Exhibit 10
SOUTHEASTERN BANKING
CORPORATION
2006 STOCK OPTION
PLAN
(As Amended And
Restated
Effective as of January 1,
2008)
TABLE OF CONTENTS – EXHIBIT
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SECTION 1 DEFINITIONS
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1.1
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D
EFINITIONS
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SECTION 2 THE STOCK OPTION PLAN
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2.1
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URPOSE OF THE P LAN
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2.2
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TOCK S UBJECT TO THE P LAN
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2.3
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DMINISTRATION
OF THE P LAN
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2.4
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LIGIBILITY
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SECTION 3 TERMS OF STOCK OPTIONS
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3.1
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ENERAL T ERMS AND C ONDITIONS
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3.2
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ERMS AND C ONDITIONS OF O PTIONS
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3.3
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REATMENT
OF A WARDS U PON T ERMINATION OF S ERVICE
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3.4
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ONSIDERATIONS
FOR M ODIFICATIONS , A DJUSTMENTS AND A CCELERATIONS
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SECTION 4 RESTRICTIONS ON STOCK
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4.1
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SCROW OF S HARES
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4.2
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ESTRICTIONS
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SECTION 5 GENERAL PROVISIONS
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ITHHOLDING
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HANGES IN C APITALIZATION ; M ERGER ; L IQUIDATION
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5.3
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ASH A WARDS
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OMPLIANCE
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IGHT TO T ERMINATE S ERVICE
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ESTRICTIONS
ON D ELIVERY AND S ALE OF S HARES ; L EGENDS
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ON -A LIENATION OF B ENEFITS
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ERMINATION
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HAREHOLDER
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ISTING AND L EGAL C OMPLIANCE
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HOICE OF L AW
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5.12
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FFECTIVE
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ATTACHMENT 1: INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AWARD
DOCUMENTATION
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INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AWARD
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO THE INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AWARD
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EXHIBIT 1: NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION
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EXHIBIT 2: NOTICE OF WITHHOLDING ELECTION
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SCHEDULE 1: VESTING SCHEDULE FOR INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AWARD
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ATTACHMENT 2: NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AWARD
DOCUMENTATION
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2-1
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NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AWARD
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO THE NON - QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AWARD
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EXHIBIT 1: NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION
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EXHIBIT 2: NOTICE OF WITHHOLDING ELECTION
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SCHEDULE 1: VESTING SCHEDULE FOR NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AWARD
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SOUTHEASTERN BANKING
CORPORATION
2006 STOCK OPTION
PLAN
(As Amended And
Restated
Effective as of January 1,
2008)
SECTION 1:
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions . Whenever
used herein, the masculine pronoun shall be deemed to include the
feminine, and the singular to include the plural, unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise, and the following capitalized
words and phrases are used herein with the meaning thereafter
ascribed:
(a) “ Bank ”
means Southeastern Bank, a bank organized under the laws of the
State of Georgia.
(b) “ Board of
Directors ” means the board of directors of the
Company.
(c) “ Cause ” has
the same meaning as provided in the employment agreement between
the Participant and the Company or the Bank on the date of
Termination of Service, or if no such definition or employment
agreement exists, “Cause” means conduct amounting
to:
(1) fraud or dishonesty against the
Company or the Bank;
(2) Participant’s willful
misconduct, repeated refusal to follow the reasonable directions of
the person to whom the Participant reports or knowing violation of
law in the course of performance of the duties of
Participant’s service with the Company or the
Bank;
(3) repeated absences from work
without a reasonable excuse;
(4) repeated intoxication with
alcohol or drugs while on the Company’s or the Bank’s
premises during regular business hours;
(5) a conviction or plea of guilty
or nolo contendere to a felony or a crime involving
dishonesty; or
(6) a breach or violation of the
terms of any agreement to which Participant and the Company or the
Bank are party.
