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2004 STOCK-BASED INCENTIVE PLAN As Amended and Restated July 2009

Equity Incentive Plan Agreement

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Title: 2004 STOCK-BASED INCENTIVE PLAN As Amended and Restated July 2009
Governing Law: New Jersey     Date: 8/12/2009
Industry: Regional Banks     Sector: Financial

2004 STOCK-BASED INCENTIVE PLAN As Amended and Restated July 2009, Parties: sun bancorp  inc
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SUN BANCORP, INC.

 

2004 STOCK-BASED INCENTIVE PLAN

As Amended and Restated July 2009

 

1.           Purpose of the Plan. The Plan shall be known as the Sun Bancorp, Inc. (“Company”) 2004 Stock-Based Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The purpose of the Plan is to attract and retain qualified personnel for positions of substantial responsibility and to provide additional incentive to officers, employees, directors and other persons providing services to the Company, or any present or future parent or subsidiary of the Company to promote the success of the business. The Plan is intended to provide for the grant of “Incentive Stock Options,” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), Non-Incentive Stock Options, options that do not so qualify, Stock Appreciation Rights and Stock Awards. The provisions of the Plan relating to Incentive Stock Options shall be interpreted to conform to the requirements of Section 422 of the Code.

 

2.           Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this Plan with an initial capital letter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, shall have the meaning as set forth below. Wherever appropriate, the masculine pronoun shall include the feminine pronoun and the singular shall include the plural.

 

“Advisory Director” shall mean a person serving as a director emeritus, advisory director, consulting director or other similar position as may be appointed by the Board of Directors of the Bank or the Company from time to time.

 

“Award” means the grant by the Committee of an Incentive Stock Option, a Non-Incentive Stock Option, a Stock Appreciation Right, a Stock Award, or any combination thereof, as provided in the Plan.

 

“Bank” shall mean Sun National Bank, Vineland, New Jersey, or any successor corporation thereto.

 

“Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company, or any successor or parent corporation thereto.

 

“Change in Control” shall mean: (i) the sale of all, or substantially all, of the assets of the Company; (ii) the merger or recapitalization of the Company whereby the Company is not the surviving entity; (iii) a change in control of the Company, as otherwise defined or determined by the Federal Reserve Board or regulations promulgated by it; or (iv) the acquisition, directly or indirectly, of the beneficial ownership (within the meaning of that term as it is used in Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the outstanding voting securities of the Company by any person, trust, entity or group. This limitation shall not apply to the purchase of shares by underwriters in connection with a public offering of Company stock. The term “person” refers to an individual or a corporation, partnership, trust, association, joint venture, pool, syndicate, sole proprietorship, unincorporated organization or any other form of entity not specifically listed herein.

 

“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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“Committee” shall mean the Board or the Stock Option Committee appointed by the Board in accordance with Section 5(a) of the Plan.

 

“Common Stock” shall mean common stock of the Company, or any successor or parent corporation thereto.

 

“Company” shall mean Sun Bancorp, Inc., the parent corporation of the Bank, or any successor or Parent thereof.

 

“Continuous Employment” or “Continuous Status as an Employee” shall mean the absence of any interruption or termination of employment with the Company or any present or future Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. Employment shall not be considered interrupted in the case of sick leave, military leave or any other leave of absence approved by the Company or in the case of transfers between payroll locations, of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, its Subsidiaries or a successor.

 

“Date of Grant” shall mean the date that an Award is made to a Participant or such later date as authorized in accordance with the Plan or by the Committee.

 

“Director” shall mean a member of the Board of the Company or the Bank, or any successor or parent corporation thereto.

 

“Disability” means (a) with respect to Incentive Stock Options, the “permanent and total disability” of the Employee as such term is defined at Section 22(e)(3) of the Code; and (b) with respect to Non-Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights or Stock Awards, any physical or mental impairment which renders the Participant incapable of continuing in the employment or service of the Bank or the Parent in his then current capacity as determined by the Committee.

