**EXHIBIT 10.14**

 

**EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT**

 

This **EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT**(“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of March 18, 2004, by and between **MERRILLMERCHANTS BANK**, a state-chartered stock bank organized and operatingunder the laws of the State of Maine and having an office at 201 Main Street,Bangor, Maine 04401 (“Bank”) and William P. Lucy (“Executive”).

 

**W I T N E S S ET H****:**

 

**WHEREAS**, Executivecurrently serves the Bank in the capacity of Executive Vice President;

 

**WHEREAS,** the Bank isa wholly-owned subsidiary of Merrill Merchants Bancshares, Inc., apublicly-held Maine corporation (“Holding Company”);

 

**WHEREAS**, the Bankdesires to assure for itself the continued availability of the Executive’sservices on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; and

 

**WHEREAS**, theExecutive is willing to continue to serve the Bank on such terms andconditions;

 

**NOW THEREFORE**, inconsideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and conditionshereinafter set forth, the Bank and the Executive hereby agree as follows:

 

**Section 1.****                                          Employment.**

 

The Bank agrees to continue toemploy the Executive and the Executive hereby agrees to such continuedemployment, during the period and upon the terms and conditions set forth inthis Agreement.

 

**Section 2.****                                          EmploymentPeriod; Remaining Unexpired Employment Period.**

 

(a)                                  Theterms and conditions of this Agreement shall be and remain in effect during theperiod of employment established under this section 2 (“EmploymentPeriod”).  The Employment Period shallbe for an initial term of two years beginning on the date of thisAgreement.  Upon the first anniversaryof the date of this Agreement (an “Anniversary Date”), and on each AnniversaryDate occurring thereafter, the Board of Directors of the Bank (“Board”) shallreview the terms of this Agreement and the Executive’s performance of serviceshereunder and may, in the absence of objection from the Executive, approve anextension of the Employment Agreement pursuant to a resolution duly adopted bythe members of the Board.

 

(b)                                 Forall purposes of this Agreement, the term “Remaining Unexpired EmploymentPeriod” as of any date shall mean the period beginning on such date and endingon the Anniversary Date on which the Employment Period (as it may be extendedpursuant to section 2(a) of this Agreement) is then scheduled to expire.

 

(c)                                  Nothingin this Agreement shall be deemed to prohibit the Bank at any time fromterminating the Executive’s employment during the Employment Period with orwithout notice for any reason; provided, however, that the relative rights andobligations of the Bank and the Executive in the event of any such terminationsshall be determined under this Agreement.

 

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**Section3.****                                          Duties.**

 

The Executive shall serve asExecutive Vice President of the Bank, having such power, authority andresponsibility and performing such duties as are prescribed by or under theBy-Laws of the Bank and as are customarily associated with such position or asassigned by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer acting in good faith.  The Executive shall devote his full businesstime and attention (other than during holidays, approved vacation periods, andperiods of illness or approved leave of absence) to the business and affairs ofthe Bank and shall use his best efforts to advance the interests of the Bank.

 

**Section 4.****                                          CashCompensation.**

 

In consideration for theservices to be rendered by the Executive hereunder, the Bank shall pay to him asalary at an initial annual rate of $130,000, payable in approximately equalinstallments in accordance with the Bank’s customary payroll practices forofficers.  The Board shall review theExecutive’s annual rate of salary at such times, as it deems appropriate, butnot less frequently than once every twelve months, and may, in its discretion,approve an increase in such annual rate of salary.  In addition to salary, the Executive may receive other cashcompensation from the Bank for services hereunder at such times, in suchamounts and on such terms and conditions as the Board may determine from timeto time.

 

**Section 5.****                                          EmployeeBenefit Plans And Programs.**

 

During the Employment Period,the Executive shall be treated as an employee of the Bank and shall be eligibleto participate in and receive benefits under any and all qualified ornon-qualified retirement, pension, savings, profit-sharing or stock bonusplans, any and all group life, health (including hospitalization, medical andmajor medical), dental, accident and long-term disability insurance plans, andany other employee benefit and compensations plans (including, but not limitedto, any incentive compensation plans or programs, stock options andappreciation rights plans and restricted stock plans) as may from time to timebe maintained by, or cover similarly situated employees of, the Bank, inaccordance with the terms and conditions of such employee benefit plans andprograms and compensations plans and programs and consistent with the Bank’scustomary practices.