(d) “ Change in Control
” shall, unless otherwise provided by the Committee in a
Stock Option Agreement, have the same meaning as provided in the
employment agreement between the Participant and the Company or the
Bank, or if no such definition or employment agreement exists,
“Change in Control” shall mean any one of the following
events which may occur after the date the Stock Option is
granted:
(1) the acquisition by any
individual, entity or “group” (a “Person”),
within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or
Section 14(d)(2) of the Securities
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Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
(the “Exchange Act”) of beneficial ownership (within
the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of
voting securities of the Company where such acquisition causes any
such Person to own fifty percent (50% ) or more of the
combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors;
(2) within any
twelve-month period, the persons who were directors of the Company
immediately before the beginning of such twelve-month period (the
“Incumbent Directors”) shall cease to constitute at
least a majority of the Board of Directors, provided that any
director who was not a director at the beginning of such
twelve-month period shall be deemed to be an Incumbent Director if
that director were elected to the Board of Directors by, or on the
recommendation of or with the approval of, at least two-thirds
( 2 / 3 ) of the directors who then
qualified as Incumbent Directors; and provided further that no
director whose initial assumption of office is in connection with
an actual or threatened election contest relating to the election
of directors shall be deemed to be an Incumbent
Director;
(3) a reorganization, merger or
consolidation, with respect to which persons who were the
shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such
reorganization, merger or consolidation do not, immediately
thereafter, own more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined
voting power entitled to vote in the election of directors of the
reorganized, merged or consolidated entity’s then outstanding
voting securities; or
(4) the sale, transfer or assignment
of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any
third party.
(e) “ Code ”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(f) “ Committee ”
means the committee appointed by the Board of Directors to
administer the Plan pursuant to Plan Section 2.3. If the
Committee has not been appointed, the Board of Directors in its
entirety shall constitute the Committee. At such time as the Stock
of the Company becomes listed on a national securities exchange or
Nasdaq quotation market system, the Board of Directors shall
consider the advisability of whether the members of the Committee
shall consist solely of at least two (2) members of the Board
of Directors who are both “outside directors” as
defined in Treas. Reg. § 1.162-27(e) as promulgated by the
Internal Revenue Service and “non-employee directors”
as defined in Rule 16b-3(b)(3) as promulgated under the Exchange
Act and who satisfy the requirements of the national securities
exchange or Nasdaq quotation market system on which the Stock is
then traded.
(g) “ Company ”
means Southeastern Banking Corporation, a Georgia
corporation.
(h) “ Disability
” has the same meaning as provided in the long-term
disability plan or policy maintained or, if applicable, most
recently maintained, by the Company or
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the Bank for the Participant. If no
long-term disability plan or policy was ever maintained on behalf
of the Participant or, if the determination of Disability relates
to an Incentive Stock Option, Disability shall mean that condition
described in Code Section 22(e)(3), as amended from time to
time. In the event of a dispute, the determination of Disability
shall be made by the Board of Directors and shall be supported by
advice of a physician competent in the area to which such
Disability relates.
(i) “ Disposition
” means any conveyance, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge or
hypothecation, whether outright or as security, inter vivos or
testamentary, with or without consideration, voluntary or
involuntary.
(j) “ Exchange Act
” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
(k) “ Fair Market Value
” with regard to a date means:
(1) the price of Stock in the
over-the-counter market on that date or the last trading day prior
to that date as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market or, if not so
reported, by a generally accepted reporting service; or
(2) the price at which Stock shall
have been sold on that date or the last trading date prior to that
date as reported by the national securities exchange selected by
the Committee on which the shares of Stock are then actively traded
or, if applicable, as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market;
or
(3) if Stock is not publicly traded,
as determined in good faith by the Committee by the reasonable
application of a reasonable valuation method with due consideration
being given to (i) the most recent independent appraisal of
the Company, if such appraisal is not more than twelve
(12) months old, (ii) the valuation methodology used in
any such appraisal, and (iii) such other information as may be
deemed relevant by the Committee.
