PURCHASE AGREEMENT

EX-1.1 2 dex11.htm PURCHASE AGREEMENT Purchase Agreement

Exhibit 1.1

EXECUTION COPY

8,400,000 Shares

THE COLONIAL BANCGROUP, INC.

Common Stock

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

November 18, 2004

LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.

As Representative of the

several underwriters named in Schedule 1 hereto

745 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The Colonial BancGroup, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and, at the Company’s request in connection with the letter agreement dated the date hereof (the “Forward Agreement”) between the Company and Lehman Brothers Finance S.A. (“LBF”) relating to the forward sale by the Company of a number of shares of Common Stock (as defined below) equal to the number of shares of Common Stock to be borrowed and sold by LBF pursuant to this Agreement, LBF and the underwriters named in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Underwriters”) confirm their respective agreements with respect to the sale by LBF (with LBF acting at the Company’s request), and the purchase by the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, of 8,400,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, $2.50 par value per share (the “Common Stock”). The shares of Common Stock to be borrowed in the market and sold to the Underwriters by LBF are referred to as the “Borrowed Stock”. In addition, LBF proposes to grant to the Underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 1,260,000 shares of the Common Stock on the terms and for the purposes set forth in 2(b) (the “Option Stock”). The Borrowed Stock and the Option Stock, if purchased, are hereinafter collectively called the “Stock”. To the extent there are no additional Underwriters listed on Schedule 1 other than Lehman Brothers Inc., the term Representative as used herein shall mean Lehman Brothers Inc., as Underwriter, and the term Underwriters shall mean either the singular or plural as the context requires.

SECTION 1. (A) Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Company. The Company represents, warrants and agrees that:

(a) A registration statement on Form S-3 with respect to the Stock has (i) been prepared by the Company in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the rules and regulations (the “Rules and Regulations”) of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) thereunder, (ii) been filed with the Commission under the Securities Act and (iii) become effective under the Securities Act. Copies of such registration statement and each of the amendments thereto have been delivered by the Company to you as the representative (the “Representative”) of the Underwriters. As used in this Agreement, “Effective Time” means the date and the time as of

which such registration statement, or the most recent post-effective amendment thereto, if any, was declared effective by the Commission; “Effective Date” means the date of the Effective Time; “Preliminary Prospectus” means each prospectus included in such registration statement, or amendments thereof, before it became effective under the Securities Act and any prospectus filed with the Commission by the Company with the consent of the Representative pursuant to Rule 424(a) of the Rules and Regulations; “Registration Statement” means such registration statement, as amended at the Effective Time, including any documents incorporated by reference therein at such time; and “Prospectus” means the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and any and all information incorporated by reference therein at such time, in the form first used to confirm sales of Stock. Reference made herein to any Preliminary Prospectus or to the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities Act, as of the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, and any reference to any amendment or supplement to any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any document filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), after the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, and incorporated by reference in such Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be; and any reference to any amendment to the Registration Statement shall be deemed to include any annual report of the Company filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the Effective Time that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. The Commission has not issued any order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus.

(b) The Registration Statement conforms, and the Prospectus and any further amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus will, when they become effective, are first used to confirm sales of the Stock or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be, conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations and do not and will not, as of the applicable effective date (as to the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto) and as of the date such Prospectus is first used to confirm sales of the Stock or the applicable filing date (as to the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto), contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided that no representation or warranty is made as to information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company through the Representative by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for inclusion therein.

(c) The documents incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, when they became effective, were first used to confirm sales of the Stock or were filed with the Commission, as the case may be, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or Exchange Act, as applicable, and the Rules and Regulations, and none of such documents contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they were made; and any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, when such documents become effective, are first used to confirm sales of the Stock or are filed with Commission, as the case may be, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or

Exchange Act, as applicable, and the Rules and Regulations and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they were made.

(d) Each of the Company and its subsidiary (as defined in Section 15), Colonial Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”), have been duly incorporated or organized, as the case may be, and is validly existing as their respective business entities in good standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of incorporation or organization, as the case may be, are duly qualified to do business and are in good standing in each jurisdiction in which their respective ownership or lease of property or the conduct of their respective businesses requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, earnings or business of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole (a “Material Adverse Effect”), and have all power and authority necessary to own or hold their respective properties and to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged. None of the subsidiaries of the Company other than the Bank is a “significant subsidiary”, as such term is defined in Rule 405 of the Rules and Regulations.

(e) The authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company is as set forth in the Prospectus under the column entitled “Actual” under the caption “Capitalization” (except for subsequent issuances, if any, pursuant to this Agreement, the Forward Agreement, the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-120332), filed with the Commission on November 9, 2004 or pursuant to reservations, agreements or employee benefit plans referred to in the Prospectus. All of the issued shares of capital stock of the Company (including the Borrowed Stock) have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and conform to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus. None of the issued shares of capital stock of the Company, including the Borrowed Stock, was issued in violation of the preemptive or similar rights of any securityholder of the Company. All of the issued shares of capital stock of the Company’s subsidiaries have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims. None of the issued shares of capital stock of any subsidiary of the Company was issued in violation of the preemptive or similar rights of any securityholder of such subsidiary.

(f) When issued and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the Forward Agreement, the shares of Common Stock to be issued and sold pursuant thereto will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The issuance of such Common Stock is not subject to the preemptive rights or other similar rights of any securityholder of the Company. The Common Stock conforms and will conform to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus.

(g) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.

(h) The Forward Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent transfers),

reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and except as enforcement thereof is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); and the Forward Agreement conforms to the description thereof in the Prospectus.

(i) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Forward Agreement by the Company and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or (iii) result in any violation of any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their properties or assets, except in the case of clauses (i) and (iii) above where such conflict, breach, violation or default would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and except for the registration of the Stock under the Securities Act and such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as may be required under the Exchange Act and applicable state securities laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Stock by the Underwriters, no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing or registration with, any such court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, filings or registrations as have been obtained or made.

