VISION BANK
SALARY CONTINUATION AGREEMENT
THIS SALARY
CONTINUATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is adopted
this 14th day of July, 2004, by and between VISION BANK, a
state-chartered commercial bank located in Gulf Shores, Alabama
(the “Company”), and J. DANIEL SIZEMORE (the
“Executive”).
The purpose of
this Agreement is to provide specified benefits to the Executive, a
member of a select group of management or highly compensated
employees who contribute materially to the continued growth,
development and future business success of the Company. This
Agreement shall be unfunded for tax purposes and for purposes of
Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
(“ERISA”), as amended from time to time. The Company
will pay the benefits from its general assets.
The Company and
the Executive agree as provided herein.
Whenever used in
this Agreement, the following words and phrases shall have the
meanings specified:
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1.1
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“ Accrual Balance
” means the liability that should be accrued by the Company,
under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(“GAAP”), for the Company’s obligation to the
Executive under this Agreement, by applying Accounting Principles
Board Opinion Number 12 (“APB 12”) as amended by
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Number 106 (“FAS
106”) and the Discount Rate. Any one of a variety of
amortization methods may be used to determine the Accrual Balance.
However, once chosen, the method must be consistently applied. The
Accrual Balance shall be reported by the Company to the Executive
on Schedule A.
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1.2
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“ Beneficiary ”
means each designated person, or the estate of the deceased
Executive, entitled to benefits, if any, upon the death of the
Executive determined pursuant to Article 4.
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“ Beneficiary Designation
Form ” means the form established from time to time by
the Plan Administrator that the Executive completes, signs and
returns to the Plan Administrator to designate one or more
Beneficiaries.
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1.4
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“ Change of Control
” shall mean a merger, consolidation or other corporate
reorganization involving the Holding Company or the Company in
which the Holding Company or the Company does not survive;
(ii) the beneficial ownership of one person, related group of
persons, or groups of persons acting in concert, of as much as 35%
of the outstanding voting securities of the Holding Company or
Bank; or (iii) such additional circumstances as may be
determined by the Board of Directors of the Company from time to
time.
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1.5
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“ Code ” means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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1.6
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“ Constructive Termination
of Employment ” means the Executive experiences one of
the following:
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(i) Without the Executive’s express
written consent, the assignment to the Executive of any duties or
responsibilities inconsistent with the Executive’s current
positions, or a change in the Executive’s reporting
responsibilities, titles or offices; and/or
(ii) A
reduction by the Company in the Executive’s base
salary.
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1.7
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“ Disability ”
shall mean the Executive’s physical or mental incapacity, as
certified by a physician that renders him incapable of performing
(with reasonable accommodation) the essential functions of the
duties required by this Agreement for ninety (90) or more
consecutive days.
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1.8
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“ Discount Rate ”
means the rate used by the Plan Administrator for determining the
Accrual Balance. The initial Discount Rate is seven percent (7.0%).
However, the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may adjust
the Discount Rate to maintain the rate within reasonable standards
according to GAAP.
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“ Voluntary Termination
” means the Termination of Employment prior to Normal
Retirement Age for reasons other than death, Disability,
Involuntary Termination, Constructive Termination of Employment,
Termination for Cause or following a Change of Control.
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1.10
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“ Voluntary Termination
Date ” means the month, day and year in which Voluntary
Termination occurs.
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1.11
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“ Effective Date
” means April 1, 2004.
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1.12
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“ Final Pay ”
means the current base annual salary of the executive at
Termination of Employment.
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“ Involuntary Termination
of Employment ” means the Executive is notified in
writing by the Company, that employment with the Company is
terminated for reasons other than an approved leave of absence,
Voluntary Termination, Constructive Termination of Employment, or
Termination for Cause.
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1.14
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“ Normal Retirement Age
” means the Executive’s 65 th birthday.
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1.15
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“ Normal Retirement
Date ” means the later of the Normal Retirement Age or
Termination of Employment.
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1.16
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“ Plan Administrator
” means the plan administrator described in
Article 8.
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1.17
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“ Plan Year ”
means each twelve-month period commencing on the Effective
Date.
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1.18
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“ Termination for Cause
” has that meaning set forth in Article 5.
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1.19
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“ Termination of
Employment ” means that the Executive ceases to be
employed by the Company for any reason, voluntary or involuntary,
other than by reason of a leave of absence approved by the
Company.
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1.20
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“ Holding Company
” means Vision Bancshares, Inc.
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Article 2
Benefits During Lifetime
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2.1
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Normal Retirement Benefit
. Upon Termination of
Employment on or after the Normal Retirement Age for reasons other
than death, the Company shall pay to the Executive the benefit
described in this Section 2.1 in lieu of any other benefit
under this Article.
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2.1.1
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Amount of Benefit
. The annual benefit
under this Section 2.1 is thirty percent (30%) of Final
Pay.
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2.1.2
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Payment of Benefit
. The Company shall pay
the annual benefit to the Executive in twelve (12) equal
monthly installments commencing on the first day of the month
following the Executive’s Normal Retirement Date. The annual
benefit shall be paid to the Executive for fifteen
(15) years.