For purposes of Paragraphs
(1) and (2) above, the Committee may use the closing
price as of the applicable date or the arithmetic mean of the high
and low prices as of the applicable date or an average selling
price during a specified period that is within thirty
(30) days before or thirty (30) days after the applicable
date (provided the commitment to grant the Option at an exercise
price using such average selling price is specified irrevocably
before the beginning of the specified period), and, for purposes of
Paragraph (3) above, the Committee will consider the value of
tangible and intangible assets, the present value of anticipated
future cash flows, the market value of the Stock or of equity
interests in similar entities engaged in trades or businesses
substantially similar to those engaged in by the Company, recent
arm’s length transactions, and other relevant factors such as
control premiums or discounts for lack of marketability, provided
all the foregoing methods are consistent with Treasury Regulations
Section 1.409A-1(b)(5)(iv).
(l) “ Incentive Stock
Option ” means an incentive stock option, as defined in
Code Section 422 or any successor thereto, described in Plan
Section 3.2.
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(m) “ Non-Qualified Stock
Option ” means a stock option, other than an option
qualifying as an Incentive Stock Option, described in Plan
Section 3.2.
(n) “Option” or
“Stock Option ” means a Non-Qualified Stock Option
or an Incentive Stock Option.
(o) “ Over 10% Owner
” means an individual who at the time an Incentive Stock
Option is granted owns Stock possessing more than ten percent
(10%) of the total combined voting power of the Company or one
of its Parents or Subsidiaries, determined by applying the
attribution rules of Code Section 424(d).
(p) “ Parent ”
means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain
of corporations ending with the Company if, with respect to
Incentive Stock Options, at the time of granting of the Incentive
Stock Option, each of the corporations other than the Company owns
stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other
corporations in the chain. A Parent shall include any entity other
than a corporation to the extent permissible under
Section 424(f) or regulations and rulings
thereunder.
(q) “ Participant
” means an individual who receives a Stock Option
hereunder.
(r) “ Plan ”
means the Southeastern Banking Corporation 2006 Stock Option Plan
in its present form and as hereafter amended.
(s) “ Stock ”
means the Company’s $1.25 par value per share common
stock.
(t) “ Stock Option
Agreement ” means an agreement between the Company and a
Participant or other documentation evidencing the grant of an
Option.
(u) “ Subsidiary
” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an
unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if, with
respect to Incentive Stock Options, at the time of the granting of
the Incentive Stock Option, each of the corporations other than the
last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing fifty
percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of
all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in the chain.
A “Subsidiary” shall include any entity other than a
corporation to the extent permissible under Section 424(f) or
regulations or rulings thereunder.
(v) “ Termination of
Service ” means the termination of the service
relationship(s), whether employment or otherwise, between a
Participant and the Company and the Bank, regardless of the fact
that severance or similar payments are made to the Participant for
any reason, including, but not by way of limitation, a termination
by resignation, discharge, death, Disability or retirement. The
Committee shall, in its absolute discretion, determine the effect
of all matters and questions relating to a Termination of Service,
including, but not by way of limitation, the question of whether a
leave of absence constitutes a Termination of Service, or whether a
Termination of Service is for Cause.
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SECTION 2: THE STOCK OPTION
PLAN
2.1 Purpose of the Plan . The
Plan is intended to (a) provide incentives to officers and
employees of the Company and the Bank to stimulate their efforts
toward the continued success of the Company and the Bank and to
operate and manage the business in a manner that will provide for
the long-term growth and profitability of the Company and the Bank;
(b) encourage stock ownership by officers and employees by
providing them with a means to acquire a proprietary interest in
the Company by acquiring shares of Stock; and (c) provide a
means of obtaining and rewarding key personnel.
2.2 Stock Subject to the Plan
. Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 5.2,
the aggregate number of shares of Stock which may be purchased
pursuant to Options granted under this Plan shall not exceed
150,000 (the “Maximum Plan Shares”). The shares of
Stock attributable to the nonvested, unpaid, unexercised,
unconverted or otherwise unsettled portion of any Stock Option that
is forfeited or cancelled or expires or terminates for any reason
without becoming vested, paid, exercised, converted or otherwise
settled in full will again be available for purposes of the
Plan.
