Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan for William M.Griffith, Jr.



  
 Exhibit 10.1

  
 EXECUTIVE SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN 

 
 EXECUTIVE AGREEMENT 
  
 THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 14 day of November, 2002,
by and between Alamance National Bank, a bank organized and existing under the laws of the State of North Carolina (hereinafter referred to as the “Bank”), and William M. Griffith, Jr., an Executive of the Bank (hereinafter referred to as
the “Executive”). 
  
 WHEREAS, the Executive is
now in the employ of the Bank and has for many years faithfully served the Bank. It is the consensus of the Board of Directors (hereinafter referred to as the “Board”) that the Executive’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 Executive’s experience, knowledge of corporate affairs, reputation and industry
contacts are of such value, and the Executive’s continued services so essential to the Bank’s future growth and profits, that it would suffer severe financial loss should the Executive terminate their services; 
  
 ACCORDINGLY, the Board has adopted the Alamance National Bank
Executive Supplemental Retirement Plan (hereinafter referred to as the “Executive Plan”) and it is the desire of the Bank and the Executive to enter into this Agreement under which the Bank will agree to make certain payments to the
Executive upon the Executive’s retirement or to the Executive’s beneficiary(ies) in the event of the Executive’s death pursuant to the Executive Plan; 
  
 FURTHERMORE, it is the intent of the parties hereto that this Executive Plan be considered an unfunded arrangement
maintained primarily to provide supplemental retirement benefits for the Executive, and be considered a non-qualified benefit plan for purposes of the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). The Executive 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 Executive 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 Executive agree as follows: 
  

	I.	DEFINITIONS 

  

	 	A.	Effective Date: 

  
 The Effective Date of the Executive Plan shall be September 6, 2002. 
  










	 	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
“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 that becomes effective on the first day of the calendar month following the month in
which the Executive reaches age sixty-five (65) or such later date as the Executive may actually retire. 
  

	 	D.	Termination of Service: 

  
 Termination of Service shall mean the Executive’s voluntary resignation of service by the Executive or the Bank’s discharge of the Executive
without cause, 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 Executive. Prior to the
Executive’s Termination of Service or the Executive’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]). Said Pre-Retirement Account shall be credited interest at a rate of eight percent (8%) each Plan Year until the Pre-Retirement Account is entirely paid to the Executive, or the Executive’s beneficiary(ies), and
said Pre-Retirement Account balance is zero. Notwithstanding anything hereinabove to the contrary, if the Executive shall suffer a Termination of Service for reasons other than disability, prior to the Early Retirement Date, it shall be in the sole
discretion of the Board whether to continue to increase or decrease such liability reserve account, and/or credit interest to said account as set forth hereinabove, subsequent to said Termination of Service. 
  

	 	F.	Index Retirement Benefit: 

  
 The Index Retirement Benefit for each Executive in the Executive 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. 
  

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	 	G.	Index: 

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

	 Insurance Company:
	  	 Jefferson Pilot Life Insurance Company

	 Policy Form:
	  	Flexible Premium Adjustable Life
	 Policy Name:
	  	ESP100
	 Insured’s Age and Sex:
	  	53, Male
	 Riders:
	  	None
	 Ratings:
	  	None
	 Option:
	  	Level
	 Face Amount:
	  	$659,000
	 Premiums Paid:
	  	$270,610
	 Number of Premium Payments:
	  	Single
	 Assumed Purchase Date:
	  	September 6, 2002
		
	 Insurance Company:
	  	Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
	 Policy Form:
	  	Flexible Premium Adjustable Life
	 Policy Name:
	  	SL11B
	 Insured’s Age and Sex:
	  	53, Male
	 Riders:
	  	None
	 Ratings:
	  	None
	 Option:
	  	Level
	 Face Amount:
	  	$627,816
	 Premiums Paid:
	  	$270,610
	 Number of Premium Payments:
	  	Single
	 Assumed Purchase Date:
	  	September 6, 2002

  
 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 Executive 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. Said illustration shall 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 Executive and the Executive’s beneficiary(ies) shall have no ownership interest in such policy and shall 

  

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always have no greater interest in the benefits under this Executive Plan than that of an unsecured creditor of the Bank. 
  

