Amended and Restated Executive Salary Continuation



 Exhibit 10.14 
 AMENDED AND RESTATED 
 EXECUTIVE SALARY CONTINUATION BENEFITS AGREEMENT 
 This Agreement was originally made and entered into on August 22, 1989, by and between FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA, a national
banking association (the “Bank”) and CLAYTON C. LARSON (the “Executive”), as modified on June 22, 1994. PACIFIC CAPITAL BANCORP, a California corporation and the sole owner of the
Bank(the“Corporation”), and the Executive wish to amend and restate the prior Agreement in its entirety as of September 23, 1997. 
 A. The Executive is employed by the Corporation as its President; 
 B. The Executive’s experience and knowledge of the affairs
of the Corporation and reputation and contacts in the banking industry are so valuable that the Executive’s continued service is essential for the future growth and profits of the Corporation and its subsidiaries; 
 C. It is in the best interest of the Corporation to arrange terms for continued employment of the Executive so as to reasonably ensure that the Executive
remains in the Corporation’s employment during the Executive’s lifetime or until the age of retirement; 
 D. The Corporation
desires that the Executive’s services be retained as hereinafter provided; 
 E. The Executive is willing to continue in the employ of
the Corporation, provided that the Corporation agrees to pay to the Executive or the Executive’s Designated Beneficiaries (as defined below), certain benefits in accordance with the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; and 
 F. Both the Executive and the Corporation acknowledge and agree that in order to retain the Executive and provide him with appropriate benefits, the
prior Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety as follows. 
 In consideration of the services to be performed in the future, as
well as the mutual promises and covenants herein contained, it is agreed as follows: 







 ARTICLE 1 
 DEFINITIONS 
 1.1. Change of Control shall be deemed to have occurred if the conditions set
forth in any one of the following paragraphs shall have been satisfied after the date of this Agreement: 
  

	 	(a)	any Person (as defined below) becomes the Beneficial Owner (as defined below), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation representing 25% or more of the combined
voting power of the Corporation’s then outstanding securities; or 

  

	 	(b)	the majority of the Board of Directors of the Corporation ceases to be comprised of the members of the Board on the date hereof or the nominees of such members; or


  

	 	(c)	the shareholders of the Corporation approve a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with any other corporation, other than (i) a merger or consolidation which would result
in the voting securities of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity), in combination with the ownership of
any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Corporation, at least 51% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Corporation or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such
merger or consolidation, or (ii) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Corporation (or similar transaction) in which no Person acquires more than 49% of the combined voting power of the Corporation’s
then outstanding securities; or 

  

	 	(d)	the shareholders of the Corporation approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Corporation or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Corporation of all or substantially
all of the Corporation’s assets. 

 For the purposes of this Paragraph 1.1, “Person” shall have the meaning
given in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as modified and used in Sections l3(d) and 14(d) thereof; however, a Person shall not include (i) the Corporation or any of its
subsidiaries, (ii) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, or (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such
securities. “Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act. 
  

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 1.2. Designated Beneficiary shall mean the person or persons whom the Executive shall designate in
a valid Beneficiary Designation Notice to receive the benefits provided hereunder. A Beneficiary Designation Notice shall be valid only if: 
  

	 	(a)	it is in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and made a part hereof: and 

  

	 	(b)	it is received by the Named Fiduciary and Plan Administrator prior to the Executive’s death. 

 1.2. Disability shall mean an inability to substantially perform the essential functions of the Executive’s position at the Corporation for a
period of one hundred eighty (180) days due to a physical or mental disability, as determined by a physician in the case of physical disability, or psychiatrist in the case of mental disability, licensed to practice medicine in California and
selected jointly by the Corporation and the Executive. 
 1.3. Employment Agreement shall mean the written employment agreement, if
any, between the Executive and the Corporation. 
 1.4 Named Fiduciary and Plan Administrator shall mean the Corporation. 

1.5. Surviving Spouse shall mean the person, if any, who is legally married to the Executive on the date of the Executive’s death.

