EXHIBIT 10.19

 

DIRECTOR SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN

 

DIRECTOR AGREEMENT

 

THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this     th day of             ,
200    , by and between Crescent Bank and Trust Company, a bank organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Georgia (hereinafter referred to as the
“Bank”), and                     , a member of the Board of Directors of the
Bank (hereinafter referred to as the “Director”).

 

WHEREAS, the Director is now on the Board of the Bank (hereinafter referred to
as the “Board”) and has for many years faithfully served the Bank. It is the
consensus of the Board of Directors that the Director’s services have been of
exceptional merit, in excess of the compensation paid and an invaluable
contribution to the profits and position of the Bank in its field of activity.
The Board further believes that the Director’s experience, knowledge of
corporate affairs, reputation and industry contacts are of such value, and the
Director’s continued services so essential to the Bank’s future growth and
profits, that it would suffer severe financial loss should the Director
terminate their service on the Board;

 

ACCORDINGLY, the Board has adopted the Crescent Bank and Trust Company Director
Supplemental Retirement Plan (hereinafter referred to as the “Director Plan”)
and it is the desire of the Bank and the Director to enter into this agreement
which the Bank will agree to make certain payments to the Director upon the
Director’s retirement and to the Director’s beneficiary(ies) in the event of the
Director’s death pursuant to the Director Plan;

 

FURTHERMORE, it is the intent of the parties hereto that this Director Plan be
considered an unfunded arrangement maintained primarily to provide supplemental
retirement benefits for the Director, and to be considered a non-qualified
benefit plan for purposes of the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974, as
amended (“ERISA”). The Director is fully advised of the Bank’s financial status
and has had substantial input in the design and operation of this benefit plan;
and

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of services the Director has performed in the
past and those to be performed in the future, and based upon the mutual promises
and covenants herein contained, the Bank and the Director agree as follows:

 

I. DEFINITIONS

 

  A. Effective Date:

 

The Effective Date of the Plan shall be                     , 200    .

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  B. Plan Year:

 

Any reference to the “Plan Year” shall mean a calendar year from January 1st to
December 31st. In the year of implementation, the term the “Plan Year” shall
mean the period from the Effective Date to December 31st of the year of the
Effective Date.

 

  C. Retirement Date:

 

Retirement Date shall mean retirement from service with the Bank which becomes
effective on the first day of the calendar month following the month in which
the Director reaches age Sixty-Five (65) or such later date as the Director may
actually retire.

 

  D. Termination of Service:

 

Termination of Service shall mean the Director’s voluntary resignation from
service on the Board or failure of re-election to the Board, prior to the Normal
Retirement Age [Subparagraph I (J)].

 

  E. Pre-Retirement Account:

 

A Pre-Retirement Account shall be established as a liability reserve account on
the books of the Bank for the benefit of the Director. Prior to the Director’s
Termination of Service or the Director’s retirement, whichever event shall first
occur, such liability reserve account shall be increased or decreased each Plan
Year, until the aforestated event occurs, by the Index Retirement Benefit
[Subparagraph I (F)].

 

  F. Index Retirement Benefit:

 

The Index Retirement Benefit for each Director in the Director Plan for each
Plan Year shall be equal to the excess (if any) of the Index [Subparagraph I
(G)] for that Plan Year over the Cost of Funds Expense [Subparagraph I (H)] for
that Plan Year, divided by a factor equal to 1.11 minus the marginal tax rate.

 

  G. Index:

 

The Index for any Plan Year shall be the aggregate annual after-tax income from
the life insurance contract(s) described herein below as defined by FASB
Technical Bulletin 85-4. This Index shall be applied as if such insurance
contracts were purchased on the Effective Date of the Director Plan.

 

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Insurance Company:

Policy Form:

Policy Name:

Insured’s Age and Sex:

Riders:

Ratings:

Option:

Face Amount:                                $

Premiums Paid:                              $

Number of Premium Payments:

Assumed Purchase Date:

Insurance Company:

Policy Form:

Policy Name:

Insured’s Age and Sex:

Riders:

Ratings:

Option:

Face Amount:                                $

Premiums Paid:                              $

Number of Premium Payments:

Assumed Purchase Date:

 

If such contracts of life insurance are actually purchased by the Bank, then the
actual policies as of the dates they were actually purchased shall be used in
calculations under this Director Plan. If such contracts of life insurance are
not purchased or are subsequently surrendered or lapsed, then the Bank shall
receive annual policy illustrations that assume the above-described policies
were purchased, or had not subsequently surrendered or lapsed, which
illustrations will be received from the respective insurance companies and will
indicate the increase in policy values for purposes of calculating the amount of
the Index.

