Document:

Exhibit 10.2

  

V: 4/21/98

[Optionee Name]

No: [Grant Number]

COGNEX CORPORATION

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (NON-QUALIFIED)

UNDER 1998 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN

AGREEMENT entered into as of [Grant Date], by and between COGNEX CORPORATION, a Massachusetts corporation (the "Company") and the undersigned officer or director of the Company or one of its subsidiaries (the "Optionee").

Recitals:

	1.	The Company desires to afford the Optionee an opportunity to purchase shares of its common stock ($0.002 par value) ("Shares") to carry out the purposes of the Cognex Corporation 1998 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan (the "Plan").

	2.	Section 5 of the Plan provides that each option is to be evidenced by an option agreement, setting forth the terms and conditions of the option.

  

  

ACCORDINGLY, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the Company and the Optionee hereby agree as follows:

    1. 
      Grant
    of Option

The Company hereby grants to the Optionee a non-qualified stock option (the "Option") to purchase all or any part of an aggregate of [Number of Shares Granted] Shares on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

    2. 
      Purchase
    Price

  

    The
    purchase price ("Purchase Price") for the Shares covered by the Option shall
    be [Grant Price] per Share.

  

  

  	3.  
	Time and Manner of Exercise of Option

  
     

  

	3.1	The Option shall not be exercisable prior to [Vest Date 1]. Thereafter, the Option shall only be exercisable as follows:

   

     

	 	 	
Shares

	 	 	
Becoming Available

	 	
On
            or After 
	
for Exercise                

	 	
[Vest Date 1]
	
[no. shares vesting]

	 	
[Vest Date 2]
	
[no. shares vesting]

	 	
[Vest Date 3]
	
[no. shares vesting]

	 	
[Vest Date 4]
	
[no. shares vesting]

          

         

	 
	 	 	 
	

	 

  

		Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Option shall not be exercisable until such time that the Optionee and the Company have duly executed any of the agreements required at the time of grant of the Option by the Company for directors of the Company who are not employees (including, but not limited to, the Company's Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement). In the event the Company undergoes a Change of Control, all of the options shall immediately vest and become fully exercisable. 

  
  

	3.2	To the extent that the right to exercise the Option has accrued and is in effect, the Option may be exercised in full at one time or in part from time to time, by giving written notice, signed by the person or persons exercising the Option, to the Company, stating the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised, accompanied by payment in full of the Purchase Price for such Shares, which payment may, at the Company's sole discretion, be in whole or in part in shares of the common stock of the Company already owned by the person or persons exercising the Option, valued at fair market value. If such stock is then actively traded in an established over-the-counter market, the fair market value shall be the mean between the bid and asked prices quoted in such market at the close on the date nearest preceding the date of exercise; and if such stock is listed on any national exchange or traded
on the NASDAQ National Market System, the price shall be the mean between the high and low sale prices quoted on such exchange on the date nearest preceding the date of exercise. There shall be no such exercise at any one time as to fewer than Two Hundred and Fifty (250) Shares or all of the remaining Shares then purchasable by the person or persons exercising the Option, if fewer than Two Hundred and Fifty (250) Shares. Upon such exercise, delivery of a certificate for paid-up, non-assessable Shares shall be made at the principal office of the Company to the person or persons exercising the Option at such time, during ordinary business hours, after fifteen (15) days but not more than thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of the notice by the Company, as shall be designated in such notice, or at such time, place and manner as may be agreed upon by the Company and the person or persons exercising the Option.

	3.3	The Company shall at all times during the term of the Option reserve and keep available such number of shares of its common stock as will be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Option, shall pay all original issue and transfer taxes with respect to the issue and transfer of Shares pursuant hereto, and all other fees and expenses necessarily incurred by the Company in connection therewith. The holder of this Option shall not have any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company in respect of the Shares until one or more certificates for such Shares shall be delivered to him upon the due exercise of the Option.

  

4.    Term of Option

	4.1	The Option shall terminate on [Expiration Date], but shall be subject to earlier termination as hereinafter provided.

	4.2  
	In the event that the Optionee ceases to be affiliated with the Company (or one of its subsidiaries) by reason of termination of his or her directorship, the Option may be exercised, to the extent then exercisable under Section 3.1 within seven (7) business days after the date on which the Optionee ceased his or her such affiliation with the Company, at which time the Option shall terminate, unless termination (a) was by the Company for cause or was by the Optionee in breach of a directorship contract, in either of which cases the Option shall terminate immediately at the time the Optionee ceases his or her such affiliation with the Company, (b) was because the Optionee has become disabled (within the meaning of Section 105(d)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended), or (c) was by reason of the death of the Optionee. In the case of disability, the Option may be exercised, to the extent then exercisable under
Section 3.1, at any time within twelve (12) months after the date of termination of his or her such affiliation with the Company, at which time the Option shall terminate, but in any event prior to [Expiration Date].

