Document:

Form of certificate for the Company's Fixed Rate, Series 2009-SP

 Exhibit 4.2 
 

 

 THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE NOT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, DEPOSITS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF A BANK AND ARE
NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. 
 THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT WHILE A REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING THERETO IS IN
EFFECT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS. EACH PURCHASER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT IS NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE
EXEMPTION FROM SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER. ANY TRANSFEREE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF (1) REPRESENTS THAT IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS
DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT EXCEPT (A) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH IS THEN EFFECTIVE UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, (B) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (C) TO THE ISSUER OR (D) PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER
AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS
LEGEND. 
 THIS INSTRUMENT IS ISSUED SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF A SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ISSUER OF
THESE SECURITIES AND THE INVESTOR REFERRED TO THEREIN, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE ISSUER. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SAID AGREEMENT. ANY SALE OR OTHER
TRANSFER NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SAID AGREEMENT WILL BE VOID. 
 THE ISSUER WILL FURNISH TO ANY STOCKHOLDER, UPON REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE, A FULL STATEMENT
OF THE DESIGNATIONS, RELATIVE RIGHTS, PREFERENCES AND LIMITATIONS OF THE SHARES OF EACH CLASS AND SERIES AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED, INCLUDING THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT. 
 UST seq. #355Form of Certificate for the Company's Fixed Rate, Series 2009-WP

 Exhibit 4.3 
 

 
  
  

 THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE NOT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, DEPOSITS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF A BANK AND ARE
NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. 
 THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT WHILE A REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING THERETO IS IN
EFFECT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS. EACH PURCHASER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT IS NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE
EXEMPTION FROM SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER. ANY TRANSFEREE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF (1) REPRESENTS THAT IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS
DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT EXCEPT (A) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH IS THEN EFFECTIVE UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, (B) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (C) TO THE ISSUER OR (D) PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER
AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS
LEGEND. 
 THIS INSTRUMENT IS ISSUED SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF A SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ISSUER OF
THESE SECURITIES AND THE INVESTOR REFERRED TO THEREIN, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE ISSUER. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SAID AGREEMENT. ANY SALE OR OTHER
TRANSFER NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SAID AGREEMENT WILL BE VOID. 
 THE ISSUER WILL FURNISH TO ANY STOCKHOLDER, UPON REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE, A FULL STATEMENT
OF THE DESIGNATIONS, RELATIVE RIGHTS, PREFERENCES AND LIMITATIONS OF THE SHARES OF EACH CLASS AND SERIES AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED, INCLUDING THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT. 
 UST Seq. #355Form of Senior Executive Officer Waiver

 Exhibit 10.1 
 Greer Bancshares Incorporated 
 Senior Executive Officer Waiver 
 January 30, 2009 
 In consideration for the benefits I
will receive as a result of my employer’s participation in the United States Department of the Treasury’s TARP Capital Purchase Program, I hereby voluntarily waive any claim against the United States or my employer for any changes to my
compensation or benefits that are required to comply with the regulation issued by the Department of the Treasury as published in the Federal Register on October 20, 2008. I acknowledge that this regulation may require modification of the
compensation, bonus, incentive and other benefit plans, arrangements, policies and agreements (including so-called “golden parachute” agreements) that I have with my employer or in which I participate as they relate to the period the
United States holds any equity or debt securities of my employer acquired through the TARP Capital Purchase Program. 
 This waiver includes all claims I may
have under the laws of the United States or any state related to the requirements imposed by the aforementioned regulation, including without limitation a claim for any compensation or other payments I would otherwise receive, any challenge to the
process by which this regulation was adopted and any tort or constitutional claim about the effect of these regulations on my employment relationship. 
 UST Seq. #355 
 GREENVILLE 1175269.1Form of Amendment to Compensation Agreements

 Exhibit 10.2 
 AMENDMENT TO COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS FOR 
 SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF 
 GREER BANCSHARES INCORPORATED 
 WHEREAS, Greer Bancshares Incorporated (together with Greer State Bank, the “Company”) has decided to participate in the Troubled Assets Relief Program (“TARP”) Capital Purchase Program (“CPP”) administered by
the Treasury Department (the “Treasury”); 
 WHEREAS, the CPP was developed by the Treasury to provide equity capital directly to
participating financial institutions under standardized terms; and 
 WHEREAS, any financial institution participating in the CPP is required
to impose certain restrictions on the compensation of each of its senior executive officers (“SEO”) during the period in which the Treasury holds equity or debt issued under this program, including, but not limited to the following
provisions: 
  

	 	•	 	 ensure that incentive compensation for senior executive officers does not encourage unnecessary and excessive risks that threaten the value of the financial
institution; 

  

	 	•	 	 require clawback of any bonus or incentive compensation paid to a senior executive officer based on statements of earnings, gains, or other criteria that are later
proven to be materially inaccurate; 

  

	 	•	 	 prohibit any “golden parachute payment” on account of an “applicable severance from employment” to a senior executive officer; and

  

	 	•	 	 agree not to deduct for tax purposes compensation in excess of Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($500,000.00) for each senior executive officer.

 NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the undersigned SEO mutually agree to make the following amendments to all compensation
agreements, including but not limited to any non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements, employment agreements, or change in control agreements, each of which shall be effective as of date of the Company’s receipt of any funds under the
CPP: 
 I. GENERAL DEFINITIONS/PROVISIONS 
 1.
“Senior Executive Officer.” The restrictions on executive compensation applicable to institutions that participate in the CPP only apply to individuals that are SEOs. Under the CPP, this term generally refers to the participating
institution’s chief executive officer (“CEO”), chief financial officer (“CFO”), and the three most highly compensated executive officers (other than the CEO or the CFO) of such financial institution who are employed by the
institution during the period the Treasury holds an equity or debt position acquired under the CPP. 
  

					
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 2. “Golden Parachute Payment.” Historically, the tax law has imposed certain restrictions on golden parachute
payments made upon a change in control. As noted above, the CPP includes a new prohibition on “golden parachute payments” to SEOs on account of an applicable severance from employment during the period the Treasury holds an equity or debt
position acquired under the CPP. Specifically, under the CPP a prohibited “golden parachute payment” refers to any payment in the nature of compensation to a SEO made on account of an applicable severance from employment to the extent the
aggregate present value of such payments equals or exceeds an amount equal to three times the SEO’s base amount. Such payments could include any payment that would not have been payable absent an applicable severance from employment, as well as
any amounts that are accelerated on account of the applicable severance from employment. The term “base amount” that is used in the calculation generally refers to the SEO’s average annual compensation over the previously completed
five years. 
 3. “Applicable Severance from Employment.” As noted above, the new golden parachute restriction contained in CPP only applies to
payments made to an SEO on account of “an applicable severance from employment.” Importantly, the term “applicable severance from employment” means a SEO’s involuntary termination of employment or termination in connection
with bankruptcy, insolvency, or receivership of the financial institution. An involuntary termination may include (i) the failure of the employer to renew an employment contract where the SEO was willing and able to execute a new contract,
(ii) an SEO’s voluntary termination for good reason due to a material negative change in the SEO’s employment relationship, and (iii) an SEO’s voluntary termination where the facts and circumstances indicate that the
financial institution would have terminated the SEO and the SEO had knowledge that he or she would be terminated. 
 The definitions above are based on the
applicable statutory language of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and related Treasury guidance released to date. If there is any discrepancy between this section and the terms of applicable law, including but not limited to Treasury
guidance related to the CPP, the terms of applicable law will control. 
 II. Amendment of Compensation Arrangements to Comply with Capital Purchase
Program Requirements 
 The Company has decided to participate in the TARP CPP and under the terms of the CPP, the Company is required to impose
certain restrictions on compensation of its SEOs during the period that Treasury holds an equity or debt position in the institution. To the extent the undersigned is designated as a SEO, all compensation arrangements for the undersigned individuals
are hereby amended to comply with the CPP rules. 
 Accordingly, each of my compensation, bonus, incentive, and other benefit plans, arrangements, and
agreements of the undersigned SEO, including but not limited to any non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements, employment agreements, golden parachute, severance, and, change in control agreements, shall be amended as necessary to comply with
Section 111(b) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and the regulations thereunder. This amendment requires that any bonus or incentive compensation paid during the period that the Treasury holds an equity or debt position in the
Company acquired under the CPP is subject to recovery or “clawback” by the Company if the payments were based on materially inaccurate financial statements or any other materially inaccurate performance metric criteria. This amendment
further prohibits the undersigned’s receipt of any “golden parachute payment” due as a “senior executive officer” on account of an “applicable severance from employment” during the period the Treasury holds an
equity or debt position in the Company acquired under the CPP. 
  

					
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 In addition, any other required documentation required by the SEO to comply with the TARP CPP shall be executed in the
future. 
 III. Termination 
 This amendment shall
only be effective during the time period in which the Treasury holds an equity or debt position in the Company acquired under the CPP. 
  

					
	 ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED BY EMPLOYEE:

		
	          
	 	 1/28/2009

		 	Date
	
	 ACCEPTED BY THE COMPANY:

	 Greer Bancshares Incorporated

			
	By:	 	  
	 	 1/28/2009

		 		 	Date
		 		 	
	
	 Greer State Bank

			
	By:	 	  
	 	 1/28/2009

		 		 	Date
		 		 	

  

					
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