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DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN FOR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Employee Benefits Plan Agreement

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Title: DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN FOR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Date: 2/29/2008
Industry: Regional Banks     Sector: Financial

DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN FOR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, Parties: trustmark corp , trustmark national bank
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Exhibit 10-a


EXECUTIVE DEFERRAL PLAN


OF


TRUSTMARK NATIONAL BANK, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI


As Restated Effective as of December 31, 2007
(Group 2)

 
 

 

EXECUTIVE DEFERRAL PLAN

OF

TRUSTMARK NATIONAL BANK, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

As Restated Effective as of December 31, 2007
(Group 2)


PURPOSE AND EFFECTIVE DATE

The purpose of the Executive Deferral Plan of Trustmark National Bank, Jackson, Mississippi is to provide specified benefits to a select group of management and highly compensated Employees who contribute materially to the continued growth, development and future business success of Trustmark National Bank, Jackson, Mississippi .  It is the intention of Trustmark National Bank, Jackson, Mississippi that this program and the individual plans established hereunder be administered as unfunded benefit plans established and maintained for a select group of management or highly compensated Employees.  The effective date of this Plan is January 1, 1994.  This Plan was last restated effective January 1, 1996.  This Plan is further amended and restated as of December 31, 2007 in order to comply, where applicable, with the requirements of Code Section 409A (as defined below).

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

1.1
Definitions .  For purposes of this Plan, the following phrases or terms shall have the indicated meanings unless otherwise clearly apparent from the context:

 
(a)
" Actuarially Reduced " shall mean the present value of Participant's Retirement Benefit as set forth in Item 3(a) of his or her Plan Agreement at the time of Participant's Early Retirement Date (or other applicable time) using a discount rate equal to the Aa Corporate Bond Rate as published by Moody's Investors Services, Inc. or its successor as of the date of Early Retirement (or other applicable date).

 
(b)
" Bank " shall mean Trustmark National Bank, Jackson, Mississippi and any Subsidiary that duly adopts the Plan as provided in Article XIV hereof.  Where the context dictates, the term "Bank" as used herein refers to the particular Bank that has entered into a Plan Agreement with a particular Participant.

 
(c)
" Beneficiary " shall mean the person, persons or estate of a Participant, entitled to receive any benefits subsequent to the death of a Participant under a Plan Agreement entered into in accordance with the terms of this Plan.


 
 

 

 
(d)
" Beneficiary Designation " shall mean the form of written agreement, attached hereto as Annex II, by which the Participant names the Beneficiary(ies) of the Plan.

 
(e)
" Board of Directors " shall mean the Board of Directors of Trustmark National Bank, Jackson, Mississippi unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires.

 
(f)
" Code " shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as the same may be amended from time to time, or the corresponding Section of any subsequent Internal Revenue Code, and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, regulations issued thereunder.

 
(g)
" Committee " shall mean the Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors of the Holding Company (or any successor committee thereto) or any other committee appointed by the Board of Directors of the Bank in lieu thereof to manage and administer the Plan and individual Plan Agreements in accordance with the provisions of Article XII hereof.

 
(h)
" Covered Salary " shall mean the amount specified in Item 1 of the Plan Agreement that is used as a basis for computation of Participant's Death and Retirement Benefits pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

 
(i)
" Death Benefit " shall mean the benefit provided under Article III of the Plan.

 
(j)
" Disability" or "Disabled " shall mean that a Participant is disabled as provided in Section 3.8.

 
(k)
" Early Retirement Date " shall be the first day of the month next following the date of a Participant's Retirement prior to his or her Normal Retirement Date and following the month in which the Participant attains his or her fifty-fifth (55th) birthday and has completed five (5) full years of continuous employment as an Employee of the Bank commencing on the date of his or her commencement of participation in the Plan.

 
(l)
" Election to Participate " shall mean the form of written agreement that will be executed and entered into between a Participant and the Bank specifying the amount of annual compensation to be deferred immediately following the date of execution of said "Election to Participate" and continuing thereafter under the terms of the Plan.

 
(m)
" Employee " shall mean any person who is in the full time employment of the Bank or a Subsidiary, as determined by the personnel rules and practices of the Bank or the Subsidiary.

 
(n)
Employer(s) ” shall be defined as follows:

 
 

 

 
(1)
Except as otherwise provided in part (2) below, the term “Employer” shall mean the Bank and/or any Subsidiary (now in existence or hereafter formed or acquired) that duly adopts the Plan as provided in Article XIV hereof.