 

In either case, references to the life insurance contracts are merely for
purposes of calculating a benefit. The Bank has no obligation to purchase such
life insurance and, if purchased, the Directors and their beneficiary(ies) shall
have no ownership interest in such policy and shall always have no greater
interest in the benefits under this Director Plan than that of an unsecured
creditor of the Bank.

 

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  H. Cost of Funds Expense:

 

The Cost of Funds Expense for any Plan Year shall be calculated by taking the
sum of the amount of premiums for the life insurance policies described in the
definition of “Index” plus the amount of any after-tax benefits paid to any
Director pursuant to the Director Plan (Paragraph II hereinafter) plus the
amount of all previous years after-tax Costs of Funds Expense, and multiplying
that sum by the average Federal Funds for the Plan Year as quoted in the Wall
Street Journal.

 

  I. Change of Control:

 

Change of Control means the cumulative transfer of more than fifty percent (50%)
of the voting stock of the Bank from the Effective Date of this Director Plan.
For the purposes of this Director Plan, transfers on account of deaths or gifts,
transfers between family members or transfers to a qualified retirement plan
maintained by the Bank shall not be considered in determining whether there has
been a Change of Control.

 

  J. Normal Retirement Age:

 

Normal Retirement Age shall mean the date on which the Director attains age
Sixty-Five (65).

 

II. INDEX BENEFITS

 

  A. Retirement Benefits:

 

Subject to Subparagraph II (D) hereinafter, a Director who remains on the Board
until the Normal Retirement Age [Subparagraph I (J)] shall be entitled to
receive the balance in the Pre-Retirement Account in ten (10) equal annual
installments commencing thirty (30) days following the Director’s retirement. In
addition to these payments and commencing in conjunction therewith, the Index
Retirement Benefit [as defined in Subparagraph I (F)] for each Plan Year
subsequent to the Director’s retirement, and including the remaining portion of
the Plan Year following said retirement, shall be paid to the Director until the
Director’s death.

 

  B. Termination of Service:

 

Subject to Subparagraph II (D), should a Director suffer a Termination of
Service the Director shall be entitled to receive ten percent (10%) times the
number of full years of service with the Bank from the date of first service
with the Bank (to a maximum of 100%), times the balance in the Pre-Retirement
Account payable to the Director in ten (10) equal annual

 

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installments commencing thirty (30) days following the Director’s Normal
Retirement Age [Subparagraph I (J)]. In addition to these payments and
commencing in conjunction therewith, ten percent (10%) times the number of full
years of service with the Bank from the date of first service with the Bank, (to
a maximum of 100%), times the Index Retirement Benefit for each Plan Year
subsequent to the year in which the Director attains Normal Retirement Age, and
including the remaining portion of the Plan Year in which the Director attains
Normal Retirement Age, shall be paid to the Director until the Director’s death.

 

  C. Death:

 

Should the Director die prior to having received the balance of the
Pre-Retirement Account the Director may be entitled to under the terms of this
Director Plan, the entire unpaid balance of the Director’s Pre-Retirement
Account shall be paid in a lump sum to the individual or individuals the
Director may have designated in writing and filed with the Bank. In the absence
of any effective designation of beneficiary(ies), the unpaid balance shall be
paid as set forth herein to the duly qualified executor or administrator of the
Director’s estate. Said payment due hereunder shall be made the first day of the
second month following the decease of the Director. Provided, however, that
anything hereinabove to the contrary notwithstanding, no death benefit shall be
payable hereunder if the Director dies on or before the     st day of
            , 200    .

 

  D. Discharge for Cause:

 

Should the Director be Discharged for Cause at any time, all benefits under this
Director Plan shall be forfeited. The term “for cause” shall mean any of the
following that result in an adverse effect on the Bank: (i) gross negligence or
gross neglect; (ii) the commission of a felony or gross misdemeanor involving
moral turpitude, fraud, or dishonesty; (iii) the willful violation of any law,
rule, or regulation (other than a traffic violation or similar offense); (iv) an
intentional failure to perform stated duties; or (v) a breach of fiduciary duty
involving personal profit. If a dispute arises as to discharge “for cause,” such
dispute shall be resolved by arbitration as set forth in this Director Plan.

