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Form of Option Agreement

 EXHIBIT 10.4 
  
 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 
  
 under the 
 GEORGIA BANK FINANCIAL CORPORATION 
 2000 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE
PLAN 
  

	
	 Optionee:

	
	 Number Shares Subject to Option:

	
	 Exercise Price per Share:

	
	 Date of Grant:

  
 1. Grant of
Option. Georgia Bank Financial Corporation (the “Company”) hereby grants to the Optionee named above (the “Optionee”), under the Georgia Bank Financial Corporation 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), an
Incentive Stock Option to purchase, on the terms and conditions set forth in this agreement (this “Option Agreement”), the number of shares indicated above of the Company’s $3.00 par value common stock (the “Stock”), at the
exercise price per share set forth above (the “Option”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned such terms in the Plan. 
  
 2. Vesting of Option. Unless the exercisability of the Option is accelerated in accordance with Article 8 of the
Plan, the Option shall vest (become exercisable) in accordance with the following schedule: 
  

			
	 Years of Service
 After Date of Grant

	 	 Percent of Option Shares
 Vested

	 Less than 1
	 	0%
	 1
	 	20%
	 2
	 	40%
	 3
	 	60%
	 4
	 	80%
	 5
	 	100%

  
 Notwithstanding the
above, the Option shall vest (become exercisable) in full immediately (i) upon the death, Disability or Retirement of the Optionee, or (ii) upon a Change in Control. 
  

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 3. Period of Option and Limitations on Right to Exercise. The Option will, to the extent not
previously exercised, lapse under the earliest of the following circumstances; provided, however, that the Committee may, prior to the lapse of the Option under the circumstances described in paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) below, provide in writing
that the Option will extend until a later date, but if the Option is exercised after the dates specified in paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) below, it will automatically become a Non-Qualified Stock Option: 
  
 (a) The Option shall lapse as of 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the tenth
anniversary of the date of grant (the “Expiration Date”). 
  
 (b) The Option shall lapse three months after the Optionee’s termination of service for any reason other than the Optionee’s death or Disability; provided, however, that if the Optionee’s employment is terminated by the
Company for Cause, the Option shall lapse immediately. 
  
 (c) If
the Optionee’s employment terminates by reason of Disability, the Option shall lapse one year after the date of the Optionee’s termination of employment. 
  
 (d) If the Optionee dies while employed, or during the three-month period described in subsection (b) above or during the
one-year period described in subsection (c) above and before the Option otherwise lapses, the Option shall lapse one year after the date of the Optionee’s death. Upon the Optionee’s death, the Option may be exercised by the Optionee’s
beneficiary. 
  
 If the Optionee or his beneficiary exercises an
Option after termination of employment, the Option may be exercised only with respect to the shares that were otherwise vested on the Optionee’s termination of employment (including vesting by acceleration in accordance with Article 8 of the
Plan). 
  
 4. Exercise of Option. The Option shall be
exercised by written notice directed to the Secretary of the Company at the principal executive offices of the Company, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, or such other form as the Committee may approve. If the person exercising
the Option is not the Optionee, such person shall also deliver with the notice of exercise appropriate proof of his or her right to exercise the Option. Unless the exercise is a broker-assisted “cashless exercise” as described below, such
written notice shall be accompanied by full payment in cash, shares of Stock previously acquired by the Optionee (which shares may be delivered by attestation or actual delivery of one or more certificates), or any combination thereof, for the
number of shares specified in such written notice; provided, however, that if shares of Stock are used to pay the exercise price, such shares must have been held by the Optionee for at least six months. The Fair Market Value of the surrendered Stock
as of the last trading day immediately prior to the exercise date shall be used in valuing Stock used in payment of the exercise price. To the extent permitted under Regulation T of the Federal Reserve Board, and subject to applicable securities
laws, the Option may be exercised through a broker in a so-called “cashless exercise” whereby the broker sells the Option shares and delivers cash sales proceeds to the Company in payment of the exercise price. In such case, the date of
exercise shall be deemed to be the date on which notice of exercise is received by the Company and the exercise price shall be delivered to the Company on the settlement date. 
  

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 Subject to the terms of this Option Agreement, the Option may be exercised at any time and without regard
to any other option held by the Optionee to purchase stock of the Company. No fractional shares of Stock shall be issued upon exercise of the Option. 
  

