Exhibit 4.2



 EXHIBIT 4.2 
  

COLUMBIA BANCORP 
 7168 Columbia
Gateway Drive 
 Columbia, Maryland 21046 
  

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 Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement 
  
 [Name] 
 [Address] 
  
 Dear
                        : 
  
 The Administrator of the Columbia Bancorp 1997 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) takes pleasure in extending to you an option (the
“Option”) to purchase shares of Common Stock of Columbia Bancorp (the “Common Stock”) pursuant to the Plan. The Option shall be subject to the following terms and conditions: 
  
 (1) Non-Qualified Stock Option. The Option is
intended not to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended or replaced (the “Code”). 
  
 (2) Number of Shares. The Option covers
             shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”). 
  
 (3) Option Price. The exercise price per share of Common Stock covered by the Option shall be
$             (“Exercise Price Per Share”; hereinafter “Exercise Price” means the exercise price with respect to all Shares acquired pursuant to
each exercise of the Option). 
  
 (4) Exercise
of Option. [For Options of 200 Shares or Less: Except as provided in Section 5(c) of the Plan, this Option may not be exercised during the first year after the Date of Grant, as defined in Paragraph (6) hereof. Unless terminated earlier
pursuant to other provisions hereof, this Option shall become exercisable in full after one year after the Date of Grant.] [For Options of More than 200 Shares: Except as provided in Section 5(c) of the Plan, this Option (A) may not be
exercised during the first year after the Date of Grant, and (B) unless terminated earlier pursuant to other provisions hereof, the Option may be exercised to acquire up to: (i) twenty-five percent (25%) of the Shares after one year after the Date
of Grant; (ii) fifty percent (50%) after two years; (iii) seventy- 








 
five percent (75%) after three years; and (iv) one hundred percent (100%) after four years. 
  
 (5) Termination of Employment. Except as provided in Paragraph (5)(C) hereof, this Option, to the
extent it is not then exercisable, shall terminate when your employment with Columbia Bancorp (the “Company”) and all Subsidiaries terminates. Except as provided in Paragraphs (5)(A), (5)(B) and 5(C) hereof, the Option, to the
extent it is exercisable but has not been exercised (the “Unexercised Option”), shall also terminate when your employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries terminates. 
  
 (A) Retirement or Voluntary Resignation. If you
terminate employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries due to (i) Retirement, as defined hereinafter, or (ii) voluntary resignation with the consent of the Board of Directors of the Company or a Subsidiary, the Unexercised Option may be
exercised until the expiration of three (3) months after the date your employment terminates. “Retirement” means a retirement from employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries either on or after the first day of the month
coinciding with or next following your sixty-fifth (65th) birthday. 
  
 (B) Disability or Death. If you terminate employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries because of (i) death or (ii) Disability, as defined hereinafter, the Unexercised Option may be exercised (in the case
of death, by your executor, personal representative, or the person to whom the Unexercised Option shall have been transferred by will or the laws of descent and distribution, as the case may be) until the expiration of one (1) year after the date of
your termination of employment. If you die during the three (3) month post-termination exercise period provided to you under Paragraph 5(A) above, the Unexercised Option may be exercised by your executor, personal representative, or the person to
whom the Unexercised Option shall have been transferred by will or the laws of descent and distribution, as the case may be, until the expiration of one (1) year after the date of your death. “Disability” means a permanent mental or
physical disability due to accident or illness that renders you unable to perform every duty of your occupation with the Company and the Subsidiaries for a period of at least one hundred eighty (180) days, provided that you establish such disability
to the satisfaction of the Administrator. Evidence of such Disability shall include the certificate of a competent licensed physician selected by you and approved by the Administrator which confirms that you have a Disability as defined
herein. 
  
 (C) Directors and
Consultants. The foregoing provisions of this Paragraph (5) shall not apply if the Option is granted to a director or consultant of the Company or a Subsidiary who is not also an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary on the date of grant.

  
 (6) Term of Option. This Option is
effective as of the date the Administrator approved the Option,                     ,
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Grant”). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Option may not be exercised, in whole or in part, after
                    , 20        . 
  
 (7) Manner of Exercise. You or any person exercising
the Option may do so only by delivering written notice thereof to the Administrator. Such notice shall be in such form as the Administrator may require at its sole discretion. 
  