(j) The Company is duly registered as a financial holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. Each subsidiary of the Company that is a bank is a national banking association regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and its deposit accounts are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) to the fullest extent provided by law. No proceeding for the termination of such insurance is pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, is threatened. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any subsidiary that is a bank is subject to any cease and desist order, written agreement or memorandum of understanding with, or is a party to any commitment letter or similar undertaking to, or is subject to any order or directive (other than orders or directives applicable to the banking industry as a whole) by, or is a recipient of any extraordinary supervisory agreement letter from, or has adopted any board resolutions (other than board resolutions required by law or regulation and applicable to the banking industry as a whole) at the request of, federal or state governmental authorities charged with the supervision or regulation of national banking associations, savings banks, banks, savings and loan companies or associations, bank holding companies or savings and loan holding companies or engaged in the insurance of bank deposits (collectively, the “Bank Regulators”), neither of the Company nor any subsidiary that is a bank has been advised by any Bank Regulator that it is contemplating issuing or requesting (or is considering the appropriateness of issuing or requesting) any such order, directive or extraordinary supervisory letter and neither the Company nor any subsidiary that is a bank is contemplating (i) becoming a party to any such written agreement, memorandum of understanding, commitment letter or similar undertaking with any Bank Regulator or (ii) adopting any such board resolutions at the request of any Bank Regulator.

(k) There are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company and any person granting such person the right to require the Company to file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to any securities of the Company owned or to be owned by such person or to require the Company to include such securities in the securities registered pursuant to the Registration Statement or in any securities being registered pursuant to any other registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act. The holders of outstanding shares of the Company’s capital stock are not entitled to preemptive or other rights to subscribe for the Stock.

(l) Except as described in the Prospectus and except for the shares issued on or around May 18, 2004 in connection with the Company’s acquisition of P.C.B. Bancorp, Inc., the Company has not sold or issued any shares of Common Stock during the six-month period preceding the date of the Prospectus, including any sales pursuant to Rule 144A under, or Regulations D or S of, the Securities Act other than shares issued pursuant to the Forward Agreement or pursuant to employee benefit plans, stock option plans or other employee compensation plans.

(m) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included in the Prospectus, any material loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus; and, since such date, there has not been any change in the capital stock (other than (i) shares issued by the Company to LBF under the Forward Agreement, (ii) shares issued pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-120332), filed with the Commission on November 9, 2004 and (iii) grants or exercises pursuant to employee stock option plans or other employee benefit plans from shares reserved for issuance under such plans as described in the Prospectus) or long-term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the general affairs, management, consolidated financial position, stockholders’ equity, results of operations, earnings, business or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus.

(n) The financial statements (including the related notes and supporting schedules) filed as part of the Registration Statement or included in the Prospectus present fairly the financial condition and the results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the entities purported to be shown thereby, at the dates and for the periods indicated, and have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved. The pro forma financial information included in the Registration Statement and Prospectus has been prepared in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations and includes all adjustments necessary to present fairly the pro forma financial position of the respective entity or entities presented therein at the respective dates indicated and the results of their operations for the respective periods specified. Except as set forth in the Prospectus, no pro forma financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries are required to be included in the Registration Statement under the Rules and Regulations.

(o) PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, who has certified the financial statements and supporting schedules of the Company, whose report appears in the Prospectus and who has delivered the initial letter referred to in Section 7(e) hereof, is an independent public accountant as required by the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations.

(p) The Company and each of its subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all owned real property and good title to all other property owned by them, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects, except such as are described in the Prospectus or that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and all real property and assets held under lease by the Company and its subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases, with such exceptions as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(q) The Company and each of its subsidiaries carry, or are covered by, insurance in such amounts and covering such risks as is adequate for the conduct of their respective businesses and the value of their respective properties and as is customary for companies engaged in similar businesses in similar industries.

(r) The Company and each of its subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights to use all material patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark registrations, service mark registrations, copyrights and other intellectual property necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses and have no reason to believe that the conduct of their respective businesses will conflict with, and have not received any notice of any claim of any currently existing conflict with, any such rights of others that would individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(s) There are no actions, suits or legal or governmental proceedings or inquiries pending to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is the subject which, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and to the Company’s knowledge, no such actions, suits, proceedings or inquiries are threatened or contemplated by governmental authorities or by others.

(t) The conditions for use of Form S-3 in connection with the offering and sale of Stock contemplated by this Agreement, as set forth in the General Instructions thereto, have been satisfied.

(u) There are no contracts or other documents which are required to be described in the Prospectus or filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement by the Securities Act or by the Rules and Regulations which have not been described in the Prospectus or filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement or incorporated therein by reference as permitted by the Rules and Regulations.

(v) No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company on the one hand, and the directors, officers, stockholders, customers or suppliers of the Company on the other hand, which is required to be described in the Prospectus which is not so described.

(w) No labor disturbance by the employees of the Company exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent, which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(x) The Company is in material compliance with all presently applicable provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, including the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (“ERISA”); no “reportable event” (as defined in ERISA) has occurred with respect to any “pension plan” (as defined in ERISA) for which the Company would have any liability; the Company has not incurred and does not expect to incur liability under (i) Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of, or withdrawal from, any “pension plan” or (ii) Sections 412 or 4971 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (the “Code”); and each “pension plan” for which the Company would have any liability that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified in all material respects and nothing has occurred, whether by action or by failure to act, which would cause the loss of such qualification.

(y) The Company has filed all federal and all state and local income and franchise tax returns required to be filed through the date hereof or has requested extensions thereof and has paid all taxes due thereon, except those taxes that are currently being contested in good faith, and no tax deficiency has been determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries which has had (nor does the Company have any knowledge of any tax deficiency which, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, would reasonably be expected to have) a Material Adverse Effect.