 

  E. Death Benefit:

 

Except as set forth above, there is no death benefit provided under this
Agreement.

 

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  F. Disability Benefit:

 

In the event the Executive becomes disabled prior to any Termination of Service,
and the Executive’s employment is terminated because of such disability, he
shall immediately begin receiving the benefits in Subparagraph II (A) above.
Such benefit shall begin without regard to the Executive’s Normal Retirement Age
and the Executive shall be one hundred percent (100%) vested in the entire
benefit amount. If there is a dispute regarding whether the Executive is
disabled, such dispute shall be resolved by a physician selected by the Bank and
such resolution shall be binding upon all parties to this Agreement.

 

III. DEFERRAL BENEFITS

 

  A. Deferral Election:

 

Any Director wishing to defer any portion or all of the Director’s fees may
elect to defer up to one hundred percent (100%) of said fees each year for a
maximum of five (5) years. At the end of the five year period, the Board shall
have the option of extending the deferral period for any amount of time it shall
deem to be appropriate. The Director will make the election to defer by filing
with the Bank a written statement setting forth the amount of the deferrals and
the Director’s election of payment as set forth in Subparagraph III (C)
hereinafter. This statement must be filed prior to having earned the deferred
income.

 

  B. Deferred Compensation Account:

 

The Bank shall establish a Deferred Compensation Account in the name of the
Director and credit that account with the deferrals. The Bank shall also credit
interest to the Deferred Compensation Account balance on December 31st of each
year. The interest rate credited shall be one hundred and fifty percent (150%)
of the average annualized yield of a one year treasury bill for the Plan Year.

 

  C. Retirement, Termination of Service or Death:

 

Upon the Director’s Retirement Date or Termination of Service from the Board
(Subparagraphs I (C) and (D) hereinabove), the balance of the Director’s
Deferred Compensation Account shall be payable as elected by the Director one
(1) year prior to receiving said benefit payable to the Director thirty (30)
days following said event. If the Director fails to make said payment election,
then the Director shall be paid in ten (10) equal

 

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annual installments as set forth herein. Should the Director die while there is
a balance in the Director’s Deferred Compensation Account, such balance shall be
paid pursuant to Subparagraph II (C) hereinabove.

 

IV. RESTRICTIONS UPON FUNDING

 

The Bank shall have no obligation to set aside, earmark or entrust any fund or
money with which to pay its obligations under this Director Plan. The Directors,
their beneficiary(ies), or any successor in interest shall be and remain simply
a general creditor of the Bank in the same manner as any other creditor having a
general claim for matured and unpaid compensation.

 

The Bank reserves the absolute right, at its sole discretion, to either fund the
obligations undertaken by this Director Plan or to refrain from funding the same
and to determine the extent, nature and method of such funding. Should the Bank
elect to fund this Director Plan, in whole or in part, through the purchase of
life insurance, mutual funds, disability policies or annuities, the Bank
reserves the absolute right, in its sole discretion, to terminate such funding
at any time, in whole or in part. At no time shall any Director be deemed to
have any lien nor right, title or interest in or to any specific funding
investment or to any assets of the Bank.

 

If the Bank elects to invest in a life insurance, disability or annuity policy
upon the life of the Director, then the Director shall assist the Bank by freely
submitting to a physical exam and supplying such additional information
necessary to obtain such insurance or annuities.

 

V. CHANGE OF CONTROL

 

Upon a Change of Control [Subparagraph I (I)], if the Director subsequently
suffers a Termination of Service [Subparagraph I (D)], then the Director shall
receive the benefits promised in this Director Plan upon attaining Normal
Retirement Age, as if the Director had been continuously serving the Bank until
the Director’s Normal Retirement Age. The Director will also remain eligible for
all promised death benefits in this Director Plan. In addition, no sale, merger,
or consolidation of the Bank shall take place unless the new or surviving entity
expressly acknowledges the obligations under this Director Plan and agrees to
abide by its terms.

