prospectus supplement states otherwise, our agent will act on a best-efforts basis for the period of its appointment.
We may authorize agents or underwriters to solicit offers by certain types of institutional investors to purchase securities from us at the public offering price set forth in thean applicable prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. We will describe the conditions to these contracts and the commissions we must pay for solicitation of these contracts in the applicablesuch prospectus supplement.
We may provide agents and underwriters with indemnification against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or contribution with respect to payments that the agents or underwriters may make with respect to these liabilities. Agents and underwriters may engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us in the ordinary course of business.
All securities we may offer, other than common stock or other outstanding securities, will be new issues of securities with no established trading market. Any underwriters may make a market in these securities, but will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. We cannot guarantee the liquidity of the trading markets for any securities.
Any underwriter may engage in over-allotment, stabilizing transactions, short-covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act. Over-allotment involves sales in excess of the offering size, which create a short position. Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum price. Syndicate-covering or other short-covering transactions involve purchases of the securities, either through exercise of the over-allotment option or in the open market after the distribution is completed, to cover short positions. Penalty bids permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a dealer when the securities originally sold by the dealer are purchased in a stabilizing or covering transaction to cover short positions. Those activities may cause the price of the securities to be higher than it would otherwise be. If commenced, the underwriters may discontinue any of the activities at any time.
Under the securities laws of some states, to the extent applicable, the securities may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, if our common stock is no longer listed on the NASDAQ Global Market or another national securities exchange, in some states the securities may not be sold unless such securities have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.
Certain legal matters in connection with any offering of securities made by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by our counsel Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP of Chicago, Illinois. If the securities are being distributed in an underwritten offering, certain legal matters will be passed upon for the underwriters by counsel identified in the related prospectus supplement.
The consolidated financial statements of QCR Holdings, Inc. as of December 31, 20142019 and 2013,2018 and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2014,2019 and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014,2019 incorporated in this Prospectus by reference from the QCR Holdings, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 have been incorporatedaudited by reference in this prospectus in reliance upon the reports of McGladreyRSM US LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports thereon incorporated herein by reference, herein,and have been incorporated in this Prospectus and Registration Statement in reliance upon such reports and upon the authority of saidsuch firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We are subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act and file with the SEC proxy statements, Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as required of a U.S. listed company. You may read and copy any document we file at the SEC’sSEC's public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room. Our SEC filings are also available to the public from the SEC’sSEC's web site at www.sec.gov or on our website at
www.qcrh.com. However, other than our available SEC filings, the information on, or that can be accessible through, our website does not constitute a part of, and is not incorporated by reference in, this prospectus. Written requests for copies of the documents we file with the SEC should be directed to QCR Holdings, Inc., 3551 Seventh Street, Moline, Illinois 61265, Attention: Corporate Secretary,Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, telephone: (309) 743-7754.743-7707.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 filed by us with the SEC under the Securities Act. As permitted by the SEC, this prospectus does not contain all the information in the registration statement filed with the SEC. For a more complete understanding of this offering, you should refer to the complete registration statement, including exhibits, on Form S-3 that may be obtained as described above. Statements contained in this prospectus about the contents of any contract or other document are not necessarily complete. If we have filed any contract or other document as an exhibit to the registration statement or any other document incorporated by reference in the registration statement, you should read the exhibit for a more complete understanding of the contract or other document or matter involved. Each statement regarding a contract or other document is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual contract or other document.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the information that we file with it into this prospectus, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to other documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus. We incorporate by reference the following documents and any future filings made with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this prospectus and prior to the termination of the offering covered by this offering (other thanprospectus, as well as any filings made after that date of this registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and prior to the effectiveness of such registration statement, but excluding, in each case, information “furnished”"furnished" rather than “filed”"filed" and information that is modified or superseded by subsequently filed documents prior to the termination of this offering):offering:
We will provide without charge, upon written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus and a copy of any or all other contracts or documents which are referred to in this prospectus. Requests should be directed to:
QCR Holdings, Inc.
Attention: Corporate Secretary
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer
3551 Seventh Street
Moline, Illinois 61265
Telephone number: (309) 743-7754743-7707
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The following table sets forth our estimated expenses to be incurred in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered, other than underwriting discounts and commissions. We will pay all of these expenses.