 

 

“Effective Date” shall mean the date of approval of the Plan by the shareholders of the Company.

 

“Employee” shall mean any person employed by the Company or any present or future Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.

 

“Fair Market Value” shall mean: (i) if the Common Stock is traded otherwise than on a national securities exchange, then the Fair Market Value per Share shall be equal to not less than the last reported sale price of such Common Stock on such date, or if there are no sales on such date, then the mean between the last bid and ask price on such date or, if there is no bid and ask price on said date, then on the immediately prior business day on which there was a bid and ask price. If no such bid and ask price is available, then the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee in good faith; or (ii) if the Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange (including the NASDAQ Stock Market), then the Fair Market Value per Share shall be not less than the last reported sale price of such Common Stock on such date, or if there are no sales on such date, if there were no sales on said date, then the Fair Market Value shall be not less than the mean between the last bid and ask price on such date. If no such bid and ask price is available, then the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee in good faith.

 

“Incentive Stock Option” or “ISO” shall mean an option to purchase Shares granted by the Committee pursuant to Section 8 hereof which is subject to the limitations and restrictions of Section 8 hereof and is intended to qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code.

 

“Non-Incentive Stock Option” or “Non-ISO” shall mean an option to purchase Shares granted pursuant to Section 9 hereof, which option is not intended to qualify under Section 422 of the Code.

 

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“Option” shall mean an Incentive Stock Option or Non-Incentive Stock Option granted pursuant to this Plan providing the holder of such Option with the right to purchase Common Stock.

 

 

“Optioned Stock” shall mean stock subject to an Option granted pursuant to the Plan.

 

 

“Optionee” shall mean any person who receives an Option or Award pursuant to the Plan.

 

“Parent” shall mean any present or future corporation which would be a “parent corporation” of the Bank or the Company as defined in Sections 424(e) and (g) of the Code.

 

“Participant” means any Director, officer, Employee or Advisory Director of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company or any other person providing a service to the Company who is selected by the Committee to receive an Award, or who by the express terms of the Plan is granted an Award.

 

 

“Plan” shall mean the Sun Bancorp, Inc. 2004 Stock-Based Incentive Plan.

 

 

“Share” shall mean one share of the Common Stock.

 

“Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” shall mean an Award granted in accordance with Section 25 of the Plan.

 

 

“Stock Award” shall mean the award of Shares in accordance with Section 12 of the Plan.

 

“Subsidiary” shall mean any present or future corporation which constitutes a “subsidiary corporation” as defined in Sections 424(f) and (g) of the Code.

 

3.           Shares Subject to the Plan. Except as otherwise required by the provisions of Section 13 hereof, the aggregate number of Shares with respect to which Awards may be made pursuant to the Plan shall not exceed 496,125 Shares; provided however, the aggregate number of shares issuable as Stock Awards under the Plan shall not exceed 55,125 Shares. Such Shares may either be from authorized but unissued shares, treasury shares or shares purchased in the market for Plan purposes. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, effective May 17, 2007, the aggregate number of Shares with respect to which Awards may be made pursuant to the Plan shall be increased by 800,000 additional Shares to a total of 1,296,125 Shares issuable under the Plan of which the aggregate number of additional Shares issuable as Stock Awards under the Plan shall not exceed 300,000 Shares to a total of 355,125 aggregate Stock Awards. Stock Appreciation Rights may be issued singularly or in tandem with Options with respect to all Shares issuable under the Plan; provided, however, the exercise of one instrument shall result in the immediate expiration and cancellation of its tandem award. If an Award shall expire, become unexercisable, or be forfeited for any reason prior to its exercise, new Awards may be granted under the Plan with respect to the number of Shares as to which such expiration has occurred. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, effective July 16, 2009, the aggregate number of Shares with respect to which Awards may be made pursuant to the Plan shall be increased by 1,000,000 additional Shares to a total of 2,500,425 Shares issuable under the Plan of which the aggregate number of additional Shares issuable as Stock Awards under the Plan shall not exceed 350,000 Shares to a total of 761,101 aggregate Stock Awards.