 

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VI. MISCELLANEOUS

 

  A. Alienability and Assignment Prohibition:

 

Neither the Director, nor the Director’s surviving spouse, nor any other
beneficiary(ies) under this Director Plan shall have any power or right to
transfer, assign, anticipate, hypothecate, mortgage, commute, modify or
otherwise encumber in advance any of the benefits payable hereunder nor shall
any of said benefits be subject to seizure for the payment of any debts,
judgments, alimony or separate maintenance owed by the Director or the
Director’s beneficiary(ies), nor be transferable by operation of law in the
event of bankruptcy, insolvency or otherwise. In the event the Director or any
beneficiary attempts assignment, commutation, hypothecation, transfer or
disposal of the benefits hereunder, the Bank’s liabilities shall forthwith cease
and terminate.

 

  B. Binding Obligation of the Bank and any Successor in Interest:

 

The Bank shall not merge or consolidate into or with another bank or sell
substantially all of its assets to another bank, firm or person until such bank,
firm or person expressly agrees, in writing, to assume and discharge the duties
and obligations of the Bank under this Director Plan. This Director Plan shall
be binding upon the parties hereto, their successors, beneficiaries, heirs and
personal representatives.

 

  C. Amendment or Revocation:

 

It is agreed by and between the parties hereto that, during the lifetime of the
Director, this Director Plan may be amended or revoked at any time or times, in
whole or in part, by the mutual written consent of the Director and the Bank.

 

  D. Gender:

 

Whenever in this Director Plan words are used in the masculine or neuter gender,
they shall be read and construed as in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender,
whenever they should so apply.

 

  E. Effect on Other Bank Benefit Plans:

 

Nothing contained in this Director Plan shall affect the right of the Director
to participate in or be covered by any qualified or non-qualified pension,
profit-sharing, group, bonus or other supplemental compensation or fringe
benefit plan constituting a part of the Bank’s existing or future compensation
structure.

 

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  F. Headings:

 

Headings and subheadings in this Director Plan are inserted for reference and
convenience only and shall not be deemed a part of this Director Plan.

 

  G. Applicable Law:

 

The validity and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws
of the State of Georgia.

 

  H. 12 U.S.C. § 1828(k):

 

Any payments made to the Director pursuant to this Director Plan, or otherwise,
are subject to and conditioned upon their compliance with 12 U.S.C. § 1828(k) or
any regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

  I. Partial Invalidity:

 

If any term, provision, covenant, or condition of this Director Plan is
determined by an arbitrator or a court, as the case may be, to be invalid, void,
or unenforceable, such determination shall not render any other term, provision,
covenant, or condition invalid, void, or unenforceable, and the Director Plan
shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such partial invalidity.

 

  J. Continuation as Director:

 

Neither this Agreement nor the payment of any benefits thereunder shall be
construed as giving to the Director any right to be retained as a member of the
Board of Directors of the Bank.

 

VII. ERISA PROVISION

 

  A. Named Fiduciary and Plan Administrator:

 

The “Named Fiduciary and Plan Administrator” of this Director Plan shall be
Crescent Bank and Trust Company until its resignation or removal by the Board.
As Named Fiduciary and Plan Administrator, the Bank shall be responsible for the
management, control and administration of the Director Plan. The Named Fiduciary
may delegate to others certain aspects of the management and operation
responsibilities of the Director Plan including the employment of advisors and
the delegation of ministerial duties to qualified individuals.

 

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  B. Claims Procedure and Arbitration:

 

In the event a dispute arises over benefits under this Director Plan and
benefits are not paid to the Director (or to the Director’s beneficiary(ies) in
the case of the Director’s death) and such claimants feel they are entitled to
receive such benefits, then a written claim must be made to the Named Fiduciary
and Plan Administrator named above within sixty (60) days from the date payments
are refused. The Named Fiduciary and Plan Administrator shall review the written
claim and if the claim is denied, in whole or in part, they shall provide in
writing within sixty (60) days of receipt of such claim its specific reasons for
such denial, reference to the provisions of this Director Plan upon which the
denial is based and any additional material or information necessary to perfect
the claim. Such written notice shall further indicate the additional steps to be
taken by claimants if a further review of the claim denial is desired. A claim
shall be deemed denied if the Named Fiduciary and Plan Administrator fail to
take any action within the aforesaid sixty-day period.

