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Ex-10.52

 

EXHIBIT 10.52

2001
STOCK OPTION PLAN

 

 

Table of Contents

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 1 Purposes of the Plan	 	 	106	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 2 Certain Definitions and Terms	 	 	106	 
	Section 2.1

	 	Award
	 	 	106	 
	Section 2.2

	 	Board
	 	 	106	 
	Section 2.3

	 	Change of Control
	 	 	106	 
	Section 2.4

	 	Code
	 	 	107	 
	Section 2.5

	 	Company
	 	 	107	 
	Section 2.6

	 	Company Stock
	 	 	107	 
	Section 2.7

	 	Date of Grant
	 	 	107	 
	Section 2.8

	 	Disability
	 	 	107	 
	Section 2.9

	 	Exchange Act
	 	 	108	 
	Section 2.10

	 	Fair Market Value
	 	 	108	 
	Section 2.11

	 	Incentive Stock Option
	 	 	108	 
	Section 2.12

	 	Nonstatutory Stock Option
	 	 	108	 
	Section 2.13

	 	Option
	 	 	108	 
	Section 2.14

	 	Parent
	 	 	108	 
	Section 2.15

	 	Participant
	 	 	108	 
	Section 2.16

	 	Restricted Stock
	 	 	108	 
	Section 2.17

	 	Stock Option Committee
	 	 	108	 
	Section 2.18

	 	Subsidiary
	 	 	108	 
	Section 2.19

	 	Ten Percent Holder
	 	 	108	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 3 General Terms of the Plan	 	 	109	 
	Section 3.1

	 	Incentive and Nonstatutory Stock Options
	 	 	109	 
	Section 3.2

	 	Stock
	 	 	109	 
	Section 3.3

	 	Eligibility
	 	 	109	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 4 Grant and Exercise of Stock Options	 	 	109	 
	Section 4.1

	 	Stock Option Grants
	 	 	109	 
	Section 4.2

	 	Exercise Price
	 	 	110	 
	Section 4.3

	 	Full and Partial Exercise
	 	 	110	 
	Section 4.4

	 	Vesting and Exercise on Change in Control
	 	 	111	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 5 Method of Exercise	 	 	111	 
	Section 5.1

	 	Method of Exercise of Options
	 	 	111	 
	Section 5.2

	 	Restrictions, Taxes, and Other Limitations
	 	 	112	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 6 Administration of the Plan	 	 	112	 
	Section 6.1

	 	Administration of the Plan
	 	 	112	 
	Section 6.2

	 	Committee Authority and Discretion
	 	 	112	 
	Section 6.3

	 	Administrative Discretion, Etc
	 	 	113	 
	Section 6.4

	 	Committee Rules; Binding Determination
	 	 	113	 
	Section 6.5

	 	Actions by the Committee
	 	 	113	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 7 Transferability	 	 	113	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 8 Effective Date of the Plan, Termination, and Related Matters	 	 	114	 
	Section 8.1

	 	Effective Date
	 	 	114	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 8.2

	 	Termination, Modification, Change
	 	 	114	 
	Section 8.3

	 	Change in Capital Structure
	 	 	114	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 9 Effective Date of the Plan	 	 	115	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 10 General Terms and Provisions of the Plan	 	 	115	 
	Section 10.1

	 	Notice
	 	 	115	 
	Section 10.2

	 	Interpretation
	 	 	115	 
	Section 10.3

	 	Shareholder Rights
	 	 	115	 
	Section 10.4

	 	No Contract of Employment
	 	 	115	 
	Section 10.5

	 	Withholding
	 	 	115	 
	Section 10.6

	 	Construction
	 	 	116	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 11 Shareholder Approval	 	 	116	 

 

 

BANK OF THE SOUTH

2001 STOCK OPTION PLAN

     The Board of Directors of Bank of the South hereby adopts the Bank of the South 2001 Stock
Option Plan as follows:

Article 1

Purposes of the Plan

     The purpose of this Bank of the South 2001 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) is to further the
long term stability and financial success of Bank of the South (the “Company”) by attracting and
retaining key employees and directors of the Company through the use of stock incentives. It is
believed that ownership of Company Stock will stimulate the efforts of those employees and
directors of the Company upon whose judgment and interest the Company is and will be largely
dependent for the successful conduct of its business. It is also believed that awards granted to
such persons under this Plan will strengthen their desire to remain with the Company and will
further the identification of those individuals’ interests with those of the Company’s
shareholders.

Article 2

Certain Definitions and Terms

     As used in the Plan, the following terms have the meanings indicated:

     Section 2.1 Award. “Award” means the grant of an Option under the Plan.

     Section 2.2 Board. “Board” means the board of directors of the Company.

     Section 2.3 Change of Control. “Change of Control” means:

	 	2.3.1	 	The acquisition, other than from the Company, by any
individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2)
of the Exchange Act) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 20% or more of either the then
outstanding shares of Company Stock or the combined voting power of the then
outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the
election of directors, but excluding for this purpose, any such acquisition by
the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any employee benefit plan (or
related trust) of the Company or its subsidiaries, or any corporation with respect to which, following such acquisition, more
than 50% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of
such corporation and the combined voting power of the then outstanding
voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the
election of directors is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by
the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively,
of the Common Stock and voting securities of the Company immediately prior
to such acquisition in 

 

 

	 	 	 	substantially the same proportion as their ownership,
immediately prior to such acquisition, of the then outstanding shares of
Common Stock of the Company or the combined voting power of all of the then
outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in
the election of directors, as the case may be; or

	 	2.3.2	 	Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board
(as of the date hereof the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to
constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any individual
becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election or nomination
for election by the Company’s shareholders was approved by a vote of at least a
majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be
considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but
excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of
office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest relating
to the election of the Directors of the Company (as such terms are used in Rule
14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act); or
	 
	 	2.3.3	 	Approval by the shareholders of the Company of a
reorganization, merger or consolidation, in each case, with respect to which
the individuals and entities who were the respective beneficial owners of the
Common Stock and voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such
reorganization, merger or consolidation do not, following such reorganization,
merger or consolidation, beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than
50% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the
combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to
vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the
corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger or consolidation, or a
complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or of its sale or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.

     Section 2.4 Code. “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

     Section 2.5 Company. “Company” means Bank of the South, a Tennessee banking corporation, and any successor in interest
thereto.

     Section 2.6 Company Stock. “Company Stock” means common stock, par value $1.00 per share (“Common Stock”), of the Company.
If the par value of the Company Stock is changed, or in the event of a change in the capital structure of the
Company (as provided in Section 8.3), the shares resulting from such a change shall be deemed to be Company Stock
within the meaning of the Plan.

     Section 2.7 Date of Grant. “Date of Grant” means the date on which an Award is granted by the Board.

     Section 2.8 Disability. “Disability” or “Disabled” means, as to an Incentive Stock Option, a Disability within the meaning
of Code section 22(e)(3). As to all other Awards, the Committee shall determine whether a Disability exists and
such determination shall be conclusive.

 

 

     Section 2.9 Exchange Act. “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

     Section 2.10 Fair Market Value. “Fair Market Value” means, if the Company Stock is not publicly traded, the value of a share
of Common Stock determined in good faith by the Board. If Company Stock is publicly traded, the term means, on any
given date, the average of the high and low price on such date, or if shares were not traded on that date, the
last date on which shares were traded, as reported in the Wall Street Journal for the stock exchange on which the
shares are traded.

     Section 2.11 Incentive Stock Option. “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option intended to meet the requirements of, and
qualify for favorable Federal income tax treatment under, Code section 422.

     Section 2.12 Nonstatutory Stock Option. “Nonstatutory Stock Option” means an Option, which does not meet the requirements of
Code section 422, or even if meeting the requirements of Code section 422, is not intended to be an Incentive
Stock Option and is so designated.

     Section 2.13 Option. “Option” means a right to purchase Company Stock granted under the Plan, at a price determined in
accordance with the Plan.

     Section 2.14 Parent. “Parent” means, with respect to any corporation, a present or future “parent corporation” of that
corporation within the meaning of Code section 424(e).

     Section 2.15 Participant. “Participant” means any eligible employee or director of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary
who receives an Award under the Plan.

     Section 2.16 Restricted Stock. “Restricted Stock” means shares received pursuant to any Award that are made subject to
specific restrictions on voting, transferability or other matters and set forth in a specific agreement
(“Restricted Stock Agreement”).

     Section 2.17 Stock Option Committee. “Stock Option Committee” or “Committee” means the committee or committees appointed by
the Board as described under Article 6 or, if no committee has been appointed, the Board of Directors.

     Section 2.18 Subsidiary. “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any corporation, a present or future “subsidiary corporation” of
that corporation within the meaning of Code section 424(f).

     Section 2.19 Ten Percent Holder. “10% Shareholder” means a person who owns, directly or indirectly, stock possessing more
than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of
the Company. Indirect ownership of stock shall be determined in accordance with Code section 424(d).

Article 3

General Terms of the Plan

 

 

     Section 3.1 Incentive and Nonstatutory Stock Options. Options granted under the Plan
may be Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options.

     Section 3.2 Stock. Subject to Section 8.3 of the Plan, there shall be reserved for
issuance under the Plan an aggregate of Three Hundred Sixty Thousand (360,000) shares of Company
Stock, which shall be authorized, but unissued shares , including shares of the Company Stock that
have been reacquired by the Company. Shares allocable to Options or portions thereof granted under
the Plan that expire or otherwise terminate unexercised shall again be available for an Award under
the Plan.

     Section 3.3 Eligibility.

