EXHIBIT
10.10


 


SALARY
CONTINUATION AGREEMENT OF WILLIAM D. BARLOW


 


 


 


 






    	 



    	 



    

 


Exhibit 10.10


 


Salary continuation
Agreement


 


This Salary Continuation Agreement
(the “Agreement”) by and between First Clover Leaf Bank NA, located in Edwardsville, Illinois (the “Employer”),
and William Barlow (the “Executive”), effective as of the 1st day of July 2014, formalizes the agreements and understanding
between the Employer and the Executive.


 


WITNESSETH:


 


WHEREAS, the Executive is employed
by the Employer;


 


WHEREAS, the Employer recognizes
the valuable services the Executive has performed for the Employer and wishes to encourage the Executive’s continued employment
and to provide the Executive with additional incentive to achieve corporate objectives;


 


WHEREAS, the Employer wishes to
provide the terms and conditions upon which the Employer shall pay additional retirement benefits to the Executive;


 


WHEREAS, the Employer and the
Executive intend this Agreement shall at all times be administered and interpreted in compliance with Code Section 409A; and


 


WHEREAS, the Employer intends
this Agreement shall at all times be administered and interpreted in such a manner as to constitute an unfunded nonqualified deferred
compensation arrangement, maintained primarily to provide supplemental retirement benefits for the Executive, a member of a select
group of management or highly compensated employee of the Employer;


 


NOW THEREFORE, in consideration
of the premises and of the mutual promises herein contained, the Employer and the Executive agree as follows:


 


ARTICLE 1


DEFINITIONS


 


For the purpose of this Agreement,
the following phrases or terms shall have the indicated meanings:


 


1.1     “Accrued Benefit”
means the dollar value of the liability that should be accrued by the Employer, under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles,
for the Employer’s obligation to the Executive under this Agreement, calculated by applying Accounting Standards Codification 710-10
and the Discount Rate.


 


1.2     “Administrator”
means the Board or its designee.


 


1.3     “Affiliate”
means any business entity with whom the Employer would be considered a single employer under Code Section 414(b) and 414(c).
Such term shall be


 




    	 



    	 



    

 


interpreted in a manner consistent with the definition
of “service recipient” contained in Code Section 409A.


 


1.4     “Beneficiary”
means the person or persons designated in writing by the Executive to receive benefits hereunder in the event of the Executive’s
death.


 


1.5     “Board”
means the Board of Directors of the Employer.


 


1.6     “Change in Control”
means a change in control of the Employer or the Company of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to
Item 5.01 of a current report on Form 8-K, as such requirement is in effect on the Effective Date, pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act, provided that, without limitation, such a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred at such time
as (a) any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the “beneficial
owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing
25% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities, except for any securities purchased by
the Employer’s employee stock ownership plan or trust; or (b) individuals who constitute the Company Board on the Effective
Date (the “Incumbent Company Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, provided
that any person becoming a director of the Company Board subsequent to the Effective Date whose election was approved by a vote
of at least a majority of the directors of the Company Board shall be, for purposes of this clause (b), considered as though he
or she were a member of the Incumbent Company Board; or (c) a reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially
all the assets of the Employer or the Company, or similar transaction in which the Employer or Company is not the surviving institution
is consummated. Notwithstanding anything in this Change in Control definition to the contrary, in the event that any amount or
benefit under this Agreement constitutes deferred compensation and the settlement of or distribution of such amount or benefit
is to be triggered by a Change in Control, then such settlement or distribution shall be subject to the event constituting the
Change in Control also constituting a “change in control event” under Code Section 409A.


 


1.7     “Chief Executive
Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer of the Employer.


 


1.8     “Claimant”
means a person who believes that he or she is being denied a benefit to which he or she is entitled hereunder.


 


1.9     “Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.


 


1.10     “Company”
means First Clover Leaf Financial Corp., a Maryland corporation that owns one hundred percent (100%) of the common stock of
the Employer on the Effective Date.


 


1.11     “Company Board”
means the Board of Directors of the Company.


 


1.12     “Disability”
means a condition of the Executive whereby the Executive either: (i) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity
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determinable physical or mental impairment that can
be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, (ii) is, by reason
of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last
for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three
months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Employer, or (iii) Executive is determined to be totally disabled
by the Social Security Administration. The Administrator will determine whether the Executive has incurred a Disability based
on its own good faith determination and the Administrator or the Chief Executive Officer may require the Executive to submit to
such physical or mental evaluations and tests as the Administrator or the Chief Executive Officer deems reasonably appropriate,
at the Employer’s expense.


 


1.13     “Discount Rate”
means the rate used by the Administrator for determining the Accrued Benefit. The initial Discount Rate is four and one quarter
percent (4.25%). The Administrator may adjust the Discount Rate to maintain the rate within reasonable standards according to
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and applicable bank regulatory guidance.


 


1.14     “Early Termination”
means Separation from Service before Normal Retirement Age except when such Separation from Service occurs within twenty-four
(24) months following a Change in Control or due to Termination for Just Cause.


 


1.15     “Effective Date”
means July 1, 2014.


 


1.16     “Employment Agreement”
means the then-current employment agreement between the Executive and the Employer.


 


1.17     “ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.