(z) Since the date as of which information is given in the Prospectus through the date hereof, and except as may otherwise be disclosed in the Prospectus, the Company has not (i) issued or granted any securities (other than pursuant to (x) employee stock option or benefit plans, or other employee compensation plans, in each case out of shares reserved for issuance as described in the Prospectus or (y) shares issued to LBF under the Forward Agreement, (ii) incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, other than liabilities and obligations which were incurred in the ordinary course of business, (iii) entered into any transaction not in the ordinary course of business or (iv) declared or paid any dividend on its capital stock.

(aa) The Company (i) makes and keeps accurate books and records and (ii) maintains internal accounting controls which provide reasonable assurance that (A) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s authorization, (B) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of its financial statements and to maintain accountability for its assets, (C) access to its assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s authorization and (D) the reported accountability for its assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

(bb) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries (i) is in violation of its charter or by-laws, (ii) is in default, and no event has occurred which, with notice or lapse of time or both,

would constitute such a default, in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its properties or assets is subject or (iii) is in violation in any respect of any law, ordinance, governmental rule, regulation or court decree to which it or its property or assets may be subject or has failed to obtain any license, permit, certificate, franchise or other governmental authorization or permit necessary to the ownership of its property or to the conduct of its business, except in each case where such violations, defaults or failures to obtain, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(cc) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, has used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment.

(dd) Except as described in the Prospectus, there has been no storage, disposal, generation, manufacture, refinement, transportation, handling or treatment of toxic wastes, medical wastes, hazardous wastes or hazardous substances by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of their predecessors in interest) at, upon or from any of the property now or previously owned or leased by the Company or its subsidiaries in violation of any applicable law, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree or permit or which would require remedial action under any applicable law, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree or permit, except for any violation or remedial action which would not have, or could not be reasonably likely to have, singularly or in the aggregate with all such violations and remedial actions, a Material Adverse Effect; there has been no material spill, discharge, leak, emission, injection, escape, dumping or release of any kind onto such property or into the environment surrounding such property of any toxic wastes, medical wastes, solid wastes, hazardous wastes or hazardous substances due to or caused by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or with respect to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries have knowledge, except for any such spill, discharge, leak, emission, injection, escape, dumping or release which would not have or would not be reasonably likely to have, singularly or in the aggregate with all such spills, discharges, leaks, emissions, injections, escapes, dumpings and releases, a Material Adverse Effect. The terms “hazardous wastes”, “toxic wastes”, “hazardous substances” and “medical wastes” shall have the meanings specified in any applicable local, state, federal and foreign laws or regulations with respect to environmental protection.

(ee) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is, nor, after giving effect to the offering and sale of Stock and the application of proceeds therefrom as described in the Prospectus, will be, an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(ff) There are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company and any person other than the Underwriters that would give rise to a valid claim against the Company or any Underwriter for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or other like payment in connection with this offering.

(gg) The statistical, market-related and industry data included in the Prospectus and the Registration Statement are based on or derived from sources which the Company believes to be reliable and accurate.

(hh) The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act), which (i) are designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to the Company’s principal executive officer and its principal financial officer by others within those entities, particularly during the periods in which the periodic reports required under the Exchange Act are being prepared; (ii) have been evaluated for effectiveness and presented in the Company’s most recent annual or quarterly report filed with the Commission (the “Report”) as of the end of the period covered by such Report based on such evaluation; and (iii) are effective in all material respects to perform the functions for which they were established.

(ii) Based on the evaluation of its disclosure controls and procedures, the Company is not aware of (i) any significant deficiency or material weakness in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; or (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls.

(jj) Since the date of the most recent evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, there have been no significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

(kk) The Company and, to the best of its knowledge, its officers and directors are in compliance with applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) that are effective and are actively taking steps to ensure that they will be in compliance with other applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act upon the effectiveness of such provisions.

(B) Representations and Warranties by LBF. LBF represents, warrants and agrees that:

(a) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by LBF.

(b) LBF will at the First Delivery Date have good and marketable title to the Borrowed Stock to be sold by it hereunder, free and clear of any adverse claim. LBF has, and on the First Delivery Date will have, full right, power and authority to sell, transfer and deliver the Borrowed Stock and upon the Underwriters’ acquiring possession of such shares of Borrowed Stock and paying the purchase price therefore as herein contemplated, the Underwriters will acquire their interests in such shares of Borrowed Stock free and clear of any adverse claim.

SECTION 2. Purchase of the Stock by the Underwriters (a) On the basis of the representations and warranties contained in, and subject to the terms and conditions of, this Agreement, LBF agrees to sell to the several Underwriters the shares of the Borrowed Stock, and each of the Underwriters, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase the number of shares of the Borrowed Stock set forth opposite that Underwriter’s name in Schedule 1 hereto. The respective purchase obligations of the Underwriters with respect to the Borrowed Stock shall be rounded among the Underwriters to avoid fractional shares, as the Representative may determine.

(b) In addition, LBF grants to the Underwriters an option to purchase 1,260,000 additional shares. Such option is granted for the purpose of covering over-allotments in the sale of Borrowed Stock and is exercisable as provided in Section 4 hereof. Shares of Option Stock shall be purchased severally for the account of the Underwriters in proportion to the number of shares of Borrowed Stock set forth opposite the name of such Underwriters in Schedule 1 hereto. The respective purchase obligations of each Underwriter with respect to the Option Stock shall be adjusted by the Representative so that no Underwriter shall be obligated to purchase Option Stock other than in 100 share amounts.

The price of both the Borrowed Stock and any Option Stock shall be $21.452 per share.

The Company and LBF shall not be obligated to deliver any of the Stock to be delivered by it on any Delivery Date (as hereinafter defined), except upon payment for all the Stock to be purchased on such Delivery Date as provided herein.

SECTION 3. Offering of Stock by the Underwriters. Upon authorization by the Representative of the release of the Borrowed Stock, the several Underwriters propose to offer the Borrowed Stock for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus.

