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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.148

                    FIRST AMENDMENT TO MASTER LEASE AGREEMENT

         THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO MASTER LEASE AGREEMENT ("Amendment") is made
and entered into as of the 31st day of December, 2005, by and between
EMERALD-CEDAR HILLS, INC. a Florida corporation, EMERALD-GOLFVIEW, INC. a
Florida corporation, EMERALD-SOUTHERN PINES, INC. a Florida corporation and
EMERALD-GOLFCREST, INC., a Florida corporation (herein collectively called the
"Lessor") and SENIOR CARE FLORIDA LEASING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (herein called the "Lessee").

                                    RECITALS

         WHEREAS, Lessor owns certain real property located in the State of
Florida as more particularly described on EXHIBITS A-1 THROUGH A-4 attached
hereto on which there are located four (4) existing fully licensed nursing home
facilities owned and operated by Lessor (collectively, the "Leased Properties");

         WHEREAS, Lessor and Lessee have entered into a Master Lease Agreement
dated as of April 1, 2003 (the "Lease"), whereby Lessor has leased the Leased
Properties to Lessee;

         WHEREAS, the Lease is scheduled to expire at midnight on December 31,
2005; and

         WHEREAS, Lessor and Lessee desire to extend the terms of the Lease upon
the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is acknowledged, the parties to this Amendment hereby
covenant and agree as follows:

     1.  Amendment Definitions. Any capitalized term used but not defined in
this Amendment will have the meaning assigned to such term in the Lease. Section
1.3 of the Lease is amended to add the following additional definitions:

                  "CPI" or "Consumer Price Index": As of any date, the United
         States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Revised Consumer
         Price Index for All Urban Consumers (1982=84=100), U.S. City Average,
         All Items, or, if that index is not available at the time in question,
         the index designated by such Department as the successor to such index,
         and if there is no index so designated, an index for an area in the
         United States that most closely corresponds to the entire United
         States, published by such Department, or if none, by any other
         instrumentality of the United States, calculated in this Lease as the
         CPI attributable to the month three months prior to the applicable date
         herein (e.g., the CPI used to calculate

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         the adjustment in Base Rent as of January 1, 2006, shall be the CPI for
         the month of October, 2005, compared to the CPI for the month of
         October, 2004."

                  "Qualified Capital Expenditures: Expenditures capitalized on
         the books of Lessee for alterations, renovations, repairs and
         replacements to the Facilities including without limitation any of the
         following:

            Replacement of furniture, fixtures and equipment, including
            refrigerators, ranges, major appliances, bathroom fixtures, doors
            (exterior and interior), central air conditioning and heating
            systems (including cooling towers, water chilling units, furnaces,
            boilers and fuel storage tanks) and major replacement of siding;
            major roof replacements, including major replacements of gutters,
            down spouts, eaves and soffits; major repairs and replacements of
            plumbing and sanitary systems; overhaul of elevator systems; major
            repaving, resurfacing and sealcoating of sidewalks, parking lots and
            driveways; repainting of entire building exterior; but excluding
            additions, normal maintenance and repairs. For purposes of this
            definition, "additions" shall mean any expansion of a Facility,
            including the construction of a new wing or a new story on an
            existing Facility."

         2. Extension of Term. The definition of "Term Expiration Date" as
defined in Section 1.3 of the Lease is hereby deleted and the following inserted
in lieu thereof:

         "Term Expiration Date: February 28, 2010."

         3. Modification of Base Rent. The definition of "Base Rent" as defined
in Section 1.3 of the Lease is hereby deleted and the following inserted in lieu
thereof:

                  "Base Rent: (i) From the Commencement Date through December
         31, 2005, the base rent shall be calculated on the basis of One Million
         Four Hundred Ninety-Eight Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($1,498,000.00)
         per annum, payable in equal monthly installments of One Hundred
         Twenty-Four Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Three and 34/100 Dollars
         ($124,833.34) each. Base Rent for any partial Lease Year shall be
         pro-rated based on the number of days elapsed in such Lease Year.

                  (ii) For each year Lease Year commencing January 1, 2006 and
         continuing through February 28, 2010, Base Rent shall be the lesser of
         (A) $1,498,000.00 increased by a percentage equal to two (2) times the
         percentage increase in the CPI (if positive) from January 1, 2005 to
         January 1, 2006 and the first day of each succeeding Lease Year, as
         applicable and (B) the following amounts for each calendar year:

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                  Lease Year                                  Base Rent
                  ----------                                  ---------
<S>                                                           <C>
                  2006                                        $1,542,940

                  2007                                        $1,589,228

                  2008                                        $1,636,905

                  2009                                        $1,686,012

                  2010                                        $1,736,592
</TABLE>

         Under no circumstances will the Base Rent decrease. Base Rent for any
         partial Lease Year shall be pro-rated based on the number of days
         elapsed in such Lease Year. Base Rent shall continue to be paid in
         equal monthly installments."

         4. Lease Year. The definition of "Lease Year" as defined in Section 1.3
of the Lease is hereby deleted and the following inserted in lieu thereof:

                  "Lease Year: A period of twelve (12) successive calendar
         months commencing on the Commencement Date (as defined in Article 2
         hereof) and on the same date in each successive calendar year through
         December 31, 2005. As of January 1, 2006, a new Lease Year shall
         commence and continue for a period of twelve (12) successive calendar
         months and on January 1st of each successive calendar year until the
         Term Expiration Date or date of earlier termination of this Lease as
         provided herein."