 

4.

Six Month Holding Period.

 

Subject to vesting requirements, if applicable, except in the event of death or Disability of the Participant or a Change in Control of the Company, a minimum of six months must elapse between the

 

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date of the grant of an Award and the date of the sale of the Common Stock received through such Award.

 

 

5.

Administration of the Plan.

 

(a)           Composition of the Committee . The Plan shall be administered by the Board of Directors of the Company or a Committee which shall consist of not less than two Directors of the Company appointed by the Board and serving at the pleasure of the Board. All persons designated as members of the Committee shall meet the requirements of a “Non-Employee Director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as found at 17 CFR ‘240.16b-3.

 

(b)         Powers of the Committee . The Committee is authorized (but only to the extent not contrary to the express provisions of the Plan or to resolutions adopted by the Board) to interpret the Plan, to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, to determine the form and content of Awards to be issued under the Plan and to make other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan, and shall have and may exercise such other power and authority as may be delegated to it by the Board from time to time. A majority of the entire Committee shall constitute a quorum and the action of a majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be deemed the action of the Committee. In no event may the Committee revoke outstanding Awards without the consent of the Participant.

 

The President of the Company and such other officers as shall be designated by the Committee are hereby authorized to execute written agreements evidencing Awards on behalf of the Company and to cause them to be delivered to the Participants. Such agreements shall set forth the Option exercise price, the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Option, the expiration date of such Options, and such other terms and restrictions applicable to such Award as are determined in accordance with the Plan or the actions of the Committee.

 

(c)          Effect of Committee’s Decision . All decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Committee shall be final and conclusive on all persons affected thereby.

 

6.

Eligibility for Awards and Limitations.

 

(a)         The Committee shall from time to time determine the Participants who shall be granted Awards under the Plan, the number of Awards to be granted to each such Participant, and whether Options granted to each such Participant under the Plan shall be Incentive and/or Non-Incentive Stock Options. In selecting Participants and in determining the Awards to be granted to each such Participant, the Committee may consider the nature of the prior and anticipated future services rendered by each such Participant, each such Participant’s current and potential contribution to the Company and such other factors as the Committee may, in its sole discretion, deem relevant. Participants who have been granted an Award may, if otherwise eligible, be granted additional Awards.

 

(b)        The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date the Option is granted) of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by each Employee during any calendar year (under all Incentive Stock Option plans, as defined in Section 422 of the Code, of the Company or any present or future Parent or Subsidiary of the Company) shall not exceed $100,000. Notwithstanding the prior provisions of this Section 6, the Committee may grant Options in excess of the foregoing limitations, provided said Options shall be clearly and specifically designated as not being Incentive Stock Options.

 

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(c)         In no event shall Shares subject to Awards granted to any Participant exceed more than 25% of the total number of Shares authorized for delivery under the Plan.

 

7.           Term of the Plan. The Plan shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years from the Effective Date, unless sooner terminated pursuant to Section 18 hereof. No Award shall be granted under the Plan after ten (10) years from the Effective Date.

 

8.           Terms and Conditions of Incentive Stock Options. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Participants who are Employees. Each Incentive Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan shall be evidenced by an instrument in such form as the Committee shall from time to time approve. Each Incentive Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan shall comply with, and be subject to, the following terms and conditions:

 

 

(a)

Option Price .

 

(i)       The price per Share at which each Incentive Stock Option granted by the Committee under the Plan may be exercised shall not, as to any particular Incentive Stock Option, be less than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date that such Incentive Stock Option is granted.

 

(ii)      In the case of an Employee who owns Common Stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the outstanding Common Stock at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, the Incentive Stock Option exercise price shall not be less than one hundred and ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date that the Incentive Stock Option is granted.