 
(2)
For the purpose of determining whether a Participant has experienced a Separation from Service, the term “Employer” shall mean:

 
(A)
The entity for which the Participant performs services and with respect to which the legally binding right to compensation deferred or contributed under this Plan arises; and

 
(B)
All other entities with which the entity described above would be aggregated and treated as a single employer under Code Section 414(b) (controlled group of corporations) and Code Section 414(c) (a group of trades or businesses, whether or not incorporated, under common control), as applicable.  In order to identify the group of entities described in the preceding sentence, the Committee shall use an ownership threshold of at least eighty percent (80%) when applying, the applicable provisions of (i) Code Section 1563 for determining a controlled group of corporations under Code Section 414(b), and (ii) Treas. Reg. §1.414(c)-2 for determining the trades or businesses that are under common control under Code Section 414(c).

 
(o)
ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as it may be amended from time to time, and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, regulations issued thereunder.

 
(p)
" Holding Company " shall mean Trustmark Corporation.

 
(q)
" Just Cause " shall mean theft, fraud, embezzlement or willful misconduct causing significant property damage to the Bank, the Holding Company or any Subsidiary or personal injury to another employee.

 
(r)
" Normal Retirement Date " shall be the first day of the month following the month in which the Participant attains his or her sixty-fifth (65th) birthday.

 
 

 

 
(s)
" Participant " shall mean an Employee who is selected and elects to participate in the Plan through the execution of a Plan Agreement in accordance with the provisions of Article II.

 
(t)
" Plan " shall mean the Executive Deferral Plan of Trustmark National Bank, Jackson, Mississippi as amended from time to time.

 
(u)
" Plan Agreement " shall mean the form of written agreement, attached hereto as Annex I, which is entered into from time to time by and between the Bank and an Employee selected to become a Participant as a condition to participation in the Plan.  Each Plan Agreement executed by a Participant shall provide for the entire benefit to which such Participant is entitled under the Plan, and the Plan Agreement bearing the latest date shall govern such entitlement.

 
(v)
" Retirement " and " Retire " shall mean severance of employment with the Bank at or after the attainment of his or her Normal Retirement Date (sometimes referred to as “Normal Retirement”) or, if earlier, at or after attainment of his or her Early Retirement Date (sometimes referred to as “Early Retirement”), in either case where Just Cause does not exist.

 
(w)
" Retirement Benefit " shall mean the benefit provided under Article IV of the Plan.

 
(x)
Separation from Service ” or “ Separate from Service ” shall mean a termination of services provided by a Participant to his or her Employer, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, other than by reason of death or Disability, as determined by the Committee in accordance with Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(h).  In determining whether a Participant has experienced a Separation from Service, the following provisions shall apply:
 
 
 
(1)
For a Participant who provides services to an Employer as an employee, except as otherwise provided in part (3) below, a Separation from Service shall occur when such Participant has experienced a termination of employment with such Employer.  A Participant shall be considered to have experienced a termination of employment when the facts and circumstances indicate that the Participant and his or her Employer reasonably anticipate that either (i) no further services will be performed for the Employer after a certain date, or (ii) that the level of bona fide services the Participant will perform for the Employer after such date (whether as an employee or as an independent contractor) will permanently decrease to less than fifty percent (50%) of the average level of bona fide services performed by such Participant (whether as an Employee or an independent contractor) over the immediately preceding thirty-six (36) month period (or the full period of services to the Employer if the Participant has been providing services to the Employer less than thirty-six (36) months).

 
 

 

 
If a Participant is on military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence, the employment relationship between the Participant and the Employer shall be treated as continuing intact, provided that the period of such leave does not exceed 6 months, or if longer, so long as the Participant retains a right to reemployment with the Employer under an applicable statute or by contract.  If the period of a military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence exceeds 6 months and the Participant does not retain a right to reemployment under an applicable statute or by contract, the employment relationship shall be considered to be terminated for purposes of this Plan as of the first day immediately following the end of such 6-month period.  In applying the provisions of this paragraph, a leave of absence shall be considered a bona fide leave of absence only if there is a reasonable expectation that the Participant will return to perform services for the Employer.

 
(2)
For a Participant who provides services to an Employer as an independent contractor, except as otherwise provided in part (3) below, a Separation from Service shall occur upon the expiration of the contract (or in the case of more than one contract, all contracts) under which services are performed for such Employer, provided that the expiration of such contract(s) is determined by the Committee to constitute a good-faith and complete termination of the contractual relationship between the Participant and such Employer.