 


1.18     “Exchange Act”
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


 


1.19     “Involuntary
Termination” means that the Executive, prior to Normal Retirement Age and following a Change in Control, has experienced
a Separation from Service (i) following receipt of a Notice of Termination from the Employer that such Separation from Service
has occurred for reasons other than Termination for Just Cause or Disability or (ii) after the occurrence of any of the following:


a)     the failure to
appoint or reappoint the Executive to the position set forth in the applicable section of the Employment Agreement;


b)     a material change
in the Executive’s functions, duties, or responsibilities with the Employer, which change would cause the Executive’s
position to become one of lesser responsibility, importance, or scope from the position and attributes thereof described in the
applicable section of the Employment Agreement;


c)     a relocation of
the Executive’s principal place of employment by more than thirty (30) miles from its location at the Effective Date;


 




    	 



    	 



    

 


d)     a material reduction
in the benefits or perquisites to the Executive from those being provided as of the later of the Effective Date or any subsequent
anniversary date of this Agreement, other than an immaterial reduction in benefits or perquisites as part of an employee-wide
reduction in such benefits or perquisites;


e)     a liquidation
or dissolution of the Company or the Employer; or


f)     a material breach
by the Employer of this Agreement or the Employment Agreement.


Upon the occurrence of any event described in clauses
(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), or (f) immediately above, the Executive shall have the right to elect to terminate his employment with
the Employer by resignation upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written Notice of Termination, given within ninety (90)
days after the event giving rise to said right to elect. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in the event of a continuing
breach by the Employer of this Agreement or the Employment Agreement, the Executive, after giving due notice within the prescribed
time frame of an initial event specified above, shall not waive any of his rights under this Agreement solely by virtue of the
fact that the Executive has submitted his resignation, provided the Executive has remained in the employment of the Employer and
is engaged in good faith discussions to resolve any occurrence of an event described in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), or (f)
immediately above. The Employer shall have at least thirty (30) days to remedy any condition set forth in clauses (a), (b), (c),
(d), (e), or (f) immediately above; provided, however, that the Employer shall be entitled to waive such period.


 


1.20     “Normal Retirement
Age” means the date the Executive attains age sixty-five (65).


 


1.21     “Notice of Termination”
means a written notice that shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall set
forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive’s employment
under the provision so indicated. If the party receiving a Notice of Termination desires to dispute or contest the basis or reasons
for termination, the party receiving the Notice of Termination must notify the other party within thirty (30) days after receiving
the Notice of Termination that such a dispute exists, and shall pursue the resolution of such dispute in good faith and with reasonable
diligence. During the pendency of any such dispute, neither the Company nor the Employer shall be obligated to pay the Executive
compensation or other payments beyond the date of termination specified in the Notice of Termination.


 


1.22      “Separation
from Service” means a termination of the Executive’s employment with the Employer and its Affiliates for reasons
other than death or Disability. A Separation from Service may occur as of a specified date for purposes of the Agreement even
if the Executive continues to provide some services for the Employer or its Affiliates after that date, provided that the facts
and circumstances indicate that the Employer and the Executive reasonably anticipated at that date that either no further services
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services the Executive would perform after such date
(whether as an employee or as an independent contractor) would permanently decrease to less than 50 percent (50%) of the average
level of bona fide services performed over the immediately preceding thirty-six (36) month period (or the full period during which
the Executive performed services for the Employer, if that is less than thirty-six (36) months). A Separation from Service will
not be deemed to have occurred while the Executive is on military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence if the
period of such leave does not exceed six (6) months or, if longer, the period for which a statute or contract provides the Executive
with the right to reemployment with the Employer. If the Executive’s leave exceeds six (6) months but the Executive is not
entitled to reemployment under a statute or contract, the Executive incurs a Separation of Service on the next day following the
expiration of such six (6) month period. In determining whether a Separation of Service occurs the Administrator shall take into
account, among other things, the definition of “service recipient” and “employer” set forth in Treasury
regulation §1.409A-1(h)(3). The Administrator shall have full and final authority, to determine conclusively whether a Separation
from Service occurs, and the date of such Separation from Service.


 


1.23     “Specified Employee”
means an individual that satisfies the definition of a “key employee” of the Employer as such term is defined
in Code §416(i) (without regard to Code §416(i)(5)), provided that the stock of the Employer is publicly traded on an
established securities market or otherwise, as defined in Code §1.897-1(m). If the Executive is a key employee at any time
during the twelve (12) months ending on December 31, the Executive is a Specified Employee for the twelve (12) month period commencing
on the first day of the following April.


 


1.24     “Termination
for Just Cause” means termination because of the Executive’s personal dishonesty; willful misconduct regarding
any material matter; breach of fiduciary duty involving personal profit; intentional failure to perform stated duties after receiving
notice of the same from the Employer and a reasonable opportunity to cure; commission of any felony; willful violation of any
law, rule, or regulation involving dishonesty, theft, or moral turpitude; willful violation of or final cease-and-desist order
affecting or pertaining to the Employer; or material breach of any provision of this Agreement or the Employment Agreement, subject
to a reasonable opportunity to cure after notice. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, neither the Company nor
the Employer shall terminate the Executive for Just Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to the Executive a
Notice of Termination, finding that in the good faith opinion of the Chief Executive Officer, the Executive was guilty of conduct
justifying Termination for Just Cause and specifying the particulars thereof in detail. The Executive shall not have the right
to receive compensation or other benefits for any period after Termination for Just Cause.