	 	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 the Executive pursuant to the Executive Plan (Paragraph II hereinafter) plus the amount of all previous years’ after-tax Cost of Funds Expense, and
multiplying that sum by the greater of either: (i) Average After-Tax Cost of Funds (Subparagraph I [K]); or (ii) Average after-tax. yield of a one-year Treasury Bill. 
  

	 	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 Executive
Plan. For the purposes of this Executive 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 Executive attains age sixty-five (65). 
  

	 	K.	Average After-Tax Cost of Funds: 

  
 Average After-Tax Cost of Funds means, at any particular time, a ratio, the numerator of which is the total annualized interest expense as set forth on
Schedule RI-Income Statement of the Bank’s most recently filed Consolidated Report of Condition and Income (the “Call Report”) and the denominator of which is an amount equal to: (i) the amount of deposits in domestic offices (sum of
total of columns A and C from Schedule RC-E of the Call Report), plus (ii) the amount of federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase, as set forth on Schedule RC-Balance Sheet of the Call Report. 
  

	 	L.	Early Retirement Date: 

  
 Early Retirement Date shall mean a retirement from service which is effective prior to the Normal Retirement Age stated herein, provided the Executive has
attained age sixty (60). 
  

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	II.	INDEX BENEFITS 

  

	 	A.	Retirement Benefits: 

  
 Subject to Subparagraph II (D) hereinafter, an Executive who remains in the employ of the Bank until the Normal Retirement Age (Subparagraph I [J]) shall
be entitled to receive the balance in the Pre-Retirement Account in one hundred eighty (180) equal monthly installments commencing thirty (30) days following the Executive’s retirement. In addition to these payments and commencing subsequent
thereto, and only after the Pre-Retirement Account has been paid in full, the Index Retirement Benefit (Subparagraph I [F]) for each Plan Year subsequent to the year that the Executive begins receiving Index Retirement Benefits hereunder, and
including the remaining portion of the Plan Year of the year that the Executive begins receiving Index Retirement Benefits hereunder, shall be paid to the Executive until the Executive’s death. 
  

	 	B.	Termination of Service: 

  
 Subject to Subparagraph II (D), should an Executive suffer a Termination of Service the Executive shall be entitled to receive twenty percent (20%) times
the number of full years of employment with the Bank from the date of first employment with the Bank to a maximum of eighty percent (80%), times the balance in the Pre-Retirement Account payable to the Executive in one hundred eighty (180) equal
monthly installments commencing (30) days following the Executive’s Normal Retirement Age (Subparagraph I [J]). In addition to these payments and commencing subsequent thereto, and only after the Pre-Retirement Account has been paid in full,
twenty percent (20%) times the number of full years of employment with the Bank from the date of first employment with the Bank to a maximum of eighty percent (80%), times the Index Retirement Benefit for each Plan Year subsequent to the year that
the Executive begins receiving Index Retirement Benefits hereunder, and including the remaining portion of the Plan following the year that the Executive begins receiving Index retirement Benefits hereunder, shall be paid to the Executive until the
Executive’s death. 
  

	 	C.	Death: 

  
 Should the Executive die there is a balance in the Executive’s Pre-Retirement Account (Subparagraph I [E]), said unpaid balance of the
Executive’s Pre-Retirement Account shall be paid in a lump sum to the individual or individuals the Executive may have designated in writing and filed with the Bank. In the absence of any effective beneficiary designation, the unpaid balance
shall be paid as set forth herein to the duly qualified executor or administrator of the Executive’s estate. Said 

  

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payment due hereunder shall be made the first day of the second month following the decease of the Executive. 
  

	 	D.	Discharge for Cause: 

  
 Should the Executive be Discharged for Cause at any time, all benefits under this Executive 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 Executive Plan. 
  

	 	E.	Death Benefit: 

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

	 	F.	Early Retirement: 

  
 Subject to Subparagraph II (D), should the Executive elect Early Retirement or be discharged without cause by the Bank subsequent to the Early Retirement
Date (Subparagraph I [L]), the Executive shall be entitled to receive the balance in the Pre-Retirement Account payable in one hundred eighty (180) equal monthly installments commencing thirty (30) days after the Early Retirement Date [Subparagraph
I (L)]. In addition to these payments and commencing subsequent thereto, and only after the Pre-Retirement Account has been paid in full, the Index Retirement Benefit for each Plan Year subsequent to the year that the Executive begins receiving
Index Retirement Benefits hereunder, and including the remaining portion of the Plan Year following the year that the Executive begins receiving Index retirement Benefits hereunder, shall be paid to the Executive until the Executive’s death.