SECTION 4. Delivery of and Payment for the Stock. Delivery of and payment for the Borrowed Stock shall be made at the offices of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, 425 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017, at 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the fourth full business day following the date of this Agreement or at such other date or place as shall be determined by agreement between the Representative, the Company and LBF. This date and time are sometimes referred to as the “First Delivery Date.” On the First Delivery Date, LBF shall deliver or cause to be delivered certificates representing the Borrowed Stock to the Representative for the account of each Underwriter against payment to or upon the order of LBF of the purchase price by wire transfer in immediately available funds. Time shall be of the essence, and delivery at the time and place specified pursuant to this Agreement is a further condition of the obligation of each Underwriter hereunder. Upon delivery, the Borrowed Stock shall be registered in such names and in such denominations as the Representative shall request in writing not less than two full business days prior to the First Delivery Date.

The option granted in Section 2(b) will expire 30 days after the date of this Agreement and may be exercised in whole or in part from time to time by written notice being given to LBF by the Representative. Such notice shall set forth the aggregate number of shares of Option Stock as to which the option is being exercised, the names in which the shares of Option Stock are to be registered, the denominations in which the shares of Option Stock are to be issued and

the date and time, as determined by the Representative, when the shares of Option Stock are to be delivered; provided, however, that this date and time shall not be earlier than the First Delivery Date nor earlier than the second business day after the date on which the option shall have been exercised nor later than the fifth business day after the date on which the option shall have been exercised. The date and time the shares of Option Stock are delivered are sometimes referred to as a “Second Delivery Date” and the First Delivery Date and any Second Delivery Date are sometimes each referred to as a “Delivery Date”.

Delivery of and payment for the Option Stock shall be made at the place specified in the first sentence of the first paragraph of this Section 4 (or at such other place as shall be determined by agreement between the Representative and the Company) at 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on such Second Delivery Date. On such Second Delivery Date, LBF shall deliver or cause to be delivered certificates representing the Option Stock to the Representative for the account of each Underwriter against payment to or upon the order of the Company of the purchase price by wire transfer in immediately available funds. Time shall be of the essence, and delivery at the time and place specified pursuant to this Agreement is a further condition of the obligation of each Underwriter hereunder. Upon delivery, the Option Stock shall be registered in such names and in such denominations as the Representative shall request in the aforesaid written notice.

SECTION 5. Further Agreements of the Company. The Company covenants and agrees:

(a) To prepare the Prospectus in a form approved by the Representative and to file such Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act not later than the Commission’s close of business on the second business day following the execution and delivery of this Agreement; to make no further amendment or any supplement to the Registration Statement or to the Prospectus prior to the last Delivery Date except as permitted herein; to advise the Representative, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective or any supplement to the Prospectus or any amended Prospectus has been filed and to furnish the Representative with copies thereof; to file promptly all reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the Prospectus and for so long as the delivery of a prospectus is required in connection with the offering or sale of the Stock; to advise the Representative, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, of the suspension of the qualification of the Stock for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for any such purpose, or of any request by the Commission for the amending or supplementing of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or for additional information; and, in the event of the issuance of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or suspending any such qualification, to use its reasonable best efforts to promptly obtain its withdrawal;

(b) To furnish promptly to the Representative and to counsel for the Underwriters a signed copy of the Registration Statement as originally filed with the Commission, and each amendment thereto filed with the Commission, including all consents and exhibits filed therewith;

(c) To deliver promptly to the Representative such number of the following documents as the Representative shall reasonably request: (i) conformed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed with the Commission and each amendment thereto (in each case excluding exhibits) and (ii) each Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and any amended or supplemented Prospectus; and, if the delivery of a prospectus is required at any time after the Effective Time in connection with the offering or sale of the Stock or any other securities relating thereto and if at such time any events shall have occurred as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made when such Prospectus is delivered, not misleading, or, if for any other reason it shall be necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus in order to comply with the Securities Act, to notify the Representative and, upon their request, to file such document and to prepare and furnish without charge to each Underwriter and to any dealer in securities as many copies as the Representative may from time to time reasonably request of an amended or supplemented Prospectus which will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance;

(d) To file promptly with the Commission any amendment to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any supplement to the Prospectus that may, in the judgment of the Company and the Representative, be required by the Securities Act or requested by the Commission;

(e) Prior to filing with the Commission any amendment to the Registration Statement, any supplement to the Prospectus, any document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus or any prospectus pursuant to Rule 424 of the Rules and Regulations, to furnish a copy thereof to the Representative and counsel for the Underwriters and obtain the consent of the Representative to the filing, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld;

(f) As soon as practicable after the Effective Date, to make generally available to the Company’s security holders and to deliver to the Representative an earnings statement of the Company and its subsidiaries (which need not be audited) complying with Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations (including, at the option of the Company, Rule 158);

(g) To use its reasonable efforts to take such action as the Representative may reasonably request to qualify the Stock for offering and sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as the Representative may request and to comply with such laws so as to permit the continuance of sales and dealings therein in such jurisdictions for as long as may be necessary to complete the distribution of the Stock; provided that in connection therewith the Company shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or to file a general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction;

(h) For a period of 90 days from the date of the Prospectus, not to, directly or indirectly, (1) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device which is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time

in the future of) any shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock (other than the Stock sold pursuant to the Prospectus, shares issued pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-120332) shares issued by the Company to LBF under the Forward Agreement and shares issued pursuant to employee benefit plans, stock option plans or other employee compensation plans existing on the date hereof), or sell or grant options, rights or warrants with respect to any shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock (other than the grant of options pursuant to option plans existing on the date hereof), or (2) enter into any swap or other derivatives or other transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such shares of Common Stock, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or other securities, in cash or otherwise, in each case without the prior written consent of Lehman Brothers Inc. on behalf of the Underwriters; and to cause each director of the Company and each officer of the Company listed in Exhibit B hereto to furnish to the Representative, prior to the First Delivery Date, a letter or letters, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto;

(i) To apply for the listing of the Stock on the New York Stock Exchange, and to use its reasonable best efforts to effect that listing, subject only to official notice of issuance, prior to the First Delivery Date;

(j) To apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Stock as set forth in the Prospectus; and

(k) To take such steps as shall be necessary to ensure that neither the Company nor any subsidiary shall become an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Rules and Regulations thereunder.