 
(3)
For a Participant who provides services to an Employer as both an employee and an independent contractor , a Separation from Service generally shall not occur until the Participant has ceased providing services for such Employer as both as an employee and as an independent contractor, as determined in accordance with the provisions set forth in parts (1) and (2) above, respectively.  Similarly, if a Participant either (i) ceases providing services for an Employer as an independent contractor and begins providing services for such Employer as an employee, or (ii) ceases providing services for an Employer as an employee and begins providing services for such Employer as an independent contractor, the Participant will not be considered to have experienced a Separation from Service until the Participant has ceased providing services for such Employer in both capacities, as determined in accordance with the applicable provisions set forth in parts (1) and (2) above.  

 
 

 

 
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions in this part (3), if a Participant provides services for an Employer as both an employee and as a member of the board of directors (a “Director”), to the extent permitted by Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(h)(5) the services provided by such Participant as a Director shall not be taken into account in determining whether the Participant has experienced a Separation from Service as an employee, and the services provided by such Participant as an employee shall not be taken into account in determining whether the Participant has experienced a Separation from Service as a Director .

 
(y)
" Subsidiary " shall mean any business organization in which Trustmark National Bank, Jackson, Mississippi , directly or indirectly, owns an interest, excluding ownership interests Trustmark National Bank, Jackson, Mississippi may hold in their fiduciary capacities as trustee or otherwise, and any other business organization that the Board of Directors designates as a Subsidiary for purposes of this Plan, provided in each such case the business organization would be aggregated and treated as a single employer with Trustmark National Bank, Jackson, Mississippi under Code Section 414(b) (controlled group of corporations) and Code Section 414(c) (a group of trades or businesses, whether or not incorporated, under common control), as applicable.  In order to identify the group of entities described in the preceding sentence, the Committee shall use an ownership threshold of at least eighty percent (80%) when applying, the applicable provisions of (1) Code Section 1563 for determining a controlled group of corporations under Code Section 414(b), and (2) Treas. Reg. §1.414(c)-2 for determining the trades or businesses that are under common control under Code Section 414(c).

1.2
Construction .

 
(a)
The masculine gender when used herein shall be deemed to include the feminine gender, and the singular may include the plural unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary.  The words "hereof", "herein," "hereunder", and other similar compounds of the word "here" shall mean and refer to the entire Plan and not to any particular provision or section.  Whenever the words "Article" or "Section" are used in this Plan, or a cross-reference to an "Article" or "Section" is made, the Article or Section referred to shall be an Article or Section of this Plan unless otherwise specified.

 
 

 

 
(b)
The Plan is intended to be a plan that is not qualified within the meaning of Code Section 401(a) and that “is unfunded and is maintained by an employer primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees within the meaning of ERISA Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1).  Except with respect to Plan benefits not subject to Code Section 409A, the Plan shall be administered and interpreted (i) to the extent possible in a manner consistent with the intent described in the preceding sentence, and (ii) in accordance with Code Section 409A and related Treasury guidance.

1.3
Applicability of Code Section 409A .  It is intended that if no part of a Participant’s Retirement Benefit is earned or becomes vested after December 31, 2004 and there is no material modification with respect to such benefit which would cause it to become subject to Code Section 409A, then neither this Plan restatement nor Code Section 409A shall apply to such Participant’s Plan benefits, and the payment of such Participant’s Plan benefits shall be governed by the terms of the Plan as in effect on December 31, 2004.

ARTICLE II

ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

2.1
Eligibilityand Participation .  Participation in the Plan shall be frozen as of December 31, 2007, at which time it is anticipated that there will be only one Participant in the Plan.  An Employee shall, as a condition precedent to participation herein, complete and return to the Committee a duly executed Plan Agreement and Election to Participate electing to participate herein and agreeing to the terms and conditions thereof, and by the execution thereof such Participant shall have agreed that all amounts deferred thereby shall be irrevocably deferred and that in lieu thereof the Participant shall be entitled solely to the benefits provided under this Plan.  Any amendment thereto which affects the amounts contributed by the Participant to the Plan shall be completed and returned to the Committee at the time specified thereby, which must be prior to December 31st of the calendar year preceding the calendar year to which the amendment relates.  Such Plan Agreement shall contain such further conditions as may be established and are determined in the sole discretion of the Committee.

 
 

 

ARTICLE III

DEATH BENEFIT

3.1
Amount and Payment of Death Benefit .  If a Participant dies before Retirement and before his or her Retirement Benefit commences to be paid pursuant to Section 4.1(b) and the Plan is in effect at that time, the Bank will pay or cause to be paid a Death Benefit to such Participant's Beneficiary.  The said Death Benefit shall be (i) one hundred percent (100%) of the Participant's Covered Salary as set forth in the Plan Agreement paid monthly for the next twelve (12) months after such death and (ii) seventy five percent (75%) of said Participant's Covered Salary paid monthly for the next one hundred and eight (108) months or until the Participant would have been age sixty-five (65), whichever is later.  Such payments shall commence effective the first day of the month following the date of death.