	 	3.3.1	 	Any employee of the Company (or Parent or Subsidiary of the
Company) who, in the judgment of the Committee has contributed or can be
expected to contribute to the profits or growth of the Company (or Parent or
Subsidiary) shall be eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options under the
Plan. Directors of the Company who are employees and are not members of the
Committee are eligible to participate in the Plan. The Committee shall have the
power and complete discretion, as provided in Article 6, to select eligible
employees to receive Awards and to determine for each employee the terms and
conditions, the nature of the award and the number of shares to be allocated to
each employee as part of each Award.
	 
	 	3.3.2	 	Any employee or director of the Company (or Parent or
Subsidiary of the Company), whether or not an employee of the Company or any
Parent or Subsidiary, who, in the judgment of the Committee has contributed or
can be expected to contribute to the profits or growth of the Company (or
Parent or Subsidiary) shall be eligible to receive Nonstatutory Stock Options
under the Plan. The Committee shall have the power and complete discretion, as
provided in Article 6, to select participants to receive Awards and to
determine for each Participant the terms and conditions, the nature of the
award and the number of shares to be allocated to each Participant as part of
each Award.
	 
	 	3.3.3	 	The grant of an Award shall not obligate the Company or any
Parent or Subsidiary of the Company to pay an employee any particular amount of
remuneration, to continue the employment of the employee after the grant or to
make further grants to the employee at any time thereafter.

 

 

Article 4

Grant and Exercise of Stock Options

     Section 4.1 Stock Option Grants. Whenever the Committee deems it appropriate to
grant Options, notice shall be given to the eligible Participant stating the number of shares for
which Options are granted, the Option price per share, whether the Options are Incentive Stock
Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options, and the conditions to which the grant and exercise of the
Options are subject. This, notice, when duly accepted in writing by the Participant, shall become a
stock option agreement between the Company and the Participant. Any grant hereunder shall be
subject to the forfeiture provision set out in Section 4.5.

     Section 4.2 Exercise Price. The exercise price of shares of Company Stock covered by
an Incentive Stock Option shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of such shares on
the Date of Grant. If the Participant is a 10% Shareholder and the Option is an Incentive Stock
Option, the exercise price shall be not less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of such shares on
the Date of Grant. The exercise price of Company Stock covered by a Nonstatutory Option shall be
set by the Board of Directors on the Date of Grant.

     Section 4.3 Full and Partial Exercise. Options may be exercised in whole or in part
at such times as may be specified by the Committee in the Participant’s stock option agreement;
provided that the exercise provisions for Incentive Stock Options shall in all events not be more
liberal than the following provisions:

	 	4.3.1	 	No Incentive Stock Option may be exercised after the first to
occur of (x) ten years (or, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to
a 10% Shareholder, five years) from the Date of Grant, (y) three months from
the employee’s retirement or termination of employment with the Company and its
Parent and Subsidiary corporations for reasons other than Disability or death,
or (z) one year from the employee’s termination of employment on account of
Disability or death.
	 
	 	4.3.2	 	Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, no Incentive
Stock Option may be exercised unless the employee is employed by the Company or
a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company at the time of the exercise (or was so
employed not more than three months before the time of the exercise) and has
been employed by the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company at all
times since the Date of Grant. If an employee’s employment is terminated other
than by reason of his Disability or death at a time when the employee holds an
Incentive Stock Option that is exercisable (in whole or in part), the employee
may exercise any or all of the exercisable portion of the Incentive Stock
Option (to the extent exercisable on the date of termination) within three
months after the employee’s termination of employment. If an employee’s
employment is terminated by reason of his Disability at a time when the
employee holds an Incentive Stock Option that is exercisable (in whole or in
part), the employee may exercise any or all of the exercisable portion of the
Incentive Stock Option (to the extent exercisable on the date of Disability)
within one year after the employee’s termination of employment. If an
employee’s employment is terminated by reason of his death at a time when the
employee holds an Incentive Stock Option that is exercisable (in whole or in part), the Incentive Stock Option may be
exercised (to the extent exercisable on the date of death) within one year
after the

 

 

	 	 	 	employee’s death by the person to whom the employee’s rights under
the Incentive Stock Option shall have passed by will or by the laws of
descent and distribution.

	 	4.3.3	 	An Incentive Stock Option by its terms, shall be exercisable
in any calendar year only to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value
(determined at the Date of Grant) of the Company Stock with respect to which
incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time during the calendar
year does not exceed $100,000 (the “Limitation Amount”). Incentive Stock
Options granted under the Plan and similar incentive options granted under all
other plans of the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company shall be
aggregated for purposes of determining whether the Limitation Amount has been
exceeded. The Board may impose such conditions as it deems appropriate on an
Incentive Stock Option to ensure that the foregoing requirement is met. If
Incentive Stock Options that first become exercisable in a calendar year exceed
the Limitation Amount, the excess Options will be treated as Nonstatutory Stock
Options to the extent permitted by law.
	 
	 	4.3.4	 	No Incentive or Nonstatutory Stock Option shall vest more
rapidly than pro rata over three years (that is, one-third for each full year),
nor shall any such option vest over more than ten years.

     Section 4.4 Vesting and Exercise on Change in Control. The Committee may, in its
discretion, grant Options which by their terms become fully exercisable upon a Change of Control,
notwithstanding other conditions on exercisability in the stock option agreement. Unless otherwise
specified by the terms of a specific grant, all Options granted under the Plan shall vest
immediately upon the consummation of a Change in Control and shall be deemed to have vested upon
the first execution of any agreement pursuant to which a Change in Control shall have occurred,
notwithstanding the subsequent amendment, restatement, modification or other change in such
agreement; provided that, exercise of Options deemed vested solely by virtue of any Change in
Control shall not be permitted unless and until such Change in Control shall have been consummated
and, further provided, in the event that a Change in Control shall not in fact occur as a result of
any such agreement, then the Options that would otherwise have vested solely by reason of such
agreement shall not, for that reason, be deemed to have vested. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
this Section 4.4 shall not be effective for a period of three years from the date that the Company
receives its Certificate of Authority to open for business. After such three year period, the
preceding sentence shall be void and of no further effect. If the management of the Bank adopts a
plan to create a one-bank holding company for the Bank with a view to retaining the shareholders of
the Bank as the shareholders of the holding company (except only for dissenters’ and fractional
shares), such transaction shall not, in and of itself, constitute a change in control hereunder so
long as the holding company agrees to exchange its options for options of the Bank on an
option-for-option basis, subject only to applicable tax laws, rules and regulations.

     Section 4.5 Forfeiture. Any Option granted or Award made pursuant to this Plan shall
be exercised or, if not exercised, forfeited at the direction of the Company or the Company’s
primary federal regulator if so required by said primary federal regulator if the Company’s capital
falls below the minimum requirements as determined by the Company’s state or primary federal
regulator.

 

 

Article 5

Method of Exercise

     Section 5.1 Method of Exercise of Options. Options may be exercised by the
Participant giving written notice of the exercise to the Company, stating the number of shares the
Participant has elected to purchase under the Option. In the case of the purchase of shares under
an Option, such notice shall be effective only if accompanied by the exercise price in full in
cash; provided that if the terms of an Option so permit, the Participant (i) may deliver, or cause
to be withheld from the Option Shares, shares of Company Stock (valued at their Fair Market Value
on the date of exercise) in satisfaction of all or any part of the exercise price, or (ii) if
permitted by law and by the Committee, on terms and conditions specified by the Committee from time
to time as to any Participant(s), individually or as a group, deliver an interest bearing
promissory note, payable to the Company, in payment of all or part of the exercise price, with such
payment terms (including down payment, if any) and maturity date, together with such collateral as
may be required by the Committee at the time of exercise. The interest rate under any such
promissory note shall be equal to the minimum interest rate required at the time to avoid imputed
interest to the Participant under the Code.

     Section 5.2 Restrictions, Taxes, and Other Limitations. The Company may place on any
certificate representing Company Stock issued upon the exercise of an Option any legend deemed
desirable by the Company’s counsel to comply with Federal or state securities laws, and the Company
may require of the Participant a customary written indication of his investment intent. Until the
Participant has made any required payment, including any applicable withholding taxes, and has had
issued to him a certificate for the shares of Company Stock acquired, he shall possess no
shareholder rights with respect to the shares.

     As an alternative to making a cash payment to the Company to satisfy a Participant’s tax
withholding obligations, if the Option agreement so provides, the Participant may, subject to the
other provisions set forth in this Plan, elect to (i) deliver shares of already owned Company Stock
or (ii) have the Company retain that number of shares of Company Stock that would satisfy
applicable Federal, state and local tax liabilities required to be withheld by the Company from the
Participant arising in the year of its exercise upon the exercise of a Nonstatutory Stock Option.
The Committee shall have sole discretion to approve or disapprove any such election. However,
notwithstanding this provision permitting a “cashless exercise,” such cashless exercise shall not
be permitted so long as (1) such type of exercise is not permitted by the Company’s primary federal
regulator or (2) the securities covered by this Plan consist of the stock of the Bank of the South
(as opposed to, for example, a parent holding company of the Company).