SEC Registration Fee | $ | 10,610.21 | ||
Trustee Fees | * | |||
Printing Expenses | * | |||
Rating Agency Fees | * | |||
Legal Fees and Expenses | * | |||
Accounting Fees and Expenses | * | |||
Miscellaneous | * | |||
Total | * |
SEC Registration Fee | $ | 12,980.00 | ||
Trustee Fees | * | |||
Printing Expenses | * | |||
Rating Agency Fees | * | |||
Legal Fees and Expenses | * | |||
Accounting Fees and Expenses | * | |||
Miscellaneous | * | |||
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Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Delaware Law.Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to indemnify any 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, by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or another enterprise if serving at the request of the corporation. Depending on the character of the proceeding, a corporation may indemnify against expenses (including attorneys’attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person indemnified acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person’sperson's conduct was unlawful. In the case of an action by or in the right of the corporation, no indemnification may be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine that, despite the adjudication of liability, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the court shall deem proper. Section 145 further provides that to the extent a director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to above, or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he or she shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection therewith.
Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability: (a) for any breach of the director’sdirector's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (b) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c) for payments of unlawful dividends or unlawful stock repurchases, redemptions or other distributions or (d) for any transactions from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
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Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws.Article IX of our Certificate of Incorporation and Article VIISection 7.2 of our Bylaws provide that we shall, to the full extent permitted by law, indemnify those persons whom we may indemnify pursuant thereto, and contain provisions substantially similar to Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Liability Insurance.We have obtained directors’directors' and officers’officers' liability insurance. The policy provides for $15.0$30.0 million in coverage including prior acts dating to the Company’sCompany's inception and liabilities under the Securities Act.
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Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibits | |||||
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1.1 | Form of Underwriting Agreement.* | |||||
1.2 | Form of Placement Agent Agreement.* | |||||
3.1 | Certificate of Incorporation | |||||
3.2 | Bylaws of QCR Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company's Form 8 K filed February 19, 2019). | |||||
4.1 | Specimen of stock certificate representing QCR Holdings, Inc. common stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the | |||||
4.2 | Form of Certificate of Designations of Preferred Stock.* | |||||
4.3 | Form of Preferred Stock Certificate.* | |||||
4.4 | Form of Warrant and Warrant Certificate.* | |||||
4.5 | Form of Indenture. | |||||
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Form of Senior Debt Security.* | ||||||
4.7 | Form of Subordinated Debt Security.* | |||||
4.8 | Form of Purchase Contract Agreement.* | |||||
4.9 | Form of Depositary Agreement and Depositary Receipt.* | |||||
4.10 | Form of Subscription Certificate.* | |||||
4.11 | Form of Subscription Agent Agreement.* | |||||
4.12 | Form of Unit Agreement and Unit Certificate.* | |||||
5.1 | Opinion of Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP (including consent). | |||||
23.1 | Consent of RSM US LLP. | |||||
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Consent of Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | ||||||
24.1 | Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to the registration statement). |
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Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibits | |||
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25.1 | Statement of Eligibility of Trustee on Form T-1 for the Senior Indenture and Subordinated Indenture.** |
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The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(iii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the indemnification provisions
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described in Item 15 above, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Moline, state of Illinois, on the 24th13th day of September, 2015.March, 2020.
QCR HOLDINGS, INC. | ||||
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By: | /s/ TODD A. GIPPLE Todd A. Gipple
Officer and Chief Financial Officer |
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints each of Larry J. Helling and Todd A. Gipple his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, acting alone, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to sign on his or her behalf, individually and in each capacity stated below, all amendments and post-effective amendments to this registration statement on Form S-3 (including any registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, and all amendments thereto) and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and any other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, 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 and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as each might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming each act that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on September 24, 2015.March 13, 2020.
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/s/ PATRICK S. BAIRD Patrick S. Baird |
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/s/ MARIE Z. ZIEGLER Marie Z. Ziegler | ||
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/s/ LARRY J. HELLING Larry J. Helling | Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |
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Todd A. Gipple
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Signature | Title | |
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Nick W. Anderson | (Principal Accounting Officer) | |
/s/ JOHN-PAUL E. BESONG John-Paul E. Besong | Director | |
/s/ MARY KAY BATES Mary Kay Bates | Director | |
/s/ MARK C. KILMER Mark C. Kilmer | Director | |
James Field | Director | |
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/s/ MICHAEL L. PETERSON
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Michael L. Peterson | Director | |
/s/ TIMOTHY O'REILLY Timothy O'Reilly | Director | |
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George T. Ralph III | Director | |
Donna J. Sorensen, J.D. | Director | |
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