 

If claimants desire a second review they shall notify the Named Fiduciary and
Plan Administrator in writing within sixty (60) days of the first claim denial.
Claimants may review this Director Plan or any documents relating thereto and
submit any written issues and comments it may feel appropriate. In their sole
discretion, the Named Fiduciary and Plan Administrator shall then review the
second claim and provide a written decision within sixty (60) days of receipt of
such claim. This decision shall likewise state the specific reasons for the
decision and shall include reference to specific provisions of the Plan
Agreement upon which the decision is based.

 

If claimants continue to dispute the benefit denial based upon completed
performance of this Director Plan or the meaning and effect of the terms and
conditions thereof, then claimants may submit the dispute to an Arbitrator for
final arbitration. The Arbitrator shall be selected by mutual agreement of the
Bank and the claimants. The Arbitrator shall operate under any generally
recognized set of arbitration rules. The parties hereto agree that they and
their heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns shall be bound by
the decision of such Arbitrator with respect to any controversy properly
submitted to it for determination.

 

Where a dispute arises as to the Bank’s discharge of the Director “for cause,”
such dispute shall likewise be submitted to arbitration as above-described and
the parties hereto agree to be bound by the decision thereunder.

 

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VIII. TERMINATION OR MODIFICATION OF AGREEMENT BY REASON OF CHANGES IN THE LAW,
RULES OR REGULATIONS

 

The Bank is entering into this Agreement upon the assumption that certain
existing tax laws, rules and regulations will continue in effect in their
current form. If any said assumptions should change and said change has a
detrimental effect on this Director Plan, then the Bank reserves the right to
terminate or modify this Agreement accordingly. Provided, however, that the
Director shall be entitled to receive at least his/her Director’s Deferred
Compensation Account including interest earned. Upon a Change of Control
[Subparagraph I (I)], this paragraph shall become null and void effective
immediately upon said Change of Control.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto acknowledge that each has carefully read
this Agreement and executed the original thereof on the     th day of
            , 200    , and that, upon execution, each has received a conforming
copy.

 

       

CRESCENT BANK AND

       

TRUST COMPANY

       

Jasper, Georgia

 

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By:

 

 

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Witness

         

            Title

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Witness

     

[Director]

 

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BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION FORM

FOR THE DIRECTOR SUPPLEMENTAL

RETIREMENT PLAN AGREEMENT

 

PRIMARY DESIGNATION:

 

Name

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Address

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Relationship

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SECONDARY (CONTINGENT) DESIGNATION:

 

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All sums payable under the Director Supplemental Retirement Plan Director
Agreement by reason of my death shall be paid to the Primary Beneficiary, if he
or she survives me, and if no Primary Beneficiary shall survive me, then to the
Secondary (Contingent) Beneficiary.

 

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[Director]

     

Date

 

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DEFERRAL DECLARATION

 

I. AUTHORIZATION AND AMOUNT OF DEFERRAL

 

The undersigned                     , a Director of the Board of Crescent Bank
and Trust Company hereby elects to defer              ($ or percent) of the
Director’s income for the year              and all subsequent years thereafter
pursuant to the Director Supplemental Retirement Plan Director Agreement
effective the     st day of             , 200    , unless modified by the
Director accordingly. The undersigned is a party to the above referenced
agreement.

 

II. DISTRIBUTION ELECTION

 

Pursuant to the Provisions of my Director Supplemental Retirement Plan Director
Agreement with Crescent Bank and Trust Company, I hereby elect to have any
distribution of the balance in my Deferral Account paid to me in installments as
designated below:

 

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  Lump sum.

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  Five (5) annual installments with the amount of each installment determined as
of each installment date by dividing the entire amount in my Benefit Account by
the number of installments then remaining to be paid, with the final installment
to be the entire remaining balance in the Benefit Account.

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  Ten (10) annual installments with the amount of each installment determined as
of each installment date by dividing the entire amount in my Benefit Account by
the number of installments then remaining to be paid, with the final installment
to be the entire remaining balance in the Benefit Account.

 

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  Fifteen (15) annual installments with the amount of each installment
determined as of each installment date by dividing the entire amount in my
Benefit Account by the number of installments then remaining to paid, with the
final installment to be the entire remaining balance in the Benefit Account.

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  The aforestated length of time for payments in monthly installments.

 

Date:

 

 

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Director:

 

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            [Director]

 

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