Article 6

Administration of the Plan

     Section 6.1 Administration of the Plan. The Plan shall be administered by the
Committee consisting of not less than two directors of the Company, who shall be appointed by the
Board. In the event the Company becomes a Public Company, then the Committee shall be so
constituted as to permit the plan to comply with Rule 16b-3 (as promulgated under the Exchange
Act). The Committee shall have general authority to impose any
limitation or condition upon an Award the Committee deems appropriate to achieve the objectives of
the Award and the Plan and, in addition, and without limitation and in addition to powers set forth
elsewhere in the Plan, shall have the following specific authority:

 

 

     Section 6.2 Committee Authority and Discretion. The Committee shall have the power
and complete discretion to determine (i) which eligible participants shall receive an Award, (ii)
the number of shares of Company Stock to be covered by each Award, (iii) whether Options shall be
Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options, (iv) the fair market value of Company Stock,
(v) the time or times when an Award shall be granted, (vi) whether an Award shall become vested
over a period of time and when it shall be fully vested, (vii) when options may be exercised,
(viii) whether a Disability exists, (ix) the manner in which payment will be made upon the exercise
of Options, (x) conditions relating to the length of time before disposition of Company Stock
received upon the exercise of Options is permitted, (xi) whether to approve a Participant’s
election (x) to deliver shares of already owned Company Stock to satisfy tax liabilities arising
upon the exercise of a Nonstatutory Stock Option or (y) to have the Company withhold from the
shares to be issued upon the exercise of a Nonstatutory Stock Option that number of shares
necessary to satisfy tax liabilities arising from such exercise, (xii) notice provisions relating
to the sale of Company Stock acquired under the Plan, and (xiii) any additional requirements
relating to Awards that the Committee deems appropriate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no “tandem
stock options” (where two stock options are issued together and the exercise of one option affects
the right to exercise the other option) may be issued in connection with Incentive Stock Options.
The Committee shall also have the power to amend the terms of previously granted Awards so long as
the terms as amended are consistent with the terms of the Plan and provided that the consent of the
Participant is obtained with respect to any amendment that would be detrimental to him.

     Section 6.3 Administrative Discretion, Etc. Administrative discretion regarding the
selection of any director of the Corporation to whom options may be granted pursuant to this Plan,
or the determination of the number of shares of Common Stock which may be allocated under such
options, will be exercised by a Committee of two or more directors having full authority to act in
the matter, all of whom must be, if the Corporation is a Public Company (that is, a company any of
the shares of which are registered under the Exchange Act), Disinterested (as that term is defined
in Rule 16b-3). Administrative discretion regarding the selection of any officer of the
Corporation (who is not a director) to whom options may be granted pursuant to this Plan once the
Corporation becomes a Public Company, or the determination of the number of shares of Common Stock
which may be allocated under such options, will be exercised by (a) the Board of Directors, if each
of its members is Disinterested, or (b) a committee of two or more directors, all of whom are
Disinterested.

     Section 6.4 Committee Rules; Binding Determination. The Committee may adopt rules
and regulations for carrying out the Plan. The interpretation and construction of any provision of
the Plan by the Committee shall be final and conclusive. The Committee may consult with counsel,
who may be counsel to the Company, and shall not incur any liability for any action taken in good
faith in reliance upon the advice of counsel.

     Section 6.5 Actions by the Committee. A majority of the members of the Committee
shall constitute a quorum, and all actions of the Committee shall be taken by a majority of the
members present. Any action may be taken by a written instrument signed by all of the members, and
any action so taken shall be fully effective as if it had been taken at a meeting.

 

 

Article 7

Transferability

     Incentive Stock Options by their terms, shall not be transferable or assignable by the
Participant except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable,
during the Participant’s lifetime, only by the Participant or by his guardian or legal
representative. Nonstatutory Stock Options by their terms, shall not be transferable or assignable
by the Participant except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a
qualified domestic relations order as defined by the Code, Title I of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act, or the rules thereunder, and shall be exercisable, during the Participant’s
lifetime, only by the Participant or by his guardian or legal representative.

 

 

Article 8

Effective Date of the Plan, Termination, and Related Matters

     Section 8.1 Effective Date. This Plan shall be effective as provided in Article 9
hereof.

     Section 8.2 Termination, Modification, Change. If not sooner terminated by the
Board, this Plan shall terminate at the close of business on March 12, 2011. No Awards shall be
made under the Plan after its termination. The Board may terminate the Plan or may amend the Plan
in such respects as it shall deem advisable; provided, that in the event the Company registers its
stock under Section 12 of the Exchange Act and thereby becomes a “Public Company,” no change shall
be made that would result in the Plan no longer being in compliance with Rule 16b-3, as such rule
may be amended from time to time, or with any successor of the rule or other comparable regulatory
requirement. The company will use its best efforts to maintain the Plan and to assure that options
are granted and exercised under the Plan in accordance with Rule 16b-3, including, without
limitation, the seeking of any appropriate modifications or amendments to the Plan and all
requisite approvals and consents of the same. No changes to the Plan shall be made which increases
the total number of shares of Company Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to Awards granted under
the Plan (except pursuant to Section 8.3), expands the class of persons eligible to receive Awards,
or materially increases the benefits accruing to Participants under the Plan, unless such change is
authorized by the shareholders of the Company. A termination or amendment of the Plan shall not,
without the consent of the Participant, detrimentally affect a Participant’s rights under an Award
previously granted to him.

     Section 8.3 Change in Capital Structure.

	 	8.3.1.	 	In the event of a stock dividend, stock split or combination of shares,
recapitalization or merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation or
other change in the Company’s capital stock (including, but not limited to, the
creation or issuance to shareholders generally of rights, options or warrants
for the purchase of Common Stock or preferred stock of the Company), the number
and kind of shares of stock or securities of the Company to be subject to the
Plan and to Options then outstanding or to be granted thereunder, the maximum
number of shares or securities which may be delivered under the Plan, the
exercise price and other relevant provisions shall be appropriately adjusted by
the Committee, whose determination shall be binding on all persons. If the
adjustment would produce fractional shares with respect to any unexercised
Option, the committee may adjust appropriately the number of shares covered by
the Option so as to eliminate the fractional shares.
	 
	 	8.3.2	 	If the Company is a party to a consolidation or a merger in
which the Company is not the surviving corporation, a transaction that results
in the acquisition of substantially all of the Company’s outstanding stock by a
single person or entity, or a sale or transfer of substantially all of the
Company’s assets, the Committee may take such actions with respect to
outstanding Awards as the Committee deems appropriate.
	 
	 	8.3.3	 	Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the
Committee may take the foregoing actions without the consent of any
Participant, and the Committee’s determination shall be conclusive and binding
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Article 9

Effective Date of the Plan

     This Plan shall be effective on the date that the Company receives its Certificate of
Authority from the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions and shall be submitted to the
shareholders of the Company for approval. Until (i) the Plan has been approved by the Company’s
shareholders, and (ii) the requirements of any applicable securities laws have been met, no Option
shall be exercisable. Until the foregoing conditions are met, the Company may revoke any Option
granted and/or terminate the Plan.

Article 10

General Terms and Provisions of the Plan

     Section 10.1 Notice. All notices and other communications required or permitted to
be given under this Plan shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if
delivered personally or mailed first class, postage prepaid, as follows (a) if to the Company, at
its principal business address to the attention of the Treasurer; (b) if to any Participant, at the
last address of the Participant reflected in the Company’s records at the time the notice or other
communication is sent.

     Section 10.2 Interpretation. The terms of this Plan are subject to all present and
future regulations and rulings of the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate relating to the
qualification of Incentive Stock Options under the Code. If any provision of the Plan conflicts
with any such regulation or ruling, then that provision of the Plan shall be, to the extent
practicable, deemed amended to the extent required to comply with such regulations and rulings or,
if it is impracticable or unlawful so to construe the provision, deemed to be void and of no
effect.

     Section 10.3 Shareholder Rights. No Participant shall have any rights as a
shareholder of the Company as a result of the grant of an Option under this Plan or his or her
exercise or surrender of such Option pending the actual delivery of the Stock subject to such
Option to such Participant. Subject to the other terms of the Plan, a Participant’s rights as a
shareholder in the shares of Stock underlying a Restricted Stock grant which is effective shall be
set forth in the related Restricted Stock Agreement.

     Section 10.4 No Contract of Employment. The grant of an Option or Restricted Stock
to a Participant under this Plan shall not constitute a contract of employment and shall not confer
on a Participant any rights upon his or her termination of employment in addition to those rights,
if any, expressly set forth in the Option Agreement which evidences his or her Option or the
Restricted Stock Agreement related to his or her Restricted Stock.

     Section 10.5 Withholding. The exercise or surrender of any Option granted under this
Plan and the acceptance of a Restricted Stock grant shall
constitute a Participant’s full and complete consent to whatever action the Committee deems
necessary to satisfy the federal and state tax withholding requirements, if any, which the
Committee in its discretion deems applicable to such exercise or surrender or such Restricted
Stock. The Committee also shall have the right to provide in an Option Agreement or Restricted
Stock Agreement that a Participant may elect to satisfy federal and state tax withholding
requirements through a reduction in the number of shares of Stock actually transferred to him or to
her under this Plan, and any such election and any such reduction shall be effected so as to
satisfy the conditions to the exemption under Rule 16b-3.

     Section 10.6 Construction. This Plan shall be construed under the laws of the State
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Article 11

Shareholder Approval

     The Plan is subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company at the Organizational
Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 19, 2001. If the Plan, as herein amended, is not so
approved by the shareholders, the Plan shall be deemed suspended until such time as the
Shareholders approve the Plan, to be effective on and as of the date of such approval.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Bank of the South has caused its duly authorized officer to execute this
Plan this 12th day of April, 2001, to evidence its adoption of this Plan.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Bank of the South

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ David Major
 	 
	 	 	David Major, Chairperson 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

Date Plan Adopted by Board of Directors: March 1, 2001.

Date Plan Approved by Stockholders: April 19, 2001.Ex-10.53

 

EXHIBIT 10.53

PRIMETRUST BANK

2001 STATUTORY-NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION PLAN

     1. Purpose. The purpose of this PRIMETRUST BANK 2001 Statutory-Nonstatutory Stock
Option Plan (the “Plan”) is to motivate Participants (as defined herein), thereby benefiting the
stockholders of PRIMETRUST BANK, a Tennessee corporation (“Corporation”). In furtherance of this
purpose, the Plan is to advance the interests of Corporation by stimulating the efforts of key
employees, directors and consultants, increasing their desire to continue in their employment with
or services to the Corporation, assisting Corporation in competing effectively with other
enterprises for the services of new employees and directors necessary for the continued improvement
of operations, and to attract and retain the best possible personnel for service as employees,
officers and directors of Corporation. Accordingly, the Plan is designed to promote the interests
of Corporation and its stockholders, and, by facilitating stock ownership on the part of such
directors, officers and employees, to encourage them to acquire a proprietary interest in
Corporation and to remain in its employ and service.

