-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Kzmg6Gujb0NpMuyqkcf9+kKMSzWF8ZyeNL/4rKRzQZdGH/Lk74R3O+mQWyRiuVUt 9ZtrSjq/bgdetfPGQsKfBQ== 0000950124-07-001696.txt : 20070322 0000950124-07-001696.hdr.sgml : 20070322 20070322171624 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950124-07-001696 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070316 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20070322 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070322 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FENTURA FINANCIAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000919865 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 382806518 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MI FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-23550 FILM NUMBER: 07712652 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 175 NORTH LAROY CITY: FENTON STATE: MI ZIP: 48430-0725 BUSINESS PHONE: 8106292263 8-K 1 k13529e8vk.htm CURRENT REPORT, DATED MARCH 16, 2007 e8vk
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 22, 2007 (March 16, 2007)
Fentura Financial, Inc.
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Michigan
 
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
     
0-23550   38-2806518
     
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
175 North Leroy Street    
P.O. Box 725    
Fenton, Michigan   48430-0725
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (810) 629-2263
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
o   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 
 

 


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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
Supplemental Executive Retirement Agreement w/Donald Grill
Supplemental Executive Retirement Agreement w/Robert Sewick
Severance Compensation Agreement w/Donald Grill
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
     On March 16, 2007, Fentura Financial, Inc. (the “Corporation”) entered into amended and restated Severance and Supplemental Executive Retirement Agreements with its Chief Executive Officer, Donald L. Grill, and Senior Vice President, Robert E. Sewick. A summary of the material terms of the agreements are set forth below.
Amendments to Severance Compensation Agreements
     The Corporation and either The State Bank or West Michigan Community Bank (the “Affiliate Banks”) have entered into severance compensation agreements (the “Severance Agreements”) with Messrs. Grill and Sewick. Under the Severance Agreements, if a “change in control” occurs while the Executive is an employee of the Corporation or the Affiliate Bank, and if within five years thereafter the Executive’s employment is terminated without “cause,” by the Executive for “good reason,” or by either party because of the Executive’s death or disability, then the Corporation and (the “Affiliate Bank”) are required to pay the Executive severance compensation.
     The amount of severance compensation payable to Messrs. Grill and Sewick is determined in the same manner. First, within 30 days following termination of employment, the Corporation shall pay a lump sum payment in an amount equal to the unpaid amount of any base salary and director’s fees not yet paid, plus a pro rata portion of the executive’s annual bonus, plus any compensation previously deferred by the Executive, plus any accrued vacation pay. Second, the Executive shall have the right to exercise any stock options awarded prior to his termination of employment. Third, for a period of two years following the Executive’s termination of employment, the Corporation shall pay an annual amount to the Executive equal to 50% of the highest amount of the Executive’s annual compensation in the five preceding calendar years, with such payments being made in monthly installments. Fourth, for a period of five years following termination of employment, the Corporation shall provide Executive health insurance coverage equivalent to the insurance coverage in effect immediately prior to the termination of employment.
     Prior to their amendment, the Severance Agreements provided that the maximum benefits payable under the Severance Agreements and any other agreements with the Corporation or the Affiliate Bank would be limited so that the total amounts payable to the Executives that would be considered contingent upon a Change in Control would not be considered parachute payment. The Severance Agreements have been amended to provide that severance payments will not be limited and that in the event that any payments under the Severance Agreements or any other Severance Agreements with the Corporation or the Affiliate Bank are considered parachute payments, the Executive shall be entitled to a gross-up payment in the amount such that the Executive retains an aggregate after-tax amount equal to the amount that the Executive would have received had the executive not incurred any excise taxes on excess parachute payments under the Internal Revenue Code. See the section entitled “Summary of Federal Income Tax Consequences of Severance and SERP Agreements.”
     The Severance Agreements were also amended to adopt certain changes to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. Pursuant to this amendment, payments under the Severance Agreements to the Executive will be delayed for a period of six months to the extent that the Executive is considered a key employee and the delay required by Section 409A.
     “Change in Control” means (i) the acquisition, directly, indirectly and/or beneficially, by any person or group, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting securities of the Corporation or the Bank, (ii) the occurrence of any event at any time during any two (2) year period which results in a majority of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or the Affiliate Bank being comprised of individuals who were not members of

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such Board at the commencement of that two (2) year period (the “Incumbent Board”); provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Corporation’s or the Affiliate Bank’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding for this purpose any such individual whose initial assumption of the office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person other than the Incumbent Board, (iii) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation or the Affiliate Bank to another entity, or (iv) a merger or reorganization of the Corporation or the Affiliate Bank with another entity.
     “Cause” means (i) the willful and continuing failure by the Executive to substantially perform his duties with the Affiliate Bank or the Corporation (other than any such failure resulting from the Executive’s death or Disability) and which is not remedied in a reasonable period of time after receipt by Executive of written notice from the Affiliate Bank specifying the duties the Executive has failed to perform, or (ii) the willful and continued engaging by Executive in gross misconduct that is materially injurious to the Affiliate Bank or the Corporation and which is not ceased within a reasonable period of time after receipt by Executive of written notice from the Affiliate Bank specifying the misconduct and the injury, or (iii) an adjudication of the Executive’s guilt of any crime involving a serious and substantial breach of the Executive’s fiduciary duties to the Affiliate Bank. No act or failure to act on the Executive’s part shall be considered “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by him in bad faith and without reasonable belief that his action or omission was in the best interest of the Affiliate Bank or the Corporation.
     “Good Reason” means any of the following, as determined by the Executive in his discretion: (i) the assignment to the Executive by the Affiliate Bank or the Corporation of any duties inconsistent with his position, duties, responsibilities and status with the Affiliate Bank or the Corporation immediately prior to a Change in Control, or a change adverse to Executive in Executive’s reporting responsibilities, titles, terms of employment (including bonus, compensation, fringe benefits and vacation entitlement) or offices as in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control; or (ii) the Affiliate Bank or the Corporation requiring Executive to be based anywhere other than within fifteen (15) miles of his present office location, or to travel on business of the Affiliate Bank to an extent substantially greater than Executive’s present business travel obligations; or (iii) the failure by the Corporation to obtain the assumption of the agreement. If any of the foregoing result from, or follow, a termination of employment for Cause, then Good Reason will not have occurred.
Supplemental Executive Retirement Agreements
     The Corporation and the Affiliate Banks have entered into a Supplemental Executive Retirement Agreements with Mr. Donald L. Grill and Mr. Robert E. Sewick (the “SERP Agreements”). The SERP Agreements are designed to encourage key executives to remain long term employees of the Corporation, and to provide specified benefits to certain key executives who contribute materially to the continued growth, development and future business success of the Corporation. The retirement benefits are an unsecured obligation of the Corporation. The Corporation has purchased certain prepaid life insurance policies and expects to apply the value of the policies to pay for all or a portion of the annual costs for the SERP Agreements.
     The SERP Agreements provide for a normal retirement benefit payable at the Executive’s normal retirement age, which is age 65. In the case of Mr. Grill’s SERP Agreement, the annual benefit payable is 25% of Mr. Grill’s base salary. In the case of Mr. Sewick’s SERP Agreement, the benefit payable is 20% of Mr. Grill’s base salary. In the case of both SERP Agreements, the benefit is paid in 180 consecutive equal monthly installments.
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portion of the amount accrued by the Corporation as a liability using Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. This amount is payable in 180 monthly installments. At age 55, the Executive becomes 50% vested in the amount accrued and an additional 10% each year thereafter. The Executive becomes 100% vested in the amount accrued at disability or death and a minimum accrual amount is specified in the case of death, which is $602,767 for Mr. Grill and $335,356 for Mr. Sewick, which minimums are not subject to change. In the event of death, disability or early termination, the benefit is payable in monthly installments for 15 years. Interest is credited annually to the balance of the early termination, disability or death benefit payable at the Merrill Lynch High Grade Long Term Bond Rate.
     In the case of the Executive’s termination of employment for reasons other than death, disability, early termination or discharge for cause within one year following a Change in Control of the Corporation, the Executive is entitled to a lump sum payment equal to the 180 monthly payments the Executive would have received at normal retirement at or after age 65. This payment is determined as if the date of the Executive’s separation from service following the Change in Control was after the Executive’s attainment of age 65, regardless of the actual age attained by the Executive.
     “Change in Control” means a change in ownership or effective control of the Company or the Affiliate Bank, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company or the Bank, as such change is defined in Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.
     Prior to their amendment, the SERP Agreements provided that SERP Agreement payments would not be limited to prevent the occurrence of a parachute payment under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code. The SERP Agreements also provided that, in the event that any payments under the SERP Agreements or any other agreements with the Corporation or the Affiliate Bank are considered parachute payments, the Executive shall be entitled to a gross-up payment in the amount such that the Executive retains an aggregate after-tax amount equal to the amount that the Executive would have received had the executive not incurred any excise taxes on excess parachute payments under the Internal Revenue Code. These provisions have been modified to provide the same methodology for calculating the gross-up payment that apply under the Corporation’s severance compensation agreements, as amended. See the section entitled “Summary of Federal Income Tax Consequences of Severance and SERP Agreements.”
     The SERP Agreements were also amended to adopt certain changes to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. Pursuant to this amendment, payments under the SERP Agreements to the Executive will be delayed for a period of six months to the extent that the Executive is considered a key employee and the delay required by Section 409A.
Summary of Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Severance and SERP Agreements
     The amounts payable to the Executives pursuant to the Severance and SERP Agreements are generally not included in the Executives’ income for federal income tax purposes until they are actually paid to the Executive. Except for any portion of payments under the Severance and SERP Agreements that are treated as excess parachute payments, as described below, the payments are intended to be deductible by the Corporation.
     The payments under the Severance and SERP Agreements may be considered to be indirectly contingent upon a Change in Control of the Corporation pursuant to the provisions of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code. If the present value as of the date of a Change in Control of the Corporation, together with all other payments to the Executive that are considered directly or indirectly contingent upon a Change in Control, exceeds three times the Executive’s base amount, then the amount in excess the Executive’s base amount is considered an excess parachute payment. The executive’s base amount is generally defined as the executive’s taxable compensation paid by the Corporation or its Bank Affiliates for the five calendar years preceding the year in which the Change in Control of the Corporation occurs.

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     Excess parachute payments are not deductible by the Corporation and subject the Executive to an excise tax equal to 20% of the excess parachute payment. The Severance and SERP Agreements, as amended, provide that in the event the Executive incurs a 20% excise tax, the Executive shall be entitled to a gross-up payment in an amount such that the Executive retains an aggregate after-tax amount equal to the amount that the Executive would have received had the executive not incurred any excise taxes on excess parachute payments under the Internal Revenue Code.
     The Severance and SERP Agreements are subject to certain requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code which include rules regarding the timing of payments to the Executives. If the Executives are considered key employees pursuant to Section 416 of the Internal Revenue Code, then payments to the Executives must not be made until six months following the Executive’s termination of employment. If the Severance and SERP Agreements do not comply with Section 409A, the Executive would incur an excise tax equal to 20% of the amounts payable under the Severance and SERP Agreements, plus interest in certain cases. The Corporation intends that the Severance and SERP Agreements comply with Section 409A.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
     
Exhibit Number    
10.1
  Supplemental Executive Retirement Agreement with Donald Grill dated March 16, 2007.
 
   
10.2
  Supplemental Executive Retirement Agreement with Robert Sewick dated March 16, 2007.
 
   
10.3
  Severance Compensation Agreement with Donald Grill dated March 16, 2007.
 
   
10.4
  Severance Compensation Agreement with Robert Sewick dated March 16, 2007.

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  FENTURA FINANCIAL, INC.
                      (Registrant)
 
 
  By:   /s/ Ronald L. Justice    
    Ronald L. Justice, SVP-Corporate Governance &   
    Investor Relations   
 
Dated: March 22, 2007

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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit Number    
10.1
  Supplemental Executive Retirement Agreement with Donald Grill dated March 16, 2007.
 
