AMENDMENT TO
CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
DAVID L. ADAMS AND PACIFIC COAST NATIONAL
BANK
WHEREAS, on August 10, 2007, David L. Adams
entered into a Change in Control Agreement (the
“Agreement”) with Pacific Coast National Bank (the
“Bank”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific Coast
National Bancorp (the “Company”);
WHEREAS, the Agreement includes provisions that
provide, or may provide, for deferred compensation and therefore
must be amended to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue
Code and the regulations and guidance of general applicability
issued thereunder (“Section 409A”);
WHEREAS, the Agreement may be amended by the
parties to the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the
Agreement in the manner provided below.
NOW, THEREFORE, the foregoing considered, it is
agreed as follows:
1. Effective as of January 1, 2008,
the Agreement be amended to include the following
amendments:
a. Section 2 of the Agreement is amended to read
as follows:
“In the event of a Change in Control which
occurs during the time Executive is employed by the Bank, the Bank
shall pay to Executive, no later than 30 days after the effective
time of the Change in