         5. Payments in the event of a Rent Adjustment. Section 4.2 of the Lease
is hereby deleted and the following inserted in lieu thereof:

                  "4.2 Payments in the event of Rent Adjustment. Base Rent shall
         be adjusted on January 1, 2006, and each January 1 thereafter
         throughout the Term of this Lease. In the event this Lease provides for
         adjustment of the Base Rent on any basis that requires a determination
         of Base Rent which cannot be made on or before the due date of the
         first installment of Base Rent following the Adjustment Date, Lessee
         shall continue to pay the Base Rent at the rate previously in effect
         until Lessor gives Lessee Notice of its determination of the adjusted
         Base Rent. Upon such determination, the Base Rent shall be
         retroactively adjusted as of the Adjustment Date. On or before the
         second (2nd) Payment Date for Base Rent following receipt by Lessee of
         Lessors' Notice of the adjustment, Lessee shall make an additional
         payment of Base Rent in such amount as will bring the Base Rent, as
         adjusted, current on or before such (2nd) Payment Date, plus interest
         on the amount of such additional payment (i.e. the difference between
         the monthly installment of Base Rent before and after the increase as
         of the Adjustment Date, divided by thirty (30) and

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         multiplied by the number of days between the Adjustment Date and the
         date of payment by Lessee) at the Prime Rate from the Adjustment Date
         through the date of such additional payment, and thereafter Lessee
         shall pay the adjusted Base Rent in correspondingly adjusted monthly
         installments until the Base Rent is next adjusted as required herein.
         This Section 4.2 shall survive the expiration or termination of this
         Lease with respect to any adjustment which is not known or fully paid
         as of the date of the expiration or termination.

                  The reference to "Additional Rent" in the definition of "Rent"
         under Section 1.3 and in Section 4.3, or elsewhere in this Lease are
         hereby deleted, and Exhibit C is hereby deleted and no longer a part of
         this Lease."

         6. General Insurance Requirements. Article 11 of the Lease is hereby
deleted and the following inserted in lieu thereof:

                  "11.1 General Insurance Requirements. Lessee shall keep the
         Leased Properties, and all property located in or on the Leased
         Properties, including any personal property of Lessors and Lessee's
         Personal Property, insured with insurance meeting the following
         requirements: (a) all insurance shall be written by companies
         authorized to do insurance business in the applicable States and having
         a rating classification of not less than A- and a financial size
         category of "Class VII" or larger, according to the then most recent
         issue of Best's Key Rating Guide; (b) all policies must name Lessors as
         an additional insured, and name as an additional insured any Facility
         Mortgagee by way of a standard form of mortgagee's loss payable
         endorsement in use in the applicable States and in accordance with any
         such other requirements as may be established by such Facility
         Mortgagee; (c) casualty losses must be payable to Lessors or Lessee as
         provided in Article 12, and loss adjustments shall require the written
         consent of Lessors, any Facility Mortgagee, and, provided no Event of
         Default has occurred and is continuing at the time, Lessee, which
         consent shall not be unreasonably withheld by either Lessors or Lessee;
         (d) each insurer must agree that it will give Lessors and any Facility
         Mortgagee at least thirty (30) days written notice before its policy
         shall be altered, allowed to expire or canceled; (e) the amount of any
         deductible or retention must be approved by Lessors prior to the
         issuance of any policy, which approval will not be unreasonably
         withheld, conditioned or delayed; and (f) the form of all policies
         shall be approved by Lessors and any existing Facility Mortgagee, whose
         approval shall not unreasonably be withheld, conditioned or delayed,
         provided that such policies conform to the requirements of this Article
         11. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lessee may obtain so-called
         "umbrella" policies, comprehensive liability policies and professional

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         liability policies of insurance from non-admitted surplus line carriers
         acceptable to Lessors.

                  11.2 Risks to be Insured. The policies covering the Leased
         Properties and Lessee's Personal Property shall insure against the
         following risks:

                           11.2.1 Loss or damage by fire, vandalism and
         malicious mischief, earthquake, extended coverage perils commonly known
         as "Special Risk," and all physical loss perils normally included in
         such Special Risk insurance, including but not limited to sprinkler
         leakage, in an amount not less than one hundred percent (100%) of
         Replacement Cost (provided that earthquake coverage may have a sublimit
         coverage of $5,000,000.00);

                           11.2.2 Loss or damage by explosion of steam boilers,
         pressure vessels or similar apparatus in such amounts as may be
         required by Lessors from time to time;

                           11.2.3 Business interruption insurance or a blanket
         earnings and expense coverage endorsement covering risk of loss during
         reconstruction necessitated by the occurrence of any of the hazards
         described in Sections 11.2.1 or 11.2.2 (but in no event for a period
         less than twelve (12) months) in an amount sufficient to prevent
         Lessors and Lessee from becoming a co-insurer;

                           11.2.4 Claims for personal injury or property damage
         under a policy of commercial general public liability insurance with a
         combined single limit per occurrence in respect of bodily injury and
         death and property damage of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00), and
         an aggregate limitation of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00), with
         a minimum One Million Dollar ($1,000,000.00) excess policy, which
         insurance shall insure Lessee's contractual liability to Lessors under
         the indemnity provisions of Article 18 of this Lease, and if written on
         a "claims-made" basis, Lessee shall also provide continuous liability
         coverage for claims arising during the Term either by obtaining an
         endorsement providing for an extended reporting period reasonably
         acceptable to Lessors in the event such policy is canceled or not
         renewed for any reason whatsoever, or by obtaining "tail" insurance
         coverage providing coverage for a period of at least three (3) years
         beyond the expiration of the Term;

                           11.2.5 Claims arising out of malpractice in an amount
         of not less than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) for each person
         and for each occurrence and, if written on a "claims-made" basis,
         Lessee shall also provide continuous liability coverage for claims
         during the Term either

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         by obtaining an endorsement providing for an extended reporting period
         reasonably acceptable to Lessors in the event such policy is canceled
         or not renewed for any reason whatsoever, or by obtaining "tail"
         insurance coverage providing coverage for a period of at least three
         (3) years beyond the expiration of the Term;

                           11.2.6 Flood (with respect to any portions of the
         Leased Properties located in whole or in party within a designated
         flood plain area) and such other hazards and in such amounts as may be
         customary for comparable properties in the area up to the maximum limit
         that can be obtained under the Federal Flood Insurance Program;

                           11.2.7 During such time as Lessee is constructing any
         improvements, (i) workers compensation insurance and employers'
         liability insurance covering all persons employed in connection with
         the improvements in statutory limits, (ii) builder's risk insurance,
         completed value form, covering all physical loss, in an amount
         satisfactory to Lessors, and (iii) such other insurance, in such
         amounts, as Lessors deem necessary to protect Lessors' interest in the
         Leased Properties from any act or omission of Lessee's contractors or
         subcontractors, and certificates of insurance evidencing such coverage,
         in form satisfactory to Lessors, shall be presented to Lessors prior to
         the commencement of construction of such improvements;

                           11.2.8 Primary automobile liability insurance with
         limits of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per occurrence each for
         owned and non-owned hired vehicles.