   
10.2
  Supplemental Executive Retirement Agreement with Robert Sewick dated March 16, 2007.
 
   
10.3
  Severance Compensation Agreement with Donald Grill dated March 16, 2007.
 
   
10.4
  Severance Compensation Agreement with Robert Sewick dated March 16, 2007.

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EX-10.1 2 k13529exv10w1.htm SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT AGREEMENT W/DONALD GRILL exv10w1
 

Exhibit 10.1
THE STATE BANK
Supplemental Executive Retirement Agreement
AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF
THE STATE BANK
INCENTIVE SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT
FOR DONALD GRILL
     THIS SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is adopted this 16th day of March,, 2007 by and among THE STATE BANK, a state-chartered commercial bank located in Fenton, Michigan (the “Bank”), FENTURA FINANCIAL, INC., a Michigan corporation (the “Company”), and DONALD GRILL (the “Executive”).
BACKGROUND
     On May 20, 1999, the Bank and the Executive entered into the Incentive Supplemental Executive Retirement Agreement, such agreement being amendment and restated on March 10, 2006 and subsequently amended effective March 10, 2006 (the “Prior Agreement”). The Bank and the Executive now wish to amend and restate the Prior Agreement for the purpose of updating the terms and provisions contained therein. This new Agreement shall rescind and replace the Prior Agreement.
     The parties intend this Amended and Restated Agreement to be a material modification of the Prior Agreement such that all amounts earned and vested prior to December 31, 2004 shall be subject to the provisions of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
INTRODUCTION
     The purpose of this Agreement is to provide specified benefits to the Executive, a member of a select group of management or highly compensated employees who contribute materially to the continued growth, development, and future business success of the Bank. This Agreement shall be unfunded for tax purposes and for purposes of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), as amended from time to time.
Article 1
Definitions
     Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings specified:
1.1   Accrual Balance” means the liability that should be accrued by the Bank, under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), for the Bank’s obligation to the Executive under this Agreement, by applying Accounting Principles Board Opinion Number 12 (“APB 12”) as amended by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Number 106 (“FAS 106”) and the Discount Rate. Any one of a variety of amortization

 


 

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    methods may be used to determine the Accrual Balance. However, once chosen, the method must be consistently applied. The Accrual Balance shall be reported annually by the Bank to the Executive.
 
1.2   Base Salary” shall mean the annual cash compensation relating to services performed during any calendar year, excluding distributions from nonqualified deferred compensation plans, bonuses, commissions, overtime, fringe benefits, stock options, relocation expenses, incentive payments, non-monetary awards, and other fees, and automobile and other allowances paid to an Executive for employment services rendered (whether or not such allowances are included in the Executive’s gross income). Base Salary shall be calculated before reduction for compensation voluntarily deferred or contributed by the Executive pursuant to all qualified or non-qualified plans of the Bank and shall be calculated to include amounts not otherwise included in the Executive’s gross income under Code Sections 125, 402(e)(3), 402(h), or 403(b) pursuant to plans established by the Bank; provided, however, that all such amounts will be included in compensation only to the extent that had there been no such plan, the amount would have been payable in cash to the Executive.
1.3   Beneficiary” means each designated person, or the estate of the deceased Executive, entitled to benefits, if any, upon the death of the Executive determined pursuant to Article 4.
1.4   Beneficiary Designation Form” means the form established from time to time by the Plan Administrator that the Executive completes, signs, and returns to the Plan Administrator to designate one or more Beneficiaries.
1.5   Board” means the Board of Directors of the Bank as from time to time constituted.
1.6   Change in Control” means a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or Bank, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company or Bank, as such change is defined in Section 409A of the Code and regulations thereunder.
1.7   Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
1.8   Company” means Fentura Bancorp, Inc., a registered bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended.
1.9   Disability” means Executive (i) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (ii) is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than 3 months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Bank. Medical determination of Disability may be made by either the Social

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    Security Administration or by the provider of an accident or health plan covering employees of the Bank. Upon the request of the Plan Administrator, the Executive must submit proof to the Plan Administrator of Social Security Administration’s or the provider’s determination.
 
1.10   Discount Rate” means the rate used by the Plan Administrator for determining the Accrual Balance. The initial Discount Rate is six percent (6%). However, the Plan Administrator, in its discretion, may adjust the Discount Rate to maintain the rate within reasonable standards according to GAAP and/or applicable bank regulatory guidance.
 
1.11   Early Termination” means Separation from Service before Normal Retirement Age for reasons other than death, Disability, Termination for Cause, or within twelve (12) months following a Change in Control.
 
1.12   Effective Date” means January 15, 1999.
 
1.13   Normal Retirement Age” means the Executive attaining age sixty five (65).
 
1.14   Normal Retirement Date” means the later of Normal Retirement Age or Separation from Service.
 
1.15   Plan Administrator” means the plan administrator described in Article 6.
 
1.16   Plan Year” means the calendar year.
 
1.17   Separation from Service” means the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Bank for reasons other than death or Disability. Whether a Separation from Service takes place is determined by the Plan Administrator based on the facts and circumstances surrounding the termination of the Executive’s employment and whether the Bank and the Executive intended for the Executive to provide significant services for the Bank following such termination. A termination of employment will not be considered a Separation from Service if:
  (a)   the Executive continues to provide services as an employee of the Bank in an annualized amount that is twenty percent (20%) or more of the services rendered, on average, during the immediately preceding three full calendar years of employment (or, if employed less than three years, such lesser period) and the annual remuneration for such services is twenty percent (20%) or more of the average annual remuneration earned during the final three full calendar years of employment (or, if less, such lesser period), or
 
  (b)   the Executive continues to provide services to the Bank in a capacity other than as an employee of the Bank in an annualized amount that is fifty percent (50%) or more of the services rendered, on average, during the immediately preceding three full calendar years of employment (or if employed less than three years, such lesser period) and the annual remuneration for such services is fifty percent (50%)

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      or more of the average annual remuneration earned during the final three full calendar years of employment (or if less, such lesser period), or
 
  (c)   immediately following the Executive’s termination of employment, the Executive becomes an employee of (i) the Company, or (ii) any member of the Controlled Group.
1.18   Specified Employee” means a key employee (as defined in Section 416(i) of the Code without regard to paragraph 5 thereof) of the Bank if any stock of the Bank is publicly traded on an established securities market or otherwise.
1.19   Termination for Cause” has that meaning set forth in Article 5.
1.20   Controlled Group” means the group consisting of each corporation that is a member of a controlled group of corporations, as defined in Code Section 414(b), of which the Company is a member; each trade or business, whether or not incorporated, under common control, as defined in Code Section 414(c), of or with the Company; each member of an affiliated service group, as defined in Code Section 414(m), of which the Company is a member; and any other entity that is considered pursuant to Code Section 414(o) to be a member of a controlled group of corporations of which the Company is a member.
Article 2
Distributions During Lifetime
2.1   Normal Retirement Benefit. Upon the Normal Retirement Date, the Bank shall distribute to the Executive the benefit described in this Section 2.1 in lieu of any other benefit under this Article.
  2.1.1   Amount of Benefit. The annual benefit under this Section 2.1 is twenty-five percent (25%) of the Executive’s Base Salary at the Normal Retirement Date.
 
  2.1.2   Distribution of Benefit. The Bank shall distribute the annual benefit to the Executive in twelve (12) equal monthly installments commencing on within thirty (30) days following the Normal Retirement Date. The annual benefit shall be distributed to the Executive for fifteen (15) years.
2.2   Early Termination Benefit. Upon the Executive’s Early Termination, the Bank shall distribute to the Executive the benefit described in this Section 2.2 in lieu of any other benefit under this Article.
  2.2.1   Amount of Benefit. The benefit under this Section 2.2 is the Accrual Balance determined as of the month preceding Separation from Service, subject to the following vesting schedule:

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       Age   Vested Percentage
Less than 55
    0 %
55
    50 %
56
    60 %
57
    70 %
58
    80 %
59
    90 %
60 or greater
    100 %
  2.2.2   Distribution of Benefit. The Bank shall distribute the benefit to the Executive in one hundred eighty (180) consecutive equal monthly installments commencing within thirty (30) days following the Executive’s Separation from Service. On December 31 of each Plan Year during the applicable installment period, the Bank shall credit interest on the unpaid Accrual Balance at an annual rate equal to the Merrill Lynch High Grade Long Term Bond rate as published in the Wall Street Journal on the first business day of that Plan Year, compounded monthly.
2.3   Disability Benefit. If the Executive’s Disability results in Separation from Service prior to Normal Retirement Age, the Bank shall distribute to the Executive the benefit described in this Section 2.3 in lieu of any other benefit under this Article.
  2.3.1   Amount of Benefit. The benefit under this Section 2.3 is one hundred percent (100%) of the Accrual Balance determined as of the end of the month preceding Separation from Service.
 
  2.3.2   Distribution of Benefit. The Bank shall distribute the benefit to the Executive in one hundred eighty (180) consecutive equal monthly installments commencing within thirty (30) days following the Executive’s Separation from Service. On December 31 of each Plan Year during the applicable installment period, the Bank shall credit interest on the unpaid Accrual Balance at an annual rate equal to the Merrill Lynch High Grade Long Term Bond rate as published in the Wall Street Journal on the first business day of that Plan Year, compounded monthly.
2.4   Change in Control Benefit. Upon a Change in Control, followed within twelve (12) months by the Executive’s Separation from Service for reasons other than death, Disability, or Early Termination, the Bank shall distribute to the Executive the benefit described in this Section 2.4 in lieu of any other benefit under this Article.
  2.4.1   Amount of Benefit. The benefit under this Section 2.4 is the Normal Retirement Benefit described under Section 2.1, calculated as if the date of Separation from Service following Change in Control was the Normal Retirement Date.
 
  2.4.2   Distribution of Benefit. The Bank shall distribute the benefit to the Executive in a lump sum within sixty (60) days following Separation from Service.

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  2.4.3   Excess Parachute Payment Gross-up. If it is determined, in the opinion of the Company’s independent accountants, in consultation, if necessary, with the Company’s independent legal counsel, that any amount paid under this Agreement in connection with a Termination Upon Change of Control, either separately or in conjunction with any other payments, benefits and entitlements received by the Executive in respect of a Change of Control hereunder or under any other plan or agreement under which the Executive participates or to which he is a party, would constitute an “Excess Parachute Payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and would thereby be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then in such event, the Company shall pay to the Executive a “grossing-up” amount equal to the amount of such Excise Tax, plus all federal and state income or other taxes with respect to the payment of the amount of such Excise Tax, including all such taxes with respect to any such grossing-up amount. If, at a later date, the Internal Revenue Service assesses a deficiency against the Executive for the Excise Tax which is greater than that which was determined at the time such amounts were paid, then the Company shall pay to the Executive the amount of such unreimbursed Excise Tax, plus any interest, penalties and reasonable professional fees or expenses incurred by the Executive as a result of such assessment, including all such taxes with respect to any such additional amount. The highest marginal tax rate applicable to individuals at the time of the payment of such amounts will be used for purposes of determining the federal and state income and other taxes with respect thereto. The Company shall withhold from any amounts paid under this Agreement the amount of any Excise Tax or other federal, state or local taxes then required to be withheld. Computations of the amount of any grossing-up supplemental compensation paid under this Section shall be conclusively made by the Company’s independent accountants, or other independent accountants retained by the Company, in consultation, if necessary, with the Company’s independent legal counsel. If, after the Executive receives any gross-up payments or other amount pursuant to this Section, the Executive receives any refund with respect to the Excise Tax, the Executive shall promptly pay the Company the amount of such refund within ten (10) days of receipt by the Executive, on a grossed-up basis. If the Company deems it necessary or advisable to contest or appeal any assessment, or determination made by the Internal Revenue Service relating to the imposition of an Excise Tax as described herein (an “Excise Tax Contest/Appeal”), the Executive covenants and agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Company in connection with the Excise Tax Contest/Appeal; provided, however, that the Company shall be responsible for all professional costs and expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with such Excise Tax Contest/Appeal.
2.5   Restriction on Timing of Distribution. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Executive is considered a Specified Employee at Separation from Service under such procedures as established by the Bank in accordance with Section

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    409A of the Code, benefit distributions that are made upon Separation from Service may not, to the extent required by Section 409A of the Code, commence earlier than six (6) months after the date of such Separation from Service. Therefore, in the event this Section 2.5 is applicable to the Executive, any distribution or series of distributions to be made due to a Separation from Service shall commence no earlier than the first day of the seventh month following the Separation from Service, provided that to the extent permitted by Section 409A of the Code, only payments scheduled to be paid during the first six (6) months after the date of such Separation from Service shall be delayed and such delayed payments shall be paid in a single sum on the first day of the seventh month following the date of such Separation from Service.
 