	 	5.	Beneficiary Designation. The Optionee, by written notice to the Committee, may designate one or more persons (and from time to time change such designation) including the
Optionee’s legal representative, who, by reason of the Optionee’s death, shall acquire the right to exercise all or a portion of the Option. If no beneficiary has been designated or survives the Optionee, the Option may be exercised by the
personal representative of the Optionee’s estate. If the person with exercise rights desires to exercise any portion of the Option, such person must do so in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan.

  
 6. Limitation of Rights. The Option does
not confer to the Optionee or the Optionee’s personal representative any rights of a shareholder of the Company unless and until shares of Stock are in fact issued to such person in connection with the exercise of the Option. Nothing in this
Option Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate the Optionee’s employment at any time, nor confer upon the Optionee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any
Subsidiary. 
  
 7. Stock Reserve. The Company shall at all
times during the term of this Option Agreement reserve and keep available such number of shares of Stock as will be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this Option Agreement. 
  
 8. Optionee’s Covenant. The Optionee hereby agrees to use his best efforts to provide services to the Company in
a workmanlike manner and to promote the Company’s interests. 
  
 9. Restrictions on Transfer and Pledge. The Option may not be pledged, encumbered, or hypothecated to or in favor of any party other than the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary, or be subject to any lien, obligation, or liability of
the Optionee to any other party other than the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary. The Option is not assignable or transferable by the Optionee other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. The Option may be exercised during the
lifetime of the Optionee only by the Optionee. 
  
 10.
Restrictions on Issuance of Shares. If at any time the Board shall determine in its discretion, that listing, registration or qualification of the shares of Stock covered by the Option upon any securities exchange or under any state or
federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition to the exercise of the Option, the Option may not be exercised in whole or in part unless and until such listing, registration,
qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Board. 
  

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 11. Plan Controls. The terms contained in the Plan are incorporated into and made a part of this
Option Agreement and this Option Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Plan. In the event of any actual or alleged conflict between the provisions of the Plan and the provisions of this Option Agreement, the provisions
of the Plan shall be controlling and determinative. 
  
 12.
Successors. This Option Agreement shall be binding upon any successor of the Company, in accordance with the terms of this Option Agreement and the Plan. 
  

13. Severability. If any one or more of the provisions contained in this Option Agreement are invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the other
provisions of this Option Agreement will be construed and enforced as if the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been included. 
  
 14. Notice. Notices and communications under this Option Agreement must be in writing and either personally delivered or sent by registered or
certified United States mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Notices to the Company must be addressed to: 
  

	
	 Georgia Bank Financial Corporation

	 3530 Wheeler Road

	 Augusta, Georgia 30909

	 Attn: Secretary

  
 or any other address designated by the
Company in a written notice to the Optionee. Notices to the Optionee will be directed to the address of the Optionee then currently on file with the Company, or at any other address given by the Optionee in a written notice to the Company.

  
 15. Notification of Disposition. The Optionee agrees to
notify the Company in writing within 30 days of any disposition of shares of Stock acquired by the Optionee pursuant to the exercise of the Option, if such disposition occurs within two years of the date of grant, or one year of the date of
exercise, of the Option. The Company has the authority and the right to deduct or withhold, or require the Optionee to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local taxes required by law to be withheld with respect
to any disposition of the shares prior to the expiration of two years of the date of grant, or one year of the date of exercise, of the Option. 
  

	 	16.	Interpretation. It is the intent of the parties hereto that the Option qualify for incentive stock option treatment pursuant to, and to the extent permitted by, Section 422
of the Code. All provisions hereof are intended to have, and shall be construed to have, such meanings as are set forth in applicable provisions of the Code and Treasury Regulations to allow the Option to so qualify. 

  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Georgia Bank Financial Corporation, acting by and through
its duly authorized officers, has caused this Option Agreement to be executed, and the Optionee has executed this Option Agreement, all as of the day and year first above written. 
  