  

	 	G.	Disability Benefit: 

  
 In the event the Executive becomes disabled prior to Termination of Service, and the Executive’s employment is terminated because of such disability,
the Executive shall immediately begin receiving the benefits in Subparagraph IT (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 

  

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resolved by a physician selected by the Bank and such resolution shall be binding upon all parties to this Agreement. 
  

	III.	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 Executive Plan. The
Executive, 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 Executive 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 Executive 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 Executive 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 Executive, then the Executive shall assist the Bank by
freely submitting to a physical exam and supplying such additional information necessary to obtain such insurance or annuities. 
  

	IV.	CHANGE OF CONTROL 

  
 Upon a Change of Control (Subparagraph I [I]), if the Executive subsequently suffers a Termination of Service (Subparagraph I [D]), then the Executive
shall receive one hundred percent (100%) of the benefits promised in this Executive Plan (Subparagraph II[A]) thirty (30) days following the later of either: (i) Termination of Service; or (ii) the Executive attaining age sixty (60), as if the
Executive had been continuously employed by the Bank until the Executive’s Normal Retirement Age. The Executive will also remain eligible for all promised death benefits in this Executive 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 Executive Plan and agrees to abide by its terms. 
  

	V.	MISCELLANEOUS 

  

	 	A.	Alienability and Assignment Prohibition: 

  
 Neither the Executive, nor the Executive’s surviving spouse, nor any other beneficiary(ies) under this Executive Plan shall have any power or right
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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 Executive or the Executive’s beneficiary(ies), nor be transferable by operation of law in the event of bankruptcy, insolvency or otherwise. In the event the Executive 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 Executive Plan. This Executive 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 Executive, this Executive Plan may be amended or revoked at any time or
times, in whole or in part, by the mutual written consent of the Executive and the Bank. 
  

	 	D.	Gender: 

  
 Whenever in this Executive 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 Executive Plan shall affect the right of the Executive 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. 
  

	 	F.	Headings: 

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

  

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	 	G.	Applicable Law: 

  
 The laws of the State of North Carolina shall govern the validity and interpretation of this Agreement. 
  

	 	H.	12 U.S.C. § 1828(k): 

  
 Any payments made to the Executive pursuant to this Executive 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 Executive 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 Executive Plan shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such partial invalidity.

  

	 	J.	Employment: 

  
 No provision of this Executive Plan shall be deemed to restrict or limit any existing employment agreement by and between the Bank and the Executive, nor
shall any conditions herein create specific employment rights to the Executive nor limit the right of the Employer to discharge the Executive with or without cause. In a similar fashion, no provision shall limit the Executive’s rights to
voluntarily sever the Executive’s employment at any time. 
  

	VI.	ERISA PROVISION 

  

	 	A.	Named Fiduciary and Plan Administrator: 

  
 The “Named Fiduciary and Plan Administrator” of this Executive Plan shall be Alamance National Bank 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 Executive Plan. The Named Fiduciary may delegate to others certain aspects of the management and operation
responsibilities of the Executive Plan including the employment of advisors and the delegation of ministerial duties to qualified individuals. 
  

	 	B.	Claims Procedure and Arbitration: 

  
 In the event a dispute arises over benefits under this Executive Plan and benefits are not paid to the Executive (or to the Executive’s 

  

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beneficiary(ies) in the case of the Executive’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 the specific reasons for such denial, reference to the provisions of this Executive 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 Executive 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 Executive 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 Executive “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. 
  

	VII.	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 Executive Plan, then the Bank reserves the right to terminate or 

  

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modify this Agreement accordingly. 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 first day set forth hereinabove, and that, upon execution, each has received a conforming copy. 
  

	 	 	 	 	 ALAMANCE NATIONAL BANK
 Graham, North Carolina
	 	 
					
	 /s/    Jatana M. Bremer
	 	 	 	By:	 	 /s/    William E. Swing, Jr.
	 	 SVP

	
	 	 	 	 	

	 Witness
	 	 	 	 	 	Title
				
	 /s/    Jatana M. Bremer
	 	 	 	 /s/    William M. Griffith, Jr.
	 	 
	
	 	 	

	 Witness
	 	 	 	 William M. Griffith, Jr.
	 	 

  

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