  

    

  

	4.3  
	In the event of the death of the Optionee, the Option may be exercised, to the extent the Optionee was entitled to do so on the date of his or her death under the provisions of Section 3.1 by the estate of the Optionee or by any person or persons who acquire the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance or otherwise by reason of the death of the Optionee. In such circumstances, the Option may be exercised at any time within twelve (12) months after the date of death of the Optionee, at which time the Option shall terminate, but in any event prior to [Expiration Date].

  

	 
	 	 	 
	

	 

5.    Transferability of Options

The right of the Optionee to exercise the Option shall not be assignable or transferable by the Optionee otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and the Option may be exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee only by him, except that the Optionee may transfer the option to the Optionee’s spouse children or to a trust for the benefit of the Optionee or the Optionee’s spouse or children. The Option shall be null and void and without effect upon the bankruptcy of the Optionee or upon any attempted assignment or transfer, except as hereinabove provided, including without limitation, any purported assignment, whether voluntary or by operation of law, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition contrary to the provisions hereof, or levy of execution, attachment, trustee process or similar
process, whether legal or equitable, upon the Option.

  

  

6.    Restrictions on Issue of Shares

	6.1	Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3 hereof, the Company may delay the issuance of Shares covered by the exercise of the Option and the delivery of a certificate for such Shares until one of the following conditions shall be satisfied:

	 	6.1.1	The Shares with respect to which such option has been exercised are, at the time of the issue of such shares, effectively registered under applicable federal and state securities acts now in force or hereafter amended; or

 

	 	6.1.2	Counsel for the Company shall have given an opinion, which opinion shall not be unreasonably conditioned or withheld, that such Shares are exempt from registration under applicable federal and state securities acts, as now in force or hereafter amended.

 

	6.2	In the event that for any reason the Shares to be issued upon exercise of the Option shall not be effectively registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act"), upon any date on which the Option is exercised in whole or in part, the Company shall be under no further obligation to issue Shares covered by the Option, unless the person exercising the Option shall give a written representation to the Company, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1, that such person is acquiring the Shares issued to him pursuant to such exercise of the Option for investment and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, the distribution of any such Shares, and that he will make no transfer of the same except in compliance with the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and then in force, and in such event, the Company may place an "investment legend", so called, upon any
certificate for the Shares issued by reason of such exercise.

  

7.    Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization; Change in Control

    In
    the event that the outstanding shares of the common stock of the Company are
    changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other
    securities of the Company or of another corporation by reason of any reorganization,
    merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification, stock split-up,
    combination of shares or dividend payable in capital stock, appropriate adjustment
    shall be made in the number and kind of shares as to which the Option, or
    any part thereof then unexercised, shall be exercisable, to the end that the
    proportionate interest of the Optionee shall remain as before the occurrence
    of such event; such adjustment in the Option shall be made without change
    in the total price applicable to the unexercised portion of the Option and
    with a corresponding adjustment in the Option price per share. In the event
    of a "Change in Control", as such term is defined in the Plan, the provisions
    of Section 7 of the Plan shall apply to this Option.

   

	 
	 	 	 
	

	 

  

  

  

    8. 
      Severability

Each provision of this Agreement shall be treated as a separate and independent clause, and the unenforceability of any one clause shall in no way impair the enforceability of any of the other clauses herein. In the event that any provision hereof or any obligation or grant, or rights by the undersigned hereunder is found invalid or unenforceable pursuant to judicial decree or decision, any such provision, obligation, or grant of right shall be deemed and construed to extend only to the maximum permitted by law, and the remainder of this Agreement shall remain valid and enforceable according to its terms.

  

  

9.    Withholding Taxes

Whenever Shares are to be issued upon exercise of this Option, the Company shall have the right to require the Optionee to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy all Federal, state and local withholding tax requirements prior to the delivery of any certificate or certificates for such Shares.

  

  

10.    Transfer Restriction

This Section Has Been Deleted.

11.    No Special Rights

Nothing contained in the Plan or in this Agreement shall be construed or deemed by any person under any circumstances to bind the Company to continue the affiliation of the Optionee, as director, with the Company for the period within which this Option may be exercised.