2.3 Administration of the
Plan . The Plan shall be administered by the
Committee. The Committee shall consist of at least two
(2) members of the Board of Directors. The Committee shall
have full authority in its discretion to determine the officers or
employees of the Company or the Bank to whom Stock Options shall be
granted and the terms and provisions of Stock Options subject to
the express terms of the Plan. Subject to the provisions of the
Plan, the Committee shall have full and conclusive authority to
interpret the Plan; to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and
regulations relating to the Plan; to determine the terms and
provisions of the respective Stock Option Agreements and to make
all other determinations necessary or advisable for the proper
administration of the Plan. The Committee’s
determinations under the Plan need not be uniform and may be made
by it selectively among persons who receive, or are eligible to
receive, Options under the Plan (whether or not such persons are
similarly situated). The Committee’s decisions shall be
final and binding on all Participants. Each member of the Committee
shall serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors and the
Board of Directors may from time to time remove members from or add
members to the Committee. Vacancies on the Committee shall be
filled by the Board of Directors.
The Committee shall select one of
its members as chairman and shall hold meetings at the times and in
the places as it may deem advisable. Acts approved by a majority of
the Committee in a meeting at which a quorum is present, or acts
reduced to or approved in writing by a majority of the members of
the Committee, shall be the valid acts of the Committee.
2.4 Eligibility and Limits
. Stock Options may be granted only to officers and employees
of the Company or the Bank. In the case of Incentive Stock
Options, the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date
an Incentive Stock Option is granted) of Stock with respect to
which Stock Option s intended to meet the requirements of Code
Section 422 become exercisable for the first time by an
individual during any calendar year under all plans of the Company
and its Parents and Subsidiaries shall not exceed $100,000;
provided further, that if the limitation is exceeded, the Incentive
Stock Option(s) which cause the limitation to be exceeded shall be
treated as Non-Qualified Stock Option(s). During such periods as
required by Code Section 162(m) of the Code and the
regulations thereunder for compensation to be treated as
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qualified performance-based compensation, the
maximum number of shares of Stock with respect to which Options may
be granted during any calendar year to an employee may not exceed
50,000, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 5.2.
If, after grant, the exercise price of an Option is reduced, the
transaction shall be treated as the cancellation of the Option and
the grant of a new Option. If an Option is deemed to be cancelled
as described in the preceding sentence, the Option that is deemed
to be cancelled and the Option that is deemed to be granted shall
both be counted against the Maximum Plan Shares and the maximum
number of shares for which Options may be granted to an employee
during any calendar year.
SECTION 3: TERMS OF STOCK
OPTIONS
3.1 General Terms and
Conditions .
(a) The number of shares of Stock as
to which a Stock Option shall be granted shall be determined by the
Committee in its sole discretion, subject to the provisions of
Section 2.2, as to the total number of shares available for
grants under the Plan. If a Stock Option Agreement so provides, a
Participant may be granted a new Option to purchase a number of
shares of Stock equal to the number of previously owned shares of
Stock tendered in payment of the Exercise Price (as defined below)
for each share of Stock purchased pursuant to the terms of the
Stock Option Agreement.
(b) Each Stock Option shall be
evidenced by a Stock Option Agreement in such form and containing
such terms, conditions and restrictions as the Committee may
determine is appropriate and shall set forth the specific number of
shares to which the Option relates. Each Stock Option Agreement
shall be subject to the terms of the Plan and any provision in a
Stock Option Agreement that is inconsistent with the Plan shall be
null and void.
(c) The date a Stock Option is
granted shall be the date on which the Committee has approved the
terms of, and satisfaction of any conditions applicable to, the
grant of the Stock Option and has determined the recipient of the
Stock Option and the number of shares covered by the Stock Option
and has taken all such other action necessary to complete the grant
of the Stock Option.