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	 GEORGIA BANK FINANCIAL CORPORATION

	
	 By:

	
	 As its:

	
	 OPTIONEE:

  

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 EXHIBIT A 
  

NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF OPTION TO PURCHASE 
 COMMON STOCK OF 
 GEORGIA BANK FINANCIAL CORPORATION 
  

			
	 Name
                                        
                           

	
	 Address:
                                        
                     

	  

	 Date
                    

  
 Georgia Bank Financial Corporation

 3530 Wheeler Road 
 Augusta, Georgia 30909 
 Attn: Secretary 
  

	Re:	Exercise of Incentive Stock Option 

  
 I elect to purchase                      shares
of Common Stock of Georgia Bank Financial Corporation (the “Company”) pursuant to the Georgia Bank Financial Corporation Incentive Stock Option Agreement dated
                     and the Georgia Bank Financial Corporation 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The purchase will take place on the Exercise
Date, which will be (i) as soon as practicable following the date this notice and all other necessary forms and payments are received by the Company, unless I specify a later date (not to exceed 30 days following the date of this notice), or (ii) in
the case of a Broker-assisted cashless exercise (as indicated below), the date of this notice. 
  
 On or before the Exercise Date (or, in the case of a Broker-assisted cashless exercise, on the settlement date following the Exercise Date), I will pay the full exercise price in the form specified below (check one):

  

	 ̈	Cash Only: by delivering a check to the Company for $             . 

  

	 ̈	Cash and Shares: by delivering a check to the Company for $             for the part of the exercise price.
I will pay the balance of the exercise price by delivering to the Company a stock certificate with my endorsement for shares of Company Stock that I have owned for at least six months. If the number of shares of Company Stock represented by such
stock certificate exceeds the number needed to pay the exercise price, the Company will issue me a new stock certificate for the excess. 

  

	 ̈	Shares Only: by delivering to the Company a stock certificate with my endorsement for shares of Company Stock that I have owned for at least six months. If the number of
shares of Company Stock represented by such stock certificate exceeds the number needed to pay the exercise price, the Company will issue me a new stock certificate for the excess. 

  

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	 ̈	Cash From Broker: by delivering the purchase price
from                        , a broker, dealer or other “creditor” as defined by Regulation T issued by the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Broker”). I authorize the Company to issue a stock certificate in the number of shares indicated above in the name of the Broker in accordance with instructions received by the Company
from the Broker and to deliver such stock certificate directly to the Broker (or to any other party specified in the instructions from the Broker) upon receiving the exercise price from the Broker. 

  
 Please deliver the stock certificate to me (unless I have chosen to pay the purchase price
through a Broker). 
  

	
	 Very truly yours,

	
	  

  

			
	 AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED:

	
	GEORGIA BANK FINANCIAL CORPORATION
		
	 By:
	 	  

	 Title:
	 	  

	
	 Number of Option Shares

	 Exercised:
	 	  

	
	 Number of Option Shares

	 Remaining:
	 	  

	 Date:
	 	  

  

 1231997 Long-term Incentive Plan

 EXHIBIT 10.5 
  
 GEORGIA BANK FINANCIAL CORPORATION 
 1997 EXECUTIVE LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN 
  
 ARTICLE I 
  
 PURPOSE

  
 1.1 GENERAL. The purpose of the Georgia Bank Financial
Corporation 1997 Executive Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to promote the success, and enhance the value, of Georgia Bank Financial Corporation (the “Corporation”), by linking the personal interests of its key employees
and officers to those of Corporation shareholders and by providing such persons with an incentive for outstanding performance. The Plan is further intended to provide flexibility to the Corporation in its ability to motivate, attract, and retain the
services of persons upon whose judgement, interest, and special effort the successful conduct of the Corporation’s operation is largely dependent. Accordingly, the Plan permits the grant of stock appreciation rights from time to time to
selected employees and officers. 
  
 ARTICLE 2 

 
 EFFECTIVE DATE 
  
 2.1. EFFECTIVE DATE. The Plan shall be effective as of the date upon which it
shall be approved by the Board. However, the Plan shall be submitted to the shareholders of the Corporation for approval within 12 months of the board’s approval thereof. In the discretion of the Committee, Stock appreciation Rights may be made
to Covered Employees which are intended to constitute qualified performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m). Any such SARs shall be contingent upon the shareholders having approved the Plan. 
  
 ARTICLE 3 
  
 DEFINITIONS 
  
 3.1. DEFINITIONS. When a word or phrase appears in this Plan with the initial
letter capitalized, and the word or phrase does not commence a sentence, the word or phrase shall generally be given the meaning ascribed to it in this Section or in Section 1.1 unless a clearly different meaning is required by the context. The
following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: 
  
 “SAR Agreement” means any written agreement, contract, or other instrument or document evidencing a SAR. 
  