     2. Definitions.

          “Board” means the Board of Directors of Corporation.

          “Cause, as used in Section 12 of this Plan, means the engaging by a Participant in
illegal conduct that is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Corporation unless otherwise
defined in an agreement between Participant and the Corporation.

          “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:

          (a) The Corporation has actual knowledge that any person or entity other than the
Corporation, a subsidiary of the Corporation, or any employee benefit plan sponsored by the
Corporation or subsidiary has acquired the beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), directly or indirectly, of 25%
or more of the then outstanding Stock (other than upon conversion of any then outstanding
Convertible Preferred Stock);

          (b) A tender offer is made to acquire securities of the Corporation entitling the holders
thereof to 25% or more of the voting power to elect directors of the Corporation;

          (c) A solicitation subject to Rule 14a-11 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (or any successor Rule) relating to the election or removal of 50% or more of the members
of the Board shall be made by any person or entity other than the Corporation;

          (d) Individuals who constitute the Board immediately prior to any meeting of stockholders (the
“Incumbent Board”) have ceased for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof;

          (e) The stockholders of the Corporation shall approve a merger, consolidation, share exchange,
division or other reorganization of the Corporation as a result of which the stockholders of the
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directly or indirectly, immediately following such transaction 51% or more of the voting power
to elect directors of (i) the surviving or resulting corporation in the case of a merger or
consolidation, (ii) the acquiring corporation, in the case of a share exchange, or (iii) each
surviving, resulting or acquiring corporation which, immediately following such transaction, in the
case of a division, holds more than 15% of the consolidated assets of the Corporation immediately
preceding such transaction; or

          (f) The stockholders of the Corporation shall approve a complete liquidation and dissolution
of the Corporation or the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of
the Corporation other than to a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation.

          Notwithstanding the occurrence of any of the foregoing, the Board may determine, if it deems
it to be in the best interest of the Corporation and consistent with a good faith interpretation of
this Plan, that an event or events otherwise constituting a Change of Control shall not be so
considered. Such determination shall be effective if it is made by the Board prior to the
occurrence of an event that otherwise would be or probably will lead to a Change in Control or
after such event if made by the Board a majority of which is composed of all directors who were
members of the Board immediately prior to the event that otherwise would be or probably will lead
to a Change in Control. Upon such determination, such event or events shall not be deemed to be a
Change in Control for any purposes under this Plan.

          “Change in Control Price” means the highest closing price per share paid for the
purchase of stock in a national securities market during the ninety day period preceding the date
the Change in Control occurs.

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

          “Committee” means the Committee or Committees chosen by the Board to administer the
Plan, as provided in Section 5(a) hereof.

          “Fair Market Value of Stock” means the closing price of the shares of Stock on a
national securities exchange on which it is principally traded on the day on which such value is to
be determined or, if no shares were traded on such day, on the next preceding day on which shares
of Stock were traded, as reported by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc. or other national
quotation service. If the shares are not traded on a national securities exchange but are traded
in the over-the-counter market, Fair Market Value of Stock means the closing “asked” price of the
shares in the over-the-counter market on the day on which such value is to be determined or, if
such “asked” price is not available, the last sales price on such day or, if no shares of Stock
were traded on such day, on the next preceding day on which shares of Stock were traded, as
reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (NASDAQ) or
other national quotation service. If the Stock is traded neither on a national securities exchange
nor in the over-the-counter market, the Fair Market Value of Stock shall be determined based upon
such factors as the Board or Committee, as applicable, shall reasonably deem appropriate, including
without limitation prices or values at which the Stock has most recently been issued to third
parties or redeemed or purchased from stockholders.

          “Incentive Stock Option” has the meaning ascribed in Section 422 of the Code.

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          “Non-Employee Director” is defined in Section 5(a).

          “Non-Qualified Stock Option” means all Options which do not qualify as Incentive Stock
Options such as those granted to Non-Employee Directors.

          “Option” means an award of an Incentive Stock Option or Non-Qualified Stock Option
pursuant to this Plan.

          “Option Agreement” means the written instrument from the Committee to Participant
describing the terms of the Option.

          “Option Price” means the exercise price of an Option.

          “Option Stock” or “Stock” means the common stock of Corporation.

          “Participant” means a person to whom an Option has been granted.

     3. Effective Date of Plan; Term. The Plan is effective                     , 2001, the date on
which the Board of the Corporation approved the Plan; provided, however, the Plan shall not be
effective and all Options granted pursuant to the Plan shall be null and void unless the Plan is
adopted by the shareholders of the Corporation within one year following the effective date. No
Options intended to be Incentive Stock Options may be granted after the tenth anniversary of the
effective date of the Plan.

     4. Shares Subject to the Plan. The aggregate number of shares of Stock available for
grant under the Plan is 37,000 subject to adjustments as provided in Section 9 herein. The
Committee may allocate the Options between Options which are Incentive Stock Options and Options
which are Non-Qualified Stock Options as the Committee determines in its sole discretion. Stock
issued pursuant to the Plan may be either authorized but unissued shares or shares held in the
treasury of Corporation. In the event that, prior to the end of the period during which Options
may be granted under the Plan, any Option under the Plan expires unexercised or is terminated or
surrendered without being exercised, in whole or in part, the number of shares theretofore subject
to such Option or the unexercised or terminated portion thereof, shall be added to the remaining
number of shares of Stock available for grant as an Option under the Plan, including a grant to a
former holder of such Option, upon such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine,
which terms may be more or less favorable than those applicable to such former Option.

     5. Administration of the Plan by the Committee.

          (a) The Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, whose members
shall be appointed from time to time by, and shall serve at the pleasure of, the Board. The
members of the Committee shall be non-employee directors of the Corporation within the meaning of
Rule 16b-3(b)(3) of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (or any successor rule)
(“Non-Employee Directors”). The Board, in its discretion, may appoint separate committees
consisting of Non-Employee Directors to administer the Incentive Stock Options and the
Non-Qualified Stock Options. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action taken, or
determination made, hereunder in good faith. Service on the Committee shall

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constitute service as a director of Corporation so that members of the Committee shall be
entitled to indemnification and reimbursement as directors of Corporation pursuant to its Charter
and Bylaws. The Committee may take action only upon the agreement of a majority of the entire
Committee. Any action which the Committee takes through a written instrument signed by a majority
of its members shall be as effective as though taken at a meeting duly called and held.

          (b) Powers of the Committee. Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, the
Committee may interpret the Plan, prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to it
and make all determinations it deems necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.
The powers of the Committee shall include plenary authority to administer and interpret the Plan,
and subject to the provisions hereof, to determine the persons to whom Options shall be granted,
the number of shares subject to each Option, the terms and provisions of each Option, and the date
on which Options shall be granted. In making such determinations, the Committee may take into
account the nature of the services rendered by such Participants, or classes of Participants, their
present and potential contributions to Corporation’s success and such other factors as the
Committee, in its discretion, shall deem relevant. Any interpretation of Options intended to be
Incentive Stock Options shall be made in such a manner that they continue to be Incentive Stock
Options. Accordingly, the Committee shall determine, as soon as practicable after the effective
date of the Plan and at any time and from time to time thereafter, (i) the persons who are
eligible, (ii) the number of shares of Stock which an eligible person may purchase pursuant to an
Option, (iii) the price of each share of Stock subject to the Option and (iv) the terms on which
each share of Stock subject to the Option may be purchased.

          (c) Conclusiveness of Determinations. Any action taken by the Committee or by the
Board with respect to the implementation, interpretation, or administration of the Plan shall be
final, conclusive and binding. The Committee’s determinations under the Plan, including, without
limitation, determinations as to the persons to receive awards, the terms and provisions of such
awards and the agreements evidencing the same, need not be uniform and may be made by it
selectively among persons who receive or are eligible to receive awards under the Plan, whether or
not such persons are similarly situated.

     6. Options.

          (a) Grant of Options. Incentive Stock Options and Non-Qualified Stock Options may be
granted under the Plan by the Committee for the purchase of Stock. Options shall be subject to
such terms and conditions, shall be exercisable at such times, and shall be evidenced by such form
of written option agreement between Participant and Corporation, as the Committee shall determine;
provided, that such determinations are not inconsistent with the other provisions of the Plan. The
Committee shall have authority to grant Options exercisable in whole or in part at any time during
their term. Option Agreements need not be identical.

          (b) Restrictions on the Grant of Incentive Stock Options. No Option intended to be an
Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to any person owning, within the meaning of Sections 422
and 424 of the Code, Stock of Corporation possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock of Corporation unless the provisions of Section 7(a)
and (b) hereof are complied with. In any one calendar year, no individual shall receive Options to
purchase Stock under any plan of Corporation intended to be Incentive Stock

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Options to the extent that the Stock subject to such Options exercisable for the first time by
an individual during any calendar year has an aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time
the Options are granted) in excess of $100,000.

          (c) Persons Eligible to Receive Options. The persons who shall be eligible to receive
Options granted hereunder intended to be Incentive Stock Options shall be those key employees and
officers of Corporation who are selected by the Committee from time to time. Persons designated by
the Committee who are eligible to receive Non-Qualified Options hereunder need not be employees of
Corporation, and generally will be non-employee directors or advisory directors of Corporation. A
Participant may hold more than one Option. The Committee shall determine the terms for payment by
each Participant for his shares of Option Stock. Such terms shall be set forth in the Option
Agreement. The terms for payment so set by the Committee may vary from one Participant to another.