(d) The Committee may provide in any
Stock Option Agreement (or subsequent to the award of a Stock
Option but prior to its expiration or cancellation, as the case may
be) that, in the event of a Change in Control, the Stock Option
shall or may be cashed out on the basis of any price not greater
than the excess of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock over
the exercise price of the Stock Option to the extent the Stock
Option is then exercisable and/or, if the Stock Option Agreement
provides, not yet exercisable in accordance with the terms of the
Stock Option and the Plan. The Committee also may provide in any
Stock Option Agreement (or subsequent to the award of a Stock
Option but prior to its expiration or cancellation, as the case may
be) that, in the event of a Change in Control, any Stock Option
that is not then exercisable in accordance with the terms of the
Stock Option or the Plan or for which the Fair Market Value of a
share of Stock is equal to or less than the exercise price of the
Stock Option, may be cancelled and terminated without any payment
therefore.
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(e) Stock Options shall not be
transferable or assignable except by will or by the laws of descent
and distribution and shall be exercisable, during the
Participant’s lifetime, only by the Participant; in the event
of the Disability of the Participant, by the legal representative
of the Participant; or in the event of the death of the
Participant, by the personal representative of the
Participant’s estate or if no personal representative has
been appointed, by the successor in interest determined under the
Participant’s will.
(f) The holder of any shares of
Stock issued upon the exercise of an Option granted under the Plan
shall have equivalent rights, as provided under applicable law,
with respect to such Stock as do other holders of the
Stock.
3.2 Terms and Conditions of
Options . Each Option granted under the Plan shall be evidenced
by a Stock Option Agreement. At the time any Option is granted, the
Committee shall determine whether the Option is to be an Incentive
Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option, and the Option shall
be clearly identified as to its status as an Incentive Stock Option
or a Non-Qualified Stock Option. At the time any Incentive
Stock Option is exercised, the Company shall be entitled to place a
legend on the certificates representing the shares of Stock
purchased pursuant to the Option to clearly identify them as shares
of Stock purchased upon exercise of an Incentive Stock Option. An
Incentive Stock Option may only be granted within ten
(10) years from the earlier of the date the Plan is adopted by
the Board of Directors or approved by the Company’s
shareholders.
(a) Option Price
. Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 5.2
and the other provisions of this Section 3.2, the exercise
price (the “Exercise Price”) per share of Stock
purchasable under any Option shall be as set forth in the
applicable Stock Option Agreement. With respect to each grant
of an Option, the Exercise Price per share shall be no less than
the Fair Market Value of a share on the date the Option is granted.
With respect to each grant of an Incentive Stock Option to a
Participant who is an Over 10% Owner, the Exercise Price shall not
be less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market
Value of a share on the date the Option is granted.
(b) Option Term . The
term of an Option shall be as specified in the applicable Stock
Option Agreement; provided, however, that any Option granted to a
Participant shall not be exercisable after the expiration of ten
(10) years after the date the Option is granted and any
Incentive Stock Option granted to an Over 10% Owner shall not be
exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years after the
date the Option is granted.
(c) Payment . Payment
for all shares of Stock purchased pursuant to the exercise of an
Option shall be made in cash, or, if the Stock Option Agreement
provides, by tendering shares of Stock which have been owned by the
Participant prior to the date of exercise (for such time as might
be necessary to avoid any negative tax consequences from tendering
such shares of Stock), or if the Stock Option Agreement provides,
if and when the Stock becomes actively traded on a national
securities exchange or Nasdaq market or quotation system, in a
cashless exercise through a broker; provided, however, that any
such cashless exercise is consistent with the restriction of
Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act (Section 402 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002). Unless prohibited by applicable law,
in its discretion, the Committee also may authorize (at the time an
Option
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is granted or thereafter) Company
financing to assist the Participant as to payment of the Exercise
Price on such terms as may be offered by the Committee in its
discretion. Payment shall be made at the time that the Option or
any part thereof is exercised, and no shares shall be issued or
delivered upon exercise of an Option until full payment has been
made by the Participant. The holder of an Option, as such,
shall have none of the rights of a shareholder until issuance of
the shares of Stock.