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 “Base Value” means base value established by the Committee for each SAR granted under the Plan.

  
 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the
Corporation. 
  
 “Change in Control” means and includes
each of the following: 
  
 (1) The acquisition by any individual
entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the 1934 Act) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act) of 25% or more of the combined voting owner of the
then outstanding voting securities of the corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (1), the following
acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of Control: (i) any acquisition by a Person who is on the Effective Date the beneficial owner of 25% or more of the Outstanding Company voting Securities, (ii) any acquisition directly from the Corporation,
including without limitation a public offering of securities, (iii) any acquisition by the corporation, (iv) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Corporation or any corporation controlled by
the corporation, or (v) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subsection (3) of this definition; or 
  
 (2) Individuals who, as of the Effective Date, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason
to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the Effective Date whose election, or nomination for election by the Corporation’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 propose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office
occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or 
  
 (3) Consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation to which the
Corporation is a party or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (i) all or substantially all of the
individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then

  

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outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (including,
without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Corporation or all or substantially all of the corporation’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as
their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company voting Securities, and (ii) no Person (excluding any corporation resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of
the Corporation or such corporation resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the corporation resulting from such
Business Combination except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination, and (iii) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were members
of the Incumbent Board (including persons deemed to be members of the Incumbent Board by reason of the proviso to subsection (2) of this definition at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for
such business Combination. 
  
 “Code” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. 
  
 “Committee” means the committee of the Board described in Article 4. 
  
 “Corporation” means Georgia Bank Financial Corporation, a Georgia corporation. 
  
 “Covered Employee” means a covered employee as defined in Code Section 162(m)(3). 
  
 “Disability” shall mean any illness or other physical or mental condition of a Participant that renders the
Participant incapable of performing his customary and usual duties for the Corporation, or any medically determinable illness or other physical or mental condition resulting from a bodily injury, disease or mental disorder which, in the judgement of
the Committee, is permanent and continuous in nature. The Committee may require such medical or other evidence as it deems necessary to judge the nature and permanency of the Participant’s condition. The effective date of a Participant’s
Disability shall be as determined by the Committee and communicated to the Participant in writing. 
  
 “Effective Date” has the meaning assigned such term in Section 2.1. 
  

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 “Fair Market Value,” on any date, means (i) if the Stock is not listed on a securities exchange
or traded over the Nasdaq National Market or otherwise publicly quoted or traded, Fair Market Value will be determined by such method as the Committee determines in good faith to be reasonable; (ii) if the Stock is listed on a securities exchange or
is traded over the Nasdaq National Market, the closing sales price on such exchange or the last reported sale price over such system on such date or, in the absence of reported sales on such date, the closing sales price or last sale price, as
applicable on the immediately preceding date on which sales were reported; or (iii) if the Stock is not listed on a securities exchange or traded over the Nasdaq National Market, the mean between the bid and offered prices as quoted by Nasdaq or, if
not quoted on Nasdaq, other recognized quotations service selected by the Committee in good faith for such date, provided that if it is determined that the fair market value is not properly reflected by such Nasdaq quotations, Fair Market Value will
be determined by such other method as the Committee determines in good faith to be reasonable. 
  
 “Parent” means a corporation which owns or beneficially owns a majority of the outstanding voting stock or voting power of the Corporation.

  
 “Participant” means a person who has been granted a
SAR under the Plan. 
  
 “Stock Appreciation Right” or
“SAR” means a stock appreciation right granted to a Participant under Article 7 of the Plan. 
  
 “Retirement” means a Participant’s termination of employment with the Corporation, Parent or Subsidiary after attaining any normal or early
retirement age specified in any pension, profit sharing or other retirement program sponsored by the corporation, or in the event of the inapplicability thereof with respect to the person in question, as determined by the Committee in its judgement.

  
 “Stock” means the $3.00 par value Common Stock of
the Corporation and such other securities of the Corporation as may be substituted for Stock pursuant to Article 9. 
  
 “Subsidiary “ means any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity of which a majority of the outstanding voting stock
or voting power is beneficially owned directly or indirectly by the Corporation. 
  