 

**Section 6.****                                          Terminationof Employment with Severance Benefits.**

 

(a)                                  TheExecutive shall be entitled to the severance benefits described in section 6(b)in the event that:

 

(i)                                     hisemployment is terminated by the Bank during the Employment Period for anyreason other than for “cause” as defined in section 7(b);

 

(ii)                                  hisemployment with the Bank terminates during the Employment Period as a result ofthe Executive’s voluntary resignation within 90 days following:

 

(A)                              theexpiration of a thirty day period following the date on which the Executivegives written notice to the Bank of its material breach of any term, conditionor covenant contained in this Agreement (including, without limitation, anyreduction of the Executive’s rate of base salary in effect from time to time),unless during such thirty day period, the Bank cures such failure; or

 

(B)                                achange in the Executive’s principal place of employment to a location that ismore than 40 miles from the Bank’s principal office in Bangor, Maine; or

 

(iii)                               theExecutive voluntarily resigns following a “Change of Control” (as such term is definedin section 10(a) hereof) in the manner set forth in section 10(b) hereof.

 

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(b)                                 Uponthe termination of the Executive’s employment at the Bank under thecircumstances described in section 6(a) of this Agreement, the Bank shall haveno further obligations under this Agreement, other than to pay or to providethe Executive with:

 

(i)                                     thecompensation he has earned, but which is unpaid, as of the date of thetermination of his employment with the Bank, such payment to be made at thetime and in the manner prescribed by law applicable to the payment of wages butin no event later than sixty (60) days after termination of employment;

 

(ii)                                  thebenefits, if any, to which he is entitled as a former employee under theemployee benefit plans and programs and compensation plans and programsmaintained by the Bank for employees;

 

(iii)                               continuedgroup life, health (including hospitalization, medical and major medical),dental, accident and long-term disability coverage plans under the plans andprograms maintained by the Bank for similarly situated employees until theearlier to occur of:

 

(A)                              thedate the Executive first becomes eligible for such benefit coverage plans underplans or programs maintained by a subsequent employer or

 

(B)                                thedate the Remaining Unexpired Employment Period terminates; and

 

(iv)                              alump sum payment within sixty (60) days following his termination of employmentwith the Bank, a lump sum payment, in an amount equal to the salary that theExecutive would have earned if he had continued working for the Bank during theRemaining Unexpired Employment Period at the highest annual rate of salaryachieved during that portion of the Employment Period which is prior to theExecutive’s termination of employment with the Bank, where such value is to bedetermined by multiplying the Remaining Unexpired Employment Period by suchhighest annual rate of salary.

 

The Bank and the Executivehereby stipulate that the damages which may be incurred by the Executivefollowing any such termination of employment are not capable of accuratemeasurement as of the date above first written and that the payments andbenefits contemplated by this section 6(b) constitute reasonable damages underthe circumstances and shall be payable without regard to the Executive’sefforts, if any, to mitigate damages. The Bank and Executive further agree that the Bank may condition thepayments and benefits (if any) due under sections 6(b)(iii) and 6(b)(iv) on:(i) the receipt of the Executive’s resignation from any and all positions whichhe holds as an officer, director or committee member with respect to theCompany, the Bank or any subsidiary or affiliate of either of them and (ii) theexecution of a release in favor of such entities in such form as the Bank maydetermine for any and all claims against such entities.

