Company: TCBI
Filing Date: 2025-03-06
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001077428-25-000066
Chunk: 126

Company: TEXAS CAPITAL BANCSHARES INC/TX
Filing Date: 2025-03-06
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 126
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 and void ab initio , to the extent permitted by law and deemed advisable by the Committee.

## ARTICLE 2

### DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of the Plan, unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

2.1 “ Applicable Law ” means all legal requirements relating to the administration of equity incentive plans and the issuance and distribution of shares of Common Stock, if any, under applicable corporate laws, applicable securities laws, the rules of any exchange or inter-dealer quotation system upon which the Company’s securities are listed or quoted, and any other applicable law, rule or restriction.

2.2 “ Award ” means the grant of any Incentive Stock Option, Nonqualified Stock Option, Restricted Stock, SAR, Restricted Stock Unit, Performance Award, Dividend Equivalent Right or Other Award, whether granted singly or in combination or in tandem (each individually referred to herein as an “ Incentive ”).

2.3 “ Award Agreement ” means a written agreement between a Participant and the Company which sets out the terms of the grant of an Award.

2.4 “ Award Period ” means the period set forth in the Award Agreement during which one or more Incentives granted under an Award may be exercised.

2.5 “ Authorized Officer ” is defined in Section 3.2(b) hereof.

2.6 “ Board ” means the board of directors of the Company.

2.7 “ Cause ”, with respect to a Participant’s Award, shall have the meaning set forth in the Participant’s employment agreement with the Company, or, if the employment agreement does not contain a definition of “cause” or the Participant has not entered into an employment agreement with the Company, “ Cause ” means any of the following acts by the Participant, as determined in good faith by the Company: (i) misappropriation of funds or property, fraud or dishonesty within the course of providing services to the Company which evidences a want of integrity or breach of trust;

TCBI 2024 | Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement B-1

| Annex B – 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan, As Amended and Restated |

(ii) indictment for a misdemeanor that has caused or may be reasonably expected to cause material injury to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, any of its affiliates or any of their interests, or indictment for a felony; (iii) any willful or negligent action, inaction, or inattention to duties of the Participant within the