PREFERRED STOCK

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

PREFERRED STOCK

PREFERRED STOCK

NOTE 27 — PREFERRED STOCK

        On January 16, 2009, the Company entered into an agreement with the United States Department of Treasury (the "Treasury Department") as part of the Treasury Department's Capital Purchase Program. Under this agreement, the Company issued to the Treasury Department 57,000 shares of Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A ("preferred stock"), having a liquidation amount per share of $1,000, for a total price of $57 million and a warrant to purchase up to 571,906 shares ("warrant shares") of the Company's common stock, at an initial per share exercise price of $14.95, for an aggregate purchase price of $8.55 million.

        The preferred stock pays cumulative dividends at a rate of 5% per year for the first five years and 9% per year thereafter. Dividends are payable quarterly in arrears on February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15 of each year. The Company may, at its option and at any time, redeem the preferred stock for the liquidation amount of $1,000 per share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends. While the preferred stock is outstanding, the Company may only pay dividends on common stock if all accrued and unpaid dividends for the preferred stock have been paid.

        In addition to the preferred shares, the Treasury Department received a warrant to purchase 571,906 shares of the Company's common stock at an initial per share exercise price of $14.95. The warrant provides for the adjustment of the exercise price and the number of shares of the Company's common stock issuable upon exercise pursuant to customary anti-dilution provisions, such as upon stock splits or distributions of securities or other assets to holders of Company common stock, and upon certain issuances of the Company common stock at or below a specified price relative to the initial exercise price. The warrant has a term of ten years and is currently exercisable. The Treasury Department has agreed not to exercise voting power with respect to any shares of common stock issued upon exercise of the warrant. Like stock options, the warrant issued through the Capital Purchase Program is potentially dilutive. The average stock price for the Company for 2011 and 2010 was $8.86 and $7.43 per share and the warrant issued in 2009 has an exercise price of $14.95 per share. This resulted in no additional potentially dilutive shares during 2010 or 2011.