 

**Section 7.****                                          TerminationWithout Additional Bank Liability.**

 

Except as provided below, theBank (and its affiliates) will have no liability to Executive in the event thatthe Executive’s employment with the Bank shall terminate during the EmploymentPeriod on account of:

 

(a)                                  avoluntary resignation by the Executive, other than a voluntary resignationdescribed in Section 6(a)(ii) or 6(a)(iii) hereof;

 

(b)                                 adetermination that the Executive is eligible for long-term disability benefitsunder the Bank’s long-term disability insurance program or, if there is no suchprogram, under the federal Social Security Act;

 

(c)                                  thedeath of the Executive; or

 

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(d)                                 thedischarge of the Executive for “cause,” which, for purposes of the Agreementshall mean personal dishonesty, willful misconduct, breach of fiduciary dutyinvolving personal profit, intentional failure to perform stated duties,willful violation of any banking law, rule or regulation, conviction of afelony or final cease and desist order issued in response to conduct of theExecutive determined to be substantially deleterious to the Bank, or anymaterial breach of this Agreement, in each case as measured against standardsgenerally prevailing at the relevant time in the savings and community bankingindustry;  then the Bank (and itsaffiliates) shall have no further obligations under this Agreement, other thanthe payment to the Executive (or, in the event of his death, to his estate) ofhis earned but unpaid salary as of the date of the termination of hisemployment, and the provision of such other benefits, if any, to which he isentitled as a former employee under the employee benefit plans and programs andcompensation plans and programs maintained by, or covering employees of, theBank.

 

(e)                                  forpurposes of section 7(d), no act or failure to act, on the part of theExecutive, shall be considered “willful” unless it is done, or omitted to bedone, by the Executive in bad faith or without reasonable belief that the Executive’saction or omission was in the best interests of the Bank and itsaffiliates.  Any act, or failure to act,based upon authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Boardor based upon the written advice of counsel for the Bank shall be conclusivelypresumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive in good faith andin the best interests of the Bank.  Thecessation of employment of the Executive shall not be deemed to be for “cause”within the meaning of section 7(d) unless and until there shall have beendelivered to the Executive a copy of a resolution duly adopted by theaffirmative vote of two-thirds of the non-employee members of the Board at ameeting of the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable noticeis provided to the Executive and the Executive is given an opportunity,together with counsel, to be heard before the Board), finding that, in the goodfaith opinion of the Board, the Executive is guilty of the conduct described insection 7(d) above, and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

 

**Section 8.****                                          CovenantNot To Compete.**

 

In the event that theExecutive’s employment with the Bank terminates prior to the expiration of theEmployment Period, then for a period of one (1) year following the date of histermination of employment with the Bank (or, if less, for the RemainingUnexpired Employment Period), the Executive shall not, without the writtenconsent of the Bank, become an officer, employee, consultant, director ortrustee of any competitor (as herein defined) if in this capacity he would beworking for a competitor in any county where a main or a branch office of theBank is located on the date of the Executive’s termination of employment.  For this purpose, a “competitor” is anysavings bank, cooperative bank, credit union, savings and loan association,savings and loan holding company, bank or bank holding company, or any director indirect subsidiary or affiliate of any such entity.  This section 8 shall not apply if theExecutive’s employment is terminated due to death or a voluntary or involuntarytermination following a “Change of Control” as defined in section 10(a) hereof.

 

**Section 9.****                                          Confidentiality.**

 

Unless he obtains the priorwritten consent of the Bank, the Executive shall keep confidential and shallrefrain from using for the benefit of herself, or any person or entity otherthan the Bank or any entity which is a subsidiary of the Bank or of which theBank is a subsidiary, any material document or information obtained from theBank, or from its parent or subsidiaries, in the course of his employment withany of them concerning their properties, operations or business (unless suchdocument or information is readily ascertainable from public or publishedinformation or trade sources or has otherwise been made available to the publicthrough no fault of his own) until the same ceases to be material (or becomesso ascertainable or available); provided, however, that nothing in this section9 shall prevent the Executive, with or without the Bank’s consent, fromparticipating in or disclosing documents or information in connection with anyjudicial or administrative investigation, inquiry or proceeding to the extentthat such participation or disclosure is required under applicable law.