(l) The Company further acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters’ research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking division and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriter’s research analysts may hold and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company and/or the offering of the Stock that differ from the views of its investment bankers. The Company hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company may have against the Underwriters with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by its independent research analysts and research department may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company by such Underwriters investment banking division. The Company acknowledges that each of the Underwriters is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies which may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

SECTION 6. Expenses. The Company agrees to pay (a) the costs incident to the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Stock being sold by it and any taxes payable in that connection; (b) the costs incident to the preparation, printing and filing under the Securities

Act of the Registration Statement and any amendments and exhibits thereto; (c) the costs of distributing the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto and any post-effective amendments thereof (including, in each case, exhibits), any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus, all as provided in this Agreement; (d) the costs of producing and distributing this Agreement, any supplemental agreement among the Underwriters and any other related documents in connection with the offering, purchase, sale and delivery of the Stock; (e) any applicable listing or other fees; (f) the fees and expenses of qualifying the Stock under the securities laws of the several jurisdictions as provided in Section 5(g) and of preparing, printing and distributing a Blue Sky Memorandum (including the reasonable related fees and expenses of counsel to the Underwriters); (g) the costs and expenses of the Company relating to investor presentations on any “road show” undertaken in connection with the marketing of the offering of the Stock, including, without limitation, expenses associated with the production of road show slides and graphics, fees and expenses of any consultants engaged in connection with the road show presentations with the prior approval of the Company, travel and lodging expenses of the representatives and officers of the Company and any such consultants, and the cost of any aircraft used in connection with the road show, (h) the fees, costs and expenses related to the Forward Agreement and (i) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement; provided that, except as provided in this Section 6 and in Section 11, the Underwriters shall pay their own costs and expenses, including the costs and expenses of their counsel, any transfer taxes on the Stock which they may sell and the expenses of advertising any offering of the Stock made by the Underwriters.

SECTION 7. Conditions of Underwriters’ Obligations. The respective obligations of the Underwriters hereunder are subject to the accuracy, when made and on each Delivery Date, of the representations and warranties of the Company and LBF contained herein, to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder, and to each of the following additional terms and conditions:

(a) The Prospectus shall have been timely filed with the Commission in accordance with Section 5(a); no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any part thereof shall have been issued and no proceeding for that purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission; and any request of the Commission for inclusion of additional information in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or otherwise shall have been complied with.

(b) All corporate proceedings and other legal matters incident to the authorization, form and validity of this Agreement, the Stock, the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and all other legal matters relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be reasonably satisfactory in all material respects to counsel for the Underwriters, and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel all documents and information that they may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters.

(c) Miller, Hamilton, Snider & Odom, L.L.C. shall have furnished to the Representative their written opinion, as counsel to the Company, addressed to the Underwriters and dated such Delivery Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, to the effect that:

(i) Each of the Company and the Bank has been duly incorporated or organized, as the case may be, and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdictions of incorporation or organization, as the case may be, is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which its respective ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its respective businesses requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect, and each of the Company and the Bank has all power and authority necessary to own or hold its respective properties and conduct the businesses in which it is engaged;

(ii) The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the Prospectus. All of the issued shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and conform to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus. All of the issued shares of capital stock of each subsidiary of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims;

(iii) Except as described in the Prospectus, there are no preemptive or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase, nor any restriction upon the voting or transfer of, any shares of the Stock pursuant to the Company’s charter or by-laws or any agreement or other instrument known to such counsel;

(iv) To such counsel’s knowledge, there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is the subject which, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and, to such counsel’s knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened by governmental authorities or by others;

(v) The issue and sale of the shares of Stock being delivered on such Delivery Date by the Company pursuant to this Agreement and the execution, delivery and compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument known to such counsel to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or (iii) result in any violation of any statute or any order, rule or regulation known to such counsel of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their properties or assets, except in the case of

(i) and (iii) above where such conflict, breach, violation or default would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and, except for the registration of the Stock under the Securities Act and such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as may be required under the Exchange Act and applicable state securities laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Stock by the Underwriters, no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing or registration with, any such court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, filings or registrations as have been obtained or made;

(vi) To such counsel’s knowledge, there are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company and any person granting such person the right to require the Company to file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to any securities of the Company owned or to be owned by such person or to require the Company to include such securities in the securities registered pursuant to the Registration Statement or in any securities being registered pursuant to any other registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act;

(vii) The statements contained (A) in the Prospectus under the captions “Supervision and Regulation”, “Description of Securities” and “Description of Common Stock”, (B) in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q incorporated by reference in the Prospectus under the captions “Business—Certain Regulatory Considerations”, insofar as they describe statutes, rules and regulations or summaries of the terms of the Stock, constitute fair summaries thereof, and the opinion of such counsel filed as Exhibit 5 to the Registration Statement is confirmed and the Underwriters may rely upon such opinion as if it were addressed to them;

(viii) When issued and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the Forward Agreement, the shares of Common Stock to be issued and sold pursuant thereto will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The issuance of such Common Stock is not subject to the preemptive rights or other similar rights of any securityholder of the Company. The Common Stock conforms and will conform to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus;

(ix) The Registration Statement was declared effective under the Securities Act as of the date and time specified in such opinion, the Prospectus was filed with the Commission pursuant to the subparagraph of Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations specified in such opinion on the date specified therein and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued and, to the knowledge of such counsel, no proceeding for that purpose is pending or threatened by the Commission;

(x) The Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any further amendments or supplements thereto made by the Company prior to such Delivery Date (except for the financial statements and related schedules therein, as to which such counsel need express no opinion) comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations;

(xi) To such counsel’s knowledge, there are no contracts or other documents which are required to be described in the Prospectus or filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement by the Securities Act or by the Rules and Regulations which have not been described or filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement or incorporated therein by reference as permitted by the Rules and Regulations;

(xii) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company;

(xiii) The Forward Agreement has been has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent transfers), reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); and the Forward Agreement conforms to the description thereof in the Prospectus.

