Company: OSBC
Filing Date: 2025-04-01
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001558370-25-004277
Chunk: 126

Company: OLD SECOND BANCORP INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-01
Form: PRE 14A
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 pay to the Company:

Any and all outstanding Awards granted to the Participant, including Awards that have become vested or exercisable;**

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Any Shares held by the Participant in connection with the Plan that were acquired by the Participant after the Participant’s Termination of Service and within the 12-month period immediately preceding the Participant’s Termination of Service;

The profit realized by the Participant from the exercise of any stock options and SARs that the Participant exercised after the Participant’s Termination of Service and within the 12-month period immediately preceding the Participant’s Termination of Service, which profit is the difference between the exercise price of the stock option or SAR and the Fair Market Value of any Shares or cash acquired by the Participant upon exercise of such stock option or SAR; and

The profit realized by the Participant from the sale, or other disposition for consideration, of any Shares received by the Participant in connection with the Plan after the Participant’s Termination of Service and within the 12-month period immediately preceding the Participant’s Termination of Service and where such sale or disposition occurs in such similar time period.

<div align='center'>**Article 8

DEFINED TERMS; CONSTRUCTION**</div>

## Section 8.1
In addition to the other definitions contained in the Plan, unless otherwise specifically provided in an Award Agreement, the following definitions shall apply:

“10% Shareholder” means an individual who, at the time of grant, owns Voting Securities possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of the Voting Securities.

“Award” means an award under the Plan.

“Award Agreement” means the document that evidences the terms and conditions of an Award. Such document shall be referred to as an agreement regardless of whether a Participant’s signature is required.

“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

If the Participant is subject to an employment agreement (or other similar agreement) with the Company or a Subsidiary that provides a definition of termination for “cause” (or the like), then, for purposes of the Plan, the term “Cause” has the meaning set forth in such agreement; and in the absence of such a definition, “Cause” means (i) any act of (A) fraud or intentional misrepresentation or (B) embezzlement, misappropriation or conversion of assets or opportunities of the Company or a Subsidiary, (ii) willful violation of any law, rule or regulation in connection with the performance of a Participant