(d) Conditions to the Exercise of
an Option . Each Option granted under the Plan shall be
exercisable by the Participant or any other designated person, at
such time or times, or upon the occurrence of such event or events,
and in such amounts, as the Committee shall specify in the Stock
Option Agreement; provided, however, that subsequent to the grant
of an Option, the Committee, at any time before complete
termination of such Option, may accelerate the time or times at
which such Option may be exercised in whole or in part, including,
without limitation, upon a Change in Control and may permit the
Participant or any other designated person to exercise the Option,
or any portion thereof, for all or part of the remaining Option
term notwithstanding any provision of the Stock Option Agreement to
the contrary.
(e) Termination of Option
. With respect to an Option, in the event of the Termination
of Service of a Participant other than for Cause, the Option or
portion thereof held by the Participant which is unexercised shall
expire, terminate and become unexercisable no later than three
(3) months after the date of Termination of Service. In the
case of a holder whose Termination of Service is due to death or
Disability, up to one (1) year may be substituted for such
three (3) month period; provided further that such time limits
may be exceeded by the Committee under the terms of the grant, in
which case, the Incentive Stock Option will be treated as a
Non-Qualified Stock Option if it is exercisable after the time
limits that would otherwise apply. For purposes of this Subsection
(e), Termination of Service of the Participant shall not be deemed
to have occurred if the Participant is employed by another
corporation (or a parent or subsidiary corporation of such other
corporation) which has assumed an Incentive Stock Option of the
Participant in a transaction to which Code Section 424(a) is
applicable.
(f) Special Provisions for
Certain Substitute Options . Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary in this Section 3.2, any Option issued in
substitution for an option previously issued by another entity,
which substitution occurs in connection with a transaction to which
Code Section 424(a) is applicable, may provide for an exercise
price computed in accordance with such Code Section and the
regulations thereunder and may contain such other terms and
conditions as the Committee may prescribe to cause such substitute
Option to contain as nearly as possible the same terms and
conditions (including the applicable vesting and termination
provisions) as those contained in the previously issued option
being replaced thereby.
3.3 Treatment of Options Upon
Termination of Service . Except as otherwise provided by Plan
Section 3.2(e), any Option under this Plan granted to a
Participant who incurs a Termination of Service may be cancelled,
accelerated, paid or continued, as provided in the Stock Option
Agreement or, in the absence of such provision, as the Committee
may determine. The portion of any Option exercisable in the event
of continuation may be adjusted by the Committee to reflect the
Participant’s period of service from the date of grant
through the date of the Participant’s Termination of Service
or such other factors as the Committee determines are relevant to
its decision to continue the Option.
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3.4 Considerations for
Modifications, Adjustments and Accelerations . In determining
whether any outstanding Options are to be modified, adjusted or
accelerated pursuant to this Section 3, the Committee shall
consider the impact of any adverse tax consequences that may affect
the Participant under Code Section 409A and any adverse
financial accounting consequences that may affect the Company and
may make appropriate adjustments therefor.
SECTION 4: RESTRICTIONS ON
STOCK
4.1 Escrow of Shares . Any
certificates representing the shares of Stock issued under the Plan
shall be issued in the Participant’s name, but, if the Stock
Option Agreement so provides, the shares of Stock shall be held by
a custodian designated by the Committee (the
“Custodian”). Each applicable Stock Option Agreement
providing for transfer of shares of Stock to the Custodian shall
appoint the Custodian as the attorney-in-fact for the Participant
for the term specified in the applicable Stock Option Agreement,
with full power and authority in the Participant’s name,
place and stead to transfer, assign and convey to the Company any
shares of Stock held by the Custodian for such Participant, if the
Participant forfeits the shares under the terms of the applicable
Stock Option Agreement. During the period that the Custodian
holds the shares subject to this Section, the Participant shall be
entitled to all rights, except as provided in the applicable Stock
Option Agreement, applicable to shares of Stock not so held. Any
dividends declared on shares of Stock held by the Custodian shall,
as the Committee may provide in the applicable Stock Option
Agreement, be paid directly to the Participant or, in the
alternative, be retained by the Custodian until the expiration of
the term specified in the applicable Stock Option Agreement and
shall then be delivered, together with any proceeds, with the
shares of Stock to the Participant or to the Company, as
applicable.