 (A) Payment of Exercise Price. Full payment for the Exercise Price shall be made at or prior to the
time that the Option, or any part thereof, is exercised (or, in the discretion of the Administrator, at such later time as the certificates for such Shares are delivered). Such payment shall be made: (i) by cash or certified check; (ii) by tender
(via delivery or attestation to the Company of other shares of Common Stock of the Company which have a Fair Market Value on the date of tender equal to the Exercise Price, provided that such shares have been owned by you for a period of at least
six months free of any substantial risk of forfeiture or were purchased on the open market without assistance, direct or indirect, from the Company; or (iii) by a broker-assisted cashless exercise in accordance with Regulation T of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System and other applicable laws through a brokerage firm pre-approved by the Administrator. 
  
 (B) Withholding Taxes. You shall pay to the Company, or make provision satisfactory to the Administrator for payment of, any
federal and state income and employment taxes required to be withheld with respect to the Option no later than the date of the event creating the tax liability. The Company may, to the extent permitted by law, deduct any such tax obligations from
any payment of any kind otherwise due to you. In the event that payment to the Company of such tax obligations is made in shares of Common Stock, such shares shall be valued at Fair Market Value on the applicable date for such purposes. 

 
 (8) Right As Stockholder. You will have no rights
as a stockholder solely because of the grant or exercise of the Option before the Company issues to you the certificates for the Shares as to which the Option has been exercised. 
  
 (9) Option Non-Assignable and Non-Transferable. The Option and all rights granted hereunder,
including the right to surrender the Option, is not assignable or transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and, during your lifetime, is exercisable only by you or your guardian or legal representative. 
  
 (10) Restricted Stock. You will receive Shares
restricted in terms of transferability, as will be indicated in a legend printed on the stock certificate in the event that there is not an effective registration statement with respect to such Shares at the time of their issue. 
  
 (11) Terms of Plan. The Option is granted under and
subject to the provisions of the Plan, attached hereto and made a part hereof. Unless stated 

  

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otherwise herein, capitalized terms herein shall have the same meaning as defined in the Plan. 
  
 (12) Notices. Any notice required or permitted to be given to the Administrator shall be sufficient
if in writing and hand delivered, or sent by registered or certified mail, to: 
  
 Personnel, Compensation and Stock Option Committee 
 Columbia Bancorp 
 7168 Columbia Gateway Drive 
 Columbia, Maryland 21046 
  
 Such 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 on the receipt for registration or certification. 
  
 (13) Non-Guarantee of Employment. Nothing in the Plan or in this Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement shall confer any right on an
individual to continue in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary or shall interfere in any way with the right of the Company or a Subsidiary to terminate such employment at any time with or without cause or notice and whether or not such
discharge results in the Option becoming unexercisable. 
  
 (14) Binding Effect. The covenants and agreements of this Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement contained herein shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the heirs, legal representatives, successors,
and assigns of the respective parties hereto. 
  
 (15) Entire Agreement. Except as provided in Paragraph (11) hereof, this Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Company and you with respect to the subject matter contained herein. Any oral or
written agreements, representations, warranties, written inducements, or other communications made prior to the execution of this Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement shall be void and ineffective for all purposes. 
  
 (16) Governing Law. The validity, construction and
effect of this Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, and of any rules, regulations, determinations or decisions made by the Administrator relating thereto, and the rights of any and all persons having or claiming to have any interest hereunder,
shall be determined exclusively in accordance with applicable federal laws and the laws of the State of Maryland, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. 
  
 (17) Amendment. This Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement may be amended from time to time by the
Administrator in its discretion; provided, however, that it may not be amended in a manner that would have a materially adverse effect on the Option as determined in the discretion of the Administrator, except as provided in the Plan or in a written
document signed by you and the Company. 
  
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 The copy of the Option enclosed should be signed by you, dated, and returned to the Company prior to
                    , 20         to acknowledge your receipt of the Option and your approval of
each of the terms and conditions hereof. If the Option has not been accepted and approved by you in writing by such date, it shall terminate. 
  

			
	 Very truly yours,

	
	 ADMINISTRATOR, COLUMBIA BANCORP
 1997 STOCK OPTION PLAN

		
	By:	 	 
	 	 	

	Print Name:	 	 
	 	 	

		
	Title:	 	 
	 	 	

	 	 	 


  

			
	Accepted and Approved:
	
	  


	 Print Name:
	 	  




							
	 Dated:
	 	  

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