     7. Terms and Exercise of Options.

          (a) Option Price. The Option Price to be paid by Participant to Corporation upon
exercise of the Option shall be determined by the Committee on the date of the grant of the Option
and shall be set forth in the Option Agreement. No Option shall have an Option Price less than the
Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date of the grant. If any Option intended to be an Incentive
Stock Option is granted to any person holding Stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the
total combined voting power of all classes of stock of Corporation, the Option Price shall be not
less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date of the
grant.

          (b) Term. Each Option granted under the Plan shall be exercisable only during a term
commencing on the date when the Option was granted and ending (unless the Option shall have
terminated earlier under other provisions of the Plan) on a date to be fixed by the Committee, but
not later than ten (10) years from the date of grant in the case of any Option intended to be an
Incentive Stock Option, subject to the following limitations:

          (i) any Option intended to be an Incentive Stock Option which is granted to any person
possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of
stock of Corporation shall be exercisable not later than five (5) years from the date of
grant; and

          (ii) any Option intended to be an Incentive Stock Option may not be exercisable more
than three (3) months after Participant ceases to be an employee of Corporation.

          (c) Death or Disability. Upon the death or disability (within the meaning of Section
22(e)(3) of the Code) of a Participant holding a Non-Qualified Stock Option, in the absence of
terms in the Option Agreement to the contrary, the Option may be exercised, to the extent not
previously exercised, by Participant’s legal representative, the legatees of the Option under
Participant’s Will or the distributees of the Option under the applicable laws of descent and
distribution until the Termination Date, but only to the extent that the Option would otherwise
have been exercisable by Participant. Upon the death of a Participant holding an Incentive Stock

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Option, in the absence of terms in the Option Agreement to the contrary, the Option may be
exercised, to the extent not previously exercised, by Participant’s legal representative, the
legatees of the Option under Participant’s Will or the distributees of the Option under the
applicable laws of descent and distribution until the Termination Date, but only to the extent that
the Option would otherwise have been exercisable by Participant. Upon the disability of a
Participant holding an Incentive Stock Option, the Option may be exercised by Participant or
Participant’s legal representative, to the extent not previously exercised, until the earlier of
the termination date for such Option or the date occurring one year from the date of the
termination of Participant’s employment due to disability.

          (d) Exercise of Options. Options shall be exercised by delivering or mailing to the
Committee (i) a notice and “investment letter” in the form prescribed by the Committee, specifying
the number of shares to be purchased; and (ii) check payable to Corporation or such other medium of
payment as the Committee shall approve, in an amount equal to the Option Price plus any withholding
tax required by law as determined by Corporation. Upon receipt of each of the foregoing,
Corporation shall promptly deliver to Participant a certificate or certificates for the Stock
purchased, without charge to Participant for issue or transfer tax. The stock certificate may, at
the request of Participant, be issued in Participant’s name and the name of another person as joint
tenants with the right of survivorship, provided that any restrictions upon such Stock shall apply
equally to such joint tenant. In the event that such shares are not registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, such certificates shall bear the following legend:

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES ACT
(“STATE ACTS”), AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS SUCH SHARES ARE
REGISTERED UNDER SUCH ACT AND EACH RELEVANT STATE ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
SATISFACTORY TO CORPORATION IS OBTAINED TO THE EFFECT THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT
NECESSARY.

          (e) Transferability of Options. No Option may be transferred, assigned, pledged or
hypothecated (whether by operation of law or otherwise), except that an Option may be transferred
upon the death of a Participant as provided by Participant’s Will or the applicable laws of descent
or distribution. No Option shall be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Any
attempted assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of an Option, or levy of
attachment or similar process upon the Option not specifically permitted herein shall be null and
void and without effect. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, a Participant, at any
time prior to his death, may assign all or any portion of a Non-Qualified Stock Option to (i) his
spouse or lineal descendant, (ii) the trustee of a trust for the primary benefit of his spouse and
lineal descendant, (iii) a partnership of which his spouse and lineal descendants are the only
partners, or (iv) a tax exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Code. In such
event, the permitted transferee will be entitled to all of the rights of Participant with respect
to the assigned portion of such Non-Qualified Stock Option, and such portion of the Non-Qualified
Stock Option will continue to be subject to all of the terms, conditions and restrictions
applicable to the Option, as set forth herein and in the related Option Agreement, immediately
prior to the effective date of the assignment. Any such assignment will

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be permitted only if (i) Participant does not receive any consideration therefore, and (ii)
the assignment is expressly permitted by the applicable Option Agreement, as approved by the
Committee. Any such assignment shall be evidenced by a written document executed by Participant,
and a copy thereof shall be delivered to Corporation prior to the assignment.

          (f) Stockholders’ Agreement. The exercise of an Option shall be conditioned upon
Participant executing, if so requested by Corporation, a Stockholders’ Agreement. All Stock issued
to a Participant pursuant to an Option shall be subject to any applicable Stockholders’ Agreement
previously entered into by such Participant. Any legend required by any such agreement shall be
placed on the certificates evidencing the Stock.

          (g) Obligation to Exercise Option. The granting of an Option shall impose no
obligation upon a Participant to exercise such Option.

     8. Participant’s Rights. No person shall have the rights of a stockholder by virtue
of an Option except with respect to Stock actually issued to the stockholder, and issuance of Stock
shall confer no retroactive rights to dividends. Nothing in the Plan or any Option Agreement
entered into pursuant to the Plan shall confer upon any Participant the right to continue as a
member of the Board of Corporation or affect any right which Corporation may have to remove such
Participant as a director of Corporation. Nothing in this Plan or in any Option Agreement shall
confer upon any employee any right to continue in the employ of Corporation or interfere in any way
with the right of Corporation to terminate his employment at any time.

     9. Adjustments. In the event of the declaration of any stock dividend on the Stock or
in the event of any reorganization, merger, consolidation, acquisition, separation,
recapitalization, split-up, combination or exchange of shares of Stock, or like adjustment, the
number of shares of Stock and the class of shares of Stock available pursuant to the Plan, and the
Option Prices, shall be adjusted by appropriate changes in the Plan and in any Option Agreement
outstanding pursuant to the Plan. Any such adjustment to the Plan or to Option Agreements or
Option Prices shall be made by action of the Committee, whose determination shall be conclusive;
provided, however, that each Option granted pursuant to the Plan intended to be an Incentive Stock
Option shall be so adjusted as to continue to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of such a reorganization, merger, consolidation,
acquisition, separation, recapitalization, split-up, combination or exchange of shares of stock, or
like adjustment which results in substantially all the shares of the Stock of Corporation being
exchanged for, or converted into cash or other property, the Committee shall have the right to
terminate the Plan as of the date of the exchange or conversion in which case the Options shall
convert into the right to receive such cash or property net of the exercise price of the Options.

     10. Termination, Suspension or Amendment of Plan. The Committee may at any time
terminate, suspend or amend the Plan, except that the Committee shall not, without the
authorization of the holders of a majority of the Stock voted at a stockholders’ meeting duly
called and held, change any provisions (other than those adjustments for changes in capitalization
as hereinbefore provided) which determine (a) the aggregate number of shares for which Options may
be granted under the Plan or to any person; (b) the classes of persons eligible for Options; or (c)
the duration of the Plan.

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     11. Postponement of Exercise. The Committee may postpone any exercise of a Option for
such time as the Committee may deem necessary in order to permit Corporation (i) to effect, amend
or maintain any necessary registration of the Plan or the shares of Stock issuable upon the
exercise of an Option under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the securities laws of any
applicable jurisdiction, (ii) to permit any action to be taken in order to (A) list such shares of
Stock on a stock exchange if shares of Stock are then listed on such exchange or (B) comply with
restrictions or regulations incident to the maintenance of a public market for its shares of Stock,
including any rules or regulations of any stock exchange on which the shares of Stock are listed,
or (iii) to determine that such shares of Stock and the Plan are exempt from such registration or
that no action of the kind referred to in (ii)(B) above needs to be taken; and Corporation shall
not be obligated by virtue of any terms and conditions of any Option Agreement or any provision of
the Plan to recognize the exercise of an Option or to sell or issue shares of Stock in violation of
the Securities Act of 1933 or the law of any government having jurisdiction thereof. Any such
postponement shall not extend the terms of an Option and neither Corporation nor its directors or
officers shall have any obligation or liability to any Participant or to any other person with
respect to any shares of Stock as to which the Option shall lapse because of such postponement.

     12. Changes in Control.

          (a) Change in Control Followed by Employment Termination. In the event that a Change
in Control shall occur and an employee Participant’s employment shall terminate within twelve
months after the Change in Control (except as provided in the next sentence), then (i) all
unexercised Options (whether or not vested or then exercisable) shall automatically become one
hundred percent vested and exercisable immediately, (ii) no other terms, conditions, restrictions
or limitations shall be imposed upon any of such Options after such date, and in no circumstance
shall an Option be forfeited on or after such date and (iii) all such Options shall be valued on
the basis of the greater of the Change in Control Price or the Fair Market Value on the date of
such termination, and such value shall promptly be paid to such Participant in cash by the
Corporation or its successor. The foregoing shall not apply if employment termination is due to
(i) death, (ii) disability entitling the Participant to benefits under the Corporation’s or its
successor’s long-term disability plan, (iii) Cause or (iv) resignation (other than (A) resignation
from a declined reassignment to a job that is not reasonably equivalent in responsibility or
compensation or that is not in the same geographic area, or (B) resignation within 30 days
following a reduction in base pay).

          (b) Automatic Acceleration and Cash-Out. Upon a Change in Control that results
directly or indirectly in the Stock (or the stock of any successor to the Corporation received in
exchange for Stock) ceasing to be publicly traded in a national securities market, (i) all
unexercised Options (whether or not vested) shall automatically become one hundred percent vested
and exercisable immediately, (ii) no other terms, conditions, restrictions or limitations shall be
imposed on any such Options after such date, and in no circumstances shall an Option be forfeited
on or after such date, and (iii) all such Options shall be valued on the basis of the Change in
Control Price, and such value shall promptly be paid to the Participants in cash by the Company or
its successor.

