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2.1
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"Act"
means the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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2.2
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"Award"
means Options, Restricted Stock or Stock Awards granted pursuant to the
Plan.
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2.3
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"Bank"
means City National Bank and Trust
Company.
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2.4
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"Board"
means the Board of Directors of
CNB.
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2.5
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"Cause"
means, with respect to any certain
Participant:
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(a)
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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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(b)
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the
conviction of the Participant of a felony involving moral turpitude,
or
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(c)
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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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2.6
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"Change
in Control" means the occurrence of any of the following
events:
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(a)
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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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(b)
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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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(c)
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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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(d)
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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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2.7
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"CNB"
means CNB Bancorp, Inc., a New York
corporation.
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2.8
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"Code"
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
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2.9
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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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2.10
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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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2.11
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"Director"
means a member of the Board or the board of directors of any
Subsidiary.
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2.12
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"Disability"
means permanent and total disability as defined under Section 22(e)(3) of
the Code.
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2.13
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"Effective
Date" means the date the Plan becomes
effective.
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2.14
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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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2.15
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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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2.16
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"Immediate
Family" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.7
hereof.
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2.17
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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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2.18
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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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2.19
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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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2.20
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"Option
Agreement" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2
hereof.
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2.21
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"Option
Price" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3
hereof.
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2.22
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"Participant"
means a person described in Section V
hereof.
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2.23
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"Permissible
Transferees" and "Permissible Transferee" have the meanings set forth in
Section 6.7 hereof.
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2.24
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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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2.25
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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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2.26
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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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2.27
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"Section
16 Persons" has the meaning set forth in Section 1.2
hereof.
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2.28
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"Stock
Award" means an award of the Common
Shares.
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2.29
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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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(a)
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For
Employees
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(i)
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The
date for termination of such Option set forth in the Option Agreement
applicable to such Option.
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(ii)
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The
expiration of ten (10) years from the date such Option was granted, except
as outlined in 6.3.
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(iii)
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The
expiration of one year from the date of the Participant's termination of
employment for reason other than Retirement or termination for Cause, it
being understood that the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option at any
time after ninety (90) days from the date of termination of employment for
reasons other than death or Disability shall convert the Option to a
Nonqualified Stock Option.
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(iv)
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The
expiration of one year from the later of the Participant's Retirement or
termination of service as a Director for a reason other than for
Cause.
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(v)
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Termination
of employment for Cause.
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(b)
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For
Non-employee Directors
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(i)
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The
date for termination of such Option set forth in the Option Agreement
applicable to such Option.
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(ii)
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The
expiration of ten (10) years from the date such Option was
granted.
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(iii)
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The
expiration of one year following the non-employee Director's termination
of service as a Director for a reason other than for
Cause.
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(iv)
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Termination
of a non-employee Director's service as a Director for
Cause.
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(v)
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One
year following a Change in Control.
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(i)
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any
member of the Immediate Family of the Participant to whom such Option was
granted, (ii) any trust solely for the benefit of members of the
Participant's Immediate Family, or (iii) any partnership whose only
partners are members of the Participant's Immediate Family; and further
provided that: (1) the transferee shall remain subject to all of the terms
and conditions applicable to such Options prior to and after such
transfer; and (2) any such transfer shall be subject to and in accordance
with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Committee. Any such
transfer to a Permissible Transferee shall consist of one or more options
covering a minimum of one hundred (100) Common Shares. An Option may not
be retransferred by a Permissible Transferee except by will or the laws of
descent and distribution and then only to another Permissible Transferee.
In the case of (b) and (c) set forth in the immediately preceding
sentence, the Option shall only be exercisable by the trustee or
Permissible Transferee, as applicable. For the purposes hereof, "Immediate
Family" means, with respect to a particular Participant, such
Participant's child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent,
grandparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law,
daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, and shall include
adoptive relationships.
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(a)
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The
aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time the Option is granted)
of the Common Shares with respect to which ISOs are exercisable for the
first time by any Participant during any calendar year shall not exceed
$100,000.
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(b)
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ISOs
may be granted only to persons who are employees of CNB or a Subsidiary at
the time of grant.
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(c)
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No
ISO may be exercised after the expiration of ten years from the date such
ISO was granted; provided, however, that if the ISO is granted to a
Participant who, together with Persons whose Common Share ownership is
attributed to the Participant pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code, owns
shares possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all
classes of CNB's or any of its Subsidiaries' capital shares, the ISO may
not be exercised after the expiration of five years from the date that it
was granted.
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(a)
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Cash
Remittance. Whenever Common Shares are to be issued upon the exercise of
an Option or payment of Award, the Company shall have the right to require
the Participant and/or his or her transferees to remit to the Company in
cash an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local withholding
tax requirements, if any, attributable to such exercise or payment, prior
to the delivery of any certificate or certificates for such shares. In
addition, CNB shall have the right to withhold from any cash payment
required to be made pursuant thereto an amount sufficient to satisfy the
federal, state and local withholding tax
requirements.
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(b)
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Share
Withholding or Remittance. In lieu of the remittance required by Section
X(a) hereof, a Participant who is granted an Award may, to the extent
approved by the Committee, irrevocably elect by written notice to CNB at
the office of CNB designated for that purpose, to (i) have CNB withhold
Common Shares from any Award hereunder, or (ii) deliver other previously
owned Common Shares, the Fair Market Value of which as of the date on
which any such tax is determined shall be equal to the amount of the
required tax withholding amount, if any, rounded down to the nearest whole
share attributable to such exercise, occurrence or grant; provided,
however, that no election to have Common Shares withheld from any Award
shall be in excess of the minimum statutory withholding tax or shall be
effective with respect to an Award which was transferred by such
Participant to a Permitted Transferee or
otherwise.
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