 1.6. Termination for Cause shall mean termination of the employment of the Executive by reason of any of the following: 

 

	 	(a)	willful material breach of duty in the course of employment unless waived by the Corporation; 

  

	 	(b)	materially dishonest or illegal conduct; or 

  

	 	(c)	habitual neglect of duties or habitual negligence in carrying out duties. 

 ARTICLE 2 
 EMPLOYMENT 
 2.1. Employment. The Corporation agrees to employ the Executive as President or in such other capacity as the Corporation may from time to time
determine in accordance with the Employment Agreement with the Executive. The Executive shall continue in the employ of the Corporation in such capacity and shall hold and perform the customary responsibilities and duties of this position as
designated by the Bylaws of the Corporation and as directed by the Corporation through its Boards of Directors in accordance with the Employment Agreement. The Executive has a separate Employment 
  

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Agreement with the Corporation, and in the event of any discrepancy or different treatment of any term or condition in this Agreement from such Employment
Agreement, or any renewal or extension thereof, such Employment Agreement shall control, except that such Employment Agreement shall not limit in any way the timing or the amount of benefits to be paid to the Executive under this Agreement.

 2.2. Full Efforts. The Executive agrees to devote his full time and attention exclusively to the business and affairs of the
Corporation and the subsidiary banks except during vacation periods, and to use his best efforts to furnish faithfully and satisfactorily services to the Corporation. 
 2.3. Fringe Benefits. The salary continuation benefits provided by this Agreement are granted by the Corporation as an additional fringe benefit to the Executive and are not a part of any salary reduction plan
or any arrangement deferring a bonus or a salary increase. The Executive has no option to take any current payments or bonus in lieu of these salary continuation benefits. 
 ARTICLE 3 
 BENEFITS PAYABLE UPON NORMAL RETIREMENT 
 3.1. Normal Retirement. If the Executive shall continue in the employment of the Corporation at least until attaining the age of sixty-five
(65) years, the Executive may retire from active daily employment as of the first day of the month following attainment of the age of sixty-five (65), or upon such later date as may be mutually agreed upon by the Executive and the Corporation
(“Normal Retirement”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, this Section 3.1 does not prohibit the Executive from continuing to work after the age of sixty-five (65) years. 
 3.2. Normal Retirement Benefits. Upon Normal Retirement, the Corporation shall pay to the Executive, One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars
($120,000.00) per year, payable in equal monthly installments commencing on the first day of the first month following the date of Normal Retirement, for a period of One Hundred Eighty (180) months, subject to the conditions and limitations
hereafter set forth (“Normal Retirement Benefits”). The One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollar ($120,000.00) annual payment shall be adjusted in the first year in which it is to be paid to reflect changes in the federally determined Cost of
Living Index issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, then currently in effect, and shall be adjusted annually for each payment year thereafter to reflect further changes in said federally determined Cost of Living Index, using the date of
retirement as a base line. The Normal Retirement Benefits shall be in lieu of any other retirement, death, disability or termination benefits under this Agreement. 
 3.3. Payment of Normal Retirement Benefits to Designated Beneficiary or Surviving Spouse. In the event the Executive dies before receiving the full amount of Normal Retirement Benefits to which he is entitled
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continue to make payments of the remaining balance of the Normal Retirement Benefits to the Designated Beneficiary. If there is no Designated Beneficiary
prior to the Executive’s death, the Corporation will continue to make payments of the remaining balance of the Normal Retirement Benefits to the Executive’s Surviving Spouse at the time of death, or if there is no Surviving Spouse, to a
duly qualified personal representative, executor or administrator of the Executive’s estate. 
 ARTICLE 4 
 BENEFITS PAYABLE UPON DEATH OR DISABILITY 
 4.1. Death Benefits. In the event the Executive should die while actively employed by the Corporation at any time after the date of this Agreement, but prior to (a) Early Retirement (as defined in Article 6.1), (b) Normal
Retirement or (c) retirement after the age of sixty-five (65), the Corporation will pay to the benefits set forth in Section 3.2 commencing on the first day of the first month following the Executive’s death (“Death
Benefits”) in accordance with the payment provisions set forth in Section 3.2 and 3.3. Death Benefits shall be in lieu of any other retirement disability or termination benefits under this Agreement. 
 4.2. Disability Benefits. In the event the Executive incurs a Disability while actively employed by the Corporation at any time after the date of
the Agreement, but prior to (a) Early Retirement (as defined in Article 6.1), (b) Normal Retirement or (c) retirement after the age of sixty-five (65), the Corporation will pay to the Executive the benefits set forth in
Section 3.2 commencing on the first day of the first month following the Executive’s Disability (“Disability Benefits”). Disability benefits shall be paid in accordance with the payment provisions set forth in Sections 3.2 and
3.3. The Disability Benefits shall be payable to the Executive in equal monthly installments over a period not to exceed One Hundred Eighty (180) months as mutually agreed upon by the Corporation and the Executive commencing on the first day of
the first month following the Disability Determination Date. The Disability Benefits shall be in lieu of any other retirement, death or termination benefits under this Agreement. 
 ARTICLE 5 
 BENEFITS PAYABLE UPON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT 
 BY THE CORPORATION AND CHANGE OF CONTROL 
 5.1. Termination of Employment. The Corporation reserves the right to terminate employment of the Executive at any time prior to retirement in accordance with the Employment Agreement. In the event that the employment of the
Executive is terminated prior to (a) Early Retirement (as defined in Article 6.1), (b) Normal Retirement or (c) retirement after the age of sixty-five (65), the Executive shall be entitled to the following benefits under the following
circumstances: 
  