(xiv) The issue and sale of the shares of Stock being delivered on such Delivery Date by the Company pursuant to this Agreement and the execution, delivery and compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or (iii) result in any violation of any statute or any order, rule or regulation known to such counsel of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their properties or assets, except in the case of (i) and (iii) above where such conflict, breach, violation or default would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and, except for the registration of the Stock under the Securities Act and such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as may be required under the Exchange Act and applicable state securities laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Stock by the Underwriters, no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing or registration with, any such court or

governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, filings or registrations as have been obtained or made; and

(xv) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

In rendering such opinion, such counsel may state that its opinion is limited to matters governed by the Federal laws of the United States of America and the laws of the States of New York, Alabama and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Such opinion shall also be to the effect that (x) such counsel has acted as counsel to the Company in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and (y) based on the foregoing, no facts have come to the attention of such counsel which lead them to believe that the Registration Statement (except for the financial statements and related schedules therein, as to which such counsel need express no belief) as of the Effective Date, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, or that the Prospectus (except as stated above) contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The foregoing opinion and statement may be qualified by a statement to the effect that such counsel does not assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (other than to the extent set forth in paragraphs (vii) and (xiii) above.

(d) The Representative shall have received from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, such opinion or opinions, dated such Delivery Date, with respect to the issuance and/or sale of the Stock, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and other related matters as the Representative may reasonably require, and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they reasonably request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters.

(e) At the time of execution of this Agreement, the Representative shall have received from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP a letter, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative, addressed to the Underwriters and dated the date hereof (i) confirming that they are independent public accountants within the meaning of the Securities Act and are in compliance with the applicable requirements relating to the qualification of accountants under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X of the Commission and (ii) stating, as of the date hereof (or, with respect to matters involving changes or developments since the respective dates as of which specified financial information is given in the Prospectus, as of a date not more than five days prior to the date hereof), the conclusions and findings of such firm with respect to the financial information and other matters ordinarily covered by accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters in connection with registered public offerings.

(f) With respect to the letter of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP referred to in the preceding paragraph and delivered to the Representative concurrently with the execution of this Agreement

(the “initial letter”), the Company shall have furnished to the Representative a letter (the “bring-down letter”) of such accountants, addressed to the Underwriters and dated such Delivery Date (i) confirming that they are independent public accountants within the meaning of the Securities Act and are in compliance with the applicable requirements relating to the qualification of accountants under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X of the Commission, (ii) stating, as of the date of their bring-down letter (or, with respect to matters involving changes or developments since the respective dates as of which specified financial information is given in the Prospectus, as of a date not more than five days prior to the date of the bring-down letter), the conclusions and findings of such firm with respect to the financial information and other matters covered by the initial letters of such firm and (iii) confirming in all material respects the conclusions and findings set forth in the initial letters of such firm.

(g) The Company shall have furnished to the Representative a certificate, dated such Delivery Date, of its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer stating that:

(i) The representations, warranties and agreements of the Company in Section 1(A) are true and correct as of such Delivery Date; the Company has complied in all material respects with all its agreements contained herein; and the conditions set forth in Sections 7(a), 7(h) and 7(i) have been fulfilled; and

(ii) They have carefully examined the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and, in their opinion (A) as of the Effective Date, the Registration Statement and Prospectus did not include any untrue statement of a material fact and did not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and (B) since the Effective Date no event has occurred which should have been set forth in a supplement or amendment to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus which has not been so set forth.

(h) Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included in the Prospectus, (A) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall have sustained any material loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus and (B) there shall not have been any change in the capital stock (other than (i) shares issued by the Company to LBF under the Forward Agreement, (ii) shares issued on or around May 18, 2004 in connection with the Company’s acquisition of P.C.B. Bancorp, Inc., (iii) shares issued pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-120332) and (iv) grants or exercises pursuant to employee stock option plans or other employee benefit plans from shares reserved for issuance under such plans as described in the Prospectus) or long-term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or affecting the general affairs, management, consolidated financial position, stockholders’ equity, results of operations, earnings business or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus, the effect of which, in any such case described in clause (A) or (B), is, in the judgment of the Representative, so material and adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the public offering or the delivery of the Stock being delivered on such Delivery Date on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus.

(i) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement there shall not have occurred any of the following: (i) trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock Exchange or in the over-the-counter market, or trading in any securities of the Company on the New York Stock Exchange shall have been suspended or the settlement of such trading generally shall have been materially disrupted or minimum prices shall have been established on any such exchange or such market by the Commission, by such exchange or by any other regulatory body or governmental authority having jurisdiction, (ii) a banking moratorium shall have been declared by Federal or state authorities, (iii) the United States shall have become engaged in hostilities (other than the current hostilities in Afghanistan and Iraq), there shall have been a significant escalation in hostilities involving the United States or there shall have been a declaration of a national emergency or war by the United States or (iv) there shall have occurred such a material adverse change in general economic, political or financial conditions (or the effect of international conditions on the financial markets in the United States shall be such), including, without limitation, as a result of terrorist activities after the date hereof, as to make it, in the judgment of the Representative, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the public offering or delivery of the Stock being delivered on such Delivery Date on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus.

(j) The New York Stock Exchange shall have approved the Stock for listing, subject only to official notice of issuance.

(k) No Underwriter shall have discovered and disclosed to the Company on or prior to such Delivery Date that the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto contains an untrue statement of a fact which, in the reasonable opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, is material or omits to state a fact which, in the reasonable opinion of such counsel, is material and is required to be stated therein or is necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.