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          (c) Miscellaneous. Upon a Change in Control, no action, including, without
limitation, the amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan, shall be taken that would
adversely affect the rights of any Participant or the operation of the Plan with respect to any
Option to which a Participant may have become entitled hereunder on or prior to the date of the
Change in Control or to which such Participant may become entitled as a result of such Change in
Control.

          (d) Section 16 Insiders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any
Participant who is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act with respect to the
Corporation, who on the date of the Change in Control holds Options that have been outstanding for
a period of less than six months from their date of grant, shall not be paid the consideration
described in Section 12(b) above until the first day next following the end of such six-month
period.

     13. Application of Proceeds. The proceeds received by Corporation from the sale of
its Stock under the Plan shall be used for general corporate purposes.

     14. Elimination of Fractional Shares. If under any provision of the Plan that
requires a computation of the number of shares of Stock subject to an Option, the number so
computed is not a whole number of shares of Stock, such number of shares of Stock shall be rounded
down to the next whole number.

     15. Validity. In the event that any provision of the Plan or any related agreement is
held to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the Board shall have the right to declare the entire
Plan void and unenforceable, taking such action as shall be deemed to be in the best interest of
the stockholders of Corporation.

     16. Titles. Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not to serve as a
basis for interpretation or construction of the Plan.

     17. Governing Law. All questions pertaining to the validity, construction and
administration of the Plan and Options granted hereunder shall be determined in conformity with the
laws of the State of Tennessee.

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INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

     THIS INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of the      day of
                    , 20      (the “Date of Grant”), by and between PRIMETRUST BANK, a Tennessee corporation
(“Corporation”), and                                                              (“Participant”). [NOTE: Participant must be an employee
of Corporation to be eligible to receive an ISO]

     WHEREAS, Corporation has adopted its 2001 Statutory-Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan (the
“Plan”); and

     WHEREAS, the committee chosen by Corporation to administer the Plan (the “Committee”) has
determined that Participant is eligible to receive an option to purchase shares of common stock of
Corporation (“Stock”) under an incentive stock option and has determined that it is in the best
interest of Corporation to grant the stock option documented herein to Participant.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, of the mutual promises hereinafter set
forth and of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:

     1. Grant of Option. Corporation hereby grants to Participant the right to purchase
                                         (                    ) shares of Stock (the “Option Shares”) at a price of
($                    ) per Option Share (the “Option Price”), in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement and the Plan (the “Option”). The Committee, exercising good faith, has determined that
the Option Price is equal to at least one hundred percent (100%) of the fair market value of a
share of Stock on the Date of Grant. [NOTE: If Participant and his or her family hold more than
10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of Stock, then the Option Price must not be
less than 110% of the fair market value of the Option Shares on the Date of Grant. Also total fair
market value of all options granted to Participant eligible to be exercised in any one year should
not exceed $100,000.] The Option is intended by the parties hereto to be, and shall be treated as,
an incentive stock option (as such term is defined under section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (the “Code”)).

     2. Termination of Option.

          (a) Termination Date. The Option and all rights hereunder with respect thereto, to
the extent such rights shall not have been previously exercised or otherwise terminated, shall
terminate and become null and void on                     ,            at 5:00 P.M. (the “Termination Date”).
[NOTE: If the Participant and his family own less than 10% of the total combined voting power then
the Termination Date must not be later than 10 years from the Date of Grant. If the Participant
and his family own 10% or more then the Termination Date must not be later than 5 years from the
Date of Grant.]

          (b) Termination of Participant’s Employment. In the event of the termination of
Participant’s employment by Corporation for any reason other than Participant’s death or
disability, the Option, to the extent not previously exercised, shall terminate and become void on

 

 

the date occurring three months after Participant ceases to be an employee of Corporation.
Provided, however, notwithstanding any other provisions set forth herein or in the Plan, if
Participant shall commit any act of malfeasance affecting Corporation or any affiliated corporation
or is convicted of a felony or engages in conduct that would warrant Participant’s discharge for
cause as such is determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, any unexercised portion of the
Option shall immediately terminate and become void. A transfer of Participant’s employment between
Corporation and any subsidiary of Corporation shall not be deemed to be a termination of
Participant’s employment.

          (c) Death or Disability. Upon termination of Participant’s employment by reason of
Participant’s death, the Option may be exercised, to the extent not previously exercised, by
Participant’s estate or any distributee of the Option under Participant’s will or the applicable
laws of descent and distribution until the Termination Date. Upon termination of Participant’s
employment by reason of disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), the Option
may be exercised, to the extent not previously exercised, until the earlier of the Termination Date
or the date occurring one year from the date of termination of Participant’s employment.

     3. Installment Exercise. Subject to such further limitations as are provided herein,
the Option shall become vested and exercisable in no less than four(4) installments, Participant
having the right hereunder to purchase from Corporation the following number of Option Shares upon
exercise of the Option, on and after the following dates, in cumulative fashion:

          (a) immediately upon the Date of Grant, up to twenty five percent (25%) (ignoring fractional
shares) of the total number of Option Shares;

          (b) on and after the first anniversary of the Date of Grant, up to an additional twenty five
percent (25%) (ignoring fractional shares) of the total number of Option Shares; and

          (c) on and after the second anniversary of the Date of Grant, up to an additional twenty five
percent (25%) (ignoring fractional shares) of the total number of Option Shares; and

          (d) on and after the third anniversary of the Date of Grant, the remaining Option Shares.

     4. Exercise of Option. The Option, or any portion of the Option eligible to be
exercised by the Participant and not previously exercised, may be exercised at any time or times
prior to the termination of the Option pursuant to the provisions hereof. The Option may be
exercised only if compliance with all Federal and state securities laws can be effected and only by
(i) Participant’s completion, execution and delivery to Corporation of a notice of exercise and
“investment letter” in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, and (ii) Participant’s
payment to Corporation of an amount equal to the sum of the amount obtained by multiplying the
Option Price by the number of Option Shares being purchased plus any withholding tax required by
law as determined by Corporation. Payment shall be made by check payable to Corporation or such
other medium of payment as the Committee shall approve. Upon the exercise of the Option by
Participant, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, Corporation shall issue and deliver to

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Participant a certificate or certificates evidencing such number of Option Shares as
Participant has so elected to purchase. Such certificate or certificates shall be registered in
the name of Participant and shall bear any legend required by any Federal or state securities law
or agreement as Corporation shall determine. [NOTE: In order to receive treatment as an incentive
stock option, Participant must not dispose of any share obtained by the exercise of the Option if
such disposition occurs within 2 years of the Date of Grant of the Option or within 1 year after
the exercise of the Option]

     5. Transferability of Option. The Option may not be transferred, assigned, pledged or
hypothecated (whether by operation of law or otherwise), except that the Option may be transferred
upon the death of Participant as provided by Participant’s Will or the applicable laws of descent
and distribution. The Option shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process.
Any attempted assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of the Option, or
levy of attachment or similar process upon the Option not specifically permitted herein shall be
null and void and without effect. Any permitted transferee will be entitled to all of the rights
of Participant with respect to the assigned portion of the Option, and such portion of the Option
will continue to be subject to all of the then existing terms, conditions and restrictions
applicable to the Option, as set forth herein and in the Plan.

     6. Adjustments. In the event of the declaration of any stock dividend on the Stock or
in the event of any reorganization, merger, consolidation, acquisition, separation,
recapitalization, split-up, combination or exchange of shares of Stock, or like adjustment, the
number of shares of Stock and the class of shares of Stock available pursuant to the Option, and
the Option Price, shall be adjusted proportionately as determined by the Committee, whose
determination shall be conclusive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of such a
reorganization, merger, consolidation, acquisition, separation, recapitalization, split-up,
combination or exchange of shares of stock, or like adjustment which results in substantially all
the shares of the Stock of Corporation being exchanged for, or converted into cash or other
property, the Committee or Corporation shall have the right to terminate the Option as of the date
of the exchange or conversion in which case the Option shall convert into the right to receive such
cash or property net of the Option Price of the Options.

     7. Termination, Suspension or Amendment of Option. The Committee or Corporation may,
at any time, terminate, suspend or amend the Plan or this Agreement.

     8. Postponement of Exercise. The Committee or Corporation may postpone any exercise
of the Option for such time as it may deem necessary in order to permit Corporation (i) to effect,
amend or maintain any necessary registration of the Plan or the shares of Stock issuable upon the
exercise of the Option under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), or the securities
laws of any applicable jurisdiction, (ii) to permit any action to be taken in order to (A) list
such shares of Stock on a stock exchange if shares of Stock are then listed on such exchange or (B)
comply with restrictions or regulations incident to the maintenance of a public market for its
shares of Stock, including any rules or regulations of any stock exchange on which the shares of
Stock are listed, or (iii) to determine that such shares of Stock and the Plan are exempt from such
registration or that no action of the kind referred to in (ii)(B) above needs to be taken; and
Corporation shall not be obligated by virtue of any terms and conditions of this Agreement or any
provision of the Plan to recognize the exercise of the Option or to sell or issue shares of

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Stock in violation of the Act or any state’s securities laws. Any such postponement shall not
extend the terms of the Option and neither Corporation nor its directors or officers or the
Committee shall have any obligation or liability to Participant or to any other person with respect
to any shares of Stock as to which the Option shall lapse because of such postponement.