4.2 Restrictions on Transfer
. The Participant shall not have the right to make or permit to
exist any Disposition of the shares of Stock issued pursuant to the
Plan except as provided in the Plan or the applicable Stock Option
Agreement. Any Disposition of the shares of Stock issued under the
Plan by the Participant not made in accordance with the Plan or the
applicable Stock Option Agreement shall be void. The Company shall
not recognize, or have the duty to recognize, any Disposition not
made in accordance with the Plan and the applicable Stock Option
Agreement, and the shares so transferred shall continue to be bound
by the Plan and the applicable Stock Option Agreement.
SECTION 5: GENERAL
PROVISIONS
5.1 Withholding . The Company
or the Bank, as applicable, shall deduct from all cash
distributions under the Plan any taxes required to be withheld by
federal, state or local governments. Whenever the Company proposes
or is required to issue or transfer shares of Stock under the Plan,
the Company shall have the right to require the recipient to remit
to the Company or the Bank an amount sufficient to satisfy any
federal, state and local tax withholding requirements prior to the
delivery of any certificate or certificates for such shares. A
Participant may pay the withholding obligation in cash, or, if the
Stock Option Agreement provides, by tendering shares of Stock which
have been owned by the holder (for such time as might be necessary
to avoid any negative tax consequences from tendering such shares
of Stock) prior to
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the date of exercise or, if the applicable Stock
Option Agreement provides, a Participant may elect to have the
number of shares of Stock he is to receive reduced by the smallest
number of whole shares of Stock which, when multiplied by the Fair
Market Value of the shares of Stock determined as of the Tax Date
(defined below), is sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local,
if any, withholding obligations arising from exercise or payment of
a Stock Option (a “Withholding Election”). A
Participant may make a Withholding Election only if both of the
following conditions are met:
(a) The Withholding Election must be
made on or prior to the date on which the amount of tax required to
be withheld is determined (the “Tax Date”) by executing
and delivering to the Company a properly completed notice of
Withholding Election as prescribed by the Committee; and
(b) Any Withholding Election made
will be irrevocable; however, the Committee may, in its sole
discretion, disapprove and give no effect to the Withholding
Election.
5.2 Changes in Capitalization;
Merger; Liquidation .
(a) The number of shares of Stock
reserved for the grant of Options, the maximum number of shares of
Stock for which Options may be granted to any employee during any
calendar year, the number of shares of Stock reserved for issuance
upon the exercise of each outstanding Option, and the Exercise
Price of each outstanding Option shall be proportionately adjusted
for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of
Stock resulting from a subdivision or combination of shares, the
payment of an ordinary stock dividend in shares of Stock to holders
of outstanding shares of Stock, any recapitalization,
reclassification or any other increase or decrease in the number of
shares of Stock outstanding effected without receipt of
consideration by the Company.
(b) In the event of any merger,
consolidation, reorganization, extraordinary dividend, spin-off,
sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets, other
change in the capital structure of the Company or its Stock
(including any Change in Control) or tender offer for shares of
Stock, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may make such
adjustments with respect to Options and take such other action as
it deems necessary or appropriate to reflect or in anticipation of
such merger, consolidation, reorganization, extraordinary dividend,
spin-off, sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets,
other change in capital structure or tender offer, including,
without limitation: the assumption of other Options, the
substitution of new Options, the adjustment of outstanding Options
(with or without the payment of any consideration), the
acceleration of Options or the removal of restrictions on
outstanding Options, all as may be provided in the applicable Stock
Option Agreement or, if not expressly addressed therein, as the
Committee subsequently may determine in the event of any such
merger, consolidation, reorganization, extraordinary dividend,
spin-off, sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets,
other change in the capital structure of the Company or its Stock
(including any Change in Control) or tender offer, and the
Committee may terminate outstanding Options in exchange for the
excess of the Fair Market Value of the Stock, as determined in good
faith by the Committee, over the Exercise Price of the Options of
the vested and/or, if the Committee so provides, unvested portion
of the Options. The
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Committee in that event may provide
for the termination, without any payment therefore, of any
outstanding Options which are not then vested or for which the
Exercise Price equals or exceeds the Fair Market Value of the
Stock. The Committee’s general authority under this
Section 5.2 is limited by and subject to all other express
provisions of the Plan. Any adjustment pursuant to this
Section 5.2 may provide, in the Committee’s discretion,
for the elimination without payment therefor of any fractional
shares that might otherwise become subject to any Stock Option. In
making any such adjustment, the Committee shall consider the impact
of any adverse tax consequences that may affect the Participant
under Code Section 409A and any adverse financial accounting
consequences that may affect the Company and make appropriate
adjustments therefor.