 

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**Section10.****                                   TerminationUpon Or Following A Change Of Control.**

 

(a)                                  AChange of Control of the Bank (“Change of Control”) shall be deemed to haveoccurred upon the happening of any of the following events:

 

(i)                                     approvalby the stockholders of the Bank of a transaction that would result in thereorganization, merger or consolidation of the Bank, respectively, with one ormore other persons, other than a transaction following which:

 

(A)                              atleast 51% of the equity ownership interest of the entity resulting from suchtransaction are beneficially owned (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended “ExchangeAct”) in substantially the same relative proportions by persons who,immediately prior to such transaction, beneficially owned (within the meaningof Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) at least 51% of theoutstanding equity ownership interest in the Bank; and

 

(B)                                atleast 51% of the securities entitled to vote generally in the election ofdirectors of the entity resulting from such transaction are beneficially owned(within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) insubstantially the same relative proportions by persons who, immediately priorto such transaction, beneficially owned (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3promulgated under the Exchange Act) at least 51% of the securities entitled tovote generally in the election of directors of the Bank;

 

(ii)                                  theacquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Bank or approvalby the stockholders of the Bank of any transaction which would result in suchan acquisition;

 

(iii)                               acomplete liquidation or dissolution of the Bank, or approval by thestockholders of the Bank of a plan for such liquidation or dissolution;

 

(iv)                              theoccurrence of any event if, immediately following such event, at least 50% ofthe members of the Board do not belong to any of the following groups:

 

(A)                              individualswho were members of the Board of the Bank on the date of this Agreement; or

 

(B)                                individualswho first became members of the Board of the Bank after the date of thisAgreement either:

 

(I)                                    uponelection to serve as a member of the Board of the Bank by affirmative vote oftwo-thirds of the members of such Board, of a nominating committee thereof, inoffice at the time of such first election; or

 

(II)                                uponelection by the stockholders of the Bank to serve as a member of the Board ofthe Bank, but only if nominated for election by affirmative vote of two-thirdsof the members of the Board of the Bank, or of a nominating committee thereof,in office at the time of such first nomination;

 

provided,however, that such individual’s election or nomination did not result from anactual or threatened election contest or other actual or threatenedsolicitation of proxies or consents other than by or on behalf of the Board ofthe Bank; or

 

(v)                                 anyevent which would be described in section 10(a)(i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) if theterm “Holding Company” were substituted for the term “Bank” therein.

 

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In no event, however, shall aChange of Control be deemed to have occurred as a result of any acquisition ofsecurities or assets of the Bank, the Holding Company, or a subsidiary ofeither of them, by the Bank, the Holding Company, or a subsidiary of either ofthem, or by any employee benefit plan maintained by any of them.  For purposes of this section 10(a), the term“person” shall have the meaning assigned to it under sections 13(d)(3) or14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act.

 

(b)                                 Inthe event of a Change of Control, the Executive shall be entitled to thepayments and benefits contemplated by section 6(b) in the event his employmentwith the Bank terminates due to his voluntary resignation within ninety (90)days following the effective date of the Change of Control with the RemainingUnexpired Employment Period deemed in such event to be twenty-four (24)months.  Notwithstanding anything inthis Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall any payments made or benefitsprovided under this Agreement, when combined with all other payments andbenefits to the Executive, be allowed to render any such payment or benefitnondeductible under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) or totrigger an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code.  In such event, the payments and/or benefits to be provided underthis Agreement shall be reduced, but not below zero, such that the aggregatebenefits to be provided to the Executive do not exceed 2.99 multiplied by theExecutive’s “base amount” (as such term is defined in Section 280G of theCode).

 

**Section 11.****                                   Solicitation.**

 

The Executive hereby covenantsand agrees that, during the first one-year period after his termination ofemployment with the Bank, he shall not, without the written consent of theBank, either directly or indirectly:

 

(a)                                  Solicit,offer employment of, or take any other action intended, or that a reasonableperson acting in like circumstances would expect, to have the effect of causingany officer or employee of the Bank, the Holding Company or any affiliate, asof the date of this Agreement, of either of them to terminate his or heremployment and accept employment or become affiliated with, or provide servicesfor compensation in any capacity whatsoever to, any savings bank, cooperativebank, credit union, savings and loan association, bank, bank holding company,savings and loan holding company, or other institution engaged in the businessof accepting deposits and making loans;

