First Amendment to Securities Purchase Agreement between GAINSCO, INC. and Robert W. Stallings

Summary

This amendment, effective March 23, 2001, modifies the Securities Purchase Agreement between GAINSCO, INC. and Robert W. Stallings. It changes key dates, adds a subordination clause regarding certain payments, deletes a section on NYSE listing, replaces an exhibit, and confirms the assignment of Stallings' purchase rights to ING Pilgram Capital Corporation, LLC. All other terms of the original agreement remain in effect. The amendment is governed by Texas law.

EX-2.4 3 d85637aex2-4.txt 1ST AMEND. TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT 1 EXHIBIT 2.4 FIRST AMENDMENT TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT This FIRST AMENDMENT TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Amendment") is made effective as of March 23, 2001 between GAINSCO, INC., a Texas corporation ("GNA"), and Robert W. Stallings ("Buyer"). WHEREAS, GNA and Buyer entered into the Securities Purchase Agreement dated February 26, 2001 (the "Purchase Agreement") (terms defined in the Purchase Agreement are used herein with the same meaning unless otherwise defined herein); and WHEREAS, GNA and Buyer desire to amend the Purchase Agreement as more particularly set forth below. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, GNA and Buyer agree as follows: 1. FINAL DATE. The definition of "Final Date" contained in Section 1.1 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: "Final Date" means March 24, 2001. 2. SUBORDINATION. A new Section 11.12 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby added to the Purchase Agreement to provide as follows: "11.12 SUBORDINATION. Buyer hereby acknowledges that certain payments which may be due and owing to it by GNA under this Agreement or otherwise in respect of the Series B Shares are subject to the terms of that certain Agreement dated as of March 23, 2001 among Buyer, GMSP, Bank One, NA and GNA, as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time." 3. NYSE LISTING. Section 8.6 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety. 4. STATEMENT OF RESOLUTION. Exhibit "A" to the Purchase Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced for all purposes with "Exhibit "A" to this Amendment. 5. CLOSING DATE. GNA and Buyer hereby agree that the "Closing Date" as such term is used and defined in the Purchase Agreement shall be March 23, 2001. 6. ASSIGNMENT. Buyer hereby notifies the Company that he has assigned his right to purchase the Securities to ING Pilgram Capital Corporation, LLC ("Assignee") for the benefit of Buyer and directs GNA to issue and deliver the Securities to the Assignee pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, as amended hereby. GNA acknowledges such assignment, agrees that 1 2 Assignee is a Permitted Assignee (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) and agrees to issue and deliver the Securities to the Assignee. 7. RATIFICATION. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Purchase Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed. 8. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS THEREOF. 9. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies hereof each signed by less than all, but together signed by all, the parties hereto. 2 3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives all as of the day and year first above written. GAINSCO, INC. By: /s/ Glenn W. Anderson ----------------------------------------- Glenn W. Anderson President and Chief Executive Officer STALLINGS /s/ Robert W. Stallings -------------------------------------------- Robert W. Stallings, individually 3