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2.2
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Involuntary Termination
Benefit .
Upon Involuntary Termination, the Company shall pay to the
Executive the benefit described in this Section 2.2 in lieu of
any other benefit under this Article.
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2.2.1
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Amount of Benefit
. The annual benefit
under this Section 2.2 is the Involuntary Termination Benefit
set forth on Schedule A for the Plan Year during which the
Involuntary Termination Date occurs. This benefit is determined by
vesting the Executive in one hundred percent (100%) of the Accrual
Balance.
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2.2.2
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Payment of Benefit
. The Company shall pay
the annual benefit to the Executive in twelve (12) equal
monthly installments commencing with the month following Normal
Retirement Age. The annual benefit shall be paid to the Executive
for fifteen (15) years.
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2.3
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Voluntary Termination
Benefit .
Upon Voluntary Termination, the Company shall pay to the Executive
the benefit described in this Section 2.3 in lieu of any other
benefit under this Article.
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2.3.1
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Amount of Benefit
. The annual benefit
under this Section 2.3 is the Voluntary Termination Benefit
set forth on Schedule A for the Plan Year during which the
Voluntary Termination Date occurs. This benefit is determined by
vesting the Executive in eighty percent (80%) of the Accrual
Balance for the first Plan Year, and an additional twenty percent
(20%) of the Accrual Balance for each succeeding Plan Year
thereafter until the Executive becomes one hundred percent (100%)
vested in the Accrual Balance.
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2.3.2
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Payment of Benefit
. The Company shall pay
the annual benefit to the Executive in twelve (12) equal
monthly installments commencing with the month following Normal
Retirement Age. The annual benefit shall be paid to the Executive
for fifteen (15) years.
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2.4
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Disability Benefit
. Upon Termination of
Employment due to Disability prior to Normal Retirement Age, the
Company shall pay to the Executive the benefit described in this
Section 2.4 in lieu of any other benefit under this
Article.
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2.4.1
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Amount of Benefit
. The annual benefit
under this Section 2.4 is the Disability Benefit set forth on
Schedule A for the Plan Year during which the Termination of
Employment occurs. This benefit is determined by vesting the
Executive in one hundred percent (100%) of the Benefit
Level.
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2.42
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Payment of Benefit
. The Company shall pay
the annual benefit to the Executive in twelve (12) equal
monthly installments commencing with the month following Normal
Retirement Age. The annual benefit shall be paid to the Executive
for fifteen (15) years.
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2.5
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Change of Control Benefit
. Upon a Change of
Control followed by the Executive’s Involuntary Termination
of Employment or Constructive Termination of Employment, the
Company shall pay to the Executive the benefit described in this
Section 2.5 in lieu of any other benefit under this
Article.
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2.5.1
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Amount of Benefit
. The annual benefit
under this Section 2.5 is the Change of Control Benefit set
forth on Schedule A for the Plan Year during which Termination
of Employment occurs. This benefit is determined by vesting the
Executive in one hundred percent (100%) of the Benefit
Level.
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2.5.2
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Payment of Benefit
. The Company shall pay
the annual benefit to the Executive in twelve (12) equal
monthly installments commencing with the month following Normal
Retirement Age. The annual benefit shall be paid to the Executive
for fifteen (15) years.
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3.1
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Death During Active
Service . If
the Executive dies while in the active service of the Company, the
Company shall pay to the Beneficiary the benefit described in this
Section 3.1. This benefit shall be paid in lieu of the benefits
under Article 2.
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3.1.1
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Amount of Benefit
. The annual benefit
under this Section 3.1 is thirty percent (30%) of Final
Pay.
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3.1.2
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Payment of Benefit
. The Company shall pay
the annual benefit to the Executive’s Beneficiary in twelve
(12) equal monthly installments commencing on the first day of
the month following the Executive’s Normal Retirement Date.
The annual benefit shall be paid to the Executive for fifteen
(15) years.
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3.2
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Death During Payment of a
Benefit . If
the Executive dies after any benefit payments have commenced under
Article 2 of this Agreement but before receiving all such
payments, the Company shall pay the remaining benefits to the
Beneficiary at the same time and in the same amounts they would
have been paid to the Executive had the Executive
survived.
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3.3
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Death After Termination of
Employment But Before Payment of a Benefit Commences
. If the Executive is
entitled to any benefit payments under Article 2 of this
Agreement, but dies prior to the commencement of said benefit
payments, the Company shall pay the same benefit payments to the
Beneficiary that the Executive was entitled to prior to death
except that the benefit payments shall commence on the first day of
the month following the date of the Executive’s
death.
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4.1
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Beneficiary Designation
. The Executive shall
have the right, at any time, to designate a Beneficiary(ies) to
receive any benefits payable under this Agreement upon the death of
the Executive. The Beneficiary designated under this Agreement may
be the same as or different from the beneficiary designation under
any other benefit plan of the Company in which the Executive
participates.
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4.2
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Beneficiary Designation
Change . The
Executive shall designate a Beneficiary by completing and
signing
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