Exhibit 10.1


 


TERMINATION OF THE


SALARY CONTINUATION AGREEMENT


DATED [*]


BETWEEN


SANTA LUCIA BANK


AND


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This Termination Agreement (the “Termination”) by and between Santa Lucia Bank, a California corporation, (the “Bank”) and [*] (the “Executive”), is made as of the 24th day of April, 2011.


 


WITNESSETH:


 


WHEREAS, the Bank and the Executive are parties to a Salary Continuation Agreement dated [*] (the “Agreement”); and


 


WHEREAS, the Bank and the Executive wish to terminate the Agreement;


 


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


 


AGREEMENT


 


1.           Termination.  The Bank and the Executive agree to terminate the Agreement effective as of the first day of January, 2011 (the “Effective Date”).  No further accruals of either principle or interest shall be made after that date.


 


2.           Payment.  During the period between May 1, 2012 and April 30, 2013, the Bank shall pay the Executive the full remaining amount accrued by the Bank with respect to its obligations to the Executive under the Agreement.  Prior to such payment, the Bank shall make the same payments to the Executive as the Bank would have made had this Termination not taken place.


 


3.           Complete Liquidation of Executive’s Interest.  The payment described in the Section 2 fully and completely liquidates the Executive’s interest in the Agreement.


 


4.           Compliance with Tax and Regulatory Requirements.


 


a.      Internal Revenue Code Section 409A.  The Bank and Executive both intend for this Termination to meet the requirements of Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-3(j)(ix)(C).  Consequently, the Bank is entering into substantially similar termination agreements with respect to all the non-qualified deferred compensation agreements to which the Bank is a party such that i) all the non-qualified deferred compensation agreements to which the Bank is a party will be terminated, and ii) each of the executives and directors who are party to a non-qualified deferred compensation agreements will receive full payment for their entire interest in the agreements between twelve (12) and twenty-four (24) months following such terminations. Furthermore, the Bank warrants and represents that i) this Termination is not being made proximate to a downturn in the financial health of the Bank, and ii) the Bank will not implement a new plan which would be aggregated with the Agreement under Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(c) within the three (3) years following the termination of the Agreement.


 




  





  











  











 


b.      FDIC Golden Parachute Restrictions.  The Bank has complied with all the requirements of Section 28(k) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1828(k) and Part 359 of the Rules and Regulations of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.


 


5.           Modification.  Any modification of this Termination shall be effective only if it is in writing and signed by each party or such party's authorized representative, and only to the extent that it is compliant with all applicable codes and statutes.  The Bank may not revoke this Termination of its own accord.


 


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive and a duly authorized representative of the Bank have executed this Termination as indicated below:


 




	Executive:   	 	Bank:	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	
 

	 	
By: 

	 	 



	 	 	 	 	 
	 
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