     9. Participant’s Rights. The granting of the Option shall impose no obligation upon
Participant to exercise such Option. Participant shall have no equity interest in Corporation, nor
shall Participant have any voting, dividend, liquidation or dissolution rights with respect to any
capital stock of Corporation solely by reason of having the Option or having executed this
Agreement. Upon the issuance and delivery of a certificate for Option Shares after exercise of the
Option, Participant shall have the rights of a stockholder with respect to such Option Shares and
to receive all dividends or other distributions paid or made with respect thereto. Nothing in this
Agreement or the Plan shall confer upon Participant the right to continue in the employ of
Corporation or affect any right which Corporation may have to terminate such employment at any
time.

     10. Elimination of Fractional Shares. If this Agreement requires a computation of the
number of shares of Stock subject to the Option, and the number so computed is not a whole number
of shares of Stock, such number of shares of Stock shall be rounded down to the next whole number.

     11. Shareholders’ Agreement. Participant agrees to execute any Shareholders’
Agreement which all other shareholders of Corporation are subject prior to delivery of any Stock
upon the exercise of the Option. All Stock delivered to Participant pursuant to the exercise of
the Option shall be subject to any Shareholders’ Agreement previously entered into by Participant
relating to the Stock.

     12. Incorporation of Plan by Reference. The Option is granted pursuant to the terms
of the Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit “B” and the terms of which are
incorporated herein by reference. The Option shall in all respects be interpreted in accordance
with the Plan. The Committee shall interpret and construe the Plan and this Agreement, and its
interpretations and determinations shall be conclusive and binding on the parties hereto and any
other person claiming an interest hereunder, with respect to any issue arising hereunder or
thereunder. The provisions of the Plan shall control in the event of any inconsistencies between
this Agreement and the Plan.

     13. Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth all of the promises, agreements,
conditions, understandings, warranties and representations between the parties hereto with respect
to the Option and the Shares. This Agreement is an integration of any and all prior agreements or
understandings, oral or written, with respect to the Option and the Shares.

     14. Notices. Any and all notices provided for herein shall be sufficient if in
writing, and sent by hand delivery or by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested and
first class postage prepaid), in the case of Corporation, to its principal office, and, in the case
of Participant, to Participant’s address as shown on Corporation’s records.

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     15. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with
the laws of the State of Tennessee.

     16. Modifications. Except as otherwise provided herein, no change or modification of
this Agreement shall be valid unless the same is in writing and signed by the parties hereto.

     17. Successors. This Agreement shall be binding on all permitted successors and
assigns of Participant including any estate, executors or administrators, trustees, or personal or
legal representatives, and, in any such event all references herein to Participant shall, to the
extent applicable, be deemed to refer to and include such estate, executors or administrators,
trustees or personal or legal representatives, as the case may be.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Corporation and Participant have executed this Agreement as of the day and
year first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	PRIMETRUST BANK

 	 
	 	By:	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Title: 	  	 	 
	 
	 	PARTICIPANT:

 	 
	 	 	 
	 	Signature of Participant 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	Printed Name of Participant 	 	 
	 	 	 	 

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EXHIBIT A

NOTICE AND REQUEST OF EXERCISE

OF OPTION TO PURCHASE

SHARES OF STOCK

OF PRIMETRUST BANK

     The undersigned Participant in the 2001 Statutory-Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”)
of PRIMETRUST BANK, a Tennessee corporation (“Corporation”), does by this notice request that
Corporation issue to the undersigned that number of shares of Stock specified below (the “Shares”)
at the price per Share specified below pursuant to the exercise of Participant’s Option under the
Plan and the Incentive Stock Option Agreement (the “Agreement”) between the undersigned and
Corporation. Simultaneously herewith, the undersigned delivers to Corporation the purchase price
for the Shares [i.e., that amount which is obtained by multiplying the number of the Shares by the
price specified], by good check, in accordance with the Agreement.

     The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has read and understands
the Plan and the Agreement and the terms and conditions set forth therein under which the Shares
are acquired, shall be held and may be disposed, and hereby ratifies and confirms such terms and
conditions. The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned is acquiring the
Shares for the undersigned’s own account (and not on behalf of any other persons) and without any
present view to making a public offering or distribution of same and without any present intention
of selling or otherwise transferring same at any particular time or at any particular price or upon
the occurrence of any particular event or circumstances (except as set forth in the Plan and the
Agreement).

     The undersigned acknowledges and understands that in connection with the acquisition of the
Shares by the undersigned:

     1. Corporation has informed the undersigned that the Shares are not registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), or any applicable state Blue Sky law or laws and
that the Shares may not be transferred or otherwise disposed of unless the Shares are subsequently
registered under the Act and the applicable state Blue Sky law or laws or an exemption from such
registration requirements is made available.

     2. The undersigned has been informed that a legend referring to the restrictions indicated
herein on transferability and sale will be placed upon the certificate(s) evidencing the Shares, in
addition to the legend referred to in the Agreement.

     3. The undersigned has received all information requested or otherwise deemed necessary by the
undersigned to make an informed decision as to the investment in Corporation, and has had the
opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from officers of Corporation.

     4. The undersigned acknowledges that the issuance of the Shares is subject to the execution by
the undersigned of a Stockholders’ Agreement if required by Corporation.

 

 

     If the undersigned is required to file a Form 144 with the Securities and Exchange Commission
in connection with sales of the Shares pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act, the undersigned will
mail a copy of such Form to Corporation at the same time and each time the undersigned mails a copy
to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Very truly yours,
	 
	 	 	 	 
	A.

	 	Date of Grant of Incentive Stock	 	 
	 

	 	Option:                     
	 	 
 Signature
	 
	 	 	 	 
	B.

	 	Number of Shares covered	 	 
	 

	 	by Agreement:                     
	 	 
 Printed
Name of Participant
	 
	 	 	 	 
	C.

	 	Number of Shares of	 	 
	 

	 	Stock which may
	 	RESIDENCE:
	 

	 	be purchased at this	 	 
	 

	 	time:                     
	 	 
 Street
	 
	 	 	 	 
	D.

	 	Number of Shares of	 	 
	 

	 	Stock to be	 	 
	 

	 	actually purchased at this
	 	 
 City,
State, Zip Code
	 

	 	time:                     
	 	Dated:                     ,                     
	 
	 	 	 	 
	E.

	 	Option Price per Share:	 	 
	 

	 	$                    	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	F.

	 	Aggregate price to be paid	 	 
	 

	 	for Shares actually	 	 
	 

	 	purchased (D multiplied	 	 
	 

	 	by E): $                    	 	 

ACCEPTED:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	PRIMETRUST BANK

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	Its: 	 	 

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EXHIBIT B

PLAN

NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

     THIS
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of the            day of
                    , 20           (the “Date of Grant”), by and between PRIMETRUST BANK, a Tennessee corporation
(“Corporation”), and                                          (“Participant”).

     WHEREAS, Corporation has adopted its 2001 Statutory-Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan (the
“Plan”); and

     WHEREAS, the committee chosen by Corporation to administer the Plan (the “Committee”) has
determined that Participant is eligible to receive an option to purchase shares of common stock,
$5.00 par value, of Corporation (“Stock”) under a non-qualified stock option and has determined
that it is in the best interest of Corporation to grant the stock option documented herein to
Participant.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, of the mutual promises hereinafter set
forth and of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:

     1. Grant of Option. Corporation hereby grants to Participant the right to purchase
                     (          ) shares of Stock (the “Option Shares”) at a price of            Dollars
($                    ) per Option Share (the “Option Price”), in accordance with the terms of this Agreement
and the Plan (the “Option”). The Committee, exercising good faith, has determined that the Option
Price is equal to at least one hundred percent (100%) of the fair market value of a share of Stock
on the date hereof. The Option is not intended by the parties hereto to be, and shall not be
treated as, an incentive stock option (as such term is defined under section 422 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”)).

     2. Termination of Option.

          (a) Termination Date. The Option and all rights hereunder with respect thereto, to
the extent such rights shall not have been previously exercised or otherwise terminated, shall
terminate and become null and void on                     ,            at 5:00 P.M. (the “Termination Date”).

          (b) Death or Disability. Upon Participant’s death or disability (within the meaning
of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), the Option may be exercised, to the extent not previously
exercised, by Participant’s legal representative, the legatees of the Option under Participant’s
Will or the distributees of the Option under the applicable laws of descent and distribution until
the Termination Date, but only to the extent that the Option would otherwise have been exercisable
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          (c) Termination of Participant’s Service to Corporation. The termination of
Participant’s service as an employee, director or advisory director of Corporation shall have no
effect on the Option, provided, however, notwithstanding any other provisions set forth herein or
in the Plan, if Participant shall commit any act of malfeasance or wrongdoing affecting Corporation
or any affiliated corporation as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, any
unexercised portion of the Option shall immediately terminate and become void.

     3. Installment Exercise. Subject to such further limitations as are provided herein,
the Option shall become fully vested and exercisable, in whole or in part, upon this Agreement
being duly executed by the Corporation and Participant.

     4. Exercise of Option. The Option, or any portion of the Option eligible to be
exercised by the Participant and not previously exercised, may be exercised at any time or times
prior to the termination of the Option pursuant to the provisions hereof. The Option may be
exercised only if compliance with all Federal and state securities laws can be effected and only by
(i) Participant’s completion, execution and delivery to Corporation of a notice of exercise and
“investment letter” in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, and (ii) Participant’s
payment to Corporation of an amount equal to the sum of the amount obtained by multiplying the
Option Price by the number of Option Shares being purchased plus any withholding tax required by
law as determined by Corporation. Payment shall be made by check payable to Corporation or such
other medium of payment as the Committee shall approve. Upon the exercise of the Option by
Participant, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, Corporation shall issue and deliver to
Participant a certificate or certificates evidencing such number of Option Shares as Participant
has so elected to purchase. Such certificate or certificates shall be registered in the name of
Participant and shall bear any legend required by any Federal or state securities law or agreement
as Corporation shall determine.