 

(b)                                 Provideany information, advice or recommendation with respect to any such officer oremployee of any savings bank, cooperative bank, credit union, holding company,or other institution engaged in the business of accepting deposits and makingloans, of either of them that is intended, or that a reasonable person acting inlike circumstances would expect, to have the effect of causing any officer oremployee of the Bank, the Holding Company or any affiliate as of the date ofthis Agreement, of either of them to terminate his or her employment and acceptemployment become affiliated with, or provide services for compensation in anycapacity whatsoever to, any savings bank, cooperative bank, credit union,savings and loan association, bank, bank holding company, savings and loanholding company, or other institution engaged in the business of acceptingdeposits and making loans; and

 

(c)                                  Solicit,provide any information, advice or recommendation or take any other actionintended, or that a reasonable person acting in like circumstances wouldexpect, to have the effect of causing any customer of the Bank to terminate anexisting business or commercial relationship with the Bank.

 

This section 11 shall not applyif the Executive’s employment is terminated due to death, or a voluntary orinvoluntary termination following a “Change of Control” as defined in section10(a) hereof.

 

**Section 12.****                                   NoEffect on Employee Benefit Plans or Programs.**

 

The termination of theExecutive’s employment during the term of this Agreement or thereafter, whetherby the Bank or by the Executive, shall have no effect on the rights andobligations of the parties hereto under the

 

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Bank’s qualified or non-qualified retirement, pension, savings, thrift,profit-sharing or stock bonus plans, group life, health (includinghospitalization, medical and major medical), dental, accident and long-termdisability insurance plans or such other employee benefit plans or programs, orcompensation plans or programs, as may be maintained by, or cover employees of,the Bank from time to time.

 

**Section 13.****                                   SuccessorsAnd Assigns.**

 

This Agreement will inure tothe benefit of and be binding upon the Executive, his legal representatives andtestate or intestate distributes, and the Bank and its successors and assigns,including any successor by merger or consolidation or any other person or firmor corporation to which all or substantially all of the assets and business ofthe Bank may be sold or otherwise transferred.

 

**Section 14.****                                   Notices.**

 

Any communication required orpermitted to be given under this Agreement, including any notice, direction,designation, consent, instruction, objection or waiver, shall be in writing andshall be deemed to have been given at such time as it is delivered personally,or five (5) days after mailing if mailed, postage prepaid, by registered or certifiedmail, return receipt requested, addressed to such party at the address listedbelow or at such other address as one such party may be written notice specifyto the other party:

 

If to the Executive:

William P.Lucy

149 PackardDrive

Bangor, Maine04401

 

If to the Bank:

MerrillMerchants Bank

201 MainStreet

Bangor,Maine  04401

Attention:  Edwin N. Clift

 

with a copy to:

ThacherProffitt & Wood LLP

1700Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 800

Washington,DC  20006

Attention:                                         RichardA. Schaberg

 

**Section 15.****                                   Severability.**

 

A determination that anyprovision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable shall not affect thevalidity of enforceability of any provision hereof.

 

**Section 16.****                                   Waiver.**

 

Failure to insist upon strictcompliance with any of the terms, covenants or conditions hereof shall not bedeemed a waiver of such term, covenant, or condition.  A waiver of any provision of this Agreement must be made inwriting, designated as a waiver, and signed by the party against whom itsenforcement is sought.  Any waiver orrelinquishment of any right or power hereunder at any one or more times shallnot be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of such right or power at any othertime or times.

 

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**Section17.****                                   Counterparts.**

 

This agreement may be executedin two (2) or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, andall of which shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

 

**Section 18.****                                   GoverningLaw.**

 

This Agreement shall begoverned by and construed and enforced in accordance with the federal laws ofthe United Sates and, to the extent that federal law is inapplicable, inaccordance with the laws of the State of Maine applicable to contracts enteredinto and to be performed entirely within the State of Maine.

 

**Section 19.****                                   Headingsand Construction.**

 

The headings of sections inthis Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not intended toqualify the meaning of any section.  Anyreference to a section number shall refer to a section of this Agreement,unless otherwise stated.