2.6   Distributions Upon Income Inclusion Under Section 409A of the Code. Upon the inclusion of any portion of the vested Accrual Balance into the Executive’s income as a result of the failure of this Agreement to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, the Bank shall distribute such portion of the vested Accrual Balance to the Executive in a single lump sum as soon as is administratively practicable following the discovery of such failure.
Article 3
Distribution at Death
3.1   Death During Active Service. If the Executive dies while in the active service of the Bank, the Bank shall distribute to the Beneficiary the benefit described in this Section 3.1. This benefit shall be distributed in lieu of the benefits under Article 2.
  3.1.1   Amount of Benefit. The benefit under this Section 3.1 is the greater of (i) the Accrual Balance at the Executive’s date of death, or (ii) six hundred two thousand seven hundred sixty-seven dollars ($602,767).
 
  3.1.2   Distribution of Benefit. The Bank shall distribute the benefit to the Beneficiary in one hundred eighty (180) consecutive equal monthly installments commencing within thirty (30) days following receipt by the Bank of the Executive’s death certificate. On December 31 of each Plan Year during the applicable installment period, the Bank shall credit interest on the unpaid Accrual Balance at an annual rate equal to the Merrill Lynch High Grade Long Term Bond rate as published in the Wall Street Journal on the first business day of that Plan Year, compounded monthly.
3.2   Death During Distribution of a Benefit. If the Executive dies after any benefit distributions have commenced under this Agreement but before receiving all such distributions, the Bank shall distribute to the Beneficiary the remaining benefits at the same time and in the same amounts they would have been distributed to the Executive had the Executive survived.

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3.3   Death After Separation from Service But Before Benefit Distributions Commence. If the Executive is entitled to benefit distributions under this Agreement, but dies prior to the commencement of said benefit distributions, the Bank shall distribute to the Beneficiary the same benefits that the Executive was entitled to prior to death except that the benefit distributions shall commence within thirty (30) days following receipt by the Bank of the Executive’s death certificate.
Article 4
Beneficiaries
4.1   Beneficiary. The Executive shall have the right, at any time, to designate a Beneficiary(ies) to receive any benefit distributions under this Agreement to a Beneficiary upon the death of the Executive. The Beneficiary designated under this Agreement may be the same as or different from the beneficiary designation under any other plan of the Bank in which the Executive participates.
4.2   Beneficiary Designation: Change. The Executive shall designate a Beneficiary by completing and signing the Beneficiary Designation Form, and delivering it to the Plan Administrator or its designated agent. The Executive’s beneficiary designation shall be deemed automatically revoked if the Beneficiary predeceases the Executive or if the Executive names a spouse as Beneficiary and the marriage is subsequently dissolved. The Executive shall have the right to change a Beneficiary by completing, signing and otherwise complying with the terms of the Beneficiary Designation Form and the Plan Administrator’s rules and procedures, as in effect from time to time. Upon the acceptance by the Plan Administrator of a new Beneficiary Designation Form, all Beneficiary designations previously filed shall be cancelled. The Plan Administrator shall be entitled to rely on the last Beneficiary Designation Form filed by the Executive and accepted by the Plan Administrator prior to the Executive’s death.
4.3   Acknowledgment. No designation or change in designation of a Beneficiary shall be effective until received, accepted and acknowledged in writing by the Plan Administrator or its designated agent.
4.4   No Beneficiary Designation. If the Executive dies without a valid beneficiary designation, or if all designated Beneficiaries predecease the Executive, then the Executive’s spouse shall be the designated Beneficiary. If the Executive has no surviving spouse, the benefits shall be made to the personal representative of the Executive’s estate.
4.5   Facility of Distribution. If the Plan Administrator determines in its discretion that a benefit is to be distributed to a minor, to a person declared incompetent, or to a person incapable of handling the disposition of that person’s property, the Plan Administrator may direct distribution of such benefit to the guardian, legal representative or person having the care or custody of such minor, incompetent person or incapable person. The Plan Administrator may require proof of incompetence, minority or guardianship as it may deem appropriate prior to distribution of the benefit. Any distribution of a benefit shall be a distribution for the account of the Executive and the Executive’s Beneficiary, as the case may be, and shall be a complete discharge of any liability under the Agreement for such distribution amount.

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Article 5
General Limitations
5.1   Termination for Cause. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Bank shall not distribute any benefit under this Agreement if Executive’s service is terminated by the Board for:
  (a)   Gross negligence or gross neglect of duties to the Bank; or
 
  (b)   Conviction of a felony or of a gross misdemeanor involving moral turpitude in connection with the Executive’s employment with the Bank; or
 
  (c)   Fraud, disloyalty, dishonesty or willful violation of any law or significant Bank policy committed in connection with the Executive’s employment and resulting in a material adverse effect on the Bank.
5.2   Suicide or Misstatement. No benefits shall be distributed if the Executive commits suicide within two years after the Effective Date of this Agreement, or if an insurance company which issued a life insurance policy covering the Executive and owned by the Bank denies coverage (i) for material misstatements of fact made by the Executive on an application for such life insurance, or (ii) for any other reason.
5.3   Removal. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Bank shall not distribute any benefit under this Agreement if the Executive is subject to a final removal or prohibition order issued by an appropriate federal banking agency pursuant to Section 8(e) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
Article 6
Administration of Agreement
6.1   Plan Administrator Duties. This Agreement shall be administered by a Plan Administrator which shall consist of the Board, or such committee or person(s) as the Board shall appoint. The Plan Administrator shall also have the discretion and authority to (i) make, amend, interpret and enforce all appropriate rules and regulations for the administration of this Agreement and (ii) decide or resolve any and all questions including interpretations of this Agreement, as may arise in connection with the Agreement.
6.2   Agents. In the administration of this Agreement, the Plan Administrator may employ agents and delegate to them such administrative duties as it sees fit, (including acting through a duly appointed representative), and may from time to time consult with counsel who may be counsel to the Bank.
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    promulgated hereunder shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all persons having any interest in the Agreement.
 
6.4   Indemnity of Plan Administrator. The Bank shall indemnify and hold harmless the members of the Plan Administrator against any and all claims, losses, damages, expenses or liabilities arising from any action or failure to act with respect to this Agreement, except in the case of willful misconduct by the Plan Administrator or any of its members.
6.5   Bank Information. To enable the Plan Administrator to perform its functions, the Bank shall supply full and timely information to the Plan Administrator on all matters relating to the date and circumstances of the retirement, Disability, death, or Separation from Service of the Executive, and such other pertinent information as the Plan Administrator may reasonably require.
6.6   Annual Statement. The Plan Administrator shall provide to the Executive, within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each Plan Year, a statement setting forth the benefits to be distributed under this Agreement.
Article 7
Claims And Review Procedures
7.1   Claims Procedure. An Executive or Beneficiary (“claimant”) who has not received benefits under the Agreement that he or she believes should be distributed shall make a claim for such benefits as follows:
  7.1.1   Initiation – Written Claim. The claimant initiates a claim by submitting to the Plan Administrator a written claim for the benefits.
 
  7.1.2   Timing of Plan Administrator Response. The Plan Administrator shall respond to such claimant within 90 days after receiving the claim. If the Plan Administrator determines that special circumstances require additional time for processing the claim, the Plan Administrator can extend the response period by an additional 90 days by notifying the claimant in writing, prior to the end of the initial 90-day period, that an additional period is required. The notice of extension must set forth the special circumstances and the date by which the Plan Administrator expects to render its decision.
 
  7.1.3   Notice of Decision. If the Plan Administrator denies part or all of the claim, the Plan Administrator shall notify the claimant in writing of such denial. The Plan Administrator shall write the notification in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant. The notification shall set forth:
  (a)   The specific reasons for the denial;
 
  (b)   A reference to the specific provisions of the Agreement on which the denial is based;

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  (c)   A description of any additional information or material necessary for the claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why it is needed;
 
  (d)   An explanation of the Agreement’s review procedures and the time limits applicable to such procedures; and
 
  (e)   A statement of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA Section 502(a) following an adverse benefit determination on review.
7.2   Review Procedure. If the Plan Administrator denies part or all of the claim, the claimant shall have the opportunity for a full and fair review by the Plan Administrator of the denial, as follows:
  7.2.1   Initiation – Written Request. To initiate the review, the claimant, within 60 days after receiving the Plan Administrator’s notice of denial, must file with the Plan Administrator a written request for review.
 
  7.2.2   Additional Submissions – Information Access. The claimant shall then have the opportunity to submit written comments, documents, records and other information relating to the claim. The Plan Administrator shall also provide the claimant, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant (as defined in applicable ERISA regulations) to the claimant’s claim for benefits.
 
  7.2.3   Considerations on Review. In considering the review, the Plan Administrator shall take into account all materials and information the claimant submits relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination.
 
  7.2.4   Timing of Plan Administrator Response. The Plan Administrator shall respond in writing to such claimant within 60 days after receiving the request for review. If the Plan Administrator determines that special circumstances require additional time for processing the claim, the Plan Administrator can extend the response period by an additional 60 days by notifying the claimant in writing, prior to the end of the initial 60-day period, that an additional period is required. The notice of extension must set forth the special circumstances and the date by which the Plan Administrator expects to render its decision.
  7.2.5   Notice of Decision. The Plan Administrator shall notify the claimant in writing of its decision on review. The Plan Administrator shall write the notification in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant. The notification shall set forth:
  (a)   The specific reasons for the denial;
 
  (b)   A reference to the specific provisions of the Agreement on which the denial is based;
 
  (c)   A statement that the claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and

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      other information relevant (as defined in applicable ERISA regulations) to the claimant’s claim for benefits; and
 
  (d)   A statement of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA Section 502(a).
Article 8
Amendments and Termination
8.1   Amendments. This Agreement may be amended only by a written agreement signed by the Bank and the Executive. However, the Bank may unilaterally amend this Agreement to conform with written directives to the Bank from its auditors or banking regulators or to comply with legislative or tax law, including without limitation Section 409A of the Code and any and all regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder.
8.2   Plan Termination Generally. The Bank may unilaterally terminate this Agreement at any time. The benefit shall be the Accrual Balance as of the date the Agreement is terminated. Except as provided in Section 8.3, the termination of this Agreement shall not cause a distribution of benefits under this Agreement. Rather, upon such termination benefit distributions will be made at the earliest distribution event permitted under Article 2 or Article 3.
8.3   Plan Terminations Under Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 8.2, if the Bank terminates this Agreement in the following circumstances:
  (a)   Within thirty (30) days before, or twelve (12) months after a Change in Control, provided that all distributions are made no later than twelve (12) months following such termination of the Agreement and further provided that all the Bank’s arrangements which are substantially similar to the Agreement are terminated so the Executive and all participants in the similar arrangements are required to receive all amounts of compensation deferred under the terminated arrangements within twelve (12) months of the termination of the arrangements;
 
  (b)   Upon the Bank’s dissolution or with the approval of a bankruptcy court provided that the amounts deferred under the Agreement are included in the Executive’s gross income in the latest of (i) the calendar year in which the Agreement terminates; (ii) the calendar year in which the amount is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture; or (iii) the first calendar year in which the distribution is administratively practical; or
 
  (c)   Upon the Bank’s termination of this and all other non-account balance plans (as referenced in Section 409A of the Code or the regulations thereunder), provided that all distributions are made no earlier than twelve (12) months and no later than twenty-four (24) months following such termination, and the Bank does not adopt any new non-account balance plans for a minimum of five (5) years following the date of such termination;

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Article 9
Miscellaneous
9.1   Binding Effect. This Agreement shall bind the Executive and the Bank, and their beneficiaries, survivors, executors, administrators and transferees.
9.2   No Guarantee of Employment. This Agreement is not a contract for employment. It does not give the Executive the right to remain as an employee of the Bank, nor does it interfere with the Bank’s right to discharge the Executive. It also does not require the Executive to remain an employee nor interfere with the Executive’s right to terminate employment at any time.
9.3   Non-Transferability. Benefits under this Agreement cannot be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, attached or encumbered in any manner.
9.4   Tax Withholding and Reporting. The Bank shall withhold any taxes that are required to be withheld, including but not limited to taxes owed under Section 409A of the Code and regulations thereunder, from the benefits provided under this Agreement. Executive acknowledges that the Bank’s sole liability regarding taxes is to forward any amounts withheld to the appropriate taxing authority(ies). Further, the Bank shall satisfy all applicable reporting requirements, including those under Section 409A of the Code and regulations thereunder.
9.5   Applicable Law. The Agreement and all rights hereunder shall be governed by the laws of the State of Michigan, except to the extent preempted by the laws of the United States of America.
9.6   Unfunded Arrangement. The Executive and Beneficiary are general unsecured creditors of the Bank for the distribution of benefits under this Agreement. The benefits represent the mere promise by the Bank to distribute such benefits. The rights to benefits are not subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, attachment, or garnishment by creditors. Any insurance on the Executive’s life or other informal funding asset is a general asset of the Bank to which the Executive and Beneficiary have no preferred or secured claim.
9.7   Reorganization. The Bank shall not merge or consolidate into or with another bank, or reorganize, or sell substantially all of its assets to another bank, firm, or person unless such succeeding or continuing bank, firm, or person agrees to assume and discharge the obligations of the Bank under this Agreement. Upon the occurrence of such event, the term “Bank” as used in this Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the successor or survivor bank.
9.8   Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Bank and the Executive as to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement is rescinds and replaces the Prior Agreement. No rights are granted to the Executive by virtue of this Agreement other than those specifically set forth herein.

