CNB Bancorp, Inc.
Long-Term Incentive Compensation
Plan
Section I
Purpose
1.1 Purpose.
The purpose of the CNB Bancorp, Inc. Long-Term Incentive
Compensation Plan (the "Plan") is to provide competitive long-term
incentive compensation to Participants that aligns their interests
with shareholder interests through share ownership and investment
in CNB Bancorp, Inc. ("CNB"), and to encourage long-term growth in
shareholder value through the achievement of specified financial
objectives.
1.2 Rule
16b-3 Plan. With respect to persons subject to Section 16 of the
Act ("Section 16 Persons"), transactions under this Plan are
intended to comply with all applicable conditions of Rule 16b-3 or
its successors promulgated under the Act. To the extent any
provision of the Plan or action by the Board fails to so comply, it
shall be deemed null and void, to the extent permitted by law and
deemed advisable by the Board.
Moreover, in the event the Plan does not include
a provision required by Rule 16b-3 to be stated therein, such
provision (other than one relating to eligibility requirements, or
the price and amount of Awards) shall be deemed automatically to be
incorporated by reference into the Plan insofar as Participants who
are Section 16 Persons are concerned, to the extent permitted by
law and deemed advisable by the Board.
1.3
Effectiveness of the Plan. The Plan will be effective upon adoption
of it by shareholders of CNB as provided in Section 505 of the
Business Corporation Law of New York. The Plan will remain in
effect until the earlier of the termination date set forth in
Section 12.2 hereof or such time as it is amended or terminated by
the Board in accordance with the terms of Section 12.2 hereof,
except that no Incentive Stock Option may be granted under the Plan
on or after ten years from the Effective Date of the
Plan.
Section II
Definitions
Unless the
context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the meanings
set forth below:
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"Act" means the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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"Award" means
Options, Restricted Stock or Stock Awards granted pursuant to the
Plan.
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"Bank" means
City National Bank and Trust Company.
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"Board" means
the Board of Directors of CNB.
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"Cause" means,
with respect to any certain Participant:
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the willful and
continued failure by such Participant to substantially perform his
or her duties with respect to CNB or any Subsidiary (other than any
such failure resulting from his or her incapacity due to physical
or mental illness), or
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the conviction
of the Participant of a felony involving moral turpitude,
or
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the willful
engaging by such Participant in conduct which is demonstrably and
materially injurious to CNB or a Subsidiary, monetarily or
otherwise. For purposes of this Section 2.5, no act or failure to
act shall be deemed "willful" if done by the Participant either in
good faith and in the reasonable belief that such act or omission
was in the best interest of CNB, or before the Board provides the
Participant with a written notice and reasonable opportunity to
cure the actions or omissions that the Board considers to be
grounds for a finding of Cause for purposes of this
Plan.
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"Change in
Control" means the occurrence of any of the following
events:
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Any person or
group (as such terms are used in connection with Sections 13(d) and
14(d) of the Act) is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined
in Rule 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Act), directly or indirectly, of
securities of CNB representing 50% or more of the combined voting
power of CNB's then outstanding securities provided that
notwithstanding anything in this definition of beneficial owner to
the contrary, no person shall be deemed to be the beneficial owner
of, or to beneficially own, any security beneficially owned by
another person solely by reason of revocable proxy given in
response to a public proxy or consent solicitation or any
agreement, arrangement or understanding with such other person
relating to the solicitation of revocable proxies made pursuant to,
and in accordance with, the applicable provisions of the General
Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act, provided that such
other person retains the right at any time to withdraw from, revoke
or terminate any such agreement, arrangement or understanding and
further provided that such persons would not otherwise be deemed to
be a group under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act or otherwise be
deemed to be acting in concert; or
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CNB is a party
to a merger, consolidation, sale of assets or other reorganization,
or a proxy contest, as a consequence of which members of the Board
in office immediately prior to such transaction or event constitute
less than a majority of the Board thereafter; or
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During any
period of 24 consecutive months, individuals who at the beginning
of such period constitute the Board (including for this purpose any
new director whose election or nomination for election by CNB's
stockholders was approved by a vote of at least one-half of the
directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning
of such period) cease for any reason to constitute at least a
majority of the Board.; or
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CNB is party to
a merger, consolidation or reorganization with any other
corporation in which the shareholders of CNB immediately prior to
the merger, consolidation or reorganization do not immediately
thereafter directly or indirectly own more than fifty percent (50%)
of the combined voting power of the voting securities entitled to
vote in the selection of directors of the merged, consolidated or
reorganized entity.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no trust department or designated fiduciary or other
trustee of such trust department of CNB or a Subsidiary of CNB or
other similar fiduciary capacity of CNB with direct voting control
of the stock shall be treated as a person or group within the
meaning of subsection (a) hereof. Further, no profit-sharing,
employee stock ownership, employee stock purchase and savings,
employee pension, or other employee benefit plan of CNB or any of
its Subsidiaries, and no Trustee of any such plan in its capacity
as such Trustee, shall be treated as a person or group within the
meaning of subsection (a) hereof.