 


1.25     “Voluntary Termination”
means that the Executive, prior to Normal Retirement Age and following a Change in Control, experiences a Separation from
Service for reasons other than Termination for Just Cause or Disability or Involuntary Termination.


 




    	 



    	 



    

 


ARTICLE 2


PAYMENT OF BENEFITS


 


2.1     Normal Retirement Benefit.
Upon Separation from Service after Normal Retirement Age, the Employer shall pay the Executive an annual benefit in the amount
of Fifty Eight Thousand Dollars ($58,000) in lieu of any other benefit hereunder. The annual benefit shall be paid in equal monthly
installments commencing on the first day of the month following Separation from Service and continuing for ten (10) years.


 


2.2     Early Termination Benefit.
If Early Termination occurs, the Employer shall pay the Executive the vested portion, as determined below, of the Accrued Benefit
in lieu of any other benefit hereunder. The benefit shall be paid in one hundred twenty (120) equal monthly installments commencing
the month following Separation from Service.


 


	Year in which Early Termination occurs	Percent vested in Accrued Benefit
	2018
    or earlier	0%
	2019	20%
	2020	40%
	2021	60%
	2022	80%
	2023
    or later	100%


 


2.3     Disability Benefit.
In the event the Executive suffers a Disability prior to Normal Retirement Age the Employer shall pay the Executive the Accrued
Benefit in lieu of any other benefit hereunder. The benefit shall be paid in one hundred twenty (120) equal monthly installments
commencing the month following Disability.


 


2.4     Change in Control Benefit.
If a Change in Control occurs, followed within twenty-four (24) months by Separation of Service prior to Normal Retirement Age,
the Employer shall pay the Executive the benefit described below.


 


(a)     Involuntary
Termination. If a Change in Control occurs, followed within twenty-four (24) months by Involuntary Termination prior to Normal
Retirement Age, the Employer shall pay the Executive an annual benefit in the amount of Fifty Eight Thousand Dollars ($58,000)
in lieu of any other benefit hereunder. The annual benefit shall be paid in equal monthly installments commencing the month following
Separation from Service and continuing for ten (10) years.


 


(b)     Voluntary Termination.
If a Change in Control occurs, followed within twenty-four (24) months by Voluntary Termination prior to Normal Retirement Age,
the Employer shall pay the Executive the Accrued Benefit in lieu of any other benefit hereunder. The benefit shall be paid in
one hundred twenty (120) equal monthly installments commencing the month following Separation from Service.


 




    	 



    	 



    

 


2.5     Death Prior to Commencement
of Benefit Payments. In the event the Executive dies prior to Separation from Service and Disability, the Employer shall pay
the Beneficiary an annual benefit in the amount of Fifty Eight Thousand Dollars ($58,000) in lieu of any other benefit hereunder.
The annual benefit shall be paid in equal monthly installments commencing on the first day of the month following the Executive’s
death and continuing for ten (10) years.


 


2.6     Death Subsequent to
Commencement of Benefit Payments. In the event the Executive dies while receiving payments, but prior to receiving all payments
due and owing hereunder, the Employer shall pay the Beneficiary the same amounts at the same times as the Employer would have
paid the Executive had the Executive survived.


 


2.7     Termination for Just
Cause. If the Employer terminates the Executive’s employment in a Termination for Just Cause, then the Executive shall
not be entitled to any benefits under the terms of this Agreement.


 


2.8     Restriction on Commencement
of Distributions.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Executive is considered a
Specified Employee at the time of Separation from Service, the provisions of this Section shall govern all distributions hereunder.
Distributions which would otherwise be made to the Executive due to Separation from Service shall not be made during the first
six (6) months following Separation from Service. Rather, any distribution which would otherwise be paid to the Executive during
such period shall be accumulated and paid to the Executive in a lump sum on the first day of the seventh month following Separation
from Service, or if earlier, upon the Executive’s death. All subsequent distributions shall be paid as they would have had
this Section not applied.


 


2.9     Acceleration of Payments.
Except as specifically permitted herein, no acceleration of the time or schedule of any payment may be made hereunder. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, payments may be accelerated, in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(j)(4) in the
following circumstances: (i) as a result of certain domestic relations orders; (ii) in compliance with ethics agreements with
the federal government; (iii) in compliance with the ethics laws or conflicts of interest laws; (iv) in limited cashouts (but
not in excess of the limit under Code §402(g)(1)(B)); (v) to pay employment-related taxes; or (vi) to pay any taxes that
may become due at any time that the Agreement fails to meet the requirements of Code Section 409A.


 


2.10     Delays in Payment by
Employer. A payment may be delayed to a date after the designated payment date under any of the circumstances described below,
and the provision will not fail to meet the requirements of establishing a permissible payment event. The delay in the payment
will not constitute a subsequent deferral election, so long as the Employer treats all payments to similarly situated employees
on a reasonably consistent basis.