 “1933 Act” means the Securities act of 1933, as amended from time to time. 
  
 “1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time. 
  
  

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 ARTICLE 4 
  

ADMINISTRATION 
  
 4.1. COMMITTEE. The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board or, at the discretion of the Board from time to time, by the
Board. The Committee shall consist of two or more members of the Board who are both (i) “outside directors” as that term is used in Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder, and (ii) “non-employee
directors” as that term is defined in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act. At any time at which the Plan is administered by the full Board, the Board shall have all the powers of the Committee hereunder, and any reference herein to the
Committee (other than in this Section 4.1) shall include the Board. 
  
 4.2.
ACTION BY THE COMMITTEE. For purposes of administering the Plan, the following rules of procedure shall govern the Committee. A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum. The acts of a majority of the members present at any
meeting at which a quorum is present and acts approved unanimously in writing by the members of the Committee in lieu of a meeting shall be deemed the acts of the Committee. Each member of the Committee is entitled to, in good faith, rely or act
upon any report or other information furnished to that member by any officer or other employee of the Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary, and the Corporation’s independent certified public accountants, or any executive compensation
consultant or other professional retained by the Corporation to assist I the administration of the Plan. 
  
 4.3. AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE. The Committee has the exclusive power, authority and discretion to: 
  
 (a) Designate Participants; 
  
 (b) Determine the number and terms of SARs to be granted to each Participant; 
  
 (c) Accelerate the vesting of any outstanding SAR, based in each case on such considerations as the Committee in its sole
discretion determines; 
  
 (d) Determine whether, to what
extent, and under what circumstances a SAR may be settled in cash, Stock, other SARs, or other property, or a SAR may be canceled, forfeited, or surrendered; 
  

(e) Prescribe the form of each SAR Agreement, which need not be identical for each Participant; 
  

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 (f) Decide all other matters that must be determined in connection with a SAR; 
  
 (g) Establish, adopt or revise any rules and regulations as it may deem
necessary or advisable to administer the Plan; and 
  
 (h) Make
all other decisions and determinations that may be required under the Plan or as the Committee deems necessary or advisable to administer the Plan, and 
  
 (i) Amend the Plan or any SAR Agreement as provided herein. 
  
 4.4. DECISIONS BINDING. The Committee’s interpretation of the Plan,, any SARs granted under the Plan, any SAR Agreement and all decisions and
determinations by the Committee with respect to the Plan are final binding, and conclusive on all parties. 
  
 ARTICLE 5 
  
 SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN 
  
 5.1. NUMBER OF
SHARES. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 9.1, the aggregate number of shares of Stock reserved and available for SARs granted under the Plan shall be 200,000 shares. 
  
 5.2. LAPSED AWARDS. To the extent that a SAR is canceled, terminates, expires or lapses for any reason, any shares of Stock
payable with respect to the SAR will again be available for the grant of SARs under the Plan, and shares reserved with respect to SARs settled in cash will again be available for the grant of SARs under the Plan. 
  
 5.3. STOCK DISTRIBUTED. Any Stock distributed pursuant to a SAR may consist, in
whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Stock, treasury Stock or Stock purchased on the open market. 
  
 5.4. LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF SHARES SUBJECT TO SARS. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, the maximum number of shares of Stock with respect to one or more SARs that may be granted
during any one calendar year under the Plan to any one Covered Employee shall be 5,000. 
  

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 ARTICLE 6 
  

ELIGIBILITY 
  
 6.1. GENERAL. SARs may be granted only to individuals who are employees or officers of the Corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary. 
  
 ARTICLE 7 
  
 STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS 
  
 7.1. GRANT OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. The Committee is authorized to grant
Stock Appreciation Rights to Participants on the following terms and conditions: 
  

	 	(a)	RIGHT TO PAYMENT. Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, the Participant to whom it is granted has the right to receive the excess, if any, of: 

 

	 	(1)	The Fair Market Value of one share of Stock on the date of exercise; over 

  

	 	(2)	The Base Value of the Stock Appreciation Right as determined by the Committee. 

  

	 	(b)	OTHER TERMS. All awards of Stock Appreciation Rights shall be evidenced by an SAR Agreement. The terms, methods of exercise, methods of settlement, form of consideration payable in
settlement, and other terms and conditions of any Stock appreciation Right shall be determined by the Committee at the time of the grant of the Stock Appreciation Right and shall be reflected in the SAR Agreement. 

