Exhibit 10.1

 

AMENDMENT TO FREEZE BENEFIT ACCRUALS UNDER

SALARY CONTINUATION PLAN AGREEMENT

 

This Amendment is adopted as of this 31st day of December, 2010, by and between
Tennessee Commerce Bank and Tennessee Commerce Bancorp, Inc. (collectively, the
“Employer”) and Michael R. Sapp, an individual resident of the State of
Tennessee (the “Executive”).

 

WHEREAS, the Employer and the Executive have previously entered into a Salary
Continuation Plan Agreement effective May 19, 2009 (the “Agreement”), an
unfunded arrangement maintained to encourage the Executive to remain an employee
of the Employer;

 

WHEREAS, the Agreement is designed to provide salary continuation benefits (the
“Benefits”) to the Executive upon his retirement, death, or disability, payable
out of the Employer’s general assets; and

 

WHEREAS, the Employer and the Executive have agreed to freeze the accrual of
Benefits under the Agreement as of December 31, 2010;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the adequacy of which is
acknowledged by the parties hereto, the Agreement is hereby amended by adding
new Section 2.11 as follows:

 

2.11         Freeze in Accrued Benefit.  Effective December 31, 2010,
notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) no additional service or
compensation will be credited under the Agreement and  (ii) accrued benefits
hereunder will be frozen such that no additional benefits (including death
benefits under Article 3) will be accrued under this Agreement. Such frozen
accrued benefits will be paid in accordance with the terms of the Agreement in a
manner consistent with section 409A of the Code.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive and a duly authorized officer of the Employer
have signed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

THE EXECUTIVE:

 

TENNESSEE COMMERCE BANK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Michael R. Sapp

 

By:

/s/ Darrel E. Reifschneider

 

 

 

 

 

 

Its:

Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

TENNESSEE COMMERCE BANCORP, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Darrel E. Reifschneider

 

 

 

 

 

 

Its:

Director and Chairman of the Compensation Committee

 

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