 


(a)     Payments subject
to Code Section 162(m). If the Employer reasonably anticipates that the Employer’s deduction with respect to any distribution
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this Agreement would be limited or eliminated
by application of Code Section 162(m), then to the extent deemed necessary by the Employer to ensure that the entire amount of
any distribution from this Agreement is deductible, the Employer may delay payment of any amount that would otherwise be distributed
under this Agreement. The delayed amounts shall be distributed to the Executive (or the Beneficiary in the event of the Executive’s
death) at the earliest date the Employer reasonably anticipates that the deduction of the payment of the amount will not be limited
or eliminated by application of Code Section 162(m).


(b)     Payments that
would violate Federal securities laws or other applicable law. A payment may be delayed where the Employer reasonably anticipates
that the making of the payment will violate Federal securities laws or other applicable law provided that the payment is made
at the earliest date at which the Employer reasonably anticipates that the making of the payment will not cause such violation.
The making of a payment that would cause inclusion in gross income or the application of any penalty provision of the Internal
Revenue Code is not treated as a violation of law.


(c)     Solvency.
Notwithstanding the above, a payment may be delayed where the payment would jeopardize the ability of the Employer to continue
as a going concern.


 


2.11     Treatment of Payment
as Made on Designated Payment Date. Solely for purposes of determining compliance with Code Section 409A, any payment under
this Agreement made after the required payment date shall be deemed made on the required payment date provided that such payment
is made by the latest of: (i) the end of the calendar year in which the payment is due; (ii) the 15th day of the third
calendar month following the payment due date; (iii) if Employer cannot calculate the payment amount on account of administrative
impracticality which is beyond the Executive’s control, the end of the first calendar year which payment calculation is
practicable; and (iv) if Employer does not have sufficient funds to make the payment without jeopardizing the Employer’s
solvency, in the first calendar year in which the Employer’s funds are sufficient to make the payment.


 


2.12     Facility of Payment.
If a distribution is to be made to a minor, or to a person who is otherwise incompetent, then the Administrator may make such
distribution: (i) to the legal guardian, or if none, to a parent of a minor payee with whom the payee maintains his or her residence;
or (ii) to the conservator or administrator or, if none, to the person having custody of an incompetent payee. Any such distribution
shall fully discharge the Employer and the Administrator from further liability on account thereof.


 


2.13     Excise Tax Limitation.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any benefit payment hereunder would be treated as an “excess
parachute payment” under Code Section 280G, the Employer shall reduce such benefit payment to the extent necessary to avoid
treating such benefit payment as an excess parachute payment. The Executive shall be entitled to only the reduced benefit and
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2.14     Changes in Form of
Timing of Benefit Payments. The Employer and the Executive may, subject to the terms hereof, amend this Agreement to delay
the timing or change the form of payments. Any such amendment:


 


(a)     must take effect
not less than twelve (12) months after the amendment is made;


(b)     must, for benefits
distributable due solely to the arrival of a specified date, or on account of Separation from Service or Change in Control, delay
the commencement of distributions for a minimum of five (5) years from the date the first distribution was originally scheduled
to be made;


(c)     must, for benefits
distributable due solely to the arrival of a specified date, be made not less than twelve (12) months before distribution is scheduled
to begin; and


(d)     may not accelerate
the time or schedule of any distribution.


 


ARTICLE 3


BENEFICIARIES


 


3.1     Designation of Beneficiaries.
The Executive may designate any person to receive any benefits payable under the Agreement upon the Executive’s death, and
the designation may be changed from time to time by the Executive by filing a new designation. Each designation will revoke all
prior designations by the Executive, shall be in the form prescribed by the Administrator, and shall be effective only when filed
in writing with the Administrator during the Executive’s lifetime. If the Executive names someone other than the Executive’s
spouse as a Beneficiary, the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, determine that spousal consent is required to be provided
in a form designated by the Administrator, executed by the Executive’s spouse and returned to the Administrator. The Executive’s
Beneficiary designation shall be deemed automatically revoked if the Beneficiary predeceases the Executive or if the Executive
names a spouse as Beneficiary and the marriage is subsequently dissolved.


 


3.2     Absence of Beneficiary
Designation. In the absence of a valid Beneficiary designation, or if, at the time any benefit payment is due to a Beneficiary,
there is no living Beneficiary validly named by the Executive, the Employer shall pay the benefit payment to the Executive’s
spouse. If the spouse is not living then the Employer shall pay the benefit payment to the Executive’s living descendants
per stirpes, and if there no living descendants, to the Executive’s estate. In determining the existence or identity
of anyone entitled to a benefit payment, the Employer may rely conclusively upon information supplied by the Executive’s
personal representative, executor, or administrator.


 


ARTICLE 4


ADMINISTRATION


 


4.1     Administrator Duties.
The Administrator shall be responsible for the management, operation, and administration of the Agreement. When making a determination
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furnished by the Employer, Executive or Beneficiary.
No provision of this Agreement shall be construed as imposing on the Administrator any fiduciary duty under ERISA or other law,
or any duty similar to any fiduciary duty under ERISA or other law.


 


4.2     Administrator Authority.
The Administrator shall enforce this Agreement in accordance with its terms, shall be charged with the general administration
of this Agreement, and shall have all powers necessary to accomplish its purposes.


