Form FR Y-3 FR Y-3 Application for Prior Approval to Become a Bank Holding

FR Y-3
OMB No. 7100–0121
Approval expires April 30, 2011

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Application to the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the ‘‘Board’’)
Corporate Title of Applicant
Street
City

State

Zip Code

(Type of organization, such as corporation, partnership, business trust, association, or trust)

Hereby applies to the Board pursuant to:
  (1)  Section 3(a)(1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, (‘‘BHC Act’’—12 U.S.C. 1842), under ‘‘Procedures for
other bank acquisition proposals’’ as described in section 225.15 of Regulation Y;
  (2)  Section 3(a)(3) of the BHC Act, under ‘‘Procedures for other bank acquisition proposals’’ as described in section 225.15 of
Regulation Y; or
  (3)  Section 3(a)(5) of the BHC Act, under ‘‘Procedures for other bank acquisition proposals’’ as described in section 225.15 of
Regulation Y.
for prior approval of the acquisition of direct or indirect ownership, control, or power to vote at least
Number

(

%) of a class of voting shares or otherwise to control:

Corporate Title of Bank or Bank Holding Company
Street
City

State

Public Reporting Burden for this collection of information for applications filed pursuant to section 3(a)(1) of the BHC Act are estimated to average 49 hours per response
while applications filed pursuant to section 3(a)(3) or section 3(a)(5) of the BHC Act
are estimated to average 59.5 hours per response, including the time to gather and
maintain data in the required form, to review instructions and to complete the information collection. The Federal Reserve may not conduct or sponsor, and an orga-

Zip Code

nization is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number. Send comments regarding this burden estimate
or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to: Secretary, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
20th and C Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20551; and to the Office of Management
and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (7100-0121), Washington, D.C. 20503.

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Name, title, address, telephone number and facsimile number of person(s) to whom inquiries concerning this application may be ­directed:

Does Applicant request confidential treatment for any portion of this submission?
Yes
In accordance with page
of the instructions,

a letter justifying the request for confidential

treatment is included.
No

The information for which confidential treatment
is being sought is separately bound and labeled
“CONFIDENTIAL.”

Certification
I certify that the information contained in this application has been
examined carefully by me and is true, correct, and complete,
and is current as of the date of this submission to the best of my
knowledge and belief. I acknowledge that any misrepresentation
or omission of a material fact constitutes fraud in the inducement
and may subject me to legal sanctions provided by 18 USC 1001
and 1007.
I also certify, with respect to any information pertaining to an individual and submitted to the Board in (or in connection with) this
application, that the applicant has the authority, on behalf of the
individual, to provide such information to the Board and to consent
or to object to public release of such information. I certify that the
applicant and the involved individual consent to public release of
any such information, except to the extent set forth in a written
request by the applicant or the individual, submitted in accordance
with the Instructions to this form and the Board’s Rules Regarding

Signed this

day of

,

.

Availability of Information (12 CFR Part 261), requesting confidential treatment for the information.
I acknowledge that approval of this application is in the discretion of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
(the “Federal Reserve”). Actions or communications, whether oral,
written, or electronic, by the Federal Reserve or its employees in
connection with this filing, including approval if granted, do not
constitute a contract, either express or implied, or any other obligation binding upon the agency, the United States or any other
entity of the United States, or any officer or employee of the United
States. Such actions or communications will not affect the ability
of the Federal Reserve to exercise its supervisory, regulatory, or
examination powers under applicable laws and regulations. I further acknowledge that the foregoing may not be waived or modified by any employee or agency of the Federal Reserve or of the
United States.

Signature of Chief Executive Officer or Designee
Typed Name and Title