                  11.3 Payment of Premiums; Copies of Policies; Certificates.
         Lessee shall pay when due all of the premiums for the insurance
         required by this Lease, and shall deliver to Lessors and to any
         Facility Mortgagee requesting such evidence, certificates of insurance
         in form satisfactory to Lessors and such Facility Mortgagee.
         Satisfactory evidence of insurance required by this Lease or
         certificates thereof shall be delivered to Lessors prior to their
         effective date (and, with respect to any renewal policy, Lessee will
         use commercially reasonable efforts to provide the same within twenty
         (20) days but in all events not less than five (5) Business Days prior
         to the expiration of the existing policy) with copies of such policies
         to be provided as available, and in the event of the failure of Lessee
         either to carry the required insurance or pay the premiums therefor, or
         to deliver copies of policies or certificates to Lessors as required,
         Lessors shall be entitled, but shall have no obligation, to obtain such
         insurance an pay the premiums therefor when due, which premiums shall
         be repayable to Lessors upon written demand therefor as Additional
         Charges which Lessee shall be deemed to and does hereby agree to pay.

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                  11.4 Premiums Deposits. If any provision of a Facility
         Mortgage requires deposits of premiums for insurance to be made with
         the Facility Mortgagee, Lessee shall pay to Lessors monthly the amounts
         required and Lessors shall transfer such amounts to the Facility
         Mortgagee, unless, pursuant to written direction by Lessors, Lessee
         makes such deposits directly with the Facility Mortgagee.

                  11.5 Umbrella Policies. If Lessee chooses to carry umbrella
         liability coverage to obtain the limits of liability required under
         this Lease, the umbrella policies must provide coverage in the same
         manner as the primary commercial general liability policy and must
         contain no exclusions in addition to, or limitations materially
         different than, those of the primary policy.

                  11.6 Additional Insurance. In addition to the insurance
         described above, Lessee shall maintain such insurance as may be
         required from time to time by any Facility Mortgagee, and shall at all
         times comply with all laws with respect to worker's compensation
         insurance coverage.

                  11.7 No Liability; Waiver of Subrogation. Lessors shall have
         no liability to Lessee, and, provided Lessee provides the insurance
         required of it by this Lease, Lessee shall have no liability to
         Lessors, regardless of the cause, for any loss or expense resulting
         from or in connection with damages to or the destruction or other loss
         of any Leased Property or Lessee's Personal Property, and neither party
         will have any right or claim against the other for any such loss or
         expense by way of subrogation. Each insurance policy carried by either
         party covering any of the Leased Properties and Lessee's Personal
         Property, including without limitation, contents, fire and casualty
         insurance, shall contain an express waiver of any right of subrogation
         on the party of the insurer against the other party. Lessee shall pay
         any additional costs or charges for obtaining such waiver.

                  11.8 Increase in Limits. From time to time, but not more often
         than once every two (2) years, in the event that Lessors shall
         reasonably determine that the limits of the commercial general
         liability insurance then carried are insufficient, Lessors shall give
         Lessee Notice of acceptable increased limits for such insurance to be
         carried; and Lessee shall then obtain and maintain such insurance with
         such increased limits unless and until further increase as permitted
         under the provisions of this Section. Lessors' determination of
         increased limits shall be accompanied by a description of the basis for
         such determination.

                  11.9 Blanket Policy. Any insurance required by this Lease may
         be provided by so-called blanket policies of insurance carried by
         Lessee, provided, however, that the coverage afforded Lessors thereby
         may not

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         thereby be less than or materially different from that which would be
         provided by a separate policies meeting the requirements of this Lease,
         and provided further that such policies meet the requirements of all
         Facility Mortgages.

                  11.10    No Separate Insurance.

                           11.10.1 Lessee shall not on its own initiative or
         pursuant to the request or requirement of any third party, take out
         separate insurance concurrent in form or contributing in the event of
         loss with that required by this Lease, to be furnished by, or which may
         be reasonably be required to be furnished by, Lessee, or increase the
         amount of any then existing insurance by securing an additional policy
         or additional policies, unless all parties having an insurable interest
         in the subject matter of the insurance, including in all cases Lessors
         and all Facility Mortgagees, are named therein as additional insureds,
         and losses are payable thereunder in the same manner as losses are
         payable under this Lease.

                           11.10.2 Nothing herein shall prohibit Lessee, upon
         Notice to Lessors, from (i) securing insurance required to be carried
         hereby with higher limits of liability than required in this Lease, or
         (ii) securing insurance against risks not required to be insured
         pursuant to this Lease, and as to such insurance, Lessors and any
         Facility Mortgagee need not be included therein as additional insureds,
         nor must losses thereunder be payable in the same manner as losses are
         payable under this Lease, except to the extent required to avoid a
         default under a Facility Mortgage or any other encumbrance.