  
 ARTICLE 8 
  
 PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO AWARDS 
  
 8.1. EXCHANGE PROVISIONS. The Committee may at any time offer to exchange or
buy out any previously granted SARs for a payment in cash, Stock, another award of SARs, or other property (subject to Section 9.1), based on the terms and conditions the Committee determines and communicates to the Participant at the time the offer
is made. 
  

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 8.2. TERMS OF SARS. The term of each SAR shall be for the period as determined by the Committee.

  
 8.3. FORMS OF PAYMENT FOR SARS. Subject to the terms of the Plan
and any applicable law or SAR Agreement, payments or transfers to be made by the Corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary on the grant or exercise of a SAR may be made in such form as the Committee determines at or after the time of grant, including
without limitation, cash, Stock, other SARs, or other property, or any combination, and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments, or on a deferred basis, in each case determined in accordance with rules adopted by, and at the
discretion of, the Committee. 
  
 8.4. LIMITS ON TRANSFER. No right
or interest of a Participant in any SAR may be pledged, encumbered, or hypothecated to or in favor of any party other than the Corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary, or shall be subject to any lien, obligation, or liability of such Participant to
any other party other than the Corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary. No SAR shall be assignable or transferable by a Participant other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a domestic relations order which would
satisfy Section 414(p)(1)(A) of the code if such Section applied to a SAR under the Plan; provided, however, that the Committee may (but need not) permit other transfers where the Committee concludes that such transferability (I) does not result in
accelerated taxation, and (ii) is otherwise appropriate and desirable, taking into account any applicable state or federal securities laws. 
  
 8.5. BENEFICIARIES. Notwithstanding Section 8.4, a Participant may, in the manner determined by the Committee, designate a beneficiary to exercise the
rights of the Participant and to receive any distribution with respect to any SAR upon the Participant’s death. A beneficiary, legal guardian, legal representative, or other person claiming any rights under the Plan is subject to all terms and
conditions of the Plan and any SAR Agreement applicable to the Participant, except to the extent the Plan and SAR Agreement otherwise provide, and to any additional restrictions deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee. If no beneficiary has
been designated or survives the Participant, payment shall be made to the Participant’s estate. Subject to the foregoing, a beneficiary designation may be changed or revoked by a Participant at any time provided the change or revocation is
filed with the Committee. 
  
 8.6. STOCK CERTIFICATES. All Stock
certificates delivered under the Plan are subject to any stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee deems necessary or advisable to comply with federal or state securities laws, rules and regulations and the rules of any national
securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Stock is listed, quoted, or traded. The Committee may place legends on any Stock certificate to reference restrictions applicable to the Stock. 
  

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 8.7. ACCELERATION UPON DEATH OR DISABILITY. Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan or any
Participant’s SAR Agreement to the contrary, upon the Participant’s death or Disability during his employment, all outstanding SARs held by the Participant shall become fully vested and exercisable. Any such SARs shall thereafter continue
or lapse in accordance with the other provisions of the Plan and the SAR Agreement. 
  
 8.8. ACCELERATION UPON A CHANGE IN CONTROL. Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan or any Participant’s SAR Agreement to the contrary, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, all outstanding SARs shall become
fully vested and exercisable; provided, however, that such acceleration will not occur if, in the opinion of the Corporation’s accountants, such acceleration would preclude the use of “pooling of interest” accounting treatment for a
change in Control transaction that (a) would otherwise qualify for such accounting treatment, and (b) is contingent upon qualifying for such accounting treatment. 
  
 8.9. ACCELERATION UPON CERTAIN EVENTS NOT CONSTITUTING A CHANGE IN CONTROL. In the event of the occurrence of any
circumstance, transaction or event not constituting a Change in Control (as defined in Section 3.1) but which the Board of Directors deems to be, or to be reasonably likely to lead to, an effective change in control of the Corporation of a nature
that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of the 1934 Act (regardless of whether the Corporation is then subject to such Act), the Committee may in its sole discretion declare all outstanding SARs to be fully
vested and exercisable, in each case as of such date as the Committee may, in its sole discretion, declare, which may be on or before the consummation of such transaction or event. 
  
 8.10. ACCELERATION FOR ANY OTHER REASON. Regardless of whether an event has occurred as described in Section 8.8 or 8.9 above,
the Committee may in its sole discretion at any time determine that all or a portion of a Participant’s SARs shall become fully or partially vested and exercisable, in each case as of such date as the Committee may, in its sole discretion,
declare. The Committee may discriminate among Participants and among SARs granted to a Participant in exercising its discretion pursuant to this Section 8.10. 
  

8.11 EFFECT OF ACCELERATION. If a SAR is accelerated under Section 8.8, 8.9 or 8.10, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide (i) that the SAR
will expire after a designated period of time after such acceleration to the extent not then exercised, (ii) that the SAR will be settled in cash rather than Stock, (iii) that the SAR will be assumed by another party to the transaction giving rise
to the acceleration or otherwise be equitably converted in connection with such transaction, or (iv) any combination of the foregoing. The Committee’s determination need not be uniform and may be different for different Participants whether or
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 8.12. PERFORMANCE GOALS. The Committee may determine that any SAR granted pursuant to this Plan to a
Participant (including, but not limited to, Participants who are Covered Employees) shall be determined solely on the basis of (a) the achievement by the Corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of a specified target return, or target growth in return,
on equity or assets, (b) the Corporation’s, Parent’s or Subsidiary’s stock price, (c) the achievement by the Corporation, Parent or Subsidiary or a business unit of the Corporation, Parent or Subsidiary of a specified target, or
target growth in, revenues, operating income, net income or earnings per share, or (d) any combination of the goals set forth in (a) through (c) above. Furthermore, the Committee reserves the right for any reason to reduce (but not increase) any
such award, notwithstanding the achievement of a specified goal. If a SAR is made on such basis, the Committee shall establish goals prior to the beginning of the period for which such performance goal relates (or such later date as may be permitted
under Code Section 162(m or the regulations thereunder). Any payment of a SAR granted with performance goals shall be conditioned on the written certification of the Committee in each case that the performance goals and any other material conditions
were satisfied. 
  
 8.13. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. Whether
military, government or other service or other leave of absence shall constitute a termination of employment shall be determined in each case by the Committee at its discretion, and any determination by the Committee shall be final and conclusive. A
termination of employment shall not occur in a circumstance in which a Participant transfers from the Corporation to one of its Parents or Subsidiaries, transfers from a Parent or Subsidiary to the corporation, or transfers from one Parent or
Subsidiary to another Parent or Subsidiary. 
  
 ARTICLE 9

  
 CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE 
  
 9.1. GENERAL. In the event a stock dividend is declared upon the Stock, the
number of shares of Stock and SARs subject to grant pursuant to this Plan shall be increased proportionately and the number of outstanding SARs shall be increased proportionately without any change in the aggregate Base Value thereof. In the event
the Stock shall be changed into or exchanged for a different number or class of shares of stock or securities of the Corporation or of another corporation, whether through reorganization, recapitalization, stock split-up, combination of shares,
merger or consolidation, there shall be substituted for each such share of Stock then payable with respect to each SAR the number and class of shares into which each outstanding share of Stock shall be so exchanged, all without any change in the
aggregate Base Value for the underlying SARs. In the event the Stock shall be changed into or exchanged for cash or other property not consisting of shares of stock or securities of the corporation or of another corporation, whether through
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recapitalization, merger or consolidation, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide (I) that the SARs will expire after a designated period of time
to the extent not then exercised, (ii) that the SARs will be settled in cash rather than Stock, (iii) that the SARs will be assumed by another party to the transaction or otherwise be equitably converted in connection with such transaction, or (iv)
any combination of the foregoing. The Committee’s determination need not be uniform and may be different for different Participants whether or not such Participants are similarly situated. 
  
 ARTICLE 10 
  
 AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION 
  
 10.1 AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION. The Board or the Committee may,
at any time and from time to time, amend, modify or terminate the Plan without shareholder approval; provided, however, that the Board or Committee may condition any amendment or modification on the approval of shareholders of the corporation if
such approval is necessary or deemed advisable with respect to tax, securities or other applicable laws, policies or regulations. 
  
 10.2 AWARDS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED. At any time and from time to time, the Committee may amend, modify or terminate any outstanding SAR without approval of the
Participant; provided, however, that such amendment, modification or termination shall not, without the Participant’s consent, reduce or diminish the value of such SAR determined as if the SAR had been vested, cashed in or otherwise settled on
the date of such amendment or termination. 
  
 ARTICLE 11

  
 GENERAL PROVISIONS 
  
 11.1. NO RIGHTS TO AWARDS. No Participant or any employee or officer shall have
any claim to be granted any SAR under the Plan, and neither the Corporation nor the Committee is obligated to treat Participants or employees or officers uniformly. 
  
 11.2. NO SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS. No SAR gives the Participant any of the rights of a shareholder of the Corporation unless and
until shares of Stock are in fact issued to such person in connection with such SAR. 
  

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 11.3. WITHHOLDING. The Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary shall have the authority and the right to
deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Corporation, an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local taxes (including the Participant’s FICA obligation) required by law to be withheld with respect to any taxable
event arising as a result of the Plan. With respect to withholding required upon any taxable event under the Plan, the Committee may, at the time the SAR is granted or thereafter, require that any such withholding requirement be satisfied, in whole
or in part, by withholding shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value on the date of withholding equal to the amount to be withheld for tax purposes, all in accordance with such procedures as the Committee establishes. 
  
 11.4. NO RIGHT TO EMPLOYMENT. Nothing in the Plan or any SAR Agreement shall
interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary to terminate any Participant’s employment at any time, nor confer upon any Participant any right to continue I the employ of the corporation or any
Parent or Subsidiary. 
  
 11.5. UNFUNDED STATUS OF AWARDS. The Plan
is intended to be an “unfunded” plan for incentive and deferred compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant pursuant to a SAR, nothing contained in the Plan or any SAR Agreement shall give the Participant any
rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary. 
  
 11.6. INDEMNIFICATION. To the extent allowable under applicable law, each member of the Committee shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that
may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by such member in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which such member may be a party or in which he may be involved by reason of any action or failure to act under
the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by such member in satisfaction of judgment in such action, suit, or proceeding against him provided he gives the Corporation an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same
before he undertakes to handle and defend it on his own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Corporation’s Articles of
Incorporation or Bylaws, as a mater of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Corporation may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless. 
  

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 11.7. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER BENEFITS. No payment under the Plan shall be taken into account in determining
any benefits under any pension, retirement, savings, profit sharing, group insurance, welfare or benefit plan of the corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary unless provided otherwise in such other plan. 
  
 11.8. EXPENSES. The expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by the
Corporation and its Parents or Subsidiaries. 
  
 11.9. TITLES AND
HEADINGS. The titles and headings of the Sections in the Plan are for convenience of reference only, and in the event of any conflict, the text of the Plan, rather than such titles or headings, shall control. 
  
 11.10. GENDER AND NUMBER. Except where otherwise indicated by the context, any
masculine term used herein also shall include the feminine, the plural shall include the singular and the singular shall include the plural. 
  
 11.11. FRACTIONAL SHARES. No fractional shares of Stock shall be issued and the Committee shall determine, in its discretion, whether cash shall be given in
lieu of fractional shares or whether such fractional shares shall be eliminated by rounding up. 
  
 11.12. GOVERNMENT AND OTHER REGULATIONS. The obligation of the Corporation to make payment of SARs in Stock or otherwise shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such
approvals by government agencies as may be required. The Corporation shall be under no obligation to register under the 1933 Act, any of the shares of Stock paid under the Plan. If the shares paid under the Plan may in certain circumstances be
exempt from registration under the 1933 Act, the Corporation may restrict the transfer of such shares in such manner as it deems advisable to ensure the availability of any such exemption. 
  
 11.13. GOVERNING LAW. To the extent not governed by federal law, the Plan and
all SAR Agreements shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Georgia. 
  
 11.14. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS. Each SAR Agreement may contain such other terms and conditions as the Committee may determine; provided that such other terms and conditions are not inconsistent with the
provisions of this Plan. 
  
 The foregoing is hereby acknowledged
as being the Georgia Bank Financial Corporation 1997 Executive Long-Term Incentive Plan as adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation on October 15, 1997. 
  

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	GEORGIA BANK FINANCIAL CORPORATION
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Robert W. Pollard, Jr.

	 	 	 Robert W. Pollard, Jr.
 Chairman of the Board

  

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