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9.9   Interpretation. Wherever the fulfillment of the intent and purpose of this Agreement requires, and the context will permit, the use of the masculine gender includes the feminine and use of the singular includes the plural.
9.10   Alternative Action. In the event it shall become impossible for the Bank or the Plan Administrator to perform any act required by this Agreement, the Bank or Plan Administrator may in its discretion perform such alternative act as most nearly carries out the intent and purpose of this Agreement and is in the best interests of the Bank.
9.11   Headings. Article and section headings are for convenient reference only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of its provisions.
9.12   Validity. In case any provision of this Agreement shall be illegal or invalid for any reason, said illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts hereof, but this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal and invalid provision has never been inserted herein.
9.13   Notice. Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to the Bank or Plan Administrator under this Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and hand-delivered, or sent by registered or certified mail, to the address below:
The State Bank
175 North Leroy Street
Fenton, MI 48430
    Such notice shall be deemed given as of the date of delivery or, if delivery is made by mail, as of the date shown on the postmark on the receipt for registration or certification.
 
    Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to the Executive under this Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and hand-delivered, or sent by mail, to the last known address of the Executive.
 
9.14   Compliance with Section 409A. This Agreement shall at all times be administered and the provisions of this Agreement shall be interpreted consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and any and all regulations thereunder, including such regulations as may be promulgated after the Effective Date of this Agreement.
9.15   Rescissions. Any modification to the terms of this Agreement that would inadvertently result in an additional tax liability on the part of the Executive, shall have no effect to the extent the change in the terms of the plan is rescinded by the earlier of a date before the right is exercised (if the change grants a discretionary right) and the last day of the calendar year during which such change occurred.
9.16   Transfer of Employment. Executive shall not transfer employment to the Company or another member of the Controlled Group unless such successor employer of the Executive agrees to assume and discharge the obligations of the Bank under this Agreement. Upon the occurrence of such a transfer, the term “Bank” as used in this

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    Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the successor employer of the Executive.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive and a duly authorized representative of the Bank have signed this Agreement.
                 
EXECUTIVE:       COMPANY:    
 
               
        FENTURA FINANCIAL, INC.    
/s/ Donald Grill
 
Donald Grill
      By
Title
  /s/ Forrest A. Shook
 
Chairman
   
 
               
 
      BANK:        
        THE STATE BANK    
 
      By   /s/ Brian P. Petty    
 
               
 
      Title   Chairman    

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BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION FORM
{      } New Designation
{      } Change in Designation
I,                                         , designate the following as Beneficiary under the Agreement:
         
Primary:
       
 
       
 
 
 
%  
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
%  
 
 
 
   
Contingent:
       
 
 
 
%  
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
%  
 
 
 
   
Notes:
    Please PRINT CLEARLY or TYPE the names of the beneficiaries.
 
    To name a trust as Beneficiary, please provide the name of the trustee(s) and the exact name and date of the trust agreement.
 
    To name your estate as Beneficiary, please write “Estate of _[your name]_”.
 
    Be aware that none of the contingent beneficiaries will receive anything unless ALL of the primary beneficiaries predecease you.
I understand that I may change these beneficiary designations by delivering a new written designation to the Plan Administrator, which shall be effective only upon receipt and acknowledgment by the Plan Administrator prior to my death. I further understand that the designations will be automatically revoked if the Beneficiary predeceases me, or, if I have named my spouse as Beneficiary and our marriage is subsequently dissolved.
                 
Name:
               
 
 
 
           
Signature:
          Date:    
 
               
Received by the Plan Administrator this                      day of                                         , 2___
         
By:
       
 
 
 
   
Title:
       
 
 
 
   

 

EX-10.2 3 k13529exv10w2.htm SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT AGREEMENT W/ROBERT SEWICK exv10w2
 

Exhibit 10.2
THE STATE BANK
Supplemental Executive Retirement Agreement
Prepared 2-7-06
AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF
THE STATE BANK
INCENTIVE SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT
FOR ROBERT SEWICK
     THIS SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is adopted this 16th day of March, 2007, by and among WEST MICHIGAN COMMUNITY BANK, a state-chartered commercial bank located in Hudsonville, Michigan (the “Bank”), FENTURA FINANCIAL, INC., a Michigan corporation (the “Company”), and ROBERT SEWICK (the “Executive”).
BACKGROUND
     On August, 1999, the Bank (then known as “The State Bank”) and the Executive entered into the Incentive Supplemental Executive Retirement Agreement, such agreement being amendment and restated on March 10, 2006 and subsequently amended effective March 10, 2006 (the “Prior Agreement”). The Bank and the Executive now wish to amend and restate the Prior Agreement for the purpose of updating the terms and provisions contained therein. This new Agreement shall rescind and replace the Prior Agreement.
     The parties intend this Amended and Restated Agreement to be a material modification of the Prior Agreement such that all amounts earned and vested prior to December 31, 2004 shall be subject to the provisions of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
INTRODUCTION
     The purpose of this Agreement is to provide specified benefits to the Executive, a member of a select group of management or highly compensated employees who contribute materially to the continued growth, development, and future business success of the Bank. This Agreement shall be unfunded for tax purposes and for purposes of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), as amended from time to time.
Article 1
Definitions
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1.1   Accrual Balance” means the liability that should be accrued by the Bank, under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), for the Bank’s obligation to the Executive under this Agreement, by applying Accounting Principles Board Opinion Number 12 (“APB 12”) as amended by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Number 106 (“FAS 106”) and the Discount Rate. Any one of a variety of amortization methods may be used to determine the Accrual Balance. However, once chosen, the method must be consistently applied. The Accrual Balance shall be reported annually by the Bank to the Executive.
1.2   Base Salary” shall mean the annual cash compensation relating to services performed during any calendar year, excluding distributions from nonqualified deferred compensation plans, bonuses, commissions, overtime, fringe benefits, stock options, relocation expenses, incentive payments, non-monetary awards, and other fees, and automobile and other allowances paid to an Executive for employment services rendered (whether or not such allowances are included in the Executive’s gross income). Base Salary shall be calculated before reduction for compensation voluntarily deferred or contributed by the Executive pursuant to all qualified or non-qualified plans of the Bank and shall be calculated to include amounts not otherwise included in the Executive’s gross income under Code Sections 125, 402(e)(3), 402(h), or 403(b) pursuant to plans established by the Bank; provided, however, that all such amounts will be included in compensation only to the extent that had there been no such plan, the amount would have been payable in cash to the Executive.
1.3   Beneficiary” means each designated person, or the estate of the deceased Executive, entitled to benefits, if any, upon the death of the Executive determined pursuant to Article 4.
1.4   Beneficiary Designation Form” means the form established from time to time by the Plan Administrator that the Executive completes, signs, and returns to the Plan Administrator to designate one or more Beneficiaries.
1.5   Board” means the Board of Directors of the Bank as from time to time constituted.
1.6   Change in Control” means a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or Bank, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company or Bank, as such change is defined in Section 409A of the Code and regulations thereunder.
1.7   Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
1.8   Company” means Fentura Bancorp, Inc., a registered bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended.
1.9   Disability” means Executive (i) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (ii) is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental

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    impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than 3 months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Bank. Medical determination of Disability may be made by either the Social Security Administration or by the provider of an accident or health plan covering employees of the Bank. Upon the request of the Plan Administrator, the Executive must submit proof to the Plan Administrator of Social Security Administration’s or the provider’s determination.
 
1.10   Discount Rate” means the rate used by the Plan Administrator for determining the Accrual Balance. The initial Discount Rate is six percent (6%). However, the Plan Administrator, in its discretion, may adjust the Discount Rate to maintain the rate within reasonable standards according to GAAP and/or applicable bank regulatory guidance.
1.11   Early Termination” means Separation from Service before Normal Retirement Age for reasons other than death, Disability, Termination for Cause, or within twelve (12) months following a Change in Control.
1.12   Effective Date” means January 15, 1999.
1.13   Normal Retirement Age” means the Executive attaining age sixty five (65).
1.14   Normal Retirement Date” means the later of Normal Retirement Age or Separation from Service.
 
1.15   Plan Administrator” means the plan administrator described in Article 6.
 
1.16   Plan Year” means the calendar year.
1.17   Separation from Service” means the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Bank for reasons other than death or Disability. Whether a Separation from Service takes place is determined by the Plan Administrator based on the facts and circumstances surrounding the termination of the Executive’s employment and whether the Bank and the Executive intended for the Executive to provide significant services for the Bank following such termination. A termination of employment will not be considered a Separation from Service if:
  (a)   the Executive continues to provide services as an employee of the Bank in an annualized amount that is twenty percent (20%) or more of the services rendered, on average, during the immediately preceding three full calendar years of employment (or, if employed less than three years, such lesser period) and the annual remuneration for such services is twenty percent (20%) or more of the average annual remuneration earned during the final three full calendar years of employment (or, if less, such lesser period), or
 
  (b)   the Executive continues to provide services to the Bank in a capacity other than as

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      an employee of the Bank in an annualized amount that is fifty percent (50%) or more of the services rendered, on average, during the immediately preceding three full calendar years of employment (or if employed less than three years, such lesser period) and the annual remuneration for such services is fifty percent (50%) or more of the average annual remuneration earned during the final three full calendar years of employment (or if less, such lesser period), or
 
  (c)   immediately following the Executive’s termination of employment, the Executive becomes an employee of (i) the Company, or (ii) any member of the Controlled Group.
1.18   Specified Employee” means a key employee (as defined in Section 416(i) of the Code without regard to paragraph 5 thereof) of the Bank if any stock of the Bank is publicly traded on an established securities market or otherwise.
 
1.19   Termination for Cause” has that meaning set forth in Article 5.
1.20   Controlled Group” means the group consisting of each corporation that is a member of a controlled group of corporations, as defined in Code Section 414(b), of which the Company is a member; each trade or business, whether or not incorporated, under common control, as defined in Code Section 414(c), of or with the Company; each member of an affiliated service group, as defined in Code Section 414(m), of which the Company is a member; and any other entity that is considered pursuant to Code Section 414(o) to be a member of a controlled group of corporations of which the Company is a member.
Article 2
Distributions During Lifetime
2.1   Normal Retirement Benefit. Upon the Normal Retirement Date, the Bank shall distribute to the Executive the benefit described in this Section 2.1 in lieu of any other benefit under this Article.
  2.1.1   Amount of Benefit. The annual benefit under this Section 2.1 is twenty percent (20%) of the Executive’s Base Salary at the Normal Retirement Date.
 