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 (a) Termination Without Cause. If the Executive’s termination of employment
is not a Voluntary Termination, nor a Termination For Cause, the Corporation shall pay to the Executive benefits set forth in Section 3.2 commencing on the first day of the first month following such date of termination of employment subject to
the conditions and limitations hereafter set forth (“Termination Benefits”). Termination Benefits shall be paid in accordance with the payment provisions set forth in Sections 3.2 and 3.3. The Termination Benefits shall be in lieu of any
other retirement disability, death or termination benefits under this Agreement. In the event the Executive dies before receiving the full amount of Termination Benefits to which he is entitled, the Termination Benefits shall be payable pursuant to
the payment provisions set forth in Section 3.3. 
 (b) Termination for Cause. If the Executive’s termination
of employment is Termination For Cause, then the Executive shall not be entitled to any benefits or payments under this Agreement. 
 (c) Voluntary Termination. It is understood and acknowledged by the Executive that the purpose of this Agreement is to ensure the Executive’s continued employment with the Corporation. In the event the Executive voluntarily
terminates his employment with the Corporation for reason other than an Early Retirement defined in Section 6.1 or Change of Control, then the Executive shall not be entitled to any benefits or payments under this Agreement. 
 5.2. Change of Control. In the event of a Change of Control, the Executive shall be paid the benefits set forth in Section 3.2 commencing on
the first day of the first month after the date of such Change of Control. Said full amount is referred to in this Subsection 5.2 as the “Change of Control Payment”. The Change of Control Payment shall be paid in accordance with the
payment provisions of Section 3.2. The Change of Control Payment shall be in lieu of any other retirement, disability, death or termination benefits under this Agreement, but shall be in addition to any payment under the Executive’s
Employment Agreement. In the event the Executive dies before receiving the full amount of Change of Control Payment to which he is entitled, such Change of Control Payment shall be payable pursuant to the payment provisions set forth in
Section 3.3. The Executive acknowledges that the Change of Control Payment paid to the Executive may be characterized as “excess parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
“Code”) and subject to an excise tax. The Executive also acknowledges that the payment of such excise tax is the sole responsibility of the Executive. 
 ARTICLE 6 
 EARLY RETIREMENT 
 6.1. Early Retirement. The Executive shall have the right to retire before reaching Normal Retirement, provided he shall have attained the age of
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(55) years and shall have completed ten (10) years of full time service with the Corporation, including any period of service with any predecessor of
the Corporation (“Early Retirement”). 
 6.2. Early Retirement Benefits. Upon the Executive’s election for Early
Retirement, he shall be entitled to receive retirement benefits determined by the following formula: 
 Multiplying the Normal Retirement
Benefits determined under Section 3.2 by a fraction, the numerator of which is the actual number of months the Executive has been employed by the Corporation (including any period of service with any predecessor of the Corporation) until the
Early Retirement Date, and the denominator of which is the total number of months the Executive would have been employed by the Corporation (including any period of service with any predecessor of the Corporation) at the date the Executive would
have attained age 65 (“Early Retirement Benefits”). 
 6.3. Payment. The Early Retirement Benefits shall be payable in one
hundred eighty (180) equal monthly installments commencing on the first day of the first month after the date of Early Retirement. The Early Retirement Benefits shall be in lieu of any other retirement, disability, death or termination benefits
under this Agreement. 
 6.4. Payment of Early Retirement Benefits to Designated Beneficiary or Surviving Spouse. In the event the
Executive dies before receiving the full amount of Early Retirement Benefits to which he is entitled under Section 6.2, the Corporation will continue to make payments of the remaining balance of the Early Retirement Benefits in accordance with
Article 3.3. 
 ARTICLE 7 
 RIGHTS AS UNSECURED GENERAL CREDITOR 
 7.1 Unsecured General Creditor. The Executive and the Executive’s
Designated Beneficiary shall have no legal or equitable rights, interest or claims in or to any property or assets of the Corporation. All the Corporation’s assets shall be and remain the general unpledged, unrestricted assets of the
Corporation. The Corporation’s obligation under this Agreement shall be that of an unfunded and unsecured promise by the Corporation to pay money in the future. The Executive and his Designated Beneficiary shall be unsecured creditors with
respect to any benefits hereunder. 
  