 
Notwithstanding the immediately preceding paragraph of this Section 3.1, the Bank will pay or cause to be paid the Death Benefit specified therein only if:

 
(a)
At the time of the Participant's death prior to attaining his or her Normal Retirement Date:

 
(i)
Such Participant was an Employee and had not Retired, or was Disabled or on an authorized leave of absence, his or her Retirement Benefit has not commenced to be paid pursuant to Section 4.1(b) and all deferrals and payments required to be made by such Participant under Sections 3.2 et . seq . have been made, or

 
(ii)
Such required deferrals or payments were waived pursuant to Section 3.5 because of such Participant's Disability;

 
(b)
The Participant's Plan Agreement had been kept in force throughout the period commencing on the date of such Plan Agreement and ending on the date of his or her death;

 
(c)
The Participant's death was due to causes other than suicide within two (2) years of the date of his or her original Plan Agreement or within two (2) years of the date of any amendment to his or her Plan Agreement or any subsequent Plan Agreement resulting from additional benefits granted because of an increase in the Participant's Covered Salary; but the Participant's suicide shall relieve the Bank only of its obligation to pay that portion of the Death Benefit that was granted within two (2) years prior to the date of such suicide;

 
(d)
The Participant's death is determined not to be from a bodily or mental cause or causes, information about which was withheld, or knowingly concealed, or falsely provided by the Participant when requested by the Bank to furnish evidence of good health upon the Participant's enrolling in the Plan or upon an application for an increase in benefits because of an increase in Participant's Covered Salary; and

 
 

 

 
(e)
Proof of death in such form as determined acceptable by the Committee is furnished.

3.2
Amount of Participant Deferral and Payments .  In consideration for the Death Benefit selected in Participant's Plan Agreement, each Participant shall defer an amount of his or her compensation in such amounts and at such times as shall be determined by the Committee and as specified in his or her Election to Participate, and the Committee may change the amount of such deferral prospectively on a calendar year by calendar year basis, provided that any change is made prior to the beginning of the calendar year for which it is effective.  If a Participant is authorized to take a leave of absence from his or her employment or, subject to the provisions of Section 3.5, is Disabled, the Participant shall be required to make payments to the Bank in accordance with Article III in order to maintain his or her Plan Agreement in force.  A Participant's obligation to defer an amount of his or her compensation in accordance with this Article III or to make the payments required by this Article III shall be stated in his or her Plan Agreement and Election to Participate and shall continue during the term of his or her Plan Agreement or until the earlier of such Participant's death or attainment of his or her Normal Retirement Date.  A Participant shall have the right, prospectively on a calendar year by calendar year basis, to increase or decrease the amount of his or her deferral initially selected by him by amending his or her Plan Agreement and Election to Participate in accordance with the rules adopted by the Committee for this purpose, provided that any change is agreed to prior to the beginning of the calendar year for which it is effective.

3.3
Time and Manner of Deferring or Making Payments .  A Participant shall, in his or her Plan Agreement and Election to Participate, authorize the Employer to defer an amount of such Participant's compensation equal to the amount specified pursuant to Section 3.2.  A Participant who is on authorized leave of absence or is Disabled and who is required to make the payments required in this Article III shall make such payments at such time and in such manner as the Committee shall provide; provided, however, that the Participant shall not continue to make such payments during any period in which a portion of his or her compensation is being deferred or such payments have been waived pursuant to Section 3.5.

3.4
Participant Deferrals and Payments - Use and Forfeitability .  The amount of each Participant's compensation deferred pursuant to Sections 3.2 and 3.3 shall be and remain solely the property of the Bank and the amount collected by the Bank pursuant to Sections 3.2 and 3.3 from each Participant who is on an authorized leave of absence or disabled shall be and become solely the property of the Bank, and a Participant shall have no right thereto, nor shall the Bank be obligated to use such amounts in any specific manner.  Except as provided in Article IV, if a Participant's death occurs under circumstances other than those specified in Section 3.1, no benefit shall be payable hereunder or under his or her Plan Agreement to his or her Beneficiary or any other person or entity on his or her behalf, and any payments made by such Participant under Sections 3.2 and 3.3 shall be forfeited.