  2.1.2   Distribution of Benefit. The Bank shall distribute the annual benefit to the Executive in twelve (12) equal monthly installments commencing on within thirty (30) days following the Normal Retirement Date. The annual benefit shall be distributed to the Executive for fifteen (15) years.
2.2   Early Termination Benefit. Upon the Executive’s Early Termination, the Bank shall distribute to the Executive the benefit described in this Section 2.2 in lieu of any other benefit under this Article.
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      determined as of the month preceding Separation from Service, subject to the following vesting schedule:
         
       Age   Vested Percentage
Less than 55
    0 %
55
    50 %
56
    60 %
57
    70 %
58
    80 %
59
    90 %
60 or greater
    100 %
  2.2.2   Distribution of Benefit. The Bank shall distribute the benefit to the Executive in one hundred eighty (180) consecutive equal monthly installments commencing within thirty (30) days following the Executive’s Separation from Service. On December 31 of each Plan Year during the applicable installment period, the Bank shall credit interest on the unpaid Accrual Balance at an annual rate equal to the Merrill Lynch High Grade Long Term Bond rate as published in the Wall Street Journal on the first business day of that Plan Year, compounded monthly.
2.3   Disability Benefit. If the Executive’s Disability results in Separation from Service prior to Normal Retirement Age, the Bank shall distribute to the Executive the benefit described in this Section 2.3 in lieu of any other benefit under this Article.
  2.3.1   Amount of Benefit. The benefit under this Section 2.3 is one hundred percent (100%) of the Accrual Balance determined as of the end of the month preceding Separation from Service.
 
  2.3.2   Distribution of Benefit. The Bank shall distribute the benefit to the Executive in one hundred eighty (180) consecutive equal monthly installments commencing within thirty (30) days following the Executive’s Separation from Service. On December 31 of each Plan Year during the applicable installment period, the Bank shall credit interest on the unpaid Accrual Balance at an annual rate equal to the Merrill Lynch High Grade Long Term Bond rate as published in the Wall Street Journal on the first business day of that Plan Year, compounded monthly.
2.4   Change in Control Benefit. Upon a Change in Control, followed within twelve (12) months by the Executive’s Separation from Service for reasons other than death, Disability, or Early Termination, the Bank shall distribute to the Executive the benefit described in this Section 2.4 in lieu of any other benefit under this Article.
  2.4.1   Amount of Benefit. The benefit under this Section 2.4 is the Normal Retirement Benefit described under Section 2.1, calculated as if the date of Separation from Service following Change in Control was the Normal Retirement Date.

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  2.4.2   Distribution of Benefit. The Bank shall distribute the benefit to the Executive in a lump sum within sixty (60) days following Separation from Service.
 
  2.4.3   Excess Parachute Payment Gross-up. If it is determined, in the opinion of the Company’s independent accountants, in consultation, if necessary, with the Company’s independent legal counsel, that any amount paid under this Agreement in connection with a Termination Upon Change of Control, either separately or in conjunction with any other payments, benefits and entitlements received by the Executive in respect of a Change of Control hereunder or under any other plan or agreement under which the Executive participates or to which he is a party, would constitute an “Excess Parachute Payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and would thereby be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then in such event, the Company shall pay to the Executive a “grossing-up” amount equal to the amount of such Excise Tax, plus all federal and state income or other taxes with respect to the payment of the amount of such Excise Tax, including all such taxes with respect to any such grossing-up amount. If, at a later date, the Internal Revenue Service assesses a deficiency against the Executive for the Excise Tax which is greater than that which was determined at the time such amounts were paid, then the Company shall pay to the Executive the amount of such unreimbursed Excise Tax, plus any interest, penalties and reasonable professional fees or expenses incurred by the Executive as a result of such assessment, including all such taxes with respect to any such additional amount. The highest marginal tax rate applicable to individuals at the time of the payment of such amounts will be used for purposes of determining the federal and state income and other taxes with respect thereto. The Company shall withhold from any amounts paid under this Agreement the amount of any Excise Tax or other federal, state or local taxes then required to be withheld. Computations of the amount of any grossing-up supplemental compensation paid under this Section shall be conclusively made by the Company’s independent accountants, or other independent accountants retained by the Company, in consultation, if necessary, with the Company’s independent legal counsel. If, after the Executive receives any gross-up payments or other amount pursuant to this Section, the Executive receives any refund with respect to the Excise Tax, the Executive shall promptly pay the Company the amount of such refund within ten (10) days of receipt by the Executive, on a grossed-up basis. If the Company deems it necessary or advisable to contest or appeal any assessment, or determination made by the Internal Revenue Service relating to the imposition of an Excise Tax as described herein (an “Excise Tax Contest/Appeal”), the Executive covenants and agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Company in connection with the Excise Tax Contest/Appeal; provided, however, that the Company shall be responsible for all professional costs and expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with such Excise Tax Contest/Appeal.

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2.5   Restriction on Timing of Distribution. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Executive is considered a Specified Employee at Separation from Service under such procedures as established by the Bank in accordance with Section 409A of the Code, benefit distributions that are made upon Separation from Service may not, to the extent required by Section 409A of the Code, commence earlier than six (6) months after the date of such Separation from Service. Therefore, in the event this Section 2.5 is applicable to the Executive, any distribution or series of distributions to be made due to a Separation from Service shall commence no earlier than the first day of the seventh month following the Separation from Service, provided that to the extent permitted by Section 409A of the Code, only payments scheduled to be paid during the first six (6) months after the date of such Separation from Service shall be delayed and such delayed payments shall be paid in a single sum on the first day of the seventh month following the date of such Separation from Service.
2.6   Distributions Upon Income Inclusion Under Section 409A of the Code. Upon the inclusion of any portion of the vested Accrual Balance into the Executive’s income as a result of the failure of this Agreement to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, the Bank shall distribute such portion of the vested Accrual Balance to the Executive in a single lump sum as soon as is administratively practicable following the discovery of such failure.
Article 3
Distribution at Death
3.1   Death During Active Service. If the Executive dies while in the active service of the Bank, the Bank shall distribute to the Beneficiary the benefit described in this Section 3.1. This benefit shall be distributed in lieu of the benefits under Article 2.
  3.1.1   Amount of Benefit. The benefit under this Section 3.1 is the greater of (i) the Accrual Balance at the Executive’s date of death, or (ii) three hundred thirty five thousand three hundred fifty-six dollars ($335,356).
 
  3.1.2   Distribution of Benefit. The Bank shall distribute the benefit to the Beneficiary in one hundred eighty (180) consecutive equal monthly installments commencing within thirty (30) days following receipt by the Bank of the Executive’s death certificate. On December 31 of each Plan Year during the applicable installment period, the Bank shall credit interest on the unpaid Accrual Balance at an annual rate equal to the Merrill Lynch High Grade Long Term Bond rate as published in the Wall Street Journal on the first business day of that Plan Year, compounded monthly.
3.2   Death During Distribution of a Benefit. If the Executive dies after any benefit distributions have commenced under this Agreement but before receiving all such distributions, the Bank shall distribute to the Beneficiary the remaining benefits at the same time and in the same amounts they would have been distributed to the Executive had the Executive survived.

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3.3   Death After Separation from Service But Before Benefit Distributions Commence. If the Executive is entitled to benefit distributions under this Agreement, but dies prior to the commencement of said benefit distributions, the Bank shall distribute to the Beneficiary the same benefits that the Executive was entitled to prior to death except that the benefit distributions shall commence within thirty (30) days following receipt by the Bank of the Executive’s death certificate.
Article 4
Beneficiaries
4.1   Beneficiary. The Executive shall have the right, at any time, to designate a Beneficiary(ies) to receive any benefit distributions under this Agreement to a Beneficiary upon the death of the Executive. The Beneficiary designated under this Agreement may be the same as or different from the beneficiary designation under any other plan of the Bank in which the Executive participates.
4.2   Beneficiary Designation: Change. The Executive shall designate a Beneficiary by completing and signing the Beneficiary Designation Form, and delivering it to the Plan Administrator or its designated agent. The Executive’s beneficiary designation shall be deemed automatically revoked if the Beneficiary predeceases the Executive or if the Executive names a spouse as Beneficiary and the marriage is subsequently dissolved. The Executive shall have the right to change a Beneficiary by completing, signing and otherwise complying with the terms of the Beneficiary Designation Form and the Plan Administrator’s rules and procedures, as in effect from time to time. Upon the acceptance by the Plan Administrator of a new Beneficiary Designation Form, all Beneficiary designations previously filed shall be cancelled. The Plan Administrator shall be entitled to rely on the last Beneficiary Designation Form filed by the Executive and accepted by the Plan Administrator prior to the Executive’s death.
4.3   Acknowledgment. No designation or change in designation of a Beneficiary shall be effective until received, accepted and acknowledged in writing by the Plan Administrator or its designated agent.
4.4   No Beneficiary Designation. If the Executive dies without a valid beneficiary designation, or if all designated Beneficiaries predecease the Executive, then the Executive’s spouse shall be the designated Beneficiary. If the Executive has no surviving spouse, the benefits shall be made to the personal representative of the Executive’s estate.
4.5   Facility of Distribution. If the Plan Administrator determines in its discretion that a benefit is to be distributed to a minor, to a person declared incompetent, or to a person incapable of handling the disposition of that person’s property, the Plan Administrator may direct distribution of such benefit to the guardian, legal representative or person having the care or custody of such minor, incompetent person or incapable person. The

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    Plan Administrator may require proof of incompetence, minority or guardianship as it may deem appropriate prior to distribution of the benefit. Any distribution of a benefit shall be a distribution for the account of the Executive and the Executive’s Beneficiary, as the case may be, and shall be a complete discharge of any liability under the Agreement for such distribution amount.
Article 5
General Limitations
5.1   Termination for Cause. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Bank shall not distribute any benefit under this Agreement if Executive’s service is terminated by the Board for:
  (a)   Gross negligence or gross neglect of duties to the Bank; or
 
  (b)   Conviction of a felony or of a gross misdemeanor involving moral turpitude in connection with the Executive’s employment with the Bank; or
 
  (c)   Fraud, disloyalty, dishonesty or willful violation of any law or significant Bank policy committed in connection with the Executive’s employment and resulting in a material adverse effect on the Bank.
5.2   Suicide or Misstatement. No benefits shall be distributed if the Executive commits suicide within two years after the Effective Date of this Agreement, or if an insurance company which issued a life insurance policy covering the Executive and owned by the Bank denies coverage (i) for material misstatements of fact made by the Executive on an application for such life insurance, or (ii) for any other reason.
5.3   Removal. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Bank shall not distribute any benefit under this Agreement if the Executive is subject to a final removal or prohibition order issued by an appropriate federal banking agency pursuant to Section 8(e) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
Article 6
Administration of Agreement
6.1   Plan Administrator Duties. This Agreement shall be administered by a Plan Administrator which shall consist of the Board, or such committee or person(s) as the Board shall appoint. The Plan Administrator shall also have the discretion and authority to (i) make, amend, interpret and enforce all appropriate rules and regulations for the administration of this Agreement and (ii) decide or resolve any and all questions including interpretations of this Agreement, as may arise in connection with the Agreement.

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6.2   Agents. In the administration of this Agreement, the Plan Administrator may employ agents and delegate to them such administrative duties as it sees fit, (including acting through a duly appointed representative), and may from time to time consult with counsel who may be counsel to the Bank.
6.3   Binding Effect of Decisions. The decision or action of the Plan Administrator with respect to any question arising out of or in connection with the administration, interpretation and application of the Agreement and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all persons having any interest in the Agreement.
6.4   Indemnity of Plan Administrator. The Bank shall indemnify and hold harmless the members of the Plan Administrator against any and all claims, losses, damages, expenses or liabilities arising from any action or failure to act with respect to this Agreement, except in the case of willful misconduct by the Plan Administrator or any of its members.
6.5   Bank Information. To enable the Plan Administrator to perform its functions, the Bank shall supply full and timely information to the Plan Administrator on all matters relating to the date and circumstances of the retirement, Disability, death, or Separation from Service of the Executive, and such other pertinent information as the Plan Administrator may reasonably require.
6.6   Annual Statement. The Plan Administrator shall provide to the Executive, within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each Plan Year, a statement setting forth the benefits to be distributed under this Agreement.
Article 7
Claims And Review Procedures
7.1   Claims Procedure. An Executive or Beneficiary (“claimant”) who has not received benefits under the Agreement that he or she believes should be distributed shall make a claim for such benefits as follows:
  7.1.1   Initiation – Written Claim. The claimant initiates a claim by submitting to the Plan Administrator a written claim for the benefits.
 
  7.1.2   Timing of Plan Administrator Response. The Plan Administrator shall respond to such claimant within 90 days after receiving the claim. If the Plan Administrator determines that special circumstances require additional time for processing the claim, the Plan Administrator can extend the response period by an additional 90 days by notifying the claimant in writing, prior to the end of the initial 90-day period, that an additional period is required. The notice of extension must set forth the special circumstances and the date by which the Plan Administrator expects to render its decision.