 

(b)         Payment . Full payment for each Share of Common Stock purchased upon the exercise of any Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan shall be made at the time of exercise of each such Incentive Stock Option and shall be paid in cash (in United States Dollars), Common Stock or a combination of cash and Common Stock. Common Stock utilized in full or partial payment of the exercise price must have been owned by the party exercising such Option for not less than six months prior to the date of exercise of such Option, and such Common Stock shall be valued at the Fair Market Value at the date of exercise. The Company shall accept full or partial payment in Common Stock only to the extent permitted by applicable law. No Shares of Common Stock shall be issued until full payment has been received by the Company, and no Optionee shall have any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company until Shares of Common Stock are issued to the Optionee.

 

(c)          Term of Incentive Stock Option . The term of exercisability of each Incentive Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan shall be not more than ten (10) years from the date each such Incentive Stock Option is granted, provided that in the case of an Employee who owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the Common Stock outstanding at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, the term of exercisability of the Incentive Stock Option shall not exceed five (5) years.

 

(d)         Exercise Generally . Except as otherwise provided in Section 10 hereof, no Incentive Stock Option may be exercised unless the Optionee shall have been in the employ of the Company at all times during the period beginning with the date of grant of any such Incentive Stock Option and ending on the date three (3) months prior to the date of exercise of any such Incentive Stock Option. The Committee may impose additional conditions upon the right of an Optionee to exercise any Incentive Stock Option granted hereunder which are not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan or the requirements for qualification as an Incentive Stock Option. Except as otherwise provided by the terms of the Plan or

 

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by action of the Committee at the time of the grant of the Options, the Options will be first exercisable at the rate of 20% as of the date of grant of such Options and 20% on each anniversary thereafter.

 

(e)          Cashless Exercise . Subject to vesting requirements, if applicable, an Optionee who has held an Incentive Stock Option for at least six months may engage in the “cashless exercise” of the Option. Upon a cashless exercise, an Optionee gives the Company written notice of the exercise of the Option together with an order to a registered broker-dealer or equivalent third party, to sell part or all of the Optioned Stock and to deliver enough of the proceeds to the Company to pay the Option exercise price and any applicable withholding taxes. If the Optionee does not sell the Optioned Stock through a registered broker-dealer or equivalent third party, the Optionee can give the Company written notice of the exercise of the Option and the third party purchaser of the Optioned Stock shall pay the Option exercise price plus any applicable withholding taxes to the Company. Such Options shall not be deemed exercised until the Company has received full payment of the exercise price of such Options.

 

(f)          Transferability . An Incentive Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan shall be exercised during an Optionee’s lifetime only by the Optionee to whom it was granted and shall not be assignable or transferable otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.

 

9.           Terms and Conditions of Non-Incentive Stock Options. Each Non-Incentive Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan shall be evidenced by an instrument in such form as the Committee shall from time to time approve. Each Non-Incentive Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions.

 

(a)          Option Price . The exercise price per Share of Common Stock for each Non-Incentive Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan shall be at such price as the Committee may determine in its sole discretion, but in no event less than the Fair Market Value of such Common Stock on the date of grant as determined by the Committee in good faith.

 

(b)         Payment . Full payment for each Share of Common Stock purchased upon the exercise of any Non-Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan shall be made at the time of exercise of each such Non-Incentive Stock Option and shall be paid in cash (in United States Dollars), Common Stock or a combination of cash and Common Stock. Common Stock utilized in full or partial payment of the exercise price must have been owned by the party exercising such Option for not less than six months prior to the date of exercise of such Option, and such Common Stock shall be valued at the Fair Market Value at the date of exercise. The Company shall accept full or partial payment in Common Stock only to the extent permitted by applicable law. No Shares of Common Stock shall be issued until full payment has been received by the Company and no Optionee shall have any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company until the Shares of Common Stock are issued to the Optionee.

 

(c)          Term . The term of exercisability of each Non-Incentive Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan shall be not more than ten (10) years from the date each


 
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