 
 

 

3.5
Waiver of Participant Deferral or Payments .  If a Participant becomes Disabled before attaining his or her Normal Retirement Date, if such Disability continues for more than three (3) months, and if the Disability benefit specified in Item 4 of the Participant's Plan Agreement is in effect, such Participant shall not be required to defer a portion of his or her compensation pursuant to Sections 3.2 and 3.3 or make the payments provided for in Sections 3.2 and 3.3, commencing with the fourth (4th) month following the date of such Disability and continuing thereafter for as long as such Disability continues.

3.6
Required Payments and Leave of Absence .  If a Participant is authorized by the Bank for any reason, including military, medical or other, to take a leave of absence, such Participant shall be required to make payments in order to maintain his or her Plan Agreement in force (first out of his or her compensation during such leave of absence and, if his of her compensation is insufficient, from his or her personal assets).  Such required payments shall be an amount equal to the amount of the Participant's compensation that is to be deferred under the terms of his or her Plan Agreement and Election to Participate.  A Participant required to make payments under this Section 3.6 shall continue making such required payments until the earlier of (i) the date he or she returns to his or her duties following the leave of absence, (ii) the date such payments are waived pursuant to Section 3.5, or (iii) the effective date that he or she enters into a new Plan Agreement and Election to Participate.  If a Participant's payments are waived pursuant to Section 3.5 and subsequently the Participant returns to his or her duties, he or she shall be required to resume deferring his or her compensation, in the amount specified above.

3.7
Failure to Make Required Payments .  Failure to make payments required by Section 3.6 shall cause Participant's Plan Agreement to terminate without the necessity of any notice from either party to the other.  From and after such termination, except as provided in Section 4.6 hereof, neither party shall have any further obligation to the other party under this Plan or such Plan Agreement.

3.8
Disability .

 
(a)
If a Participant becomes Disabled before attaining his or her Normal Retirement Date and subsequently dies before Retirement and before his or her Retirement Benefit commences to be paid pursuant to Section 4.1(b) and while the waiver described in Section 3.5 is in effect, the Death Benefit provided in this Article III shall be paid.  If a Participant Retires while the waiver described in Section 3.5 after becoming Disabled or attains his or her Normal Retirement Date or commences to be paid pursuant to Section 4.1(b), the Retirement Benefit provided in Article IV shall be paid.

 
(b)
For purposes hereof, either Disability and Disabled means unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity (1) by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, or (2) by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, where the Participant is receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than 3 months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Participant’s Employer.  For purposes of this Plan, a Participant shall be deemed Disabled if determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration.  A Participant shall also be deemed Disabled if determined to be disabled in accordance with the applicable disability insurance program of such Participant’s Employer, provided that the definition of “disability” applied under such disability insurance program complies with the requirements hereof.

 
 

 

 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant will not be considered Disabled unless:

 
(1)
such Disability was not either intentionally self-inflicted or caused by illegal or criminal acts of the Participant;

 
(2)
the Participant was an Employee at the time he or she became Disabled (or was then on an authorized Leave of Absence) and had made all payments required hereunder; and

 
(3)
the Participant's Plan Agreement has been kept in force until the time of such Disability; and

 
(4)
the Committee has approved the waiver of such fee and such waiver is so noted in the Participant's Plan Agreement.

 
The determination of what constitutes a Disability or being Disabled and the cessation of being Disabled for purposes of this Section 3.8 shall be made by the Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, and such determination shall be conclusive.

ARTICLE IV

RETIREMENT BENEFIT

4.1
Payment at Normal Retirement Date .

 
(a)
Subject to Section 4.1(b) and Section 4.7, if a Participant has remained an Employee until his or her Normal Retirement Date and shall then Retire, and if the Plan and his or her Plan Agreement have been kept in force, the Bank shall pay or cause to be paid to such Participant, as a Retirement Benefit (herein so called), the amount per month specified in his or her Plan Agreement as a Retirement Benefit.  Payment of such monthly amount shall commence on the Participant's Normal Retirement Date and shall continue for the life of the Participant.  If such Participant shall die before receiving one hundred and twenty (120) monthly payments, the Retirement Benefit will be continued to the Participant's Beneficiary as set forth in the Beneficiary Designation until an aggregate of one hundred and twenty (120) monthly payments has been paid to the Participant and his or her Beneficiary.

 
 

 

 
(b)
This Section 4.1(b) shall apply, effective January 1, 2008, notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan other than Section 4.7(b).  In lieu of payment pursuant to the other applicable provisions of this Article IV, if (1) any portion of a Participant’s Retirement Benefit is earned or becomes vested after December 31, 2004 and is thus subject to Code Section 409A, (2) such a Participant has remained an Employee until his or her Normal Retirement Date (or, if late

 
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