 


4.3     Binding Effect of Decision.
The decision or action of the Administrator with respect to any question arising out of or in connection with the administration,
interpretation or application of this Agreement and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall be final, conclusive
and binding upon all persons having any interest in this Agreement.


 


4.4     Compensation, Expenses
and Indemnity. The Administrator shall serve without compensation for services rendered hereunder. The Administrator is authorized
at the expense of the Employer to employ such legal counsel and/or recordkeeper as it may deem advisable to assist in the performance
of its duties hereunder. Expense and fees in connection with the administration of this Agreement shall be paid by the Employer.


 


4.5     Employer Information.
The Employer shall supply full and timely information to the Administrator on all matters relating to the Executive’s compensation,
death, Disability or Separation from Service, and such other information as the Administrator reasonably requires.


 


4.6     Termination of Participation.
If the Administrator determines in good faith that the Executive no longer qualifies as a member of a select group of management
or highly compensated employees, as determined in accordance with ERISA, the Administrator shall have the right, in its sole discretion,
to cease further benefit accruals hereunder.


 


4.7     Compliance with Code
Section 409A. The Employer and the Executive intend that the Agreement comply with the provisions of Code Section 409A to
prevent the inclusion in gross income of any amounts deferred hereunder in a taxable year prior to the year in which amounts are
actually paid to the Executive or Beneficiary. This Agreement shall be construed, administered and governed in a manner that effects
such intent, and the Administrator shall not take any action that would be inconsistent therewith.


 


ARTICLE 5


Claims and
Review Procedures


 


5.1     Claims Procedure.
A Claimant who has not received benefits under this Agreement that he or she believes should be distributed shall make a claim
for such benefits as set forth below.


 


(a)     Initiation
– Written Claim. The Claimant may initiate a claim by submitting to the Administrator a written claim for benefits.
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to the contents of a notice received by
the Claimant, the claim shall be made within sixty (60) days after such notice was received by the Claimant; all other claims
shall be made within one hundred eighty (180) days of the date on which the event that caused the claim to arise occurred. The
claim shall state with particularity the determination desired by the Claimant.


(b)     Timing of
Administrator Response. The Administrator shall respond to such Claimant within ninety (90) days (forty-five (45) days
for a claim based on Disability) after receiving the claim. If the Administrator determines that special circumstances require
additional time for processing the claim, the Administrator can extend the response period by an additional ninety (90) days (forty-five
(45) days for a claim based on Disability) by notifying the Claimant in writing, prior to the end of the initial ninety (90)-day
period (forty-five (45)-day period for a claim based on Disability), that an additional period is required. The notice of extension
shall set forth the special circumstances and the date by which the Administrator expects to render its decision.


(c)     Notice of
Decision. If the Administrator denies part or all of the claim, the Administrator shall notify the Claimant in writing of
such denial. The Administrator shall write the notification in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant. The notification
shall set forth: (i) the specific reasons for the denial; (ii) a reference to the specific provisions of this Agreement on which
the denial is based; (iii) a description of any additional information or material necessary for the Claimant to perfect the claim
and an explanation of why it is needed; (iv) an explanation of this Agreement’s review procedures and the time limits applicable
to such procedures; and (v) a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA Section 502(a) following
an adverse benefit determination on review.


 


5.2     Review Procedure.
If the Administrator denies part or all of the claim, the Claimant shall have the opportunity for a full and fair review by the
Administrator of the denial as set forth below.


 


(a)     Initiation
– Written Request. To initiate the review, the Claimant shall file with the Administrator a written request for review
within sixty (60) days (one hundred eighty (180) days for a claim based on Disability) after receiving the Administrator’s
notice of denial.


(b)     Additional
Submissions – Information Access. The Claimant shall then have the opportunity to submit written comments, documents,
records, and other information relating to the claim. The Administrator shall provide the Claimant, upon request and free of charge,
reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant (as defined in applicable ERISA regulations)
to the Claimant’s claim for benefits.


(c)     Considerations
on Review. In considering the review, the Administrator shall take into account all materials and information the Claimant
submits relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination.


 




    	 



    	 



    

 


(d)     Timing of
Administrator Response. The Administrator shall respond in writing to such Claimant within sixty (60) days (forty-five (45)
days for a claim based on Disability) after receiving the request for review. If the Administrator determines that special circumstances
require additional time for processing the claim, the Administrator may extend the response period by an additional sixty (60)
days (forty-five (45) days for a claim based on Disability) by notifying the Claimant in writing, prior to the end of the initial
sixty (60)-day period (forty-five (45)-day period for a claim based on Disability), that an additional period is required. The
notice of extension shall set forth the special circumstances and the date by which the Administrator expects to render its decision.


(e)     Notice of
Decision. The Administrator shall notify the Claimant in writing of its decision on review. The Administrator shall write
the notification in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant. The notification shall set forth: (i) the specific reasons
for the denial; (ii) a reference to the specific provisions of this Agreement on which the denial is based; (iii) a statement
that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents,
records and other information relevant (as defined in applicable ERISA regulations) to the Claimant’s claim for benefits;
and (iv) a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA Section 502(a).


 


5.3     Designation. The
Administrator may designate any other person of its choosing to make any determination otherwise required under this Article.