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 ARTICLE 8 
 CLAIMS PROCEDURE 
 8.1. Filing of Claim. The Executive or his Designated Beneficiary (the
“Claimant”) may file a claim for a benefit pursuant to this Agreement. The claim shall be deemed filed when a written, signed communication is delivered by the Claimant or the Claimant’s authorized representative to the Company. The
claim must state the name of the Claimant and the basis on which the claim is made. 
 8.2. Action on Claim. Each claim must be acted
upon and approved or disapproved by the Company in writing within thirty (30) days of the date on which the Company received the claim, unless special circumstances require further time for processing and the Claimant is advised of the
extension. In no event shall the Company fail to act for more than forty-five (45) days after the Company received the claim. If the Claimant does not receive such written notice within such 45-day period, the claim shall be deemed to be
denied. If the claim is denied, in whole or in part, the written notice shall set forth, in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant, the following matters: 
 1. the specific reason or reasons for the denial; 
 2. specific reference to pertinent provisions of this Agreement on which the denial is based; 
 3. a description of any additional material or information necessary for the Claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such
material or information is necessary; and 
 4. an explanation of this Agreement’s review procedures. 
 8.3. Claim Review Procedure. If a claim is denied in whole or in part, the Claimant or his authorized representative may file a request for review
of the decision of denial within ten (10) days after receipt by the Claimant of the written notice of denial. The request for review shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the Company. The request must specify issues or comments which
the Claimant deems pertinent to the Claim. A decision by the Board of Directors on the request for review shall be made promptly, but not later than ten (10) days after the Company receives the Claimant’s request for review. The
Board’s decision on review will be in writing and will include specific reasons for the Board’s decision written in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant. 
 ARTICLE 9 
 GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 9.1. Right to Terminate Employment. No provisions under the Agreement shall restrict the right of the Corporation to terminate the employment of
the Executive. 
  