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"CNB" means CNB
Bancorp, Inc., a New York corporation.
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"Code" means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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"Committee"
means the members of the Compensation Committee as appointed and
maintained by the Board who are outside directors within the
meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.
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"Common Shares"
means the common shares, $2.50 par value per share, of CNB, which
CNB may authorize and issue from time to time.
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"Director"
means a member of the Board or the board of directors of any
Subsidiary.
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"Disability"
means permanent and total disability as defined under Section
22(e)(3) of the Code.
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"Effective
Date" means the date the Plan becomes effective.
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"Fair Market
Value" means that if the Common Shares are listed on a national
securities exchange (including the NASDAQ National Market System)
on the date in question, then the Fair Market Value per Common
Share shall be the average of the highest and lowest selling price
on such exchange on such date, or if there were no sales on such
date, then the Fair Market Value on such date shall be the mean
between the bid and asked price on such date. If the Common Shares
are traded otherwise than on a national securities exchange on the
date in question, then the Fair Market Value per Common Share shall
be the mean between the bid and asked price on such date, or, if
there is no bid and asked price on such date, then on the next
prior business day on which there was a bid and asked price. If no
such bid and asked price is available, then the Fair Market Value
per Common Share shall be the fair market value as determined by
the Board, in its sole and absolute discretion. In making such
determination, the Board may use any of the reasonable valuation
methods defined in Treasury Regulation Section
1.421-7(e)(2).
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"Grant Date" as
used with respect to Options, means the date as of which such
Options are granted by the Committee, pursuant to the
Plan.
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"Immediate
Family" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.7 hereof.
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"Incentive
Stock Option" or "ISO" means an Option conforming to the
requirements of Section 422 of the Code.
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"Nonqualified
Stock Option" or "NQO" means an Option granted pursuant to the Plan
other than an Incentive Stock Option.
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"Option" means
an option to purchase Common Shares granted by the Board or the
Committee pursuant to the Plan, which may be designated as either
an "Incentive Stock Option" or a "Nonqualified Stock
Option."
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"Option
Agreement" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2
hereof.
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"Option Price"
has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3 hereof.
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"Participant"
means a person described in Section V hereof.
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"Permissible
Transferees" and "Permissible Transferee" have the meanings set
forth in Section 6.7 hereof.
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"Plan" means
the CNB Bancorp, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan as set
forth herein and as may be amended from time to time, subject to
Section 12.1 hereof.
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"Restricted
Stock Award" or "Restricted Stock" means an award of Common Shares
with restrictions placed on the sale, transfer or pledging of the
shares, and a risk of forfeiture during the restriction
period.
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"Retirement"
means a Participant's voluntarily leaving the employment of CNB or
a Subsidiary on or after attainment of the minimum age of sixty-two
(62).
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"Section 16
Persons" has the meaning set forth in Section 1.2
hereof.
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"Stock Award"
means an award of the Common Shares.
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"Subsidiary"
means a corporation at least 50% of the total combined voting power
of all classes of stock of which is owned by CNB, either directly
or through one or more other Subsidiaries.
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Section III
Administration of the
Plan
3.1
The Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee
which shall act only by the vote or written consent of at least a
majority of its members. The members of the Committee shall be
appointed from time to time by, and shall serve at the discretion
of the Board. It is the intent of the Committee to administer the
Plan in a manner that qualifies Awards, to the extent possible, as
excludable from the deduction limit set forth under Section 162(m)
of the Code.
3.2.
Authority of the Committee. Subject to the terms and conditions of
the Plan, the Committee shall have all powers and discretion
necessary or appropriate to administer the Plan and to control its
operation, including, but not limited to, the power (a) to
determine which employees shall be granted Awards, (b) to prescribe
the terms, conditions and vesting schedule, if any, of such Awards,
(c) to determine the amount and form of Awards granted to
Participants, (d) to interpret the Plan and the Awards, (e) to
adopt rules for the administration, interpretation and application
of the Plan as are consistent therewith, and (f) to interpret,
amend or revoke any such rules subject to Section 12.1
hereof.
The Committee, in their sole discretion and on
such terms and conditions as they may provide, may delegate their
duties in order to provide for the day-to-day administration of the
Plan. The Committee shall control the general administration of the
Plan with all powers necessary to enable it to carry out its duties
in that respect; provided, however, that the Committee may not
delegate its authority and powers (a) with respect to Section 16
Persons, or (b) in any way which is impermissible under Code
Section 162(m) or the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
3.3
Decisions Binding. All determinations and decisions made by the
Committee shall be final, conclusive, and binding on all parties,
and shall be given the maximum deference permitted by
law.
Section IV
Shares Subject to the
Plan
4.1
Shares Subject to Plan. CNB shall reserve 225,000 Common Shares for
issuance under this Plan, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section
4.2 hereof. Common Shares may be now or hereafter (1) authorized,
(2) issued and owned, and (3) shares held in a grantor trust. If
and to the extent that any rights with respect to Common Shares
shall not be exercised by any Participant for any reason or if such
rights shall terminate