(c) The existence of the Plan and
the Stock Options granted pursuant to the Plan shall not affect in
any way the right or power of the Company to make or authorize any
adjustment, reclassification, reorganization or other change in its
capital or business structure, any merger or consolidation of the
Company, any issue of debt or equity securities having preferences
or priorities as to the Stock or the rights thereof, the
dissolution or liquidation of the Company, any sale or transfer of
all or any part of its business or assets, or any other corporate
act or proceeding.
5.3 Cash Awards . The
Committee may, at any time and in its discretion, grant to any
holder of a Stock Option the right to receive, at such times and in
such amounts as determined by the Committee in its discretion, a
cash amount which is intended to reimburse such person for all or a
portion of the federal, state and local income taxes imposed upon
such person as a consequence of the receipt of the Stock Option or
the exercise of rights thereunder.
5.4 Compliance with Code .
All Incentive Stock Options to be granted hereunder are intended to
comply with Code Section 422, and all provisions of the Plan
and all Incentive Stock Options granted hereunder shall be
construed in such a manner as to effectuate that intent.
Notwithstanding the forgoing, neither the Company, the Bank, the
Committee nor any other person shall be liable to the Participant
or any other person if an Option that is intended to be an
Incentive Stock Option does not qualify as such.
5.5 Right to Terminate
Service . Nothing in the Plan or in any Stock Option Agreement
shall confer upon any Participant the right to continue as an
officer, employee or director of the Company or the Bank or affect
the right of the Company or the Bank to terminate the
Participant’s services at any time for any reason
whatsoever.
5.6 Restrictions on Delivery and
Sale of Shares; Legends . Each Stock Option is subject to the
condition that if at any time the Committee, in its discretion,
shall determine that the listing, registration or qualification of
the shares covered by such Stock Option upon any securities
exchange or under any state or federal law is necessary or
desirable as a condition of or in connection with the granting of
such Stock Option or the purchase or delivery of shares thereunder,
the delivery of any or all shares pursuant to such Stock Option may
be withheld unless and until such listing, registration or
qualification shall have been effected. If a registration
statement is not in effect under the Securities Act of 1933 or any
applicable state securities laws with respect to the shares of
Stock purchasable or otherwise deliverable under Stock Options then
outstanding, the Committee may require, as a condition of exercise
of any Option or as a condition to any other delivery of Stock
pursuant to a Stock Option, that the
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Participant or other recipient of a Stock Option
represent, in writing, that the shares received pursuant to the
Stock Option are being acquired for investment and not with a view
to distribution and agree that the shares will not be disposed of
except pursuant to an effective registration statement, unless the
Company shall have received an opinion of counsel that such
disposition is exempt from such requirement under the Securities
Act of 1933 and any applicable state securities laws. The
Company may include on certificates representing shares delivered
pursuant to a Stock Option such legends referring to the foregoing
representations or restrictions or any other applicable
restrictions on resale as the Company, in its discretion, shall
deem appropriate.
5.7 Non-Alienation of
Benefits . Other than as specifically provided herein, no
benefit under the Plan shall be subject in any manner to
anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge,
encumbrance or charge; and any attempt to do so shall be void. No
such benefit shall, prior to receipt by the Participant, be in any
manner liable for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities,
engagements or torts of the Participant.
5.8 Termination and Amendment of
the Plan .