 


5.4     Legal Action. A
Claimant’s compliance with the foregoing provisions of this Article is a mandatory prerequisite to a Claimant’s right
to commence any legal action with respect to any claim for benefits under this Agreement.


 


ARTICLE 6


AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION


 


6.1     Agreement Amendment
Generally. Except as provided in Section 6.2, this Agreement may be amended only by a written agreement signed by both the
Employer and the Executive.


 


6.2     Amendment to Insure
Proper Characterization of Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Agreement may be amended
by the Employer at any time, if found necessary in the opinion of the Employer, i) to ensure that the Agreement is characterized
as plan of deferred compensation maintained for a select group of management or highly compensated employees as described under
ERISA, ii) to conform the Agreement to the requirements of any applicable law or iii) to comply with the written instructions
of the Employer’s auditors or banking regulators.


 


6.3     Agreement Termination
Generally. Except as provided in Section 6.4, this Agreement may be terminated only by a written agreement signed by the Employer
and the Executive. Such termination shall not cause a distribution of benefits under this Agreement. Rather, upon such termination
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earliest distribution event permitted under Article
2.


 


6.4     Effect of Complete Termination.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.3, and subject to the requirements of Code Section 409A and Treasury Regulations
§1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix), at certain times the Employer may completely terminate and liquidate the Agreement. In the event of
such a complete termination, the Employer shall pay the Accrued Benefit balance to the Executive. Such complete termination of
the Agreement shall occur only under the following circumstances and conditions.


 


(a)     Corporate
Dissolution or Bankruptcy. The Employer may terminate and liquidate this Agreement within twelve (12) months of a corporate
dissolution taxed under Code Section 331, or with the approval of a bankruptcy court pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §503(b)(1)(A),
provided that all benefits paid under the Agreement are included in the Executive’s gross income in the latest of: (i) the
calendar year which the termination occurs; (ii) the calendar year in which the amount is no longer subject to a substantial risk
of forfeiture; or (iii) the first calendar year in which the payment is administratively practicable.


(b)     Change in
Control. The Employer may terminate and liquidate this Agreement by taking irrevocable action to terminate and liquidate within
the thirty (30) days preceding or the twelve (12) months following a Change in Control. This Agreement will then be treated as
terminated only if all substantially similar arrangements sponsored by the Employer which are treated as deferred under a single
plan under Treasury Regulations §1.409A-1(c)(2) are terminated and liquidated with respect to each employee who experienced
the Change in Control so that the Executive and any employees in any such similar arrangements are required to receive all amounts
of compensation deferred under the terminated arrangements within twelve (12) months of the date the Employer takes the irrevocable
action to terminate the arrangements.


(c)     Discretionary
Termination. The Employer may terminate and liquidate this Agreement provided that: (i) the termination does not occur proximate
to a downturn in the financial health of the Employer; (ii) all arrangements sponsored by the Employer and Affiliates that would
be aggregated with any terminated arrangements under Treasury Regulations §1.409A-1(c) are terminated; (iii) no payments,
other than payments that would be payable under the terms of this Agreement if the termination had not occurred, are made within
twelve (12) months of the date the Employer takes the irrevocable action to terminate this Agreement; (iv) all payments are made
within twenty-four (24) months following the date the Employer takes the irrevocable action to terminate and liquidate this Agreement;
and (v) neither the Employer nor any of its Affiliates adopt a new arrangement that would be aggregated with any terminated arrangement
under Treasury Regulations §1.409A-1(c) if the Executive participated in both arrangements, at any time within three (3)
years following the date the Employer takes the irrevocable action to terminate this Agreement.


 




    	 



    	 



    

 


ARTICLE 7


MISCELLANEOUS


 


7.1     No Effect on Other Rights.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Employer and the Executive as to the subject matter hereof. No rights
are granted to the Executive by virtue of this Agreement other than those specifically set forth herein. Nothing contained herein
will confer upon the Executive the right to be retained in the service of the Employer nor limit the right of the Employer to
discharge or otherwise deal with the Executive without regard to the existence hereof.


 


7.2     Governing Law; Arbitration.
To the extent not governed by ERISA, the provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted according to the internal
law of the State of Illinois without regard to its conflicts of laws principles. Any dispute or controversy arising under or in
connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by binding arbitration, conducted before a single arbitrator selected
by the Employer and the Executive sitting in a location selected by the Employer and the Executive within twenty-five (25) miles
of Edwardsville, Illinois, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be
entered on the arbitrator’s award in any court having jurisdiction.


 


7.3     Validity. In case
any provision of this Agreement shall be illegal or invalid for any reason, said illegality or invalidity shall not affect the
remaining parts hereof, but this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provision had never been
inserted herein.


 


7.4     Nonassignability.
Benefits under this Agreement cannot be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, attached or encumbered in any manner.


 


7.5     Unsecured General Creditor
Status. Payment to the Executive or any Beneficiary hereunder shall be made from assets which shall continue, for all purposes,
to be part of the general, unrestricted assets of the Employer and no person shall have any interest in any such asset by virtue
of any provision of this Agreement. The Employer’s obligation hereunder shall be an unfunded and unsecured promise to pay
money in the future. In the event that the Employer purchases an insurance policy insuring the life of the Executive to recover
the cost of providing benefits hereunder, neither the Executive nor the Beneficiary shall have any rights whatsoever in said policy
or the proceeds therefrom.


