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Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan

Executive Compensation Plan Agreement

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Title: Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan
Date: 3/2/2009
Industry: Regional Banks     Sector: Financial

Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan, Parties: nbt bancorp inc , cnb bancorp  inc
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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:

 

2.1

"Act" means the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

2.2

"Award" means Options, Restricted Stock or Stock Awards granted pursuant to the Plan.

 

2.3

"Bank" means City National Bank and Trust Company.

 

2.4

"Board" means the Board of Directors of CNB.

 

2.5

"Cause" means, with respect to any certain Participant:

 

 

 


 

 

 

(a)

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

 

 

(b)

the conviction of the Participant of a felony involving moral turpitude, or

 

 

(c)

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.

 

2.6

"Change in Control" means the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

 

(a)

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

 

 

(b)

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

 

 

(c)

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

 

 

 


 

 

 

(d)

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.

 

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.

 

2.7

"CNB" means CNB Bancorp, Inc., a New York corporation.

 

2.8

"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

2.9

"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.

 

2.10

"Common Shares" means the common shares, $2.50 par value per share, of CNB, which CNB may authorize and issue from time to time.

 

2.11

"Director" means a member of the Board or the board of directors of any Subsidiary.

 

2.12

"Disability" means permanent and total disability as defined under Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

 

2.13

"Effective Date" means the date the Plan becomes effective.

 

2.14

"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).

 

 

 


 

 

2.15

"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.

 

2.16

"Immediate Family" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.7 hereof.

 

2.17

"Incentive Stock Option" or "ISO" means an Option conforming to the requirements of Section 422 of the Code.

 

2.18

"Nonqualified Stock Option" or "NQO" means an Option granted pursuant to the Plan other than an Incentive Stock Option.

 

2.19

"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."

 

2.20

"Option Agreement" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 hereof.

 

2.21

"Option Price" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3 hereof.

 

2.22

"Participant" means a person described in Section V hereof.

 

2.23

"Permissible Transferees" and "Permissible Transferee" have the meanings set forth in Section 6.7 hereof.

 

2.24

"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.

 

2.25

"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.

 

2.26

"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).

 

2.27

"Section 16 Persons" has the meaning set forth in Section 1.2 hereof.

 

2.28

"Stock Award" means an award of the Common Shares.

 

2.29

"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.

 

 

 


 

 

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


 
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