All opinions, letters, evidence and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters.

SECTION 8. Indemnification and Contribution.

(a) The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless LBF and each Underwriter, its directors, officers and employees and each person, if any, who controls LBF or any Underwriter within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any loss, claim, damage or liability, joint or several, or any action in respect thereof (including, but not limited to, any loss, claim, damage or liability, or action relating to purchases and sales of Stock), to which that Underwriter, director, officer, employee or controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained (A) in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or (B) in

any materials or information provided to investors by, or with the approval of, the Company in connection with the marketing of the offering of the Stock, including any road show or investor presentations made to investors by the Company (whether in person or electronically) (the “Marketing Materials”), (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any Marketing Materials, any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any act or failure to act or any alleged act or failure to act by any Underwriter in connection with, or relating in any manner to, the Stock or the offering contemplated hereby, and which is included as part of or referred to in any loss, claim, damage or liability, or action arising out of or based upon matters covered by clause (i) or (ii) above (provided that the Company shall not be liable under this clause (iii) to the extent that it is determined in a final judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction that such loss, claim, damage, liability or action resulted directly from any such acts or failures to act undertaken or omitted to be taken by such Underwriter through its gross negligence or willful misconduct), and shall reimburse each Underwriter and each such director, officer, employee or controlling person promptly upon demand for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by that Underwriter, director, officer, employee or controlling person in connection with investigating or defending or preparing to defend against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or in any such amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information concerning such Underwriter furnished to the Company through the Representative by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for inclusion therein which information consists solely of the information specified in Section 8(e). The foregoing indemnity agreement is in addition to any liability that the Company may otherwise have to any Underwriter or to any director, officer, employee or controlling person of that Underwriter.

(b) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its officers who have signed the Registration Statement, each of its directors and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act from and against any loss, claim, damage or liability, joint or several, or any action in respect thereof, to which the Company, any such director, officer or controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained (A) in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or (B) in any Blue Sky Application or (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but in each case only to the extent that the untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information concerning such Underwriter furnished to the Company through the Representative by or on behalf of that Underwriter specifically for inclusion therein, which information is limited to the information set forth in Section 8(e), and shall reimburse the Company, any such director, officer or controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company, any such director, officer or

controlling person in connection with investigating or defending or preparing to defend against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action as such expenses are incurred. The foregoing indemnity agreement is in addition to any liability that any Underwriter may otherwise have to the Company, any such director, officer, employee or controlling person.

(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, the indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 8, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the claim or the commencement of that action; provided, however, that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have under this Section 8 except to the extent it has been materially prejudiced by such failure and, provided further, that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to an indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 8. If any such claim or action shall be brought against an indemnified party, and it shall notify the indemnifying party thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it wishes, jointly with any other similarly notified indemnifying party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. After notice from the indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its election to assume the defense of such claim or action, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to the indemnified party under this Section 8 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation; provided, however, that the Representative shall have the right to employ counsel (in addition to any local counsel) to represent jointly the Representative and those other Underwriters and their respective officers, employees and controlling persons who may be subject to liability arising out of any claim in respect of which indemnity may be sought by the Underwriters against the Company under this Section 8 if, in the reasonable judgment of the Representative, it is advisable for the Representative and those Underwriters, officers, employees and controlling persons to be jointly represented by separate counsel, and in that event the reasonable fees and expenses of such separate counsel (in addition to any local counsel) shall be paid by the Company. No indemnifying party shall (i) without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding, or (ii) be liable for any settlement of any such action effected without its written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), but if settled with the consent of the indemnifying party or if there be a final judgment of the plaintiff in any such action, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment.

(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 shall for any reason be unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under Section 8(a) or 8(b) in respect of any loss, claim, damage or liability, or any action in respect thereof, referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss,

claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, (i) in such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters and LBF on the other from the offering of the Stock or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters and LBF on the other with respect to the statements or omissions which resulted in such loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company (which shall include the proceeds to be received under the Forward Agreement) on the one hand and the Underwriters and LBF on the other with respect to such offering shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Common Stock (before deducting expenses) received by the Company, on the one hand (which total proceeds shall include proceeds received under the Forward Agreement), and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters with respect to the shares of the Stock purchased under this Agreement, on the other hand, bear to the total gross proceeds from the offering of the shares of the Stock under this Agreement, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or the Underwriters, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company and the Underwriters and LBF agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this Section were to be determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to herein. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, referred to above in this Section shall be deemed to include, for purposes of this Section 8(d), any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8(d), no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the shares of Stock underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which such Underwriter has otherwise paid or become liable to pay by reason of any untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters’ obligations to contribute as provided in this Section 8(d) are several in proportion to their respective underwriting obligations and not joint.

(e) The Underwriters severally confirm and the Company acknowledges that (i) the statements with respect to the public offering of the Stock by the Underwriters set forth on the cover page of and (ii) the disclosures appearing under the captions “Stabilizations, Short Positions and Penalty Bids” and “Electronic Distribution” under the “Underwriting” section in the Prospectus are correct and constitute the only information concerning such Underwriters furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of the Underwriters specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.