 


7.6     Life Insurance.
If the Employer chooses to obtain insurance on the life of the Executive in connection with its obligations under this Agreement,
the Executive hereby agrees to take such physical examinations and to truthfully and completely supply such information as may
be required by the Employer or the insurance company designated by the Employer.


 


7.7     Unclaimed Benefits.
The Executive shall keep the Employer informed of the Executive’s current address and the current address of the Beneficiary.
If the location of the Executive is not made known to the Employer within three (3) years after the date upon which any payment
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payment of the Executive’s benefit payment(s)
until the location of the Executive is made known to the Employer; however, the Employer shall only be obligated to hold such
benefit payment(s) for the Executive until the expiration of three (3) years. Upon expiration of the three (3) year period, the
Employer may discharge its obligation by payment to the Beneficiary. If the location of the Beneficiary is not made known to the
Employer by the end of an additional two (2) month period following expiration of the three (3) year period, the Employer may
discharge its obligation by payment to the Executive’s estate. If there is no estate in existence at such time or if such
fact cannot be determined by the Employer, the Executive and Beneficiary shall thereupon forfeit all rights to any benefits provided
under this Agreement.


 


7.8     Suicide or Misstatement.
No benefit shall be distributed hereunder if the Executive commits suicide within two (2) years after the Effective Date, or if
an insurance company which issued a life insurance policy covering the Executive and owned by the Employer denies coverage (i)
for material misstatements of fact made by the Executive on an application for life insurance, or (ii) for any other reason.


 


7.9     Removal. Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Employer shall not distribute any benefit under this Agreement if the Executive
is subject to a final removal or prohibition order issued pursuant to Section 8(e) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Furthermore,
any payments made to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement shall, if required, comply with 12 U.S.C. 1828, FDIC Regulation
12 CFR Part 359 and any other regulations or guidance promulgated thereunder.


 


7.10     Non-Competition and
Post-Separation from Service Obligations.


 


(a)     All payments
and benefits to the Executive under this Agreement shall be subject to the Executive’s compliance with this Section 7.10.


(b)     The Executive
shall, upon reasonable notice, furnish such information and assistance to the Employer as may reasonably be required by the Employer
in connection with any litigation in which it or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates is, or may become, a party; provided, however,
that the Executive shall not be required to provide information or assistance with respect to any litigation between the Executive
and the Employer or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates.


(c)     The Executive
recognizes and acknowledges that the knowledge of the business activities and plans for business activities of the Employer, the
Company, and Affiliates thereof, as such knowledge may exist from time to time, is a valuable, special, and unique asset of the
business of the Employer, the Company and Affiliates thereof. The Executive shall not, during or after the term of the Executive’s
employment with the Employer, disclose any knowledge of the past, present, planned, or considered business activities of the Employer,
the Company or Affiliates thereof to any person, firm, corporation, or other entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever (except
for such disclosure as may be required to be provided to the Office of Thrift Supervision, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
or other regulatory agency with jurisdiction over the Company, the Employer, or the Executive). Notwithstanding the foregoing,
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knowledge of banking, financial, or economic
principles, concepts, or ideas that are not solely and exclusively derived from the business plans and activities of the Employer,
and the Executive may disclose any information regarding the Employer that is otherwise publicly available or that the Executive
is otherwise legally required to disclose. In the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Executive of the provisions of
this Section 7.10, the Employer shall be entitled to an injunction restraining the Executive from disclosing, in whole or in part,
the Executive’s knowledge of the past, present, planned, or considered business activities of the Employer or the Company
or any of their Affiliates, or from rendering any services to any person, firm, corporation, or other entity to whom such knowledge,
in whole or in part, has been disclosed or is threatened to be disclosed. Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the
Employer and the Company from pursuing any other remedies available to either of them for such breach or threatened breach, including
the recovery of damages from the Executive.