                           11.10.3 Lessor acknowledges that the liability
         insurance coverage and the malpractice insurance coverage required
         pursuant to Sections 11.2.4 and 11.2.5 of the Lease, are currently
         unavailable generally in the nursing home industry at commercially
         affordable rates and that Lessee currently maintains and has in place
         general liability and malpractice insurance with single limit coverage
         of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) per occurrence and
         Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) cumulative, with a
         deductible of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00). Lessor hereby
         agrees that, the provisions of Sections 11.2.4 and 11.2.5 of the Lease
         to the contrary notwithstanding, until such time as the insurance
         coverage required therein is generally available in the nursing home
         industry at commercially affordable rates, Lessee shall not be required
         to obtain the coverages required therein. Lessee shall not be deemed to
         be in default of the provisions of Section 11 of the Leases as a result
         thereof. Lessee shall provide Lessor, on an annual basis, information
         from its insurance carrier and from comparable insurance carriers of
         the costs of insurance

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         premiums to meet Lessor's insurance requirements. At such time as the
         premium amounts for required coverage quoted in this Article are
         commercially affordable, Lessee shall immediately purchase any and all
         insurance policies necessary to meet the requirements of Sections
         11.2.4 and 11.2.5 of the Lease. This provision does not relieve Lessee
         from its agreement of indemnity under Article 18 of the Lease (or
         elsewhere in this Lease) nor does it modify the provisions thereof.
         Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lessee acknowledges and agrees that
         Lessor shall have the right to withhold its consent to any proposed
         Permitted Assignment unless the permitted assignee agrees to provide
         the insurance coverage required by the provisions of Sections 11.2.4
         and 11.2.5 of the Lease."

         7. Article 23. An Article 23 shall be inserted into the Lease and
provide as follows:

                  "23.1 Minimum Qualified Capital Expenditures. Each Lease Year,
         Lessee shall expend with respect to each Leased Facility at least Three
         Hundred Fifty Dollars ($350.00) and NO/100 per licensed bed for
         Qualified Capital Expenditures to improve the applicable Facility,
         which amount shall be increased each Lease Year, beginning the January
         1, 2007 Lease Year, in proportion to increases in the CPI from the
         Commencement Date to the commencement of each such Lease Year ("Minimum
         Qualified Capital Expenditures"). If Lessee expends with respect to any
         Facility more than the Minimum Qualified Capital Expenditures in any
         Lease Year, the excess Minimum Qualified Capital Expenditures shall be
         credited against Lessee's Minimum Qualified Capital Expenditures
         required with respect to such Facility for the next Lease Year, and if
         the amount of the credit exceeds Lessee's Minimum Qualified Capital
         Expenditures required with respect to such Facility for the next Lease
         Year, such excess shall be credited against Lessee's Minimum Qualified
         Capital Expenditures required with respect to such Facility for the
         following Lease Years. At least annually, at the request of Lessors,
         Lessors and Lessee shall review the capital expenditures budgets and
         reasonably agree on modifications, if any, required by changed
         circumstances and the changed conditions of the Leased Properties."

         8. Execution and Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be
deemed to be an original, but when taken together shall constitute one and the
same Amendment.

         9. Headings. Section headings used in this Amendment are for
convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction of the
Amendment.

         10. Enforceability of Lease. Except as expressly and specifically set
forth herein, the Lease remains unmodified and in full force and effect. In the
event of any

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discrepancy between Lease and this Amendment, the terms and conditions of this
Amendment will control and the Lease is deemed amended to conform hereto.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment by their
duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.

LESSOR:                                   LESSEE:
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Emerald-Cedar Hills, Inc.,                Senior Care Florida Leasing, LLC
a Florida corporation                     a Delaware limited liability company

By: /s/ R. Brent Maggio                   By: /s/ William R. Council III
    --------------------------                --------------------------------
Name: R. Brent Maggio                     Name: William R. Council III
      ------------------------                  ------------------------------
Its:  President                           Its: President
      ------------------------                 -------------------------------

Emerald-Golfview, Inc.,
a Florida corporation

By: /s/ R. Brent Maggio
    --------------------------
Name: R. Brent Maggio
      ------------------------
Its:  President
      ------------------------

Emerald-Southern Pines, Inc.,
a Florida corporation

By: /s/ R. Brent Maggio
    --------------------------
Name: R. Brent Maggio
      ------------------------
Its:  President
      ------------------------

Emerald-Golfcrest, Inc.,
a Florida corporation

By: /s/ R. Brent Maggio
    --------------------------
Name: R. Brent Maggio
      ------------------------
Its:  President
      ------------------------

OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS, INC., ACKNOWLEDGES AND CONSENTS TO THE TERMS OF
THIS AMENDMENT.

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.,
a Maryland corporation

By: /s/ Daniel J. Booth
    --------------------------
Name: Daniel J. Booth
      ------------------------
Its:  Chief Operating Officer
      -----------------------

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                                 ACKNOWLEDGMENT

         The undersigned consents to the transactions contemplated by this
Amendment, ratifies and affirms its Guaranty dated as of April 1, 2003, on the
same terms and conditions in effect prior to this Amendment.

                                      GUARANTORS:
                                      ----------

                                      Advocat, Inc.,
                                      a Delaware corporation

                                      By: /s/ William R. Council III
                                          --------------------------------
                                      Name: William R. Council III
                                            ------------------------------
                                      Its: President
                                           -------------------------------

                                      Diversicare Management Services, Co.,
                                      a Tennessee corporation

                                      By: /s/ William R. Council III
                                          --------------------------------
                                      Name: William R. Council III
                                            ------------------------------
                                      Its: President
                                           -------------------------------

                                      Advocat Finance, Inc.
                                      a Delaware corporation

                                      By: /s/ William R. Council III
                                          --------------------------------
                                      Name: William R. Council III
                                            ------------------------------
                                      Its: President
                                           -------------------------------

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EXHIBIT 10.2

AMENDED AND RESTATED SEVERANCE AGREEMENT

     This Amended and Restated Severance Agreement (this “Agreement”) dated as of this           day of                    , 2003, by and between Middlefield Banc Corp., an Ohio
corporation (“Middlefield”), and Thomas G. Caldwell, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Middlefield (the “Executive”), amends and restates in its entirety the Severance Agreement dated
November 28, 2001 by and between Middlefield and the Executive.

     Whereas, the Executive is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Middlefield,
the Executive is employed by Middlefield and its subsidiary The Middlefield Banking Company, an
Ohio-chartered, FDIC-insured nonmember bank, and the Executive has made and is expected to continue
to make major contributions to the profitability, growth, and financial strength of Middlefield and
its subsidiaries,

     Whereas, Middlefield recognizes that, as is the case for most companies, the
possibility of a Change in Control (as defined in Section 1(c)) exists,

     Whereas, Middlefield desires to assure itself of the current and future continuity of
management and desires to establish minimum severance benefits for certain of its officers and
other key employees, including the Executive, if a Change in Control occurs,

     Whereas, Middlefield wishes to ensure that officers and other key employees are not
practically disabled from discharging their duties if a proposed or actual transaction involving a
Change in Control arises,

     Whereas, Middlefield desires to provide additional inducement for the Executive to
continue to remain in the ongoing employ of Middlefield and subsidiary,

     Whereas, none of the conditions or events included in the definition of the term
“golden parachute payment” that is set forth in §18(k)(4)(A)(ii) of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Act [12 U.S.C. 1828(k)(4)(A)(ii)] and in Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Rule 359.1(f)(1)(ii)
[12 CFR 359.1(f)(1)(ii)] exists or, to the best knowledge of Middlefield, is contemplated insofar
as either of Middlefield or any of its subsidiaries is concerned, and

     Whereas, Middlefield’s board of directors has approved an amendment of section
2(a)(1) of the November 28, 2001 Severance Agreement for the purpose of increasing the lump sum
cash severance payment from two times the Executive’s annual compensation to 2.5 times annual
compensation, without intending to modify or amend any other provisions of this Agreement,
including but not limited to the term of the Agreement stated in section 5.

     Now Therefore, in consideration of these premises and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree as follows:

	1.	 	Change in Control Combined with Employment Termination

     (a) Termination of Executive Within Two Years After a Change in Control. If a Change in
Control occurs during the term of this Agreement and if either of the following also occurs, the
Executive shall be entitled to severance and termination benefits specified in Section 2 of this
Agreement —

	 	(1)	 	Termination by Middlefield or Subsidiary: the Executive’s employment
with Middlefield or its Subsidiary(ies) is involuntarily terminated within two
years after a Change in Control, except for termination under Section 4 of this
Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, “Subsidiary” means an entity in
which Middlefield directly or indirectly beneficially owns 50% or more of the
outstanding voting securities, or
	 
	 	(2)	 	Termination by the Executive for Good Reason: the Executive terminates his
employment with Middlefield or Subsidiary(ies) for Good Reason (as defined in Section
3) within two years after a Change in Control.

 

 

     If the Executive is removed from office or if his employment terminates after discussions with
a third party regarding a Change in Control commence, and if those discussions ultimately conclude
with a Change in Control, then for purposes of this Agreement the removal of the Executive or
termination of his employment shall be deemed to have occurred after the Change in Control.

     (b) Termination by the Executive During a 90-day Period 12 Months after a Change in Control.
The Executive shall also be entitled to severance and termination benefits under Section 2 of this
Agreement if he terminates employment with Middlefield and Subsidiary(ies) for any reason or for no
reason during the 90-day period beginning on the date that is 12 months after a Change in Control.

     (c) Definition of Change in Control. For purposes of this Agreement, “Change in Control”
means any of the following events occur:

	 	(1)	 	Merger: Middlefield merges into or consolidates with another corporation, or
merges another corporation into Middlefield, and as a result less than a majority of
the combined voting power of the resulting corporation immediately after the merger or
consolidation is held by persons who were the holders of Middlefield’s voting
securities immediately before the merger or consolidation. For purposes of this
Agreement, the term person means an individual, corporation, partnership, trust,
association, joint venture, pool, syndicate, sole proprietorship, unincorporated
organization or other entity,
	 
	 	(2)	 	Acquisition of Significant Share Ownership: a report on Schedule 13D, Schedule
TO, or another form or schedule (other than Schedule 13G), is filed or is required to
be filed under Sections 13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, if the
schedule discloses that the filing person or persons acting in concert has or have
become the beneficial owner of 15% or more of a class of Middlefield’s voting
securities (but this clause (2) shall not apply to beneficial ownership of voting
shares held by a Subsidiary in a fiduciary capacity),
	 
	 	(3)	 	Change in Board Composition: during any period of two consecutive years,
individuals who constitute Middlefield’s board of directors at the beginning of the
two-year period cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof;
provided, however, that — for purposes of this clause (3) — each director who is first
elected by the board (or first nominated by the board for election by stockholders) by
a vote of at least two-thirds (2⁄3) of the directors who were directors at the beginning
of the period shall be deemed to have been a director at the beginning of the two-year
period, or
	 
	 	(4)	 	Sale of Assets: Middlefield sells to a third party substantially all of
Middlefield’s assets. For purposes of this Agreement, sale of substantially all of
Middlefield’s assets includes sale of The Middlefield Banking Company.

	2.	 	Severance and Termination Benefits

     (a) Severance and Termination Benefits. The severance and termination benefits to which the
Executive is entitled under Section 1 are as follows —

	 	(1)	 	Lump Sum Payment: Middlefield shall make a lump sum payment to the Executive in
an amount in cash equal to 2.5 times the Executive’s annual compensation. For purposes
of this Agreement, annual compensation means (a) the Executive’s annual base salary on
the date of the Change in Control or the Executive’s termination of employment (at
whichever date the Executive’s current annual base salary is greater), plus (b) the
average of the bonuses and incentive compensation earned for the three calendar years
immediately preceding the year in which the Change in Control occurs, regardless of
when the bonus or incentive compensation is paid. Middlefield recognizes that the
bonus and incentive compensation earned by the Executive for a particular year’s
service might be paid in the year after the calendar year in which the bonus or
incentive compensation is earned. The amount payable to the Executive hereunder shall
not be reduced to account for the

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	 	 	 	time value of money or discounted to present value. The payment required under this
Section 2(a)(1) is payable no later than 5 business days after the date the
Executive’s employment terminates. If the Executive terminates employment for Good
Reason, the date of termination shall be the date specified by the Executive in his
notice of termination.

	 	(2)	 	Benefit Plans: Middlefield shall cause the Executive to become fully vested in
any qualified and non-qualified plans, programs or arrangements in which the Executive
participated if the plan, program, or arrangement does not address the effect of a
change in control. Middlefield also shall contribute or cause a Subsidiary to
contribute to the Executive’s Middlefield Banking Company 401(k) Employee Savings and
Investment Plan account the matching and voluntary contributions, if any, that would
have been made had the Executive’s employment not terminated before the end of the plan
year.
	 
	 	(3)	 	Insurance Coverage: Middlefield shall cause to be continued life, health and
disability insurance coverage substantially identical to the coverage maintained for
the Executive before his termination. The insurance coverage may cease when the
Executive becomes employed by another employer or 24 months after the Executive’s
termination, whichever occurs first. At the end of the 24-month period, the Executive
shall have the option to continue health insurance coverage at his own expense for a
period not less than the number of months by which the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act (COBRA) continuation period exceeds 24 months.

     (b) No Mitigation Required. Middlefield hereby acknowledges that it will be difficult and
could be impossible (1) for the Executive to find reasonably comparable employment after his
employment terminates, and (2) to measure the amount of damages the Executive suffers as a result
of termination. Additionally, Middlefield acknowledges that its general severance pay plans do
not provide for mitigation, offset or reduction of any severance payment received thereunder.
Accordingly, Middlefield further acknowledges that the payment of severance and termination
benefits by Middlefield under this Agreement is reasonable and will be liquidated damages, and the
Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this
Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor will any profits, income, earnings or other
benefits from any source whatsoever create any mitigation, offset, reduction or any other
obligation on the part of the Executive hereunder or otherwise.

	3.	 	Good Reason

     For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” means the occurrence of any of the events or
conditions described in clauses (a) through (f) hereof without the Executive’s express written
consent —

     (a) Change in Office or Position or Termination as a Director: failure to elect or reelect
or otherwise to maintain the Executive in the office or position, or a substantially equivalent
office or position, of or with Middlefield and Subsidiary(ies) that the Executive held immediately
before the Change in Control, or the removal or failure to nominate the Executive as a director of
Middlefield (or any successor thereto) if the Executive shall have been a director of Middlefield
immediately before the Change in Control,

     (b) Adverse Change in the Scope of His Duties or Compensation and Benefits:

	 	(1)	 	a significant adverse change in the nature or scope of the authorities, powers,
functions, responsibilities or duties associated with the Executive’s position with
Middlefield compared to the nature or scope of the authorities, powers, functions,
responsibilities or duties associated with the position immediately before the Change
in Control,
	 
	 	(2)	 	a reduction in the aggregate of the Executive’s annual compensation received
from Middlefield, or
	 
	 	(3)	 	the termination or denial of the Executive’s rights to benefits under
Middlefield’s or Subsidiary’s(ies’) benefit, compensation and incentive plans and
arrangements or a reduction in

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	 	 	 	the scope or value thereof, which situation is not remedied within 10 calendar days
after written notice to Middlefield from the Executive,

     (c) Adverse Change in Circumstances: the Executive determines that a change in circumstances
has occurred after a Change in Control, including without limitation a change in the scope of the
business or other activities for which the Executive is responsible compared to his
responsibilities immediately before the Change in Control, (1) which renders the Executive
substantially unable to carry out, substantially hinders the Executive’s performance of, or causes
the Executive to suffer a substantial reduction in, any of the authorities, powers, functions,
responsibilities or duties associated with the office or position held by the Executive immediately
before the Change in Control, and (2) which situation is not remedied within 10 calendar days after
written notice to Middlefield from the Executive of such determination. Provided his determination
is made in good faith, the Executive’s determination will be conclusive and binding upon the
parties hereto. The Executive’s determination will be presumed to have been made in good faith,
unless Middlefield establishes by clear and convincing evidence that it was not made in good faith,

     (d) Liquidation and Merger of Middlefield: the liquidation, dissolution, merger,
consolidation or reorganization of Middlefield or transfer of all or substantially all of the
business or assets of either Middlefield or The Middlefield Banking Company, unless the successor
or successors (by liquidation, merger, consolidation, reorganization, transfer or otherwise) to
which all or substantially all of the business or assets have been transferred (directly or by
operation of law) assumes all duties and obligations of Middlefield under this Agreement,

     (e) Relocation of the Executive: Middlefield relocates its principal executive offices, or
requires the Executive to have his principal location of work changed, to any location that is more
than 15 miles from the location thereof immediately before the Change in Control, or requires the
Executive to travel away from his office in the course of discharging his responsibilities or
duties hereunder at least 20% more (in terms of aggregate days in any calendar year or in any
calendar quarter when annualized for purposes of comparison to any prior year) than was required of
Executive in any of the three full years immediately before the Change in Control, or

     (f) Breach of this Agreement: without limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing,
any material breach of this Agreement by Middlefield or any successor thereto.

	4.	 	Termination for Which No Severance or Termination Benefits Are Payable

     (a) No Severance for Termination for Cause. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary
notwithstanding, under no circumstance shall the Executive be entitled to severance or termination
benefits if his employment terminates for Cause.

	 
	 
	 	(1)	 	Cause Means Commission of Any of the Following Acts: For purposes of this
Agreement, “Cause” means the Executive shall have committed any of the following acts —

	 	(a)	 	Fraud, Embezzlement, Theft or Other Crime: an act of fraud,
embezzlement or theft in connection with his duties or in the course of his
employment with Middlefield or a Subsidiary, or commission of a felony or
commission of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude,
	 
	 	(b)	 	Negligence, Disloyalty or Violation of Law or Policy: the
Executive’s gross negligence or gross neglect of duties, disloyalty,
dishonesty, or willful violation of any law or significant policy of
Middlefield committed in connection with the Executive’s employment and
resulting in an adverse effect on Middlefield or a Subsidiary,
	 
	 	(c)	 	Disclosure of Trade Secrets: intentional wrongful disclosure
of secret processes or confidential information of Middlefield or a Subsidiary,
causing material harm to Middlefield or the Subsidiary,

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	 	(d)	 	Competing with Middlefield: intentional wrongful engagement in
any competitive activity. For purposes of this Agreement, competitive activity
means the Executive’s participation, without the written consent of a senior
executive officer of Middlefield, in the management of any business enterprise
if (1) the enterprise engages in substantial and direct competition with
Middlefield, (2) the enterprise’s revenues derived from any product or service
competitive with any product or service of Middlefield or Subsidiary(ies)
amounted to 10% or more of the enterprise’s revenues for its most recently
completed fiscal year, and (3) Middlefield’s revenues from the product or
service amounted to 10% of Middlefield’s revenues for its most recently
completed fiscal year. A competitive activity does not include mere ownership
of securities in an enterprise and the exercise of rights appurtenant thereto,
provided the Executive’s share ownership does not give him practical or legal
control of the enterprise. For this purpose, ownership of less than 5% of the
enterprise’s outstanding voting securities shall conclusively be presumed to be
insufficient for practical or legal control, and ownership of more than 50%
shall conclusively be presumed to constitute practical and legal control.
	 
	 	 	 	If the Executive is now or hereafter becomes subject to an agreement not to
compete with Middlefield or Subsidiary(ies), a breach by the Executive of
that other noncompetition agreement shall be grounds for denial of severance
and termination benefits for Cause under this clause (d) of Section 4(a)(1).
But if the Executive engages in a competitive activity under circumstances
justifying denial of severance or termination benefits for Cause under this
clause (d), that shall not necessarily be grounds for concluding that the
Executive has also breached the other noncompetition agreement to which he
is or may become subject. This clause (d) is not intended to and shall not
be construed to supersede or amend any provision of an employment or
noncompetition agreement to which the Executive is or may become subject.
This clause (d) does not grant to the Executive any right or privilege to
engage in other activities or enterprises, whether in competition with
Middlefield or otherwise, or
	 
	 	(e)	 	Termination for Cause under an Employment Agreement: any
actions that have caused the Executive to be terminated for cause under any
employment agreement existing on the date hereof or hereafter entered into
between the Executive and Middlefield or a Subsidiary.

	 	(2)	 	Definition of “Intentional”: For purposes of this Agreement, no act or failure
to act on the part of the Executive shall be deemed to have been intentional if it was
due primarily to an error in judgment or negligence. An act or failure to act on the
Executive’s part shall be considered intentional if it is not in good faith and if it
is without a reasonable belief that the action or failure to act is in the best
interests of Middlefield.
	 
	 	(3)	 	Termination for Cause Can Occur Solely by Formal Board Action. The Executive
shall not be deemed under this Agreement to have been terminated for Cause unless and
until there shall have been delivered to the Executive a copy of a resolution duly
adopted by the affirmative vote of at least three-fourths (3/4) of the directors of
Middlefield then in office at a meeting of the board of directors called and held for
such purpose, which resolution shall (a) contain findings that, in the good faith
opinion of the board, the Executive has committed an act constituting Cause and (b)
specify the particulars thereof in detail. Notice of that meeting and the proposed
determination of Cause shall be given to the Executive a reasonable amount of time
before the board’s meeting. The Executive and his counsel (if the Executive chooses to
have counsel present) shall have a reasonable opportunity to be heard by the board at
the meeting. Nothing in this Agreement limits the Executive’s or his beneficiaries’
right to contest the validity or propriety of the board’s determination of Cause, and
they shall have the right to contest the validity or propriety of the board’s
determination of Cause even if that right does not exist under any employment agreement
of the Executive.

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     (b) No Severance under this Agreement for the Executive’s Death or Disability. Anything in
this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, under no circumstance shall the Executive be
entitled to severance payments or termination benefits under this Agreement if —

	 	(1)	 	Death: the Executive dies while actively employed by Middlefield or a
Subsidiary, or
	 
	 	(2)	 	Disability: the Executive becomes totally disabled while actively employed by
Middlefield or a Subsidiary. For purposes of this agreement, the term “totally
disabled” means that because of injury or sickness, the Executive is unable to perform
his duties.

     The benefits, if any, payable to the Executive or his beneficiary(ies) or estate relating to
his death or disability shall be determined solely by such benefit plans or arrangements as
Middlefield or Subsidiary may have with the Executive relating to death or disability, not by this
Agreement.

	5.	 	Term of Agreement

     The initial term of this Agreement shall be for a period of three years, commencing November
28, 2001. On the first anniversary of the November 28, 2001 effective date of this Agreement, and
on each anniversary thereafter, the Agreement shall be extended automatically for one additional
year unless Middlefield’s board of directors gives notice to the Executive in writing at least 90
days before the anniversary that the term of this Agreement will not be extended. If the board of
directors determines not to extend the term, it shall promptly notify the Executive. References
herein to the term of this Agreement mean the initial term and extensions of the initial term.
Unless terminated earlier, this Agreement shall terminate when the Executive reaches age 65. If
the board of directors decides not to extend the term of this Agreement, this Agreement shall
nevertheless remain in force until its term expires. The board’s decision not to extend the term
of this Agreement shall not — by itself — give the Executive any rights under this Agreement to
claim an adverse change in his position, compensation or circumstances or otherwise to claim
entitlement to severance or termination benefits under this Agreement.

	6.	 	This Agreement Is Not an Employment Contract

     The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that (a) this Agreement is not a management or
employment agreement and (b) nothing in this Agreement shall give the Executive any rights or
impose any obligations to continued employment by Middlefield or any Subsidiary or successor of
Middlefield, nor shall it give Middlefield any rights or impose any obligations for the continued
performance of duties by the Executive for Middlefield or any Subsidiary or successor of
Middlefield.

	7.	 	Payment of Legal Fees

     Middlefield desires that the Executive not be required to incur legal fees and the related
costs and expenses associated with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Executive’s rights
under this Agreement by litigation or otherwise, because the amounts thereof would substantially
detract from the benefits intended to be extended to the Executive under this Agreement.
Therefore, even if the Executive does not prevail in whole or in part in litigation or other legal
action associated with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Executive’s rights under this
Agreement, Middlefield hereby agrees to pay and be solely financially responsible for any and all
attorneys’ and related fees, costs and expenses incurred by the Executive in the litigation or
other legal action, up to a maximum of $500,000. The fees and expenses of counsel selected by the
Executive shall be paid or reimbursed to the Executive by Middlefield on a regular, periodic basis,
upon presentation by the Executive of a statement or statements prepared by such counsel in
accordance with counsel’s customary practices. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding,
nothing in this Agreement authorizes Middlefield to pay or the Executive to demand payment of fees,
costs and expenses if and to the extent payment of fees, costs and expenses constitutes a
“prohibited indemnification payment” within the meaning of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Rule 359.1(l)(1) [12 CFR 359.1(l)(1)]. Middlefield’s obligation in this Section 7 to pay the
Executive’s legal fees operates separately from and in addition to any legal fee reimbursement
obligation Middlefield or a Subsidiary may have under any separate employment or other agreement
between the Executive and Middlefield.

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     Middlefield irrevocably authorizes the Executive to retain from time to time counsel of
Executive’s choice to advise and represent him in the interpretation, enforcement or defense of the
parties’ rights and responsibilities under this Agreement, if —

	 	(1)	 	the Executive concludes that Middlefield has failed to comply with any of its
obligations under this Agreement, or
	 
	 	(2)	 	if Middlefield or any other person takes or threatens to take any action to
declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other
action or proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, the Executive the benefits
provided or intended to be provided to the Executive under this Agreement,

including without limitation the initiation or defense of any litigation or other legal action,
whether by or against Middlefield or any director, officer, stockholder or other person affiliated
with Middlefield, in any jurisdiction.

	8.	 	Withholding of Taxes

     Middlefield may withhold from any benefits payable under this Agreement all Federal, state,
local or other taxes as may be required by law, governmental regulation or ruling.

	9.	 	Successors and Assigns

     (a) This Agreement Is Binding on Middlefield’s Successors. This Agreement shall be binding
upon Middlefield and any successor to Middlefield, including any persons acquiring directly or
indirectly all or substantially all of the business or assets of Middlefield by purchase, merger,
consolidation, reorganization or otherwise. Any such successor shall thereafter be deemed to be
the “Corporation” for purposes of this Agreement. But this Agreement and Middlefield’s obligations
under this Agreement are not otherwise assignable, transferable or delegable by Middlefield. By
agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Executive, Middlefield shall require any
successor to all or substantially all of the business or assets of Middlefield expressly to assume
and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent Middlefield would be
required to perform if no such succession had occurred.

     (b) This Agreement Is Enforceable by the Executive and His Heirs. This Agreement will inure
to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s personal or legal representatives,
executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributes and legatees.

     (c) This Agreement Is Personal in Nature  and Is Not Assignable. This Agreement is personal in
nature. Without written consent of the other party, neither party shall assign, transfer or
delegate this Agreement or any rights or obligations under this Agreement except as expressly
provided in this Section 9. Without limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing, the
Executive’s right to receive payments hereunder is not assignable or transferable, whether by
pledge, creation of a security interest, or otherwise, except for a transfer by Executive’s will or
by the laws of descent and distribution. If the Executive attempts an assignment or transfer that
is contrary to this Section 9, Middlefield shall have no liability to pay any amount to the
assignee or transferee.

	10.	 	Notices

     All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered by hand or mailed, certified or registered
mail, return receipt requested, with postage prepaid to the following addresses or to such other
address as either party may designate by like notice.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	(a)If to Middlefield, to:
	 	Middlefield Banc Corp.
	 

	 	 	 	15985 East High Street

P.O. Box 35
	 

	 	 	 	Middlefield, Ohio 44062

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	 	 	 	Attn: Corporate Secretary

     (b) If to the Executive, to: Mr. Thomas G. Caldwell

15985 East High Street

Middlefield, Ohio 44062

and to such other or additional person or persons as either party shall have designated to the
other party in writing by like notice.

	11.	 	Captions and Counterparts

     The headings and subheadings used in this Agreement are included solely for convenience and
shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in one or
more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall
constitute one and the same agreement.

	12.	 	Amendments and Waivers

     No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver,
modification or discharge is agreed to in a writing or writings signed by the Executive and by
Middlefield. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto
or compliance with any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party
will be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any
prior or subsequent time. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, expressed or
implied with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party that are not set
forth expressly in this Agreement.

	13.	 	Severability

     The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable. The invalidity or
unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other
provisions of this Agreement. Any provision held to be invalid or unenforceable shall be reformed
to the extent (and only to the extent) necessary to make it valid and enforceable.

	14.	 	Governing Law

     The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed
by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of Ohio, without giving
effect to the principles of conflict of laws of such State.

	15.	 	Entire Agreement

     This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between Middlefield and the Executive
concerning the subject matter hereof. No rights are granted to the Executive under this Agreement
other than those specifically set forth herein.

     In Witness Whereof, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
written above.

Witnesses:                    Middlefield Banc Corp.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	James R. Heslop, II
	 

	 	Its:
	 	Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer     

Witnesses:                    Executive

Thomas G. Caldwell

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	County of Geauga

	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	)	 	 	ss:
	 	 
	State of Ohio

	 	 	)	 	 	 	 	 

     Before me this          day of                    , 2003, personally appeared
the above named James R. Heslop, II, and Thomas G. Caldwell, who acknowledged that they did sign
the foregoing instrument and that the same was their free act and deed.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	(Notary Seal)

	 	Notary Public	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	My Commission Expires:

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