SECTION 9. Defaulting Underwriters; Non-Delivery by Lehman Affiliate. If, on either Delivery Date, any Underwriter defaults in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, the remaining non-defaulting Underwriters shall be obligated to purchase the Stock which the defaulting Underwriter agreed but failed to purchase on such Delivery Date in the respective proportions which the number of shares of the Borrowed Stock set opposite the name of each remaining non-defaulting Underwriter in Schedule 1 hereto bears to the total number of shares of the Borrowed Stock set opposite the names of all the remaining non-defaulting Underwriters in Schedule 1 hereto; provided, however, that the remaining non-defaulting Underwriters shall not be obligated to purchase any of the Stock on such Delivery Date if the total number of shares of the Stock which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase on such date exceeds 9.09% of the total number of shares of the Stock to be purchased on such Delivery Date, and any remaining non-defaulting Underwriter shall not be obligated to purchase more than 110% of the number of shares of the Stock which it agreed to purchase on such Delivery Date pursuant to the terms of Section 3. If the foregoing maximums are exceeded, the remaining non-defaulting Underwriters, or those other underwriters satisfactory to the Representative who so agree, shall have the right, but shall not be obligated, to purchase, in such proportion as may be agreed upon among them, all the Stock to be purchased on such Delivery Date. If the remaining Underwriters or other underwriters satisfactory to the Representative do not elect to purchase the shares which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase on such Delivery Date, this Agreement (or, with respect to the Second Delivery Date, the obligation of the Underwriters to purchase, and of the Company to sell, the Option Stock) shall terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter or the Company, except that the Company will continue to be liable for the payment of expenses to the extent set forth in Sections 6 and 11. As used in this Agreement, the term “Underwriter” includes, for all purposes of this Agreement unless the context requires otherwise, any party not listed in Schedule 1 hereto who, pursuant to this Section 9, purchases Borrowed Stock that a defaulting Underwriter agreed but failed to purchase.

Nothing contained herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter of any liability it may have to the Company or LBF for damages caused by its default. If other Underwriters are obligated or agree to purchase the Stock of a defaulting or withdrawing Underwriter, the Representative, LBF or the Company may postpone the Delivery Date for up to seven full business days in order to effect any changes that in the opinion of counsel for the Company, counsel for LBF or counsel for the Underwriters may be necessary in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or in any other document or arrangement.

SECTION 10. Termination. The obligations of the Underwriters hereunder may be terminated by the Representative by notice given to and received by the Company prior to delivery of and payment for the Borrowed Stock if, prior to that time, any of the events described in Sections 7(h) or 7(i) shall have occurred or if the Underwriters shall decline to purchase the Stock for any reason permitted under this Agreement.

LBF shall have no liability whatsoever to the Company, the Underwriters or any other party if LBF (i) elects not to deliver the Borrowed Stock because the Company has failed to meet all of the conditions to effectiveness set forth in the Forward Agreement or (ii) is unable to borrow and deliver for sale the Borrowed Stock or if, in its sole judgment, it is impracticable to borrow and deliver for sale the Borrowed Stock.

SECTION 11. Reimbursement of Underwriters’ Expenses. If the Company shall fail to tender any Stock to be sold by it pursuant hereto for delivery to the Underwriters by reason of any failure, refusal or inability on the part of the Company to perform any agreement on its part to be performed, or because any other condition of the Underwriters’ obligations hereunder required to be fulfilled by the Company is not fulfilled, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred by the Underwriters in connection with this Agreement and the proposed purchase of the Stock, and upon demand the Company shall pay the full amount thereof to the Representative. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9 by reason of the default of one or more Underwriters, the Company shall not be obligated to reimburse any defaulting Underwriter on account of those expenses.

SECTION 12. Notices, Etc. All statements, requests, notices and agreements hereunder shall be in writing, and:

(a) if to the Underwriters, shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex or facsimile transmission to Lehman Brothers Inc., 745 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019, Attention: Syndicate Department (Fax: (212) 526-0943), with a copy, in the case of any notice pursuant to Section 8(d), to the Director of Litigation, Office of the General Counsel, Lehman Brothers Inc., 399 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022 (Fax: (212) 520-0421); and

(b) if to the Company, shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex or facsimile transmission to the address of the Company set forth in the Registration Statement, Attention: Sarah H. Moore, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Fax: (334) 240-5069);

provided, however, that any notice to an Underwriter pursuant to Section 8(c) shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex or facsimile transmission to such Underwriter at its address set forth in its acceptance telex to the Representative, which address will be supplied to any other party hereto by the Representative upon request. Any such statements, requests, notices or agreements shall take effect at the time of receipt thereof. The Company shall be entitled to act and rely upon any request, consent, notice or agreement given or made on behalf of the Underwriters by Lehman Brothers Inc. on behalf of the Representative.

SECTION 13. Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Underwriters, the Company and LBF, and their respective successors. This Agreement and the terms and provisions hereof are for the sole benefit of only those persons, except that (A) the representations, warranties, indemnities and agreements of the Company contained in this Agreement shall also be deemed to be for the benefit of the directors, officers and the person or persons, if any, who control any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and (B) the indemnity agreement of the Underwriters contained in Section 8(b) of this Agreement shall be deemed to be for the benefit of directors of the Company, officers of the Company who have signed the Registration Statement, any person controlling the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, other than the persons referred to in this Section 13, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein.

SECTION 14. Survival. The respective indemnities, representations, warranties and agreements of the Company, LBF and the Underwriters contained in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of them, respectively, pursuant to this Agreement, shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Stock and shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any of them or any person controlling any of them.

SECTION 15. Definition of the Terms “Business Day” and “Subsidiary”. For purposes of this Agreement, (a) “business day” means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions in New York are generally authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close and (b) “subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 of the Rules and Regulations.

SECTION 16. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New York.

SECTION 17. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and, if executed in more than one counterpart, the executed counterparts shall each be deemed to be an original but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

SECTION 18. Headings. The headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.

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If the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement between the Company and the Underwriters, please indicate your acceptance in the space provided for that purpose below.


Very truly yours,

THE COLONIAL BANCGROUP, INC.

By:		/s/ Sarah H. Moore
Name:		Sarah H. Moore
Title:		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

LEHMAN BROTHERS FINANCE S.A.

By:		/s/ Nadia Casanova
Name:		Nadia Casanova
Title:		Authorized Signatory

By:		/s/ Barbara Grob
Name:		Barbara Grob
Title:		Authorized Signatory

Accepted:


LEHMAN BROTHERS INC. For itself and as Representative of the several Underwriters named in Schedule 1 hereto

BY LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.

By:		/s/ Victoria Hale
Name:		Victoria Hale
Title:		Vice President
		Authorized Representative