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  7.1.3   Notice of Decision. If the Plan Administrator denies part or all of the claim, the Plan Administrator shall notify the claimant in writing of such denial. The Plan Administrator shall write the notification in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant. The notification shall set forth:
  (a)   The specific reasons for the denial;
 
  (b)   A reference to the specific provisions of the Agreement on which the denial is based;
 
  (c)   A description of any additional information or material necessary for the claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why it is needed;
 
  (d)   An explanation of the Agreement’s review procedures and the time limits applicable to such procedures; and
 
  (e)   A statement of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA Section 502(a) following an adverse benefit determination on review.
7.2   Review Procedure. If the Plan Administrator denies part or all of the claim, the claimant shall have the opportunity for a full and fair review by the Plan Administrator of the denial, as follows:
  7.2.1   Initiation – Written Request. To initiate the review, the claimant, within 60 days after receiving the Plan Administrator’s notice of denial, must file with the Plan Administrator a written request for review.
 
  7.2.2   Additional Submissions – Information Access. The claimant shall then have the opportunity to submit written comments, documents, records and other information relating to the claim. The Plan Administrator shall also provide the claimant, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant (as defined in applicable ERISA regulations) to the claimant’s claim for benefits.
 
  7.2.3   Considerations on Review. In considering the review, the Plan Administrator shall take into account all materials and information the claimant submits relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination.
 
  7.2.4   Timing of Plan Administrator Response. The Plan Administrator shall respond in writing to such claimant within 60 days after receiving the request for review. If the Plan Administrator determines that special circumstances require additional time for processing the claim, the Plan Administrator can extend the response period by an additional 60 days by notifying the claimant in writing, prior to the end of the initial 60-day period, that an additional period is required. The notice of extension must set forth the special circumstances and the date by which the Plan Administrator expects to render its decision.
 
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      manner calculated to be understood by the claimant. The notification shall set forth:
  (a)   The specific reasons for the denial;
 
  (b)   A reference to the specific provisions of the Agreement on which the denial is based;
 
  (c)   A statement that the claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant (as defined in applicable ERISA regulations) to the claimant’s claim for benefits; and
 
  (d)   A statement of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA Section 502(a).
Article 8
Amendments and Termination
8.1   Amendments. This Agreement may be amended only by a written agreement signed by the Bank and the Executive. However, the Bank may unilaterally amend this Agreement to conform with written directives to the Bank from its auditors or banking regulators or to comply with legislative or tax law, including without limitation Section 409A of the Code and any and all regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder.
8.2   Plan Termination Generally. The Bank may unilaterally terminate this Agreement at any time. The benefit shall be the Accrual Balance as of the date the Agreement is terminated. Except as provided in Section 8.3, the termination of this Agreement shall not cause a distribution of benefits under this Agreement. Rather, upon such termination benefit distributions will be made at the earliest distribution event permitted under Article 2 or Article 3.
8.3   Plan Terminations Under Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 8.2, if the Bank terminates this Agreement in the following circumstances:
  (a)   Within thirty (30) days before, or twelve (12) months after a Change in Control, provided that all distributions are made no later than twelve (12) months following such termination of the Agreement and further provided that all the Bank’s arrangements which are substantially similar to the Agreement are terminated so the Executive and all participants in the similar arrangements are required to receive all amounts of compensation deferred under the terminated arrangements within twelve (12) months of the termination of the arrangements;
 
  (b)   Upon the Bank’s dissolution or with the approval of a bankruptcy court provided that the amounts deferred under the Agreement are included in the Executive’s gross income in the latest of (i) the calendar year in which the Agreement terminates; (ii) the calendar year in which the amount is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture; or (iii) the first calendar year in which the distribution is administratively practical; or
 
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      referenced in Section 409A of the Code or the regulations thereunder), provided that all distributions are made no earlier than twelve (12) months and no later than twenty-four (24) months following such termination, and the Bank does not adopt any new non-account balance plans for a minimum of five (5) years following the date of such termination;
Article 9
Miscellaneous
9.1   Binding Effect. This Agreement shall bind the Executive and the Bank, and their beneficiaries, survivors, executors, administrators and transferees.
9.2   No Guarantee of Employment. This Agreement is not a contract for employment. It does not give the Executive the right to remain as an employee of the Bank, nor does it interfere with the Bank’s right to discharge the Executive. It also does not require the Executive to remain an employee nor interfere with the Executive’s right to terminate employment at any time.
9.3   Non-Transferability. Benefits under this Agreement cannot be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, attached or encumbered in any manner.
9.4   Tax Withholding and Reporting. The Bank shall withhold any taxes that are required to be withheld, including but not limited to taxes owed under Section 409A of the Code and regulations thereunder, from the benefits provided under this Agreement. Executive acknowledges that the Bank’s sole liability regarding taxes is to forward any amounts withheld to the appropriate taxing authority(ies). Further, the Bank shall satisfy all applicable reporting requirements, including those under Section 409A of the Code and regulations thereunder.
9.5   Applicable Law. The Agreement and all rights hereunder shall be governed by the laws of the State of Michigan, except to the extent preempted by the laws of the United States of America.
9.6   Unfunded Arrangement. The Executive and Beneficiary are general unsecured creditors of the Bank for the distribution of benefits under this Agreement. The benefits represent the mere promise by the Bank to distribute such benefits. The rights to benefits are not subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, attachment, or garnishment by creditors. Any insurance on the Executive’s life or other informal funding asset is a general asset of the Bank to which the Executive and Beneficiary have no preferred or secured claim.
9.7   Reorganization. The Bank shall not merge or consolidate into or with another bank, or reorganize, or sell substantially all of its assets to another bank, firm, or person unless such succeeding or continuing bank, firm, or person agrees to assume and discharge the obligations of the Bank under this Agreement. Upon the occurrence of such event, the

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    term “Bank” as used in this Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the successor or survivor bank.
 
9.8   Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Bank and the Executive as to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement is rescinds and replaces the Prior Agreement. No rights are granted to the Executive by virtue of this Agreement other than those specifically set forth herein.
9.9   Interpretation. Wherever the fulfillment of the intent and purpose of this Agreement requires, and the context will permit, the use of the masculine gender includes the feminine and use of the singular includes the plural.
9.10   Alternative Action. In the event it shall become impossible for the Bank or the Plan Administrator to perform any act required by this Agreement, the Bank or Plan Administrator may in its discretion perform such alternative act as most nearly carries out the intent and purpose of this Agreement and is in the best interests of the Bank.
9.11   Headings. Article and section headings are for convenient reference only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of its provisions.
9.12   Validity. In case any provision of this Agreement shall be illegal or invalid for any reason, said illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts hereof, but this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal and invalid provision has never been inserted herein.
9.13   Notice. Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to the Bank or Plan Administrator under this Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and hand-delivered, or sent by registered or certified mail, to the address below:
Fentura Financial, Inc.
175 North Leroy Street
Fenton, MI 48430
    Such notice shall be deemed given as of the date of delivery or, if delivery is made by mail, as of the date shown on the postmark on the receipt for registration or certification.
 
    Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to the Executive under this Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and hand-delivered, or sent by mail, to the last known address of the Executive.
 
9.14   Compliance with Section 409A. This Agreement shall at all times be administered and the provisions of this Agreement shall be interpreted consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and any and all regulations thereunder, including such regulations as may be promulgated after the Effective Date of this Agreement.
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    result in an additional tax liability on the part of the Executive, shall have no effect to the extent the change in the terms of the plan is rescinded by the earlier of a date before the right is exercised (if the change grants a discretionary right) and the last day of the calendar year during which such change occurred.
 
9.16   Transfer of Employment. Executive shall not transfer employment to the Company or another member of the Controlled Group unless such successor employer of the Executive agrees to assume and discharge the obligations of the Bank under this Agreement. Upon the occurrence of such a transfer, the term “Bank” as used in this Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the successor employer of the Executive.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive and a duly authorized representative of the Bank have signed this Agreement.
                 
EXECUTIVE:       COMPANY:    
 
               
        FENTURA FINANCIAL, INC.    
/s/ Robert Sewick
 
Robert Sewick
      By
Title
  /s/ Forrest A. Shook
 
Chairman
   
 
               
 
      BANK:        
 
               
        WEST MICHIGAN COMMUNITY BANK.    
 
      By
Title
  /s/ James Wesseling
 
Chairman
   

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BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION FORM
{     } New Designation
{     } Change in Designation
I,                                                             , designate the following as Beneficiary under the Agreement:
         
Primary:
       
 
       
 
 
 
%  
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
%  
 
 
 
   
Contingent:
       
 
 
 
%  
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
%  
 
 
 
   
Notes:
    Please PRINT CLEARLY or TYPE the names of the beneficiaries.
 
    To name a trust as Beneficiary, please provide the name of the trustee(s) and the exact name and date of the trust agreement.
 
    To name your estate as Beneficiary, please write “Estate of _[your name]_”.
 
    Be aware that none of the contingent beneficiaries will receive anything unless ALL of the primary beneficiaries predecease you.
I understand that I may change these beneficiary designations by delivering a new written designation to the Plan Administrator, which shall be effective only upon receipt and acknowledgment by the Plan Administrator prior to my death. I further understand that the designations will be automatically revoked if the Beneficiary predeceases me, or, if I have named my spouse as Beneficiary and our marriage is subsequently dissolved.
                 
Name:
               
 
 
 
           
Signature:
          Date:    
 
               
Received by the Plan Administrator this                      day of                                         , 2___
         
By:
       
 
 
 
   
Title:
       
 
 
 
   

 

EX-10.3 4 k13529exv10w3.htm SEVERANCE COMPENSATION AGREEMENT W/DONALD GRILL exv10w3
 

Exhibit 10.3
Severance Compensation Agreement
     This Severance Compensation Agreement (the “Agreement”), has been made on March 16, 2007 by Fentura Financial, Inc., a Michigan corporation (the “Company”), The State Bank, (the “Bank”) and Donald L. Grill, an individual (the “Executive”).
Background Statement:
     The Executive is a principal officer of the Bank and the Company and his continued services are important to the Bank, its depositors and customers, and the Company’s shareholders. The Bank and the Company believe it is in their best interests that the Executive continue to render services to the Bank and the Company if a Change in Control is threatened or occurs, free from the distractions and vexations which might result if his personal economic security is made uncertain as a result of an impending Change in Control.
     1. Definitions. The following words and phrases have the following meanings:
  a)   “Cause” means (i) the willful and continuing failure by the Executive to substantially perform his duties with the Bank or the Company (other than any such failure resulting from the Executive’s death or Disability) and which is not remedied in a reasonable period of time after receipt by Executive of written notice from the Bank specifying the duties the Executive has failed to perform, or (ii) the willful and continued engaging by Executive in gross misconduct that is materially injurious to the Bank or the Company and which is not ceased within a reasonable period of time after receipt by Executive of written notice from the Bank specifying the misconduct and the injury, or (iii) an adjudication of the Executive’s guilt of any crime involving a serious and substantial breach of the Executive’s fiduciary duties to the Bank. No act or failure to act on the Executive’s part shall be considered “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by

 


 

      him in bad faith and without reasonable belief that his action or omission was in the best interest of the Bank or the Company.
 
  b)   “Change in Control” means (i) the acquisition, directly, indirectly and/or beneficially, by any person or group, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting securities of the Company or the Bank, (ii) the occurrence of any event at any time during any two (2) year period which results in a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company or the Bank being comprised of individuals who were not members of such Board at the commencement of that two (2) year period (the “Incumbent Board”); provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s or the Bank’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding for this purpose any such individual whose initial assumption of the office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person other than the Incumbent Board, (iii) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the Bank to another entity, or (iv) a merger or reorganization of the Company or the Bank with another entity.
 
  c)   “Compensation” means with respect to the period under consideration, the aggregate of all amounts paid by the Company and the Bank to and includable in the Executive’s earnings as base salary, bonuses, commissions, fees and any other compensation, but excluding contributions made to any welfare and pension benefit plans by the Bank and/or Company at its or their sole expense.
 
  d)   “Disability” means any physical or mental impairment which meets the definition of disability found in the long-term or short-term disability policy insuring the Executive at the time disability is alleged or if no such policy is in effect at that time, any physical or mental impairment that, on the basis of qualified medical opinion of three (3) medical doctors, has rendered Executive wholly and permanently unable to engage in the regular and continuous occupation or employment for remuneration or profit of a nature similar to his employment with the Bank for a period of six (6) consecutive months or more.