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 9.2. Entire Agreement. This Agreement supersedes any and all other agreements, either oral or in
writing, among the parties hereto with respect to the salary continuation benefits of the Executive by the Corporation and contains all of the covenants and agreements among the parties, subject to the terms of the Employment Agreement. Each party
acknowledges that no representations, inducements, promises or agreements, oral or otherwise, have been made by any party or anyone acting on behalf of a party which are not embodied herein, and that no other agreement, statement, representation,
inducement or promise regarding the subject matter of this Agreement not contained in this Agreement shall be valid or binding. Any modification, waiver or amendment of this Agreement will be effective only if it is in writing and signed by the
party to be charged. 
 9.3. Waiver. Any waiver by any party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate as or be
construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Agreement. Any failure of a party to assert his or its rights under any provision of this Agreement at any time (including his right to
claim a Change of Control Payment), shall not prevent such person from asserting and receiving the full benefit of such rights at any subsequent time. The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on one or
more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement. 
 9.4. Choice of Law and Forum. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. Any action
or proceeding brought upon or arising out of this Agreement or its termination shall be brought in a forum located within the State of California. 
 9.5. Binding Effect of Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Corporation, its successors and assigns, including without limitation, any person, partnership or corporation which may acquire
all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets and business or with or into which the Corporation or its subsidiary banks may be consolidated, merged or otherwise reorganized, and this provision shall apply in the event of any subsequent
merger, consolidation, reorganization or transfer. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Executive and his heirs and personal representatives. The benefits payable to the Executive under this Agreement
shall not be transferable by the Executive or his Designated Beneficiary or Surviving Spouse by assignment or otherwise and such rights shall not be subject to commutation, encumbrance or the claims of the creditors the Executive, his Designated
Beneficiary or Surviving Spouse and any attempt to do any of the foregoing shall be void. 
 9.6. Severability. In the event that any
term or condition contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term
or condition of this Agreement, but this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable term or condition had never been contained herein. 
  

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 9.7. Headings. The headings in this Agreement are solely for convenience of reference and shall be
given no effect in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. 
 9.8. Notices. Any notices to be given hereunder by any
party to another party may be effected either by personal delivery, in writing or by mail, registered or certified, postage prepaid with return receipt requested, or by confirmed electronic mail. Mailed notices shall be addressed to the parties at
the addresses indicated at the end of this Agreement, but each party may change his or her address by written notice in accordance with this paragraph. Notices delivered personally shall be deemed communicated as of actual receipt; mailed notices
shall be deemed communicated as of five (5) days after mailing. 
 9.9. Arbitration. Any controversy or claim arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or alleged breach of this Agreement not resolved through the Claims Procedure set forth in Article 8.1 shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the then current rules of the American Arbitration Association
pertaining to employment disputes, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. Each party shall pay the fees of the arbitrator he/it selects and of his/its own attorneys, and the expenses of
his/its witnesses and all other expenses connected with presenting his/its case. Except as otherwise required by law, other costs of the arbitration, including the cost of any record or transcripts of the arbitration, administrative fees and all
other fees and costs, shall be borne equally by the parties. Full discovery shall be permitted to the parties to any such arbitration, including depositions of all relevant witnesses. 
 9.10. Attorneys’ Fees and Costs. If any action at law or in equity is brought by a party upon or arising out of this Agreement, the
prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and necessary disbursements incurred in the action. In addition to any other relief to which it may be entitled. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation and the Executive have executed this Agreement on the date and
year first above written. 
  

			
	 PACIFIC CAPITAL BANCORP

	
	 “Corporation”

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Robert B. Sheppard

		 	 Robert B. Sheppard

		 	 Chairman, Human Resources Committee

	
	 “Executive”

	
	 /s/ Clayton C. Larson

	 Clayton C. Larson


  

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 EXHIBIT A 
 BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION NOTICE 
 UNDER THE AMENDED AND RESTATED EXECUTIVE SALARY 
 CONTINUATION BENEFITS AGREEMENT (THE “AGREEMENT”) 
 Name of Executive: Clayton C. Larson 
 If I shall die prior to the full receipt of benefits under the
Agreement, then all rights under this Agreement that I hereby hold upon my death, to the extent not previously terminated or forfeited, shall be transferred to Sharon J. Larson in the manner provided for in the Agreement: 
  

	
	 /s/ Clayton C. Larson

	 Clayton C. Larson

	
	 Date: September 24, 1997


 Receipt acknowledged on behalf of PACIFIC CAPITAL BANCORP by: 
  

	
	 /s/ Naomi Kinney

	 Naomi Kinney, Director of Human Resources

	
	 Date: September 24, 1997


  

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