 

**Section 20.****                                   EntireAgreement; Modifications.**

 

This instrument contains theentire agreement of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof, andsupersedes in its entirety any and all prior agreements, understandings orrepresentations relating to the subject matter hereof.  No modifications of the Agreement shall bevalid unless made in writing and signed by the parties hereto.

 

**Section 21.****                                   RequiredRegulatory Provisions.**

 

The following provisions areincluded for the purposes of complying with various laws, rules and regulationsapplicable to the Bank:

 

(a)                                  Notwithstandinganything herein contained to the contrary, any payments to the Executive by theBank, whether pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, are subject to andconditioned upon their compliance with section 18(k) of the Federal DepositInsurance Act (“FDI Act”), 12 U.S.C. §1828(k), and any regulations promulgatedthere under.

 

(b)                                 Notwithstandinganything herein contained to the contrary, if the Executive is suspended fromoffice and/or temporarily prohibited from participating in the conduct of theaffairs of the Bank pursuant to a notice serviced under section 8(e)(3) or8(g)(1) of the FDI Act, 12 U.S.C. §1818(e)(3) or1818 (g)(1), the Bank’sobligations under this Agreement shall be suspended as of the date of serviceof such notice, unless stayed by appropriate proceedings.  If the charges in such notice are dismissed,the Bank, in its discretions, may:

 

(i)                                     payto the Executive all or part of the compensation withheld while the Bank’sobligations hereunder were suspended, and

 

(ii)                                  reinstate,in whole or in part, any of the obligations which were suspended.

 

(c)                                  Notwithstandinganything herein contained to the contrary, if the Executive is removed and/orpermanently prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Bank’s affairsby an order issued under section 8(e)(4) or 8(g)(1) of the FDI Act, 12 U.S.C.§1818(e)(4) or (g)(1), all prospective obligations of the Bank under thisAgreement shall terminate as of the effective date of the order, but vestedrights and obligations of the Bank and the Executive shall not be affected.

 

(d)                                 Notwithstandinganything herein contained to the contrary, if the Bank is in default (withinthe meaning of section 3(x)(1) of the FDI Act, 12 U.S.C. §1813(x)(1)), allprospective obligations of the Bank under

 

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this Agreement shall terminate as of the date of default, but vestedrights and obligations of the Bank and the Executive shall not be affected.

 

(e)                                  Notwithstandinganything herein contained to the contrary, all prospective obligations of theBank hereunder shall be terminated, except to the extent that a continuation ofthis Agreement is necessary for the continued operation of the Bank:

 

(i)                                     Bythe Maine Bureau of Financial Institutions or the FDIC, at the time the FDICenters into an agreement to provide assistance to or on behalf of the Bankunder the authority contained in section 13(c) of the FDI Act, 12 U.S.C.§1823(c)

 

(ii)                                  Bythe Maine Bureau of Financial Institutions at the time the Maine Bureau ofFinancial Institutions approves a supervisory merger to resolve problemsrelated to the operation of the Bank or when the Bank is determined by theMaine Bureau of Financial Institutions to be in an unsafe or unsound condition.  The vested rights and obligations of theparties shall not be affected.

 

If and to the extent that anyof the foregoing provisions shall cease to be required or by applicable law,rule or regulation, the same shall become inoperative as though eliminated byformal amendment of this Agreement.

 

**IN WITNESS WHEREOF**,the Bank has caused this Agreement to be executed and the Executive hashereunto set her hand, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

 
|    | By:                                                  |      /s/  William P. Lucy |                        |
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|    |                                                 | **WILLIAM P. LUCY**                                |
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| ATTEST: |                                                 |
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|    | **MERRILL MERCHANTS BANK**                           |                                               |
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| By:     |      /s/  Deborah A. Jordan |                                               | By:                         |      /s/  William C. Bullock, Jr. |   |
|    | **DEBORAH A. JORDAN**                                |                                               | **WILLIAM C. BULLOCK, JR.** |
|    | **SECRETARY**                                        |                                               | **CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD**   |
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