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  e)   “Good Reason” means any of the following, as determined by the Executive in his discretion: (i) the assignment to the Executive by the Bank or the Company of any duties inconsistent with his position, duties, responsibilities and status with the Bank or the Company immediately prior to a Change in Control, or a change adverse to Executive in Executive’s reporting responsibilities, titles, terms of employment (including bonus, compensation, fringe benefits and vacation entitlement) or offices as in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control; or (ii) the Bank or the Company requiring Executive to be based anywhere other than within fifteen (15) miles of his present office location, or to travel on business of the Bank to an extent substantially greater than Executive’s present business travel obligations; or (iii) the failure by the Company to obtain the assumption of this Agreement as contemplated in Section 6 hereof. If any of the foregoing result from, or follow, a termination of employment for Cause, then Good Reason will not have occurred.
 
  f)   “Separation from Service” the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Bank for reasons other than death or Disability. Whether a Separation from Service takes place is determined by the Plan Administrator based on the facts and circumstances surrounding the termination of the Executive’s employment and whether the Bank and the Executive intended for the Executive to provide significant services for the Bank following such termination. A termination of employment will not be considered a Separation from Service if:
 
    (i) the Executive continues to provide services as an employee of the Bank in an annualized amount that is twenty percent (20%) or more of the services rendered, on average, during the immediately preceding three full calendar years of employment (or, if employed less than three years, such lesser period) and the annual remuneration for such services is twenty percent (20%) or more of the average annual remuneration earned during the final three full calendar years of employment (or, if less, such lesser period), or
 
    (ii) the Executive continues to provide services to the Bank in a capacity other than as an employee of the Bank in an annualized amount that is fifty percent (50%) or more of the services rendered, on average, during the immediately preceding three full calendar years of employment (or if employed less than three years, such lesser period) and

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      the annual remuneration for such services is fifty percent (50%) or more of the average annual remuneration earned during the final three full calendar years of employment (or if less, such lesser period), or
 
    (iii) immediately following the Executive’s termination of employment, the Executive becomes an employee of (i) the Company, or (ii) any member of the Controlled Group.
 
  f)   “Specified Employee” means a key employee (as defined in Section 416(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 without regard to paragraph 5 thereof) of the Bank if any stock of the Bank is publicly traded on an established securities market or otherwise.
     2. Income Protection Benefits. If the Executive is an employee of the Bank or the Company when a Change in Control occurs, and the Executive’s employment is thereafter terminated without Cause either by the Bank or the Company, or by the Executive for Good Reason, or by any party because of the Executive’s death or Disability, then:
  a)   The Company and the Bank shall pay to the Executive, in a lump sum in cash within 30 days after the date of termination of employment the aggregate of the following amounts:
  i)   that portion of the Executive’s annual base salary and director’s fees through the date of termination not theretofore paid, and
 
  ii)   the product of (x) the sum of all commissions and bonuses of any kind paid or payable to Executive in the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which termination of employment occurs multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the current calendar year through the date of termination, and the denominator of which is 365, and
 
  iii)   any compensation previously deferred by the Executive (together with any accrued interest o earnings thereon), and
 
  iv)   any accrued vacation pay.

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  b)   The Executive shall have the right within 90 days following termination of employment to exercise any stock options awarded him prior to the termination of his employment.
 
  c)   The Bank and/or the Company shall thereafter pay to the Executive an annual amount equal to 50% of the highest amount of the Executive’s annual Compensation in the five calendar years immediately preceding Executive’s termination for a period of 5 years from and after the Executive’s termination of employment, payable in equal monthly installments commencing the first day of the month coinciding with or immediately following the Executive’s termination of employment. If the Executive dies after the Bank’s and the Company’s obligation to make these payments is triggered, the Bank and the Company shall thereafter pay to the Executive’s Beneficiary a lump sum amount equal to the present value of the unpaid monthly installments, discounted using a ten percent (10%) per annum interest rate. In lieu of the foregoing installments, the Executive may elect by written notice to the Bank within ninety (90) days of the Executive’s termination of employment to receive a lump sum amount equal to the present value of the monthly installments, discounted by using a ten percent (10%) per annum interest rate.
 
  d)   The Bank and/or the Company shall provide to the Executive, at its expense, hospital and medical insurance coverage of the same or equivalent scope as he was covered by immediately prior to termination of his employment for a period of 5 years after the Executive’s termination of employment.
     Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Executive is considered a Specified Employee at Separation from Service under such procedures as established by the Bank in accordance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), benefit distributions that are made upon Separation from Service may not, to the extent required by Section 409A of the Code, commence earlier than six (6) months after the date of such Separation from Service. Therefore, in the event this provision is applicable to the Executive, any distribution or series of distributions to be made due to a Separation from Service shall commence no earlier than the first day of the seventh month following the Separation from Service, provided that to the extent permitted by Section 409A of the Code, only payments scheduled to be paid during the first six (6) months after the date of such Separation from Service shall be delayed and such delayed payments shall be paid in a single sum on the first day of the seventh month following the date of such Separation from Service.

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     3. Maximum Benefits Upon Change in Control. If it is determined, in the opinion of the Company’s independent accountants, in consultation, if necessary, with the Company’s independent legal counsel, that any amount paid under this Agreement in connection with a Termination Upon Change in Control, either separately or in conjunction with any other payments, benefits and entitlements received by the Executive in respect of a Change in Control hereunder or under any other plan or agreement under which the Executive participates or to which he is a party, would constitute an “Excess Parachute Payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue of 1986, and would thereby be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then in such event, the Company shall pay to the Executive a “grossing-up” amount equal to the amount of such Excise Tax, plus all federal and state income or other taxes with respect to the payment of the amount of such Excise Tax, including all such taxes with respect to any such grossing-up amount. If, at a later date, the Internal Revenue Service assesses a deficiency against the Executive for the Excise Tax which is greater than that which was determined at the time such amounts were paid, then the Company shall pay to the Executive the amount of such unreimbursed Excise Tax, plus any interest, penalties and reasonable professional fees or expenses incurred by the Executive as a result of such assessment, including all such taxes with respect to any such additional amount. The highest marginal tax rate applicable to individuals at the time of the payment of such amounts will be used for purposes of determining the federal and state income and other taxes

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with respect thereto. The Company shall withhold from any amounts paid under this Agreement the amount of any Excise Tax or other federal, state or local taxes then required to be withheld. Computations of the amount of any grossing-up supplemental compensation paid under this Section shall be conclusively made by the Company’s independent accountants, or other independent accountants retained by the Company, in consultation, if necessary, with the Company’s independent legal counsel. If, after the Executive receives any gross-up payments or other amount pursuant to this Section, the Executive receives any refund with respect to the Excise Tax, the Executive shall promptly pay the Company the amount of such refund within ten (10) days of receipt by the Executive, on a grossed-up basis. If the Company deems it necessary or advisable to contest or appeal any assessment, or determination made by the Internal Revenue Service relating to the imposition of an Excise Tax as described herein (an “Excise Tax Contest/Appeal”), the Executive covenants and agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Company in connection with the Excise Tax Contest/Appeal; provided, however, that the Company shall be responsible for all professional costs and expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with such Excise Tax Contest/Appeal.
     4. Term. Unless earlier terminated by mutual agreement of the Company and the Executive, this Agreement shall terminate upon the earliest of (a) the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Bank and the Company for any reason prior to a Change in Control; or (b) five (5) years from the date of a Change in Control. Obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement created prior to termination shall survive termination.

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     5. Termination Prior To Change in Control. Notwithstanding anything in this agreement to the contrary, if a Change in Control occurs and (i) if the Executive’s employment with the Company or the Bank is terminated prior to the date on which Change in Control occurs, and if the termination of employment (a) was at the request or suggestion of a 3rd party who has taken steps reasonably calculated to effect the Change in Control or (b) otherwise arose in connection with or in anticipation of the Change in Control, or (ii) Executive has terminated his employment with Company and/or Bank for Good Reason prior to Change in Control, then Executive shall be entitled to the Income Protection Benefits and all other rights and privileges provided by this Agreement.
  6.   Successors, Binding Agreements.
 
  a)   Any purchaser, successor or assign (whether direct or indirect), to or of all, substantially all, or any material part of the business, properties and assets of the Bank and/or the Company shall be bound by the terms of this Agreement, and the Bank and the Company shall require any such purchaser, successor or assign, by agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Executive, expressly, absolutely and unconditionally to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Bank and the Company would be required to perform if no such succession or assignment had taken place.
 
  b)   The Bank and the Company each hereby guarantee the timely payment and performance, when due, of the other’s obligations under this Agreement.
 
  c)   This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s personal and legal representatives, executives, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees.

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     7. Notices. Notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when hand delivered or three (3) days after being mailed by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, as follows:
         
 
  If to the Company   Fentura Financial, Inc.
 
  or the Bank:   One Fenton Square
 
      PO Box 725
 
      Fenton, MI 48430-0725
 
       
 
  If to the Executive:   Mr. Donald L. Grill
 
      14655 S. Fowlerville Rd
 
      Perry, MI 48872-9594
     or to such other address as either party may designate.
     8. At Will Preserved. This Agreement is intended only to provide an economic benefit for Executive if his employment with the Bank or the Company is terminated under the circumstances described herein. Even though this economic benefit may be payable, Executive’s employment with the Bank and the Company shall continue to be “at will,” and the Bank, the Company or the Executive may terminate Executive’s employment with the Bank or the Company at any time, with or without cause. Further, the existence of this Agreement and the economic benefits herein provided shall not contradict, override, supersede or in any way detract from or affect the “at will” employment status of any other employee of the Bank or the Company. The employment terms set forth in the Bank’s employee handbook or employee manual, as they may be in effect from time to time, shall control.

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  9.   Miscellaneous.
 
  a)   Modification; Waiver. This Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged only in, and limited to the extent specifically set forth in, a written document signed by the Executive and the Company.
 
  b)   Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.
 
  c)   Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties concerning the Executive’s severance compensation opportunity. This Agreement supersedes and controls over the Executive’s March 20, 1997 Severance Compensation Agreement with the Company and the Bank. This Agreement does not supersede Executive’s Fentura Financial, Inc. Confidentiality and Shareholder Protection Agreement dated July 9, 2003.

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  c)   Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed in all respects according to the laws of the State of Michigan.
             
    COMPANY:
 
           
    Fentura Financial, Inc.,
    a Michigan corporation
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ Forrest A. Shook    
 
           
 
      Forrest A. Shook, Chairman    
 
           
    BANK:
 
           
    The State Bank
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ Brian P. Petty    
 
           
 
      Brian P. Petty, Chairman    
 
           
    EXECUTIVE:
 
           
              /s/ Donald L. Grill    
         
              Donald L. Grill    

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EX-10.4 5 k13529exv10w4.htm SEVERANCE COMPENSATION AGREEMENT W/ROBERT SEWICK exv10w4
 

Exhibit 10.4
Severance Compensation Agreement
     This Severance Compensation Agreement (the “Agreement”), has been made on March 16, 2007 by Fentura Financial, Inc., a Michigan corporation (the “Company”), West Michigan Community Bank, (the “Bank”) and Robert E. Sewick, an individual (the “Executive”).
Background Statement:
     The Executive is a principal officer of the Bank and the Company and his continued services are important to the Bank, its depositors and customers, and the Company’s shareholders. The Bank and the Company believe it is in their best interests that the Executive continue to render services to the Bank and the Company if a Change in Control is threatened or occurs, free from the distractions and vexations which might result if his personal economic security is made uncertain as a result of an impending Change in Control.
     1. Definitions. The following words and phrases have the following meanings:
  a)   “Cause” means (i) the willful and continuing failure by the Executive to substantially perform his duties with the Bank or the Company (other than any such failure resulting from the Executive’s death or Disability) and which is not remedied in a reasonable period of time after receipt by Executive of written notice from the Bank specifying the duties the Executive has failed to perform, or (ii) the willful and continued engaging by Executive in gross misconduct that is materially injurious to the Bank or the Company and which is not ceased within a reasonable period of time after receipt by Executive of written notice from the Bank specifying the misconduct and the injury, or (iii) an adjudication of the Executive’s guilt of any crime involving a serious and substantial breach of the Executive’s fiduciary

 


 

      duties to the Bank. No act or failure to act on the Executive’s part shall be considered “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by him in bad faith and without reasonable belief that his action or omission was in the best interest of the Bank or the Company.
 
  b)   “Change in Control” means (i) the acquisition, directly, indirectly and/or beneficially, by any person or group, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting securities of the Company or the Bank, (ii) the occurrence of any event at any time during any two (2) year period which results in a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company or the Bank being comprised of individuals who were not members of such Board at the commencement of that two (2) year period (the “Incumbent Board”); provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s or the Bank’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding for this purpose any such individual whose initial assumption of the office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person other than the Incumbent Board, (iii) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the Bank to another entity, or (iv) a merger or reorganization of the Company or the Bank with another entity.
 
  c)   “Compensation” means with respect to the period under consideration, the aggregate of all amounts paid by the Company and the Bank to and includable in the Executive’s earnings as base salary, bonuses, commissions, fees and any other compensation, but excluding contributions made to any welfare and pension benefit plans by the Bank and/or Company at its or their sole expense.
 
  d)   “Disability” means any physical or mental impairment which meets the definition of disability found in the long-term or short-term disability policy insuring the Executive at the time disability is alleged or if no such policy is in effect at that time, any physical or mental impairment that, on the basis of qualified medical opinion of three (3) medical doctors, has rendered Executive wholly and permanently unable to engage in the regular and continuous occupation or employment for remuneration or profit of a nature similar to his employment with the Bank for a period of six (6) consecutive months or more.