(d)     Upon any termination
of the Executive’s employment with the Employer for any reason other than (i)(A) the Executive’s involuntary
termination by the Employer or the Company (or any successor thereto) on the effective date of, or at any time following, a Change
in Control, or (B) the Executive’s resignation from employment with the Employer or the Company (or any successor thereto)
(1) within the period beginning with the approval of a Change in Control by the Board or the Company Board and ending ninety
(90) days following a Change in Control or (2) as a result of any event described in Section 1.19(ii)(a), (b), (c), (d),
(e), or (f) above at any time after a Change in Control; (ii) the Executive’s death; or (iii) the expiration of the
Executive’s employment term following a notice of non-renewal by the Employer, the Company, or any successor pursuant to
the applicable section of the Employment Agreement, the Executive shall not compete with the Employer or the Company or any of
their Affiliates or subsidiaries for a period of one (1) year following such termination in Madison County, Illinois, except as
agreed to pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Company Board. During such period and within said County, the Executive
shall not work for or advise, consult, or otherwise serve with, directly or indirectly, any entity whose business materially competes
with the depository, lending, or other business activities of the Employer. The parties hereto, recognizing that irreparable injury
will result to the Employer, its business, and property in the event of the Executive’s breach of this 7.10(d) agree that
in the event of any such breach by the Executive, the Employer shall be entitled, in addition to any other remedies and damages
available, to an injunction to restrain the violation hereof by the Executive, the Executive’s partners, agents, servants,
employers, employees, and all persons acting for or with the Executive. The Executive represents and admits that the Executive’s
experience and capabilities are such that the Executive can obtain employment in a business engaged in other lines or of a different
nature than the Employer, and that the enforcement of a remedy by way of injunction will not prevent the Executive from earning
a livelihood. Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Employer or the Company from pursuing any other remedies available
to them for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of damages from the Executive. The Executive shall not, in
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Company and the Employer and for a period
of one (1) year following the termination of such employment, either as an individual or as a partner, stockholder, director,
officer, principal, employee, agent, consultant, or in any other relationship or capacity, with any person, firm, corporation,
or other business entity, either directly or indirectly, solicit or induce or aid in the solicitation or inducement of any employees
of the Company or the Employer to leave their employment with the Company or the Employer. The Executive shall not, in any manner
whatsoever, during the Executive’s employment with the Company or the Employer and for a period of one (1) year following
the termination of such employment, either as an individual or as a partner, stockholder, director, officer, principal, employee,
agent, consultant, or in any other relationship or capacity with any person, firm, corporation, or other business entity, either
directly or indirectly, solicit the business of any customers or clients of the Company or the Employer at the time of the termination
of the Executive’s employment with the Company or the Employer.


 


7.11     Notice. Any notice,
consent or demand required or permitted to be given to the Employer or Administrator under this Agreement shall be sufficient
if in writing and hand-delivered or sent by registered or certified mail to the Employer’s principal business office. Any
notice or filing required or permitted to be given to the Executive or Beneficiary under this Agreement shall be sufficient if
in writing and hand-delivered or sent by mail to the last known address of the Executive or Beneficiary, as appropriate. Any notice
shall be deemed given as of the date of delivery or, if delivery is made by mail, as of the date shown on the postmark or on the
receipt for registration or certification.


 


7.12     Headings and Interpretation.
Headings and sub-headings in this Agreement are inserted for reference and convenience only and shall not be deemed part of this
Agreement. Wherever the fulfillment of the intent and purpose of this Agreement requires and the context will permit, the use
of the masculine gender includes the feminine and use of the singular includes the plural.


 


7.13     Alternative Action.
In the event it becomes impossible for the Employer or the Administrator to perform any act required by this Agreement due to
regulatory or other constraints, the Employer or Administrator may perform such alternative act as most nearly carries out the
intent and purpose of this Agreement and is in the best interests of the Employer, provided that such alternative act does not
violate Code Section 409A.


 


7.14     Coordination with Other
Benefits. The benefits provided for the Executive or the Beneficiary under this Agreement are in addition to any other benefits
available to the Executive under any other plan or program for employees of the Employer. This Agreement shall supplement and
shall not supersede, modify, or amend any other such plan or program except as may otherwise be expressly provided herein.


 


7.15     Inurement. This
Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Employer, its successors and assigns, and the Executive,
the Executive’s successors, heirs, executors, administrators, and the Beneficiary.


 




    	 



    	 



    

 


7.16     Tax Withholding.
The Employer may make such provisions and take such action as it deems necessary or appropriate for the withholding of any taxes
which the Employer is required by any law or regulation to withhold in connection with any benefits under the Agreement. The Executive
shall be responsible for the payment of all individual tax liabilities relating to any benefits paid hereunder.


 


7.17     Aggregation of Agreement.
If the Employer offers other non-qualified deferred compensation plans, this Agreement and those plans shall be treated as a single
plan to the extent required under Code Section 409A.


 


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive
and a representative of the Employer have executed this Agreement document as indicated below:


 


	Executive:	 	Employer:
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/
    William D. Barlow	 	By:	/s/
    Dave Kuhl
	 	 	Its:	President


 




    	 



    	 



    

 


Salary continuation
Agreement


 


Beneficiary Designation


I,
William Barlow, designate the following as Beneficiary under this Agreement:


Primary


	____________________________________________________________________________________	_______%
	____________________________________________________________________________________	_______%


Contingent


	____________________________________________________________________________________	_______%
	____________________________________________________________________________________	_______%


 


I understand that I may change
this Beneficiary designation by delivering a new written designation to the Administrator, which shall be effective only upon
receipt by the Administrator prior to my death. I further understand that the designation shall be automatically revoked if the
Beneficiary predeceases me or if I have named my spouse as Beneficiary and our marriage is subsequently dissolved.


 


Signature:     _______________________________          Date:   _______


 


 


	SPOUSAL
                                         CONSENT (Required only if Administrator requests and someone other than spouse is named
                                         Beneficiary)

         

        I consent to
        the Beneficiary designation above. I also acknowledge that if I am named Beneficiary and my marriage is subsequently dissolved,
        the Beneficiary designation shall be automatically revoked.

         

        Spouse Name:          _______________________________

         

        Signature:     _______________________________  Date: 
                        



 


 


Received by the Administrator this ________ day of
___________________, 20__


 


 


	By:	 	 
	Title: