Document:

Exhibit 10.17

 

Execution Copy

 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), dated as
of December 31, 2007, but effective for all purposes as of January 1,
2008 (the “Effective Date”) is entered into by and among TransMontaigne Inc., a
Delaware corporation (“TMG”), TransMontaigne GP L.L.C., a Delaware limited
liability company (the “General Partner”), TransMontaigne Partners L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), TransMontaigne Operating GP
L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the “OLP GP”), and TransMontaigne
Operating Company L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating
Partnership”).  The above-named entities
are sometimes referred to in this Restated Agreement each as a “Party” and
collectively as the “Parties.”

 

R E C I
T A L S:

 

A.            The
Parties have previously entered into an Omnibus Agreement, effective as of May 27,
2005, as amended by the First Amendment to Omnibus Agreement dated October 31,
2005, the Second Amendment to Omnibus Agreement dated as of January 1,
2006 and the Third Amendment to Omnibus Agreement effective as of December 29,
2006 (the “Omnibus Agreement”).

 

C.            The
Partnership, on behalf of itself and its affiliates, has entered into a
Facilities Sale  Agreement
dated as of December 28, 2007 with TransMontaigne Product Services Inc. (“TPSI”)
to purchase certain refined petroleum product terminals and related truck
loading, marine dock facilities and other assets comprising the Southeast
Terminals (collectively, the “Facilities”) from TPSI (the “Transaction”), which
Transaction is anticipated to close on or about December 31, 2007.

 

D.            In
conjunction with the Transaction, the Parties entered into an Amended and
Restated Omnibus Agreement dated as of December 31, 2007, but effective
for all purposes on January 1, 2008 (the “Restated Omnibus Agreement”), to
set forth TMG’s agreement to provide management, legal, accounting and tax
services with respect to the Facilities from and after the closing date of the
Transaction, as well as provide personnel to operate the Facilities.

 

E.             In conjunction with the Transaction and the negotiation
of the Restated Omnibus Agreement, the Parties agreed to (a) omit from the
Restated Omnibus Agreement the provisions that comprised Article III of
the Omnibus Agreement, which set forth therein certain indemnification
obligations of the Parties to each other with respect to the assets conveyed,
contributed, or otherwise transferred by the TMG Entities to the Partnership
Group prior to or on May 27, 2005 (the closing date of the Partnership’s
initial public offering of Common Units and the date of each of the
Contribution Agreement and the Partnership Agreement (each as defined herein)),
and (b) set forth in this Agreement those certain indemnification obligations
that comprised the provisions of Article III of the Omnibus Agreement.

 

 

In
consideration of the premises and the covenants, conditions, and agreements
contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto hereby
agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

Definitions

 

1.1          Definitions.

 

As
used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings
set forth below:

 

“Agreement” is defined in
the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

 

 “Assets” means all
assets conveyed, contributed, or otherwise transferred by the TMG Entities to
the Partnership Group pursuant to the Contribution Agreement prior to or on the
Closing Date, including any such assets held by a Person whose ownership
interests were transferred by the TMG Entities to the Partnership Group prior
to or on the Closing Date by means of operation of law or otherwise.

 

“Closing Date” means May 27,
2005, the date of the closing of the Partnership’s initial public offering of
Common Units.

 

“Common Units” is defined in the Partnership Agreement.

 

“Conflicts Committee” is defined in the Partnership Agreement.

 

“Contribution Agreement” means that certain
Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement, dated as of the Closing
Date, among TMG, TransMontaigne Services Inc., TransMontaigne Product Services
Inc., the General Partner, the Partnership, the OLP GP, the Operating
Partnership, Coastal Fuels Marketing, Inc. and certain other parties,
together with the additional conveyance documents and instruments contemplated
or referenced thereunder.

 

“control” means the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership
of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.

 

“Covered Environmental Losses” is defined in Section 2.1(a).

 

“Environmental Laws” means all federal, state and local laws,
statutes, rules, regulations, orders and ordinances, legally enforceable
requirements and rules of common law, now or hereafter in effect, relating
to the protection of the environment including, without limitation, the federal
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, the
Superfund Amendments Reauthorization Act, the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act, the Clean Air Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the
Toxic Substances Control Act, the Oil Pollution Act, the Safe Drinking 

 

 

2

 

Water Act, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act,
and other environmental conservation and protection laws, each as amended from
time to time.

 

“General Partner” is defined in
the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

 

“Hazardous
Substance” means (a) any substance that is designated,
defined or classified as a hazardous waste, hazardous material, pollutant,
contaminant or toxic or hazardous substance, or that is otherwise regulated
under any Environmental Law, including, without limitation, any hazardous
substance as such term is defined under the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended, (b) petroleum,
petroleum products, crude oil, oil, gasoline, natural gas, fuel oil, motor oil,
waste oil, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and other petroleum hydrocarbons, whether
refined or unrefined and (c) asbestos, whether in a friable or non-friable
condition, and polychlorinated biphenyls.

 

“Indemnified Party” means either the
Partnership Entities or the TMG Entities, as the case may be, each in its
capacity as a party entitled to indemnification in accordance with Article III.

 

“Indemnifying Party” means either a Partnership
Group Member or TMG, as the case may be, each in its capacity as a party from
whom indemnification may be sought in accordance with Article III.

 

“Limited Partner” is defined in the
Partnership Agreement.

 

“OLP GP” is defined in
the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

 

“Omnibus Agreement” is defined in
the recitals to this Agreement.

 

“Operating Partnership” is defined in
the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

 

“Partnership” is defined in
the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

 

“Partnership Agreement” means the
First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of TransMontaigne Partners
L.P., dated as of the Closing Date, as such agreement is in effect on the
Closing Date, to which reference is hereby made for all purposes of this
Agreement.

 

“Partnership Entities” means the General Partner and each member of the Partnership Group;
and “Partnership Entity”
means any of the Partnership Entities.

 

“Partnership Group” means the
Partnership, the OLP GP, the Operating Partnership and any Subsidiary of any
such Person, treated as a single consolidated entity; and “Partnership Group Member” means any member of the Partnership Group.

 

“Party” and “Parties” are defined in the introductory paragraph of this
Agreement.

 

 

3

 

“Person” means an
individual or a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint
venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, government agency or
political subdivision thereof or other entity.

 

“Restated Omnibus
Agreement” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

“Retained Assets” means the terminals,
pipelines and other assets and investments owned by any of the TMG Entities as
of the Closing Date that were not conveyed, contributed or otherwise
transferred to the Partnership Group pursuant to the Contribution Agreement and
other documents relating to the transactions referred to in the Contribution
Agreement, including, without limitation, replacements and natural extensions
of any Retained Assets.

 

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any
Person, (a) a corporation of which more than 50% of the voting power of
shares entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote
in the election of directors or other governing body of such corporation is
owned, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, by such Person, by
one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or a combination thereof, (b) a
partnership (whether general or limited) in which such Person or a Subsidiary
of such Person is, at the date of determination, a general or limited partner
of such partnership, but only if more than 50% of the partnership interests of
such partnership (considering all of the partnership interests of the
partnership as a single class) is owned, directly or indirectly, at the date of
determination, by such Person, by one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or a
combination thereof, or (c) any other Person (other than a corporation or
a partnership) in which such Person, one or more Subsidiaries of such Person,
or a combination thereof, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination,
has (i) at least a majority ownership interest or (ii) the power to
elect or direct the election of a majority of the directors or other governing
body of such Person.

 

“TMG” is defined in
the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

 

“TMG Entities” means TMG and
any Person controlled, directly or indirectly, by TMG other than the
Partnership Entities; and “TMG Entity” means any of the TMG Entities.

 

“Toxic Tort” means a claim or cause of
action arising from personal injury or property damage incurred by the plaintiff
that is alleged to have been caused by exposure to, or contamination by,
Hazardous Substances that have been released into the environment by or as a
result of the actions or omissions of the defendant.

 

“Transaction” is defined in
the recitals to this Agreement.

 

“Transfer”, including the correlative
terms “Transferring” or “Transferred”, means any direct or
indirect transfer, assignment, sale, gift, pledge, hypothecation or other
encumbrance, or any other disposition (whether voluntary, involuntary or by
operation of law) of any assets, property or rights.

 

 

4

 

“Voluntary Cleanup Program” means a program of the
United States or a state of the United States enacted pursuant to Environmental
Laws which provides for a mechanism for the written approval of, or
authorization to conduct, voluntary remedial action for the clean-up, removal
or remediation of contamination that exceeds actionable levels established
pursuant to Environmental Laws.

 

ARTICLE II
  Indemnification

 

2.1          Environmental
Indemnification.

 

(a)           Subject to Section 2.2, TMG
shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Partnership Group for a period of
five years after the Closing Date from and against environmental and Toxic Tort
losses, damages (including, without limitation, real property damages and
natural resource damages), injuries (including, without limitation, personal
injury and death), liabilities, claims, demands, breaches of contracts, causes
of action, judgments, settlements, fines, penalties, costs and expenses
(including, without limitation, court costs and reasonable attorney’s and
expert’s fees) of any and every kind or character, known or unknown, fixed or
contingent, suffered or incurred by the Partnership Group by reason of or
arising out of:

 

(i)            any violation, or correction of any
violation, of Environmental Laws associated with the ownership or operation of
the Assets, or

 

(ii)           any event or condition associated
with the ownership or operation of the Assets (including, without limitation,
the presence of Hazardous Substances on, under, about or migrating to or from
the Assets or the disposal or release of Hazardous Substances generated by the
operation of the Assets at non-Asset locations) including, without limitation, (A) the
cost and expense of any investigation, assessment, evaluation, monitoring,
containment, cleanup, repair, restoration, remediation, or other corrective
action required or necessary under Environmental Laws or to satisfy any
applicable Voluntary Cleanup Program, (B) the cost or expense of the
preparation and implementation of any closure, remedial, corrective action, or
other plans required or necessary under Environmental Laws or to satisfy any
applicable Voluntary Cleanup Program, and (C) the cost and expense for any
environmental or Toxic Tort pre-trial, trial, or appellate legal or litigation
support work;

 

but only to the extent that such violation
complained of under Section 2.1(a)(i) or such events or conditions
included under Section 2.1(a)(ii) occurred before the Closing Date
(collectively, “Covered Environmental Losses”).

 

(b)           The Partnership Group shall jointly
and severally indemnify, defend and hold harmless the TMG Entities from and
against environmental and Toxic Tort losses, damages (including, without
limitation, real property damages and natural resource damages), injuries
(including, without limitation, personal injury and death), liabilities,
claims, demands, breaches of contracts, causes of action, judgments, 

 

 

5

 

settlements, fines,
penalties, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, court costs and
reasonable attorney’s and expert’s fees) of any and every kind or character,
known or unknown, fixed or contingent, suffered or incurred by the TMG Entities
by reason of or arising out of:

 

(i)            any violation or correction of
violation of Environmental Laws associated with the ownership or operation of
the Assets, or

 

(ii)           any event or condition associated
with the ownership or operation of the Assets (including, but not limited to,
the presence of Hazardous Substances on, under, about or migrating to or from
the Assets or the disposal or release of Hazardous Substances generated by the
operation of the Assets at non-Asset locations) including, without limitation, (A) the
cost and expense of any investigation, assessment, evaluation, monitoring,
containment, cleanup, repair, restoration, remediation, or other corrective
action required or necessary under Environmental Laws, (B) the cost or
expense of the preparation and implementation of any closure, remedial,
corrective action, or other plans required or necessary under Environmental
Laws, and (C) the cost and expense for any environmental or Toxic Tort
pre-trial, trial, or appellate legal or litigation support work;

 

and regardless of whether such violation
complained of under Section 2.1(b)(i) or such events or conditions
included under Section 2.1(b)(ii) occurred before or after the
Closing Date, except to the extent that any of the foregoing are Covered
Environmental Losses for which the Partnership Group is entitled to
indemnification from TMG under this Article II.

 

2.2          Limitations Regarding
Environmental Indemnification.  The aggregate liability of TMG in respect of
all Covered Environmental Losses under Section 2.1(a) shall not
exceed $15.0 million.  TMG shall not have
any obligation under Section 2.1(a) until the Covered Environmental
Losses of the Partnership Group exceed $250,000, and then only to the extent
such aggregate Covered Environmental Losses exceed $250,000.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, in no event shall TMG have any indemnification obligations under Section 2.1(a) for
claims made as a result of additions to or modifications of Environmental Laws
promulgated after the Closing Date.

 

2.3          Right of Way
Indemnification.  TMG shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless
the Partnership Group from and against any losses, damages, liabilities,
claims, demands, causes of action, judgments, settlements, fines, penalties,
costs, and expenses (including, without limitation, court costs and reasonable
attorney’s and expert’s fees) of any and every kind or character, known or
unknown, fixed or contingent, suffered or incurred by the Partnership Group by
reason of or arising out of (a) the failure of the applicable Partnership
Group Member to be the owner of such valid and indefeasible easement rights or
fee ownership interests in and to the lands on which any refined products
terminal, pipeline or related equipment conveyed or contributed or otherwise Transferred
(including by way of a Transfer of the ownership interest of a Person or by
operation of law) to the applicable Partnership Group Member on the Closing
Date is located as of the Closing Date; (b) the failure of the applicable 

 

 

6

 

Partnership Group Member to
have the consents, licenses and permits necessary to allow any such pipeline
referred to in clause (a) of this Section 2.3 to cross the roads,
waterways, railroads and other areas upon which any such pipeline is located as
of the Closing Date; and (c) the cost of curing any condition set forth in
clause (a) or (b) above that does not allow any Asset to be operated
in accordance with customary industry practice, to the extent that TMG is
notified in writing of any of the foregoing within five years after the Closing
Date.

 

2.4          Additional Indemnification.

 

(a)           In addition to and not in limitation
of the indemnification provided under Sections 2.1(a) and 2.3, TMG shall
indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Partnership Group from and against any
losses, damages, liabilities, claims, demands, causes of action, judgments,
settlements, fines, penalties, costs, and expenses (including, without
limitation, court costs and reasonable attorney’s and expert’s fees) of any and
every kind or character, known or unknown, fixed or contingent, suffered or
incurred by the Partnership Group by reason of or arising out of (i) all
currently pending legal actions against the TMG Entities, (ii) events and
conditions associated with the Retained Assets (including, without limitation,
the Option Assets unless and until purchased by a Partnership Group Member),
whether occurring before or after the Closing Date, and (iii) all federal,
state and local income tax liabilities attributable to the operation of the
Assets prior to the Closing Date, including any such income tax liabilities of
the TMG Entities that may result from the consummation of the formation
transactions for the Partnership Group and the General Partner.

 

(b)           In addition to and not in limitation
of the indemnification provided under Section 2.1(b) or the
Partnership Agreement, the Partnership Group shall jointly and severally
indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the TMG Entities from and against any
losses, damages, liabilities, claims, demands, causes of action, judgments,
settlements, fines, penalties, costs, and expenses (including, without
limitation, court costs and reasonable attorney’s and expert’s fees) of any and
every kind or character, known or unknown, fixed or contingent, suffered or
incurred by the TMG Entities by reason of or arising out of events and
conditions associated with the operation of the Assets and occurring on or
after the Closing Date (other than Covered Environmental Losses, which are
provided for under Section 2.1), unless such indemnification would not be
permitted under the Partnership Agreement by reason of one of the provisos
contained in Section 7.7(a) of the Partnership Agreement.

 

2.5          Indemnification
Procedures.

 

(a)           The Indemnified Party agrees that
promptly after it becomes aware of facts giving rise to a claim for
indemnification under this Article II, it will provide notice thereof in
writing to the Indemnifying Party, specifying the nature of and specific basis
for such claim.

 

(b)           The Indemnifying Party shall have the
right to control all aspects of the defense of (and any counterclaims with
respect to) any claims brought against the Indemnified Party that are covered
by the indemnification under this Article II, including, 

 

 

7

 

without limitation, the
selection of counsel, determination of whether to appeal any decision of any
court and the settling of any such matter or any issues relating thereto; provided, however, that no such settlement shall be entered
into without the consent of the Indemnified Party unless it includes a full
release of the Indemnified Party from such matter or issues, as the case may
be, and does not include the admission of fault, culpability or a failure to
act, by or on behalf of such indemnified party.

 

(c)           The Indemnified Party agrees to
cooperate fully with the Indemnifying
Party, with respect to all aspects of the defense of any claims covered
by the indemnification under this Article II, including, without
limitation, the prompt furnishing to the
Indemnifying Party of any correspondence or other notice relating
thereto that the Indemnified Party may receive, permitting the name of the
Indemnified Party to be utilized in connection with such defense, the making
available to the Indemnifying Party
of any files, records or other information of the Indemnified Party that the Indemnifying Party considers
relevant to such defense and the making available to the Indemnifying Party of any employees of the Indemnified Party; provided, however, that in connection therewith the Indemnifying Party agrees to use
reasonable efforts to minimize the impact thereof on the operations of the
Indemnified Party and further agrees to maintain the confidentiality of all
files, records, and other information furnished by the Indemnified Party
pursuant to this Section 2.5.  In no
event shall the obligation of the Indemnified Party to cooperate with the Indemnifying Party as set forth in
the immediately preceding sentence be construed as imposing upon the
Indemnified Party an obligation to hire and pay for counsel in connection with
the defense of any claims covered by the indemnification set forth in this Article II;
provided, however, that the Indemnified
Party may, at its own option, cost and expense, hire and pay for counsel in
connection with any such defense.  The Indemnifying Party agrees to keep
any such counsel hired by the Indemnified Party informed as to the status of
any such defense, but the Indemnifying
Party shall have the right to retain sole control over such defense.

 

(d)           In determining the amount of any
loss, cost, damage or expense for which the Indemnified Party is entitled to
indemnification under this Agreement, the gross amount of the indemnification
will be reduced by (i) any insurance proceeds realized by the Indemnified
Party and (ii) all amounts recovered by the Indemnified Party under
contractual indemnities from third Persons. 
For purposes of calculating the aggregate liability of TMG under Section 2.1(a),
TMG will be deemed to have incurred any such liability when incurred or paid
(and such liability shall be applied toward the $15.0 million limitation on
liability set forth in Section 2.2), regardless of the status of any
insurance claims in respect thereof, and such liability (and the application
thereof toward the $15.0 million limitation on liability set forth in Section 2.2)
will be reduced when any insurance proceeds in respect thereof are actually
received by TMG to the extent that TMG is not required to pay such proceeds
over to any of the Partnership Entities.

 

(e)           The date on which notification of a
claim for indemnification is received by the Indemnifying Party shall determine
whether such claim is timely made.

 

 

8

 

ARTICLE III
  Miscellaneous

 

3.1          Choice of Law; Submission
to Jurisdiction.  This Agreement shall be subject to and
governed by the laws of the State of Colorado, excluding any conflicts-of-law rule or
principle that might refer the construction or interpretation of this Agreement
to the laws of another state.  Each Party
hereby submits to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in the State
of Colorado and to venue in Denver, Colorado.

 

3.2          Notice.  All notices or requests or consents provided
for by, or permitted to be given pursuant to, this Agreement must be in writing
and must be given by depositing same in the United States mail, addressed to
the Person to be notified, postpaid, and registered or certified with return
receipt requested or by delivering such notice in person or by telecopier or
telegram to such Party.  Notice given by
personal delivery or mail shall be effective upon actual receipt.  Notice given by telegram or telecopier shall
be effective upon actual receipt if received during the recipient’s normal
business hours or at the beginning of the recipient’s next business day after
receipt if not received during the recipient’s normal business hours.  All notices to be sent to a Party pursuant to
this Agreement shall be sent to or made at the address set forth below such
Party’s signature to this Agreement or at such other address as such Party may
stipulate to the other Parties in the manner provided in this Section 3.2.

 

                                if to the TMG
Entities:

 

TransMontaigne
Inc.

1670 Broadway

Suite 3100

Denver, Colorado 80202

Attention: 
President

Fax:  303-626-8228

 

if to the Partnership Entities:

 

TransMontaigne Partners L.P.

c/o TransMontaigne GP L.L.C.

1670 Broadway

Suite 3100

Denver, Colorado 80202

Attention: 
President

Fax:  303-626-8228

 

3.3          Entire Agreement.  This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement of the Parties relating to the matters contained herein, superseding
all prior contracts or agreements, whether oral or written, relating to the
matters contained herein.

 

3.4          Amendment or Modification
This Agreement may be amended or modified from time to time only by the
written agreement of all the Parties hereto; provided, however, that the
Partnership may not, without the prior approval of the Conflicts Committee, 

 

 

9

 

agree to any amendment or
modification of this Agreement that the General Partner determines will
adversely affect the holders of Common Units. 
Each such instrument shall be reduced to writing and shall be designated
on its face an “Amendment” or an “Addendum” to this Agreement.

 

3.5          Assignment.  No Party shall have the right to assign any
of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the consent of the
other Parties hereto.

 

3.6          Counterparts.   This Agreement may
be executed in any number of counterparts with the same effect as if all
signatory parties had signed the same document. 
All counterparts shall be construed together and shall constitute one
and the same instrument.

 

3.7          Severability.  If any provision of
this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable by a court or regulatory
body of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect.

 

3.8          Further Assurances.  In connection with
this Agreement and all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each
signatory party hereto agrees to execute and deliver such additional documents
and instruments and to perform such additional acts as may be necessary or
appropriate to effectuate, carry out and perform all of the terms, provisions
and conditions of this Agreement and all such transactions.

 

3.9          Rights of Limited Partners.  The provisions of this Agreement are
enforceable solely by the Parties to this Agreement, and no Limited Partner of
the Partnership shall have the right, separate and apart from the Partnership,
to enforce any provision of this Agreement or to compel any Party to this
Agreement to comply with the terms of this Agreement.

 

 

10

 

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement on, and effective as
of January 1, 2008.

 

	
   

  	
  TRANSMONTAIGNE
  INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/
  Erik B. Carlson

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:
  

  	
  Erik
  B. Carlson

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Senior
  Vice President

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  TRANSMONTAIGNE
  GP L.L.C.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Randall J. Larson

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:
  

  	
  Randall
  J. Larson

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief
  Executive Officer

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  TRANSMONTAIGNE
  PARTNERS L.P.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By TransMontaigne GP L.L.C.

  
	
   

  	
  Its General Partner

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Randall J. Larson

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:
  

  	
  Randall
  J. Larson

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief
  Executive Officer

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  TRANSMONTAIGNE
  OPERATING GP L.L.C.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Randall J. Larson

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:
  

  	
  Randall
  J. Larson

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief
  Executive Officer

  

 

 

11

 

	
   

  	
  TRANSMONTAIGNE
  OPERATING COMPANY L.P.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By
  TransMontaigne Operating GP L.L.C.

  
	
   

  	
  Its
  General Partner

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Randall J. Larson

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:
  

  	
  Randall
  J. Larson

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief
  Executive Officer

  

 

 

 

12QuickLinks
 -- Click here to rapidly navigate through this document

 

 
 

Exhibit 10.6    
    

 
 

BANK RHODE ISLAND
  
    SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN
  
    As Amended and Restated    
    

 
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS    
    

	 
	 	Page

	

ARTICLE I—Introduction	
 	

1
	

ARTICLE II—Definitions	
 	

2
	

ARTICLE III—Participation and Vesting	
 	

3
	

ARTICLE IV—Source of Benefit Payment	
 	

4
	

ARTICLE V—Retirement Benefits	
 	

5
	

ARTICLE VI—Change of Control	
 	

6
	

ARTICLE VII—Administration	
 	

7
	

ARTICLE VIII—Amendment and Termination	
 	

8
	

ARTICLE IX—Miscellaneous	
 	

9
	

Schedule A	
 	

11
	

Schedule B	
 	

12
	

Schedule C	
 	

14
	

Schedule D	
 	

15

Exhibit A—Trust
Agreement

 

 

 
 

ARTICLE I. INTRODUCTION    

        1.1    Purpose of Plan.    The purpose of this Plan is to promote loyalty, to attract new employees and to encourage
employees to make and continue careers with the Bank and its subsidiaries by supplementing their retirement benefits, thereby giving them assurance of retirement security and promoting their continued
loyalty to the Bank. 

        1.2    Status.    The Plan is intended to be a plan that is unfunded and is maintained by the Bank primarily for the
purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees within the meaning of sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and shall be interpreted and administered accordingly. 

        1.3    Authorization.    The Plan was approved by the Board of Directors on January 26, 1999. 

        1.4    Restatement.    This plan document is a restatement of the original plan and Amendments numbered
1–8. 

1

 
 
 

ARTICLE II. DEFINITIONS    

        The
following terms have the following meanings: 

        2.1    "Administrator" means the person designated by the Board to administer the Plan pursuant to
Article VII.    

        2.2    "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Bank or the Compensation Committee or other committee of the Board duly
appointed to administer the Plan and having such powers as shall be specified by the Board.    

        2.3    "Change of Control" is defined in Schedule A.    

        2.4    "Bank" means Bank Rhode Island, a Rhode Island banking corporation.    

        2.5    "Effective Date" means January 1, 1999.    

        2.6    "Employee" means an individual employed by the Bank.    

        2.7    "Normal Retirement Age" means age 65.    

        2.8    "Normal Retirement Benefit" means the benefit referred to in Section 5.1 hereof.    

        2.9    "Normal Retirement Date" means the first day of the month coinciding with or next following the Participant's sixty-fifth
birthday.    

        2.10    "Participant" means any Employee selected to participate in the Plan in accordance with
Section 3.1.    

        2.11    "Plan" means this Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan as set forth herein and in all subsequent amendments
hereto.    

        2.12    "Years of Service" means the period of an Employee's employment with the Bank and its predecessor, EFC, Inc.,
measured from the Employee's employment commencement date to the date the Employee quits or is discharged for any reason.    

        2.13    "Applicable Benefit Amounts", with respect to a Participant, is defined in Schedule B or C, as the case may
be.    

        2.14    "Average Compensation" means a Participant's average annual Eligible Compensation from the Bank during the three
consecutive calendar years as an Employee in which such compensation was greatest. For this purpose, "Eligible Compensation" shall mean: (i) the Participant's base salary including any salary
reductions made on behalf of the Participant under any cafeteria, flexible benefits, or 401(k) plan sponsored by the Bank which are excluded from gross income under Sections 125 or 402(e)
(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and (ii) any amount deferred by the Participant on an elective basis under any other non-qualified deferred compensation plan of the
Bank.    

        2.15    "401K Plan Benefit" means the annual payment calculated by converting that portion of the Participant's Bank Rhode
Island 401K Plan Account Balance that is attributable to the Bank's matching and profit-sharing contributions to an annuity, payable for the life of the Participant only, using factors set forth in
Schedule D.    

        2.16    "Primary Social Security Benefit" means the annual amount of old age insurance benefits payable to a Participant at his
or her Normal Retirement Date computed under the Social Security Act in effect on the date as of which such computation is made.    

2

 
 
 

ARTICLE III. PARTICIPATION AND VESTING    

        3.1    Selection of Participants.    The Board will select from time to time those Employees who will be Participants
in the Plan and the Applicable Benefit Amount. The Employees set forth in the attached Schedules B and C will become Participants on the Effective Date. If and when additional Participants are
named by the Board, they will be added to the appropriate Schedule and will become Participants at that time. 

        3.2    Vesting.    

        (a)    Except
as provided in paragraph (b) and in Sections 6 and 9.3, a Participant will be vested and entitled to receive benefits under this Plan only if he or
she is (i) an Employee listed on Schedule B, or (ii) an Employee listed on Schedule C who has accumulated 5 Years of Service. A Participant who ceases to be an Employee
without becoming vested will forfeit all rights under the Plan. 

        (b)    A
Participant who ceases to be an Employee because of death before satisfying the requirements of paragraph (a) shall become vested immediately and entitled to
receive benefits subject to the other provisions of the Plan. 

3

 
 
 

ARTICLE IV. SOURCE OF BENEFIT PAYMENTS    

        4.1    Obligations of the Bank.    The Bank will establish on its books liabilities for obligations to pay benefits
under the Plan. With respect to all benefits payable under the Plan, each Participant (or other person entitled to receive benefits with respect to a Participant) will be an unsecured general creditor
of the Bank. 

        4.2    No Funding Required.    Except as otherwise provided in Article VI, the Bank may, but shall not be
required to, establish a trust of which it is treated as the owner under Subpart E of Subchapter J, Chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (a "rabbi trust").
The Bank may from time to time deposit funds with the trustee to provide a sound long-term funding program. 

        4.3    No Claim to Specific Assets.    Nothing in the Plan will be construed to give any individual rights to any
specific assets of the Bank, person or entity. 

4

 
 
 

ARTICLE V. RETIREMENT BENEFITS    

        5.1    Normal Retirement Benefit.    

        (a)    Subject
to Section 5.2, the Normal Retirement Benefit payable under the Plan to a Participant will be a monthly benefit equal to one-twelfth of
(i) the Applicable Benefit Amount. For this purpose, the Applicable Benefit Amount for a Participant is listed on Schedule B or Schedule C as the case may be. 

        (b)    The
Participant's Normal Retirement Benefit will commence at his or her Normal Retirement Date (or such later date on which the Participant actually retires) and
continue for his or her lifetime. 

        (c)    The
benefit with respect to a Participant who ceases to be an Employee for any reason other than retirement at Normal Retirement Date may not commence prior to his or
her Normal Retirement Date and the Applicable Benefit Amount shall be adjusted for such early termination pursuant to the provisions of Schedule B and C. 

        (d)    In
the event that a distribution is made to a Key Employee (as defined in Section 416(i) of the Code), other than by reason of death, such distribution shall not
be made before a date that is six months following a separation of service. 

        5.2    Death Benefits.    Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, no death benefits will be payable to anyone
following the death of the Participant. 

        (a)    Post Retirement.    If a Participant for whom retirement benefits have commenced under this Plan dies, there
shall be a death benefit payable under this Plan equal to the unpaid portion of the Participant's Applicable Benefit Amount set forth in Schedule B or Schedule C, as the case may be,
that can be provided by the amount the Bank has accrued on its books as a liability for the Participant's benefit under this Plan as of the date of the Participant's death, minus the amount of the
death benefit, if any, that is payable under any death benefit or insurance arrangement that specifically references this Plan (but not less than zero). 

        (b)    Pre-Retirement.    If a Participant with a vested benefit for whom retirement benefits have not
commenced dies, there shall be a death benefit payable under this Plan equal to the portion of the Participant's Applicable Benefit Amount set forth in Schedule B or Schedule C, as the
case may be, that can be provided by the amount the Bank has accrued on its books as a liability for the Participant's benefit under this Plan as of the date of the Participant's death, minus the
amount of the death benefit, if any, that is payable under any death benefit or insurance arrangement that specifically references this Plan (but not less than zero). 

        (c)    Beneficiary.    Any death benefit that is payable under this Plan shall be paid to the beneficiary or
beneficiaries designated in writing from time to time in a manner acceptable to the Administrator. If no designation has been made or if all designated beneficiaries are dead, payment shall be made to
the following persons in the following priority: to the Participant's surviving spouse, if any; but if none to the Participant's surviving children in equal shares, if any; but if none payment shall
be made to the estate of the Participant. 

5

 
 
 

ARTICLE VI. CHANGE OF CONTROL    

        6.1    Vesting of Benefits.    In the event of a "Change of Control", a Participant shall, notwithstanding any other
provision of the Plan, immediately become fully vested in the greater of: (i) his retirement benefits as described in Section 5.1, or (ii) the Change of Control Benefit Amount set
forth in Schedule B or C. 

        6.2    Funding of Benefit.    In the event of a Change of Control, the Bank shall immediately establish a rabbi trust
with a third party financial institution with a net worth of at least $100 million (unless all Plan
Participants entitled to benefits and all surviving spouses receiving benefits under the Plan consent in writing to the appointment of another trustee), substantially in the form attached hereto as  Exhibit A and shall deposit funds with the trustee of the trust equal to the difference between the then present value of all accrued benefits
provided under the Plan (computed on the basis of the actuarial assumptions stated in Schedule D hereto and taking into account the benefits that become vested or payable in the event of a
Change of Control) and the then fair market value of the assets of the trust (if any) and shall thereafter make annual additional deposits with the trustee to reflect increases in the accrued
benefits. If the principal of the trust, and any earnings thereon, are not sufficient to make payment of the benefits provided for under this Plan, the Bank shall make the balance of each such payment
as it falls due. 

        6.3    Excise Tax Equalization Payment.    In the event that (through acceleration of vesting of benefits pursuant to
Section 6.1 or otherwise) the Participant becomes entitled to receive a payment under Section 6 ("Change of Control Payment") that will be subject to the tax (the "Excise Tax") imposed
by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code (or any similar tax that may hereafter be imposed), then the Bank shall pay to Participant in cash an additional amount (the "Gross-Up
Payment) such that the net amount retained by Participant after deduction of any Excise Tax upon the Change of Control Payment and any Federal, state and local income tax and excise tax upon the
Gross-Up Payment provided for by this Section 6.3 (including FICA and FUTA), shall be equal to the Change of Control Payment. In the event the Participant makes an election pursuant
to the regulations under Section 280G of the Code (or any similar provision) (the "Acceleration Election") to accelerate the payment of any Excise Tax due with respect to a Change of Control
Payment which, pursuant to the terms of the Plan, will be paid subsequent to the year in which the Change of Control occurs such Gross-Up Payment shall be made by the Bank to the
Participant within thirty (30) days from the later of (i) the Change of Control that triggers the payment obligation and (ii) the date on which the Participant notifies the Bank
in writing of the Participant's Acceleration Election. In the event the Participant does not make an Acceleration Election, such Gross-Up Payment(s) shall be made concurrent with the
payment of any retirement benefit under the Plan which is treated as a Change of Control Payment. All Gross-Up Payments payable to the Participant shall be subject to all required and
customary deductions by the Bank and the Participant acknowledges that if the Participant is an employee of the Bank at the time a Gross-Up Payment is made, all or subsequently all of the
Gross-Up Payment shall be withheld and remitted to Federal and/or state tax authorities on behalf of the Participant. For the purpose of this Section 6.3, all defined terms shall be
given the meanings provided herein. 

6

 
 
 

ARTICLE VII. ADMINISTRATION    

        7.1    Appointment of Administrator.    The Plan will be administered by the person designated by the Board to
administer the Plan (the "Administrator"), but the Board will have full discretionary authority to interpret the provisions of the Plan and decide all questions and settle all disputes that may arise
in connection with the Plan. The Board may establish its own operative and administrative rules and procedures in connection with the Plan, provided such procedures are consistent with the
requirements of Section 503 of ERISA and the regulations thereunder. All interpretations, decisions and determinations made by the Board will be binding on all persons concerned. 

        7.2    Delegation.    The Board in its sole discretion may delegate certain of its duties and responsibilities to the
Administrator or to an appropriate Employee or Employees. For purposes of the Plan, any action taken by the Administrator or a delegee Employee pursuant to such delegation will be considered to have
been taken by the Board. The Bank agrees to indemnify and to defend to the fullest possible extent permitted by law any delegee of the Board (including any person who formerly served as a delegee)
against all liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees and amounts paid in settlement of any claims approved by the Bank) occasioned by any act or omission to act in
connection with the Plan, if such act or omission is in good faith. 

        7.3    Expenses.    All expenses incurred in the creation or administration of this Plan shall be paid by the Bank. 

7

 
 
 

ARTICLE VIII. AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF PLAN    

        The
Bank hopes and expects to continue the Plan in effect, but the Board necessarily reserves the right to amend the Plan at any time, and from time to time, or to terminate the Plan,
provided that such amendment or termination shall not reduce the vested benefit of any Participant or amend Section 6.1 or 6.2 without the consent of all Participants who have vested benefits
under the Plan. Any amendment or termination shall be stated in an instrument in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of the Board. 

8

 
 
 

ARTICLE IX. MISCELLANEOUS    

        9.1    No Assignment or Alienation.    None of the benefits, payments, proceeds or claims of any person under this
Plan shall be subject to any claim of any creditor, spouse or former spouse of the person or to attachment or garnishment or other legal process by any such creditor, Spouse or former Spouse; nor
shall any person have any right to alienate, anticipate, commute, pledge, encumber or assign any of the benefits, payments or proceeds which he or she may expect to receive, contingently or otherwise,
under the Plan. 

        9.2    Limitation of Rights.    Neither the establishment of the Plan, nor any amendment thereof, nor the payment of
any benefits will be construed as giving any individual any legal or equitable right against the Bank, except for those rights explicitly provided for in the Plan. 

        9.3    Forfeiture of Benefits.    A Participant shall forfeit all rights or benefits remaining to him or her under the
Plan if such Participant's employment is terminated on account of, or such Participant is convicted of, or confesses to, or permits a plea of nolo contendere to be entered with respect to, a criminal
act of fraud, misappropriation, embezzlement, or the like, which is a felony and involves property of the Bank. 

        9.4    Governing Law.    The Plan will be construed, administered, and governed under the laws of the State of Rhode
Island, to the extent not preempted by federal law. 

        9.5    Severability.    If any provision of this Plan is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or
unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue to be fully effective. 

9

 

        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Bank has caused this Plan to be executed by their duly authorized officers this 18th day of December, 2007. 

	 	 	BANK RHODE ISLAND
	

 	
 	
By:	

/s/  JOHN R. BERGER      
 Compensation Committee
 Chairman

10

 

 

 
 

SCHEDULE A    
    

        (A) Change in Control. For purposes of this Plan, a "Change in Control" shall be deemed to have occurred if and when: 

        (1)
a Takeover Transaction is effectuated; or (2) Bancorp Rhode Island, Inc. (the "Company") commences substantive negotiations with a third party with respect to a
Takeover Transaction if within twelve (12) months of the commencement of such negotiations, enters into a definitive agreement with respect to a
Takeover Transaction with any party with which negotiations were originally commenced; or (3) any election of directors of the Company occurs (whether by the directors then in office or by the
shareholders at a meeting or by written consent) where a majority of the directors in office following such election are individuals who were not nominated by a vote of two-thirds of the
members of the board of directors immediately preceding such election; or (4) either of the Company or the Bank effectuates a complete liquidation. 

        (B) Takeover Transaction. A "Takeover Transaction" shall mean: 

        (1)
The acquisition of voting securities of the Company by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")), other than by the Company or its subsidiaries or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or its subsidiaries, which theretofore did not
beneficially own (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) securities representing 30% or more of the voting power of all outstanding shares of voting
securities of the Company, if such acquisition results in such individual, entity or group owning securities representing more than 30% of the voting power of all outstanding voting securities of the
Company; provided, that any acquisition by a corporation with respect to which, following such acquisition, more than 50% of the then outstanding shares of voting securities of such corporation, is
then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the voting securities of the Company outstanding
immediately prior to such acquisition in substantially the same proportion as their ownership, immediately prior to such acquisition, of the outstanding voting securities of the Company, shall not
constitute a Change in Control; or 

        (2)
The issuance of additional shares of common stock of the Company or the Bank, as applicable, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions if the individuals and
entities who were the beneficial owners of the outstanding voting securities of the Company or the Bank, as applicable, immediately prior to such issuance do not, following such issuance, beneficially
own, directly or indirectly, securities representing more than 50% of the voting power of all then outstanding voting securities of the Company or the Bank, as applicable; or 

        (3)
Consummation by the Company or the Bank of (a) a reorganization, merger or consolidation, in each case, with respect to which all or substantially all of the individuals and
entities who were the beneficial owners of the voting securities of such entity immediately prior to such reorganization, merger or consolidation do not, following such reorganization, merger or
consolidation, beneficially own, directly or indirectly, securities representing more than 50% of the voting power of then outstanding voting securities of the corporation resulting from such a
reorganization, merger or consolidation, or (b) the sale, exchange or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company (on a consolidated basis) or the Bank to a party which is not controlled by or under common control with such entity, or (c) the sale by the Company in one transaction or in a series of
related transactions of voting securities of the Bank such that following such transaction or transactions the Company no longer beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, securities representing more
than 50% of the voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Bank. 

        For
purposes of this Section (B), "voting power" means ordinary voting power for the election of directors. 

11

 
 
 

SCHEDULE B    
    

	Participants:
 
	 	Applicable Benefit Amount and Vesting

	Merrill W. Sherman	 	70% of the Participant's Average Compensation, minus: (i) fifty percent (50%) of the Participant's Primary Social Security Amount and (ii) the 401K Plan Benefit. Except as provided under Sections 3.2
(b) and 6.1, the Benefit Amount in excess of $250,000 shall be vested as follows: 20% on November 1, 2005, 40% on November 1, 2006, 60% on November 1, 2007, 80% on November 1, 2008 and 100% on November 1, 2009. $250,000
of the Applicable Benefit amount shall be fully vested.
	

Linda Haber-Simmons	
 	

$50,000 (the "Base Benefit Amount") plus the Increased Benefit Amount, which shall be equal to 70% of the Participant's Average Compensation, minus: (i) the vested portion of the Base Benefit Amount,
 (ii) fifty percent (50%) of the Participant's Primary Social Security Amount and (iii) the 401K Plan Benefit (the "Increased Benefit Amount", and together with the Base Benefit Amount (if any) the "Benefit Amount"). Except as provided
under Sections 3.2(b) and 6.1, the Base Benefit Amount shall be vested as follows: 20% on November 1, 2009, 40% on November 1, 2010, 60% on November 1, 2011, 80% on November 1, 2012 and 100% on November 1, 2013 and the
Increased Benefit Amount shall be vested as follows: 20% on August 1, 2010, 40% on August 1, 2011, 60% on August 1, 2012, 80% on August 1, 2013 and 100% on August 1, 2014.
	

James V. DeRentis	
 	

70% of the Participant's Average Compensation, minus: (I) fifty percent (50%) of the Participant's Primary Social Security Amount and (iii) the 401K Plan Benefit. Except as provided under Sections 3.2 (b) and 6.1, the Benefit
Amount in excess of $35,000 shall be vested as follows: 20% on November 1, 2008, 40% on November 1, 2009, 60% on November 1, 2010, 80% on November 1, 2011 and 100% on November 1, 2012. $35,000 of the Applicable Benefit Amount
shall be fully vested after five Years of Service.
	

Mark Meiklejohn	
 	

$25,000. Except as provided under Sections 3.2(b) and 6.1, the Benefit Amount shall bevested as follows: 20% on November 1, 2011; 20% on November 1, 2012; 20% on November 1, 2013, 20% on 2014 and 20% on 2015.

        Adjustment for Early Termination under Section 5.1(c):    The Applicable Benefit Amount with respect to a Participant who
ceases to be an Employee for any reason prior to the Normal Retirement Date shall be that portion of the Participant's Applicable Benefit Amount set forth above that can be provided by the amount the
Bank has accrued on its books as a liability for the Participant's benefit as of the date of the Participant's early termination multiplied by the vested percentage as of such date of termination. 

12

 

 Change of Control Benefit Amount:  

	Participants:
 
	 	Benefit Amount

	Merrill W. Sherman	 	$	381,034
	Linda Haber-Simmons	 	$	212,441
	James V. DeRentis	 	$	225,850
	Mark Meiklejohn	 	$	25,000

13

 
 
 

SCHEDULE C    
    

	Participants:
 
	 	Applicable Benefit Amount

	Albert R. Rietheimer	 	$	50,000
	Donald C. McQueen	 	$	50,000

14

 
 
 

SCHEDULE D    
    

        Actuarial Assumptions: 

	 
	 	 

	Mortality:	 	Blended GAM-1983
	Interest:	 	6.75%

15

 

 
 

EXHIBIT A    
    

 
 

BANK RHODE ISLAND
  
    SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN
  
    TRUST AGREEMENT    
    

 
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS    
    

	ARTICLE
 
	 	PAGE

	ARTICLE I	 	 
	 	Establishment of Trust	 	A-2
	ARTICLE II	 	 
	 	Payments to Plan Participants	 	A-3
	ARTICLE III	 	 
	 	Trustee Responsibility Regarding Payments to Trust Beneficiary When Bank Is Insolvent	 	A-4
	ARTICLE IV	 	 
	 	Duties and Powers of the Trustee	 	A-5
	ARTICLE V	 	 
	 	Disposition of Income	 	A-7
	ARTICLE VI	 	 
	 	Limitation of the Trustee's Liability	 	A-8
	ARTICLE VII	 	 
	 	Expenses and Compensation	 	A-9
	ARTICLE VIII	 	 
	 	Substitution and Succession of the Trustee	 	A-10
	ARTICLE IX	 	 
	 	Accounting Provisions	 	A-11
	ARTICLE X	 	 
	 	Amendment and Termination	 	A-12
	ARTICLE XI	 	 
	 	Successor Bank	 	A-13
	ARTICLE XII	 	 
	 	Construction and Payment	 	A-14
	ARTICLE XIII	 	 
	 	Miscellaneous	 	A-15

 

 

 
 

TRUST AGREEMENT    
    

        This Agreement is made by and between Bank Rhode Island (hereinafter the "Bank"), and
[                                    ] as Trustee(s) (hereinafter
referred to as the "Trustee"). 

 
 

W I T N E S S E T H:    

        WHEREAS,
the Bank has established the Bank Rhode Island Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the "Plan") for certain of its employees; and 

        WHEREAS,
the Bank wishes to establish a trust ("Trust") and to contribute to the Trust assets that shall be held therein, subject to the claims of the Bank's creditors in the event of
the Bank's insolvency, as herein defined, for the benefit of Plan Participants (as defined in Section 2.13 of the Plan) and their surviving spouses in such manner and at such times as specified
in the Plan; and 

        WHEREAS,
it is the intention of the parties that this Trust shall constitute an unfunded arrangement and shall not affect the status of the Plan as an unfunded Plan maintained for the
purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly-compensated employees for purposes of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA");
and 

        WHEREAS,
the Trustee has consented to act as trustee of the trust fund and to hold and distribute the assets transferred to the trustee and accumulated in respect of the Plan on the
terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. 

        NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the Bank and the Trustee hereby agree as set forth below. 

A-1

 
 
 

ARTICLE I
  
    Establishment of Trust    
    

        1.1
The Trust Fund shall consist of such sums of money or other property, in a form acceptable to the Trustee, as shall from time to time be paid or delivered to the Trustee pursuant to
the Plan which, together with all earnings, profits, increments and accruals thereon, without distinction between principal and income, shall constitute the Trust Fund hereby created and established.
The Trust Fund shall be held, administered and disposed of by the Trustee as provided in this Trust Agreement. The Trust hereby established shall be irrevocable. 

        1.2
The Trust is intended to be a grantor trust, of which the Bank is the grantor, within the meaning of subpart E, part I, subchapter J, chapter 1, subtitle
A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and shall be construed accordingly. 

        1.3
The Trust Fund shall be held separate and apart from other funds of the Bank and shall be used exclusively for the uses and purposes of Plan Participants and general creditors as
herein set forth. Plan Participants and their beneficiaries shall have no preferred claim on, or any beneficial ownership interest in, any assets of the Trust. Any rights created under the Plan and
this Trust Agreement shall be mere unsecured contractual rights of Plan Participants and their beneficiaries against the Bank. Any assets held by the Trust will be subject to the claims of the Bank's
general creditors under federal and state law in the event of insolvency, as defined in Article III herein. 

        1.4
Except as provided below or in Article III hereof, the Bank shall have no right or power to direct the Trustee to return to the Bank or to divert to others any of the Trust
assets before all payment of benefits have been made to Plan Participants and their beneficiaries pursuant to the terms of the Plan. 

A-2

 
 
 

ARTICLE II
  
    Payments to Plan Participants    
    

        2.1
The Bank shall designate an Administrator ("Administrator") in accordance with the Plan and the Administrator shall deliver to the Trustee, at least annually, a schedule ("the
Payment Schedule") that indicates the amounts payable in respect of each Plan Participant who has ceased to be an employee of the Bank and each surviving spouse, that provides a formula or other
instructions acceptable to the Trustee for determining the amounts so payable, the form in which such amount is to be paid (as provided for or available under the Plan), and the time of commencement
for payment of such amounts. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Trustee shall make payments to the Plan Participants and their beneficiaries in accordance with such Payment Schedule. The Trustee
shall make provisions for the reporting and withholding of any federal, state or local taxes that may be required to be withheld with respect to the payment of benefits pursuant to the terms of the
Plan and shall pay amounts withheld to the appropriate taxing authorities or determine that such amounts have been reported, withheld and paid by the Bank. The Administrator shall provide the Trustee
with all information necessary to make such tax withholding provisions and the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on such information. The Bank shall be responsible for the remittance to the
appropriate tax authorities of its share of any applicable employment taxes, as distinguished from those employment taxes required to be withheld from the benefits due Plan Participants and their
beneficiaries. 

        2.2
The entitlement of a Plan Participant or his or her beneficiary to benefits under the Plan shall be determined by the Bank and/or the Administrator as provided for in the Plan and
any claim for such benefits shall be considered and reviewed by the Administrator under the procedures set out in the Plan. 

        2.3
The Bank may make payment of benefits directly to Plan Participants or their beneficiaries as they become due under the terms of the Plan. The Bank shall notify the Trustee of its
decision to make payment of benefits directly prior to the time amounts are payable to Plan Participants or their beneficiaries. In addition, if the principal of the Trust, and any earnings thereon,
are not sufficient to make payments of benefits in accordance with the terms of the Plan, the Bank shall make the balance of each such payment as it falls due. Trustee shall notify the Bank where
principal and earnings are not sufficient to cover payments required by the Payment Schedule under paragraph 2.1 hereof. 

A-3

 
 
 

ARTICLE III
  
    Trustee Responsibility Regarding Payments to Trust Beneficiary
  When Bank Is Insolvent    
    

        3.1
The Trustee shall cease payment of benefits to Plan Participants and their beneficiaries if the Bank is Insolvent. The Bank shall be considered "Insolvent" for purposes of this Trust
Agreement if (i) the Bank is unable to pay its debts as they become due, or (ii) the Bank is subject to a pending proceeding as a debtor under the United States Bankruptcy Code or under
state court receivership law. 

        3.2
At all times during the continuance of this Trust as provided in paragraph 1.3 hereof, the principal and income of the Trust shall be subject to claims of general creditors of
the Bank under federal and state law as set forth below: 

        3.2.1
The Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer of the Bank shall have the duty to inform the Trustee in writing of the Bank's Insolvency. If a person claiming to be a
creditor of the Bank alleges in writing to the Trustee that the Bank has become Insolvent, the Trustee shall determine whether the Bank is Insolvent and, pending such determination, the Trustee shall
discontinue payment of benefits to Plan Participants or their beneficiaries. 

        3.2.2
Unless the Trustee has actual knowledge of the Bank's Insolvency, or has received notice from the Bank or a person claiming to be a creditor alleging that the Bank is Insolvent,
the Trustee shall have no duty to inquire whether the Bank is Insolvent. The Trustee may in all events rely on such evidence concerning the Bank's solvency as may be furnished to the Trustee by the
Bank and that provides the Trustee with a reasonable basis for making a determination concerning the Bank's solvency. 

        3.2.3
If at any time the Trustee has determined that the Bank is Insolvent, the Trustee shall discontinue payments to Plan Participants or their beneficiaries and shall hold the assets
of the Trust for the benefit of the Bank's general creditors. While so holding such assets, the Trustee shall make payments to such creditors if the Bank shall so direct or, if the Bank is subject to
a pending proceeding as a debtor under the United States Bankruptcy code or state receivership law, as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct. Nothing in this Trust Agreement shall in any way
diminish any rights of Plan Participants or their beneficiaries to pursue their rights as general creditors of the Bank with respect to benefits due under the Plan or otherwise. 

        3.2.4
The Trustee shall resume the payment of benefits to Plan Participants or their beneficiaries in accordance with Article II of this Trust Agreement only after the Trustee has
determined that the Bank is not Insolvent (or is no longer Insolvent). 

        3.3
If the Trustee discontinues the payment of benefits from the Trust pursuant to paragraph 3.2 hereof and subsequently resumes such payments, the first payment following such
discontinuance shall include the aggregate amount of all payments due to Plan Participants or their beneficiaries under the terms of the Plan for the period of such discontinuance, less the aggregate
amount of any payments made to Plan Participants or their beneficiaries by the Bank in lieu of the payments provided for hereunder during any such period of discontinuance provided that there are
sufficient assets. 

A-4

 
 
 

ARTICLE IV
  
    Duties and Powers of the Trustee    
    

        4.1
The Trustee shall act with the care, skill, prudence and diligence under the circumstances then prevailing that a prudent person acting in like capacity and familiar with such
matters would use in the conduct of an enterprise of a like character and with like aims, provided, however, that the Trustee shall incur no liability to any person for any action taken pursuant to a
direction, request or approval given by the Bank or the Administrator which is contemplated by, and in conformity with, the terms of the Plan or this Trust and is given in writing by the Bank or the
Administrator. In the event of a dispute between the Bank and a party, the Trustee may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction to resolve the dispute. 

        4.2
The Trustee shall invest and reinvest the Trust Fund, without distinction between principal and income. In addition to the powers and authority granted to the Trustee pursuant to
state law, the provisions of ERISA (to the extent applicable), and the common law, the Trustee shall have the power and authority: 

        4.2.1
To purchase or subscribe for and invest in any securities, but not including any securities of the Bank or any affiliate of the Bank, or any securities of the Trustee or any
affiliate of the Trustee if the Trustee is a corporation, and to retain any such securities in the Trust Fund. Without in any way
intending to limit the generality of the foregoing, the said term "securities" shall be deemed to include common and preferred stocks, mortgages, debentures, bonds, notes or other evidences of
indebtedness, and other forms of securities. All rights associated with assets of the Trust shall be exercised by the Trustee or the person designated by the Trustee. The Trustee may invest and
reinvest all or a portion of the Trust Fund in shares of any open-ended investment fund or Bank. 

        4.2.2
To deal with all or any part of the Trust Fund; to acquire any property by purchase, subscription, lease, or other means; to sell for cash or on credit, convey, lease for long or
short terms, or convert, redeem, or exchange all or any part of the Trust Fund; to hold part of the Trust Fund uninvested or in savings accounts or certificates of deposit including those offered by
the Trustee if the Trustee is a bank, or in money market funds managed by the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee. 

        4.2.3
To vote, or give proxies to vote, any stock or other security, and to waive notice of meetings, to oppose, participate in, and consent to the reorganization, merger, consolidation,
or readjustment of the finances of any enterprise, to pay assessments and expenses in connection therewith and to deposit securities under deposit agreements. 

        4.2.4
To register any investment held in the Trust in its own name or in the name of its nominee, or to hold any investment in bearer form, but the books and records of the Trustee shall
at all times show that all such investments are part of the Trust. 

        4.2.5
To make, execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all documents, deeds and conveyance, and any and all other instruments necessary or appropriate to carry out the powers herein
granted. 

        4.2.6
To enforce by suit or otherwise, or to waive, its rights on behalf of the Trust Fund, and to defend claims asserted against it or the Trust Fund; to compromise, adjust and settle
any and all claims against or in favor of it or the Trust Fund. 

        4.2.7
To renew, extend, or foreclose any mortgage or other security; to bid on property in foreclosure; to take deeds in lieu of foreclosure, with or without paying a consideration
therefor. 

        4.2.8
To employ agents, investment advisers, consultants and actuaries necessary for the operation of the Trust and to request the advice and assistance of counsel, including counsel for
the Bank, or other counsel designated by the Administrator or by the Trustee. 

A-5

 

        4.2.9
In the event that the Bank authorizes the transfer of all or a portion of the assets of the Trust to an insurance company, to enter into and execute on behalf of the Trust all such
documents and instruments necessary or appropriate to carry out such transfer. 

        4.2.10
To do all such other acts, execute all such other instruments and take such other proceedings and exercise all such other privileges and rights with relation to any asset
constituting a part of the Trust as are necessary to carry out the purpose of the Trust, and no person dealing with the Trustee shall be bound to see to the application of any money or property paid
or delivered to the Trustee or to inquire into the validity or propriety of any such transaction. 

        4.3
No persons dealing with the Trustee shall be under any obligation to see to the proper application of any money paid or property delivered to the Trustee or to inquire into the
Trustee's authority as to any transaction. 

        4.4
The Trustee may make any distribution required hereunder by mailing its check for the specified amount, or delivering the specified property, to the person to whom such distribution
or payment is to be made, at such address as may have been last furnished to the Trustee, or if no such address shall have been furnished, to such person in care of the Bank, or to the Administrator
or (if so directed by the Administrator) by crediting the account of such person or by transferring the funds to such person's account by bank or wire transfer. 

A-6

 
 
 

ARTICLE V
  
    Disposition of Income    
    

        During the term of this Trust, all income received, net of expenses and taxes, shall be accumulated and reinvested. 

A-7

 
 
 

ARTICLE VI
  
    Limitation of the Trustee's Liability    
    

        6.1 The Trustee shall be accountable only for funds actually received by it hereunder and shall have no duty or liability to determine that the amount of the
funds received by it comply with the provisions of the Plan. If the Bank has established a contract with an insurance company to carry out the purposes of the Plan, the Trustee shall not be liable for
the acts or omissions of such insurance company, or be under an obligation to invest or otherwise manage the portion of the Trust Fund which is subject to the management of such insurance company. 

        6.2
Whenever the Trustee is required or authorized to take any action hereunder pursuant to any written direction or notice of the Administrator or the Bank, the Trustee, acting in
accordance with such direction or notice, shall not be responsible for the administration of such Plan or Trust, for the correctness of any payments or disbursements from the Trust, or for any other
action taken by the Trustee in accordance with such written direction or notice. Such direction or notice shall be sufficient protection to the Trustee if contained in a writing signed by the
Administrator or such other person authorized to execute documents on behalf of the Administrator, in the case of direction or notice required to be given by the Administrator; or by any officer of
the Bank, in the case of direction or notice required to be given by the Bank, and the Trustee has actual knowledge that the payment or disbursement is improper or incorrect. 

        6.3
The Bank shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee from and against any losses, costs, damages or expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, which the Trustee may incur or
pay out by reason of (i) the Trustee's acting in accordance with the directions of the Bank or the Administrator or failing to act in the absence of such directions; (ii) the Trustee's
exercise and performance of its powers and duties hereunder, unless the same are determined to be due to the Trustee's negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct; (iii) any (alleged or actual)
action or inaction on the part of the Bank or the Administrator, unless such losses, costs, damages, or expenses arise out of the Trustee's negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct; or
(iv) the failure of the Plan to be exempt from the requirements of Parts 2, 3 and 4 of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. In addition, in the
event that the Trustee undertakes or defends any litigation (including but not limited to any audit, proceeding or any other administrative action of any state, local or federal taxing authority)
arising in connection with the Trust Fund, the Bank agrees to indemnify the Trustee against the Trustee's reasonable costs, expenses, and liabilities (including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys' fees and expenses) relating thereto and to be primarily liable for such payments. If the Bank does not pay such costs, expenses, and liabilities described in this paragraph in a reasonably
timely manner, the Trustee may obtain payment from the Trust Fund. 

A-8

 
 
 

ARTICLE VII
  
    Expenses and Compensation    
    

        The Trustee, other than a trustee who is also an employee or officer of the Bank, shall be paid such reasonable compensation as shall from time to time be agreed
upon by the Trustee and the Bank. All administrative expenses, charges, taxes and assessments of the Trust Fund and Trustee's fees shall be the obligation of the Bank. 

        Any
such fees may be paid from the Trust Fund, but the Bank shall reimburse the Trust Fund for all such payments within seven (7) business days. 

A-9

 
 
 

ARTICLE VIII
  
    Substitution and Succession of the Trustee    
    

        8.1 The Trustee may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Administrator. Such resignation shall become effective thirty (30) days thereafter
or upon the appointment of a successor Trustee, whichever occurs first. In the event a successor Trustee is not appointed within thirty (30) days, the Trustee may turn over the assets of the
Trust to the Administrator as successor Trustee. Except as provided below, the Administrator may remove the Trustee by giving thirty (30) days written notice to the Trustee of such intent to
remove, and by then giving written notice of the appointment of a successor Trustee. The removal shall become effective upon acknowledgment of the receipt of the assets of the Trust by the successor
Trustee. Each successor Trustee under this Trust shall be appointed in writing by the Administrator and shall accept the Trust in writing. Such successor Trustee shall become vested with any estate,
property, right, power and duty of the predecessor Trustee hereunder with like effect, as if originally named Trustee. No successor Trustee shall be liable for any act or failure of any predecessor
Trustee, and with the approval of the Administrator, a successor Trustee may accept the account rendered and the property delivered to it by the predecessor Trustee without in so doing incurring any
liability or responsibility with respect to acts of default, if any, of the predecessor Trustee. 

        8.2
If the Trustee is a corporation, any corporation into which the Trustee may merge or with which it may consolidate, or any corporation resulting from any merger or consolidation to
which the Trustee may be a party, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, without the execution or filing of any additional instrument or the performance of any further act. 

A-10

 
 
 

ARTICLE IX
  
    Accounting Provisions    
    

        9.1 The Trustee shall keep accurate and detailed records of all investments, receipts, disbursements, and all other transactions required to be made in the
administration of the Trust Fund. 

        9.2
Within a reasonable time after the close of each fiscal year, or of any termination of the duties of the Trustee hereunder, the Trustee shall prepare and deliver to the Administrator
an account of its acts and transactions as Trustee during such fiscal year or during such period from the close of the last fiscal year to the termination of the Trustee's duties, respectively,
including a statement of the then current value of the Trust Fund. Any such account shall be deemed accepted and approved by the Administrator, and the Trustee shall be relieved and discharged, as if
such account had been settled and allowed by a judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, unless protested by written notice to the Trustee within sixty (60) days of receipt
thereof by the Administrator. 

        9.3
The Trustee or the Administrator shall have the right to apply at any time to a court of competent jurisdiction for judicial settlement of any account of the Trustee not previously
settled as herein provided or for the determination of any question of construction or for instructions. In any such action or proceeding it shall be necessary to join as parties only the Trustee and
the Administrator (although the Trustee may also join such other parties as it may deem appropriate), and any judgment or decree entered therein shall be conclusive. 

A-11

 
 
 

ARTICLE X
  
    Amendment and Termination    
    

        10.1 This Trust Agreement may be amended by a written instrument executed by the Trustee and the Bank. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment shall
conflict with the terms of the Plan or shall make the Trust revocable. 

        10.2
The Trust shall not terminate until the date on which Plan Participants and their beneficiaries are no longer entitled to benefits pursuant to the terms of the Plan unless sooner
revoked as hereinafter provided in this paragraph. Upon the written approval of all Plan Participants and all beneficiaries receiving benefits pursuant to the terms of the Plan, the Bank may terminate
this Trust prior to the time all benefit payments under the Plan have been made. Upon termination of the Trust, any assets remaining in the Trust shall be returned to the Bank. 

A-12

 
 
 

ARTICLE XI
  
    Successor Bank    
    

        Unless this Trust be sooner terminated, a successor to the business of the Bank, by whatever form or manner resulting, which succeeds said Bank under the Plan as
therein provided shall, upon notice in writing from the Administrator that all action required by the Plan to effect such succession has been taken, also succeed to all the rights, powers and duties
of such Bank hereunder. 

A-13

 
 
 

ARTICLE XII
  
    Construction and Payment    
    

        12.1 The Trust shall be construed and administered according to the laws of the jurisdiction in which the principal office of the Trustee is located. In any
question of interpretation or other matter of doubt, the Trustee may rely upon the opinion of counsel for the Bank or Administrator or any other attorney at law designated by the Bank with approval of
the Trustee. 

        12.2
No person having any present or future interest in the Trust shall have any right to assign, transfer, encumber, commute or anticipate his payment under this Trust and such payment
shall not in any way be subject to any legal process or levy of execution upon, or attachment or garnishment proceeding against, the same for the payment of any claim against any person having an
interest hereunder, nor shall such payment be subject to the jurisdiction of any family court, bankruptcy court or insolvency proceedings. 

A-14

 
 
 

ARTICLE XIII
  
    Miscellaneous    
    

        13.1 The titles to the Articles in this Trust Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and are not to be used in interpreting this Trust
Agreement. 

        13.2
Neither the gender nor the number (singular or plural) of any word shall be construed to exclude another gender or number when a different gender or number would be appropriate. 

        13.3
This Trust Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall together constitute only one Trust
Agreement. 

        13.4
Communications to the Trustee shall be sent to the Trustee's principal office or to such other address as the Trustee may specify in writing. No communication shall be binding upon
the trustee until it is received by the Trustee. Communications to the Administrator or the Bank shall be sent to the Bank's principal office or to such other address as the Bank may specify in
writing. 

A-15

 

        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Bank and the Trustee have caused this instrument to be executed this                        day
of                                    , 200    .
 

	 
	 	 
	 	 

	BANK:	 	Bank Rhode Island
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

 Signature of Officer
	

TRUSTEE:	
 	

STATE
OF RHODE ISLAND

COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE 

        In
Providence on the            day
of                                    , 200    ,
before me personally appeared                                    , to
me known and known by me to be
the                                    of
and the person who executed the foregoing instrument for and on behalf of Bank Rhode Island and he acknowledged said instrument by him executed to be the free act and deed of Bank Rhode Island and his
own free and voluntary act and deed in his capacity
as                                    of said Bank. 

	 
	 

	 	
 Notary Public
	

STATE OF                                  

COUNTY OF                                    	

 

        In                                
    on
the            day
of                                    , 200    ,
before me personally appeared                                    , to
me known and known by me to be the                                    
of and the person who executed the foregoing instrument for and on behalf
of                                    and he acknowledged said
instrument by him executed to be the free act and deed
of                                    and his
own free and voluntary act and deed in his capacity
as                                    of
said                                    .
 

	 
	 

	 	
 Notary Public

A-16

QuickLinks

Exhibit 10.6

BANK RHODE ISLAND SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN As Amended and Restated

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE I. INTRODUCTION

ARTICLE II. DEFINITIONS

ARTICLE III. PARTICIPATION AND VESTING

ARTICLE IV. SOURCE OF BENEFIT PAYMENTS

ARTICLE V. RETIREMENT BENEFITS

ARTICLE VI. CHANGE OF CONTROL

ARTICLE VII. ADMINISTRATION

ARTICLE VIII. AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF PLAN

ARTICLE IX. MISCELLANEOUS

SCHEDULE A

SCHEDULE B

SCHEDULE C

SCHEDULE D

EXHIBIT A

BANK RHODE ISLAND SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN TRUST AGREEMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TRUST AGREEMENT

W I T N E S S E T H

ARTICLE I Establishment of Trust

ARTICLE II Payments to Plan Participants

ARTICLE III Trustee Responsibility Regarding Payments to Trust Beneficiary When Bank Is Insolvent

ARTICLE IV Duties and Powers of the Trustee

ARTICLE V Disposition of Income

ARTICLE VI Limitation of the Trustee's Liability

ARTICLE VII Expenses and Compensation

ARTICLE VIII Substitution and Succession of the Trustee

ARTICLE IX Accounting Provisions

ARTICLE X Amendment and Termination

ARTICLE XI Successor Bank

ARTICLE XII Construction and Payment

ARTICLE XIII Miscellaneous

Source: [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00138-of-00352.parquet"}, [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00138-of-00352.parquet"}]]