     5. Transferability of Option. The Option may not be transferred, assigned, pledged or
hypothecated (whether by operation of law or otherwise), except that the Option may be transferred
upon the death of Participant as provided by Participant’s Will or the applicable laws of descent
or distribution. The Option shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Any
attempted assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of the Option, or levy
of attachment or similar process upon the Option not specifically permitted herein shall be null
and void and without effect. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, Participant, at any
time prior to his death, may assign all or any portion of the Option to (i) his spouse or lineal
descendant, (ii) the trustee of a trust for the primary benefit of his spouse and lineal
descendant, (iii) a partnership of which his spouse and lineal descendants are the only partners,
or (iv) a tax exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Code. Any such
assignment will be permitted only if (i) Participant does not receive any consideration therefore,
and (ii) the assignment is permitted by the Plan. Any such assignment shall be evidenced by an
appropriate written document executed by Participant, and a copy thereof shall be delivered to
Corporation prior to the effective date of the assignment. Any permitted transferee will be
entitled to all of the rights of Participant with respect to the assigned portion of the Option,
and such portion of the Option will continue to be subject to all of the then existing terms,
conditions and restrictions applicable to the Option, as set forth herein and in the Plan.

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     6. Adjustments. In the event of the declaration of any stock dividend on the Stock or
in the event of any reorganization, merger, consolidation, acquisition, separation,
recapitalization, split-up, combination or exchange of shares of Stock, or like adjustment, the
number of shares of Stock and the class of shares of Stock available pursuant to the Option, and
the Option Price, shall be adjusted proportionately as determined by the Committee, whose
determination shall be conclusive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of such a
reorganization, merger, consolidation, acquisition, separation, recapitalization, split-up,
combination or exchange of shares of stock, or like adjustment which results in substantially all
the shares of the Stock of Corporation being exchanged for, or converted into cash or other
property, the Committee or Corporation shall have the right to terminate the Option as of the date
of the exchange or conversion in which case the Option shall convert into the right to receive such
cash or property net of the Option Price of the Options.

     7. Termination, Suspension or Amendment of Option. The Committee or Corporation may
at any time terminate, suspend or amend the Plan or this Agreement.

     8. Postponement of Exercise. The Committee or Corporation may postpone any exercise
of the Option for such time as it may deem necessary in order to permit Corporation (i) to effect,
amend or maintain any necessary registration of the Plan or the shares of Stock issuable upon the
exercise of the Option under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), or the securities
laws of any applicable jurisdiction, (ii) to permit any action to be taken in order to (A) list
such shares of Stock on a stock exchange if shares of Stock are then listed on such exchange or (B)
comply with restrictions or regulations incident to the maintenance of a public market for its
shares of Stock, including any rules or regulations of any stock exchange on which the shares of
Stock are listed, or (iii) to determine that such shares of Stock and the Plan are exempt from such
registration or that no action of the kind referred to in (ii)(B) above needs to be taken; and
Corporation shall not be obligated by virtue of any terms and conditions of this Agreement or any
provision of the Plan to recognize the exercise of the Option or to sell or issue shares of Stock
in violation of the Act or any state’s securities laws. Any such postponement shall not extend the
terms of the Option and neither Corporation nor its directors or officers or the Committee shall
have any obligation or liability to Participant or to any other person with respect to any shares
of Stock as to which the Option shall lapse because of such postponement.

     9. Participant’s Rights. The granting of the Option shall impose no obligation upon
Participant to exercise such Option. Participant shall have no equity interest in Corporation, nor
shall Participant have any voting, dividend, liquidation or dissolution rights with respect to any
capital stock of Corporation solely by reason of having the Option or having executed this
Agreement. Upon the issuance and delivery of a certificate for Option Shares after exercise of the
Option, Participant shall have the rights of a stockholder with respect to such Option Shares and
to receive all dividends or other distributions paid or made with respect thereto. Nothing in this
Agreement or the Plan shall confer upon Participant the right to continue as a member of the Board
of Directors of Corporation or affect any right which Corporation may have to remove such
Participant as a director of Corporation.

     10. Elimination of Fractional Shares. If this Agreement requires a computation of the
number of shares of Stock subject to the Option, and the number so computed is not a whole

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number of shares of Stock, such number of shares of Stock shall be rounded down to the next
whole number.

     11. Shareholders’ Agreement. Participant agrees to execute any Shareholders’
Agreement which all other shareholders of Corporation are subject prior to delivery of any Stock
upon the exercise of the Option. All Stock delivered to Participant pursuant to the exercise of
the Option shall be subject to any Shareholders’ Agreement previously entered into by Participant
relating to the Stock.

     12. Incorporation of Plan by Reference. The Option is granted pursuant to the terms
of the Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit “B” and the terms of which are
incorporated herein by reference. The Option shall in all respects be interpreted in accordance
with the Plan. The Committee shall interpret and construe the Plan and this Agreement, and its
interpretations and determinations shall be conclusive and binding on the parties hereto and any
other person claiming an interest hereunder, with respect to any issue arising hereunder or
thereunder. The provisions of the Plan shall control in the event of any inconsistencies between
this Agreement and the Plan.

     13. Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth all of the promises, agreements,
conditions, understandings, warranties and representations between the parties hereto with respect
to the Option and the Shares. This Agreement is an integration of any and all prior agreements or
understandings, oral or written, with respect to the Option and the Shares.

     14. Notices. Any and all notices provided for herein shall be sufficient if in
writing, and sent by hand delivery or by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested and
first class postage prepaid), in the case of Corporation, to its principal office, and, in the case
of Participant, to Participant’s address as shown on Corporation’s records.

     15. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with
the laws of the State of Tennessee.

     16. Modifications. Except as otherwise provided in Section 5, 6 and 7 herein, no
change or modification of this Agreement shall be valid unless the same is in writing and signed by
the parties hereto.

     17. Successors. This Agreement shall be binding on all permitted successors and
assigns of Participant including any estate, executors or administrators, trustees, or personal or
legal representatives, and, in such event all references herein to Participant shall, to the extent
applicable, be deemed to refer to and include such estate, executors or administrators, trustees or
personal or legal representatives, as the case may be.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Corporation and Participant have executed this Agreement as of the day and
year first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	PRIMETRUST BANK

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Title: 	  	 	 
	 
	 	PARTICIPANT:

 	 
	 	 	 
	 	Signature of Participant 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	Printed Name of Participant 	 
	 	 	 

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EXHIBIT A

NOTICE AND REQUEST OF EXERCISE

OF OPTION TO PURCHASE

SHARES OF STOCK

OF PRIMETRUST BANK

     The undersigned Participant in the 2001 Statutory-Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”)
of PRIMETRUST BANK, a Tennessee corporation (“Corporation”), does by this notice request that
Corporation issue to the undersigned that number of shares of Stock specified below (the “Shares”)
at the price per Share specified below pursuant to the exercise of Participant’s Option under the
Plan and the Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement (the “Agreement”) between the undersigned and
Corporation. Simultaneously herewith, the undersigned delivers to Corporation the purchase price
for the Shares [i.e., that amount which is obtained by multiplying the number of the Shares by the
price specified], by good check, in accordance with the Agreement.

     The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has read and understands
the Plan and the Agreement and the terms and conditions set forth therein under which the Shares
are acquired, shall be held and may be disposed, and hereby ratifies and confirms such terms and
conditions. The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned is acquiring the
Shares for the undersigned’s own account (and not on behalf of any other persons) and without any
present view to making a public offering or distribution of same and without any present intention
of selling or otherwise transferring same at any particular time or at any particular price or upon
the occurrence of any particular event or circumstances (except as set forth in the Plan and the
Agreement).

     The undersigned acknowledges and understands that in connection with the acquisition of the
Shares by the undersigned:

     1. Corporation has informed the undersigned that the Shares are not registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), or any applicable state Blue Sky law or laws and
that the Shares may not be transferred or otherwise disposed of unless the Shares are subsequently
registered under the Act and the applicable state Blue Sky law or laws or an exemption from such
registration requirements is made available.

     2. The undersigned has been informed that a legend referring to the restrictions indicated
herein on transferability and sale will be placed upon the certificate(s) evidencing the Shares, in
addition to the legend referred to in the Agreement.

     3. The undersigned has received all information requested or otherwise deemed necessary by the
undersigned to make an informed decision as to the investment in Corporation, and has had the
opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from officers of Corporation.

     4. The undersigned acknowledges that the issuance of the Shares is subject to the execution by
the undersigned of a Stockholders’ Agreement if required by Corporation.

 

 

     If the undersigned is required to file a Form 144 with the Securities and Exchange Commission
in connection with sales of the Shares pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act, the undersigned will
mail a copy of such Form to Corporation at the same time and each time the undersigned mails a copy
to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Very truly yours,
	A.

	 	Date of Grant of Incentive Stock	 	 
	 

	 	Option:                                         
	 	 
 Signature
	 
	 	 	 	 
	B.

	 	Number of Shares covered	 	 
	 

	 	by Agreement:                     
	 	 
 Printed
Name of Participant
	 
	 	 	 	 
	C.

	 	Number of Shares of	 	 
	 

	 	Stock which may
	 	RESIDENCE:
	 

	 	be purchased at this	 	 
	 

	 	time:                                         
	 	 
 Street
	 
	 	 	 	 
	D.

	 	Number of Shares of	 	 
	 

	 	Stock to be

actually purchased at this
	 	 
 City,
State, Zip Code

Dated:                                         ,                     
	 

	 	time:                                         
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	E.

	 	Option Price per Share:	 	 
	 

	 	$                    	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	F.

	 	Aggregate price to be paid	 	 
	 

	 	for Shares actually	 	 
	 

	 	purchased (D multiplied	 	 
	 

	 	by E): $                    	 	 

ACCEPTED:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	PRIMETRUST BANK

 	 
	 	By:  	
 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	Its: 	 	 	 

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EXHIBIT B

PLAN

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