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  e)   “Good Reason” means any of the following, as determined by the Executive in his discretion: (i) the assignment to the Executive by the Bank or the Company of any duties inconsistent with his position, duties, responsibilities and status with the Bank or the Company immediately prior to a Change in Control, or a change adverse to Executive in Executive’s reporting responsibilities, titles, terms of employment (including bonus, compensation, fringe benefits and vacation entitlement) or offices as in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control; or (ii) the Bank or the Company requiring Executive to be based anywhere other than within fifteen (15) miles of his present office location, or to travel on business of the Bank to an extent substantially greater than Executive’s present business travel obligations; or (iii) the failure by the Company to obtain the assumption of this Agreement as contemplated in Section 6 hereof. If any of the foregoing result from, or follow, a termination of employment for Cause, then Good Reason will not have occurred.
 
  f)   “Separation from Service” means the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Bank for reasons other than death or Disability. Whether a Separation from Service takes place is determined by the Plan Administrator based on the facts and circumstances surrounding the termination of the Executive’s employment and whether the Bank and the Executive intended for the Executive to provide significant services for the Bank following such termination. A termination of employment will not be considered a Separation from Service if:
 
    (i) the Executive continues to provide services as an employee of the Bank in an annualize amount that is twenty percent (20%) or more of the services rendered, on average, during the immediately preceding three full calendar years of employment (or, if employed less than three years, such lesser period) and the annual remuneration for such services is twenty percent (20%) or more of the average annual remuneration earned during the final three full calendar years of employment (or, if less, such lesser period), or
 
    (ii) the Executive continues to provide services to the Bank in a capacity other than as an employee of the Bank in an annualized amount that is fifty percent (50%) or more of

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      the services rendered, on average, during the immediately preceding three full calendar years of employment (or if employed less than three years, such lesser period) and the annual remuneration for such services is fifty percent (50%) or more of the average annual remuneration earned during the final three full calendar years of employment (or if less, such lesser period), or
 
    (iii) immediately following the Executive’s termination of employment, the Executive becomes an employee of (i) the Company, or (ii) any member of the Controlled Group.
 
  g)   “Specified Employee” means a key employee (as defined in Section 416(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 without regard to paragraph 5 thereof) of the Bank if any stock of the Bank is publicly traded on an established securities market or otherwise.
     2. Income Protection Benefits. If the Executive is an employee of the Bank or the Company when a Change in Control occurs, and the Executive’s employment is thereafter terminated without Cause either by the Bank or the Company, or by the Executive for Good Reason, or by any party because of the Executive’s death or Disability, then:
  a)   The Company and the Bank shall pay to the Executive, in a lump sum in cash within 30 days after the date of termination of employment the aggregate of the following amounts:
  i)   that portion of the Executive’s annual base salary and director’s fees through the date of termination not theretofore paid, and
 
  ii)   the product of (x) the sum of all commissions and bonuses of any kind paid or payable to Executive in the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which termination of employment occurs multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the current calendar year through the date of termination, and the denominator of which is 365, and

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  iii)   any compensation previously deferred by the Executive (together with any accrued interest o earnings thereon), and
 
  iv)   any accrued vacation pay.
  b)   The Executive shall have the right within 90 days following termination of employment to exercise any stock options awarded him prior to the termination of his employment.
 
  c)   The Bank and/or the Company shall thereafter pay to the Executive an annual amount equal to 50% of the highest amount of the Executive’s annual Compensation in the five calendar years immediately preceding Executive’s termination for a period of 5 years from and after the Executive’s termination of employment, payable in equal monthly installments commencing the first day of the month coinciding with or immediately following the Executive’s termination of employment. If the Executive dies after the Bank’s and the Company’s obligation to make these payments is triggered, the Bank and the Company shall thereafter pay to the Executive’s Beneficiary a lump sum amount equal to the present value of the unpaid monthly installments, discounted using a ten percent (10%) per annum interest rate. In lieu of the foregoing installments, the Executive may elect by written notice to the Bank within ninety (90) days of the Executive’s termination of employment to receive a lump sum amount equal to the present value of the monthly installments, discounted by using a ten percent (10%) per annum interest rate.
 
  d)   The Bank and/or the Company shall provide to the Executive, at its expense, hospital and medical insurance coverage of the same or equivalent scope as he was covered by immediately prior to termination of his employment for a period of 5 years after the Executive’s termination of employment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Executive is considered a Specified Employee at Separation from Service under such procedures as established by the Bank in accordance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), benefit distributions that are made upon Separation from Service may not, to the extent required by Section 409A of the Code, commence earlier than six (6) months after the date of such Separation from Service. Therefore, in the event this provision is applicable to the Executive, any distribution or series of distributions to be made due to a Separation from Service shall commence no earlier than the first day of the

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seventh month following the Separation from Service, provided that to the extent permitted by Section 409A of the Code, only payments scheduled to be paid during the first six (6) months after the date of such Separation from Service shall be delayed and such delayed payments shall be paid in a single sum on the first day of the seventh month following the date of such Separation from Service.
     3. Maximum Benefits Upon Change in Control. If it is determined, in the opinion of the Company’s independent accountants, in consultation, if necessary, with the Company’s independent legal counsel, that any amount paid under this Agreement in connection with a Termination Upon Change in Control, either separately or in conjunction with any other payments, benefits and entitlements received by the Executive in respect of a Change in Control hereunder or under any other plan or agreement under which the Executive participates or to which he is a party, would constitute an “Excess Parachute Payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue of 1986, and would thereby be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then in such event, the Company shall pay to the Executive a “grossing-up” amount equal to the amount of such Excise Tax, plus all federal and state income or other taxes with respect to the payment of the amount of such Excise Tax, including all such taxes with respect to any such grossing-up amount. If, at a later date, the Internal Revenue Service assesses a deficiency against the Executive for the Excise Tax which is greater than that which was determined at the time such amounts were paid, then the Company shall pay to the Executive the amount of such unreimbursed Excise Tax, plus any interest, penalties and reasonable professional fees or expenses incurred by the Executive as a result of such assessment,

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including all such taxes with respect to any such additional amount. The highest marginal tax rate applicable to individuals at the time of the payment of such amounts will be used for purposes of determining the federal and state income and other taxes with respect thereto. The Company shall withhold from any amounts paid under this Agreement the amount of any Excise Tax or other federal, state or local taxes then required to be withheld. Computations of the amount of any grossing-up supplemental compensation paid under this Section shall be conclusively made by the Company’s independent accountants, or other independent accountants retained by the Company, in consultation, if necessary, with the Company’s independent legal counsel. If, after the Executive receives any gross-up payments or other amount pursuant to this Section, the Executive receives any refund with respect to the Excise Tax, the Executive shall promptly pay the Company the amount of such refund within ten (10) days of receipt by the Executive, on a grossed-up basis. If the Company deems it necessary or advisable to contest or appeal any assessment, or determination made by the Internal Revenue Service relating to the imposition of an Excise Tax as described herein (an “Excise Tax Contest/Appeal”), the Executive covenants and agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Company in connection with the Excise Tax Contest/Appeal; provided, however, that the Company shall be responsible for all professional costs and expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with such Excise Tax Contest/Appeal.
     4. Term. Unless earlier terminated by mutual agreement of the Company and the Executive, this Agreement shall terminate upon the earliest of (a) the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Bank and the Company for any reason prior to a

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Change in Control; or (b) five (5) years from the date of a Change in Control. Obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement created prior to termination shall survive termination.
     5. Termination Prior To Change in Control. Notwithstanding anything in this agreement to the contrary, if a Change in Control occurs and (i) if the Executive’s employment with the Company or the Bank is terminated prior to the date on which Change in Control occurs, and if the termination of employment (a) was at the request or suggestion of a 3rd party who has taken steps reasonably calculated to effect the Change in Control or (b) otherwise arose in connection with or in anticipation of the Change in Control, or (ii) Executive has terminated his employment with Company and/or Bank for Good Reason prior to Change in Control, then Executive shall be entitled to the Income Protection Benefits and all other rights and privileges provided by this Agreement.
  6.   Successors, Binding Agreements.
 
  a)   Any purchaser, successor or assign (whether direct or indirect), to or of all, substantially all, or any material part of the business, properties and assets of the Bank and/or the Company shall be bound by the terms of this Agreement, and the Bank and the Company shall require any such purchaser, successor or assign, by agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Executive, expressly, absolutely and unconditionally to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Bank and the Company would be required to perform if no such succession or assignment had taken place.
 
  b)   The Bank and the Company each hereby guarantee the timely payment and

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      performance, when due, of the other’s obligations under this Agreement.
 
  c)   This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s personal and legal representatives, executives, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees.
     7. Notices. Notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when hand delivered or three (3) days after being mailed by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, as follows:
         
 
  If to the Company   Fentura Financial, Inc.
 
  or the Bank:   175 N. Leroy St.
 
      PO Box 725
 
      Fenton, MI 48430-0725
 
       
 
  If to the Executive:   Mr. Robert E. Sewick
 
      2012 W. Glen Court
 
      Norton Shores, MI 49441
     or to such other address as either party may designate.
     8. At Will Preserved. This Agreement is intended only to provide an economic benefit for Executive if his employment with the Bank or the Company is terminated under the circumstances described herein. Even though this economic benefit may be payable, Executive’s employment with the Bank and the Company shall continue to be “at will,” and the Bank, the Company or the Executive may terminate Executive’s employment with the Bank or the Company at any time, with or without cause. Further, the existence of this Agreement and the economic benefits herein provided shall not contradict, override, supersede or in any way detract from or affect the “at will”

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employment status of any other employee of the Bank or the Company. The employment terms set forth in the Bank’s employee handbook or employee manual, as they may be in effect from time to time, shall control.
  9.   Miscellaneous.
 
  a)   Modification; Waiver. This Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged only in, and limited to the extent specifically set forth in, a written document signed by the Executive and the Company.
 
  b)   Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.
 
  c)   Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties concerning the Executive’s severance compensation opportunity. This Agreement supersedes and controls over the Executive’s March 9, 2006 Severance Compensation Agreement with the Company and the Bank. This Agreement does not supersede Executive’s Fentura Financial, Inc. Confidentiality and Shareholder Protection Agreement dated July 9, 2003.

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  d)   Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed in all respects according to the laws of the State of Michigan.
             
    COMPANY:
 
           
    Fentura Financial, Inc.,
    a Michigan corporation
 
           
 
  By:        /s/ Forrest A. Shook    
 
           
 
           Forrest A. Shook, Chairman    
 
           
    BANK:
 
           
    West Michigan Community Bank
 
  By:        /s/ James Wesseling    
 
           
 
           James Wesseling, Chairman    
 
           
    EXECUTIVE:
              /s/ Robert E. Sewick    
         
              Robert E. Sewick    

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