  

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed and its corporate seal to be hereto affixed by Robert J. Shillman, its President thereunto duly authorized, and the Optionee has hereunto set his hand and seal, all as of the day and year first above written.

	 	 COGNEX CORPORATION

 

By:        
    President

                        
    Optionee

                            

    [Optionee Name]

                            

    [SSN]

      

	  
	 	 	 
	

	 

 

EXHIBIT 1

TO STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

Cognex Corporation

Gentlemen:

In connection with the exercise by me as to [No. of Shares Granted] shares of the non-qualified stock option granted to me under date of [Grant Date], I hereby acknowledge that I have been informed as follows:

	1.	The shares of common stock of the Company to be issued to me pursuant to the exercise of said option have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and accordingly, must be held indefinitely unless such shares are subsequently registered under the Act, or an exemption from such registration is available.

	2.	Routine sales of securities made in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Act can be made only after the holding period and in limited amounts in accordance with the terms and conditions provided by that Rule, and in any sale to which that Rule is not applicable, registration or compliance with some other exemption under the Act will be required.

	3.	The Company is under no obligation to me to register the shares or to comply with any such exemptions under the Act.

	4.	The availability of Rule 144 is dependent upon adequate current public information with respect to the Company being available and, at the time that I may desire to make a sale pursuant to the Rule, the Company may neither wish nor be able to comply with such requirement.

In consideration of the issuance of certificates for the shares to me, I hereby represent and warrant that I am acquiring such shares for my own account for investment, and that I will not sell, pledge or transfer such shares in the absence of an effective registration statement covering the same, except as permitted by the provisions of Rule 144, if applicable, or some other applicable exemption under Act. In view of this representation and warranty, I agree that there may be affixed to the certificates for the shares to be issued to me and to all certificates issued hereafter representing such shares (until in the opinion of counsel, which opinion must be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to counsel for the Company, it is no longer necessary or required) a legend as follows:

"The shares of common stock represented by this certificate have not been registered under the Federal Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and were acquired by the registered holder, pursuant to a representation and warranty that such holder was acquiring such shares for his own account and for investment, with no intention to transfer or dispose of same, in violation of the registration requirements of that Act. These shares may not be sold, pledged, or transferred, in the absence of an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an opinion of counsel, which opinion is reasonably satisfactory to counsel to the Company, to the effect that registration is not required under said Act."

I further agree that the Company may place a stop order with its Transfer Agent, prohibiting the transfer of such shares so long as the legend remains on the certificates representing the shares.

	 	Very truly yours,

                                   

[Optionee Name]Exhibit 10.1

                South Carolina Bank & Trust Deferred Income Plan

                 (A Nonqualified Plan of Deferred Compensation)

                            Effective January 1, 2004

                                    PREAMBLE

This Agreement is executed this 29th day of December, 2003 by South Carolina
Bank and Trust (hereinafter referred as the "Employer"), a South Carolina
corporation.

Witnesseth That:

Whereas:

The Employer wishes to retain the valuable services of its Directors and its
officers at the rank of Senior Vice President and higher (hereinafter referred
as the "Participants") by providing attractive retirement benefit programs to
such Participants; and

Whereas:

The Employer recognizes that it is in the best interest of both the Employer and
these Participants to provide attractive Employer-sponsored programs to allow
these Participants to build retirement income and wealth for other important
financial needs for themselves and their families and other dependents; and

Whereas:

Tax qualified retirement plans, with the current limitations on contributions
and benefits under the current tax code, may be inadequate or inappropriate. An
Employer-sponsored retirement income plan to provide these Participants with the
desired and necessary levels of retirement income is appropriate; and

Whereas:

These Participants may wish to defer portions of current compensation in excess
of amounts which might currently be deferred under other Employer-sponsored
retirement and welfare benefit plans in order to save for retirement and other
important financial needs; and

Whereas:

The Employer recognizes that a deferral vehicle is also appropriate to assist
Participants in managing their financial success under the Employer's
compensation scheme thus supporting its associated business goals; and

Whereas:

The Employer is willing to provide a non-qualified deferral plan for such
purposes and wishes to provide the terms and conditions for such plan;

Now, THEREFORE, the following Plan is adopted.

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                              MASTER PLAN DOCUMENT
                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Introduction & Effective Date                                               4

II. Definitions & Terms                                                        4

III. Eligibility & Participation                                               9

IV. Elections & Contributions                                                  9

V. Accounts & Account Crediting                                               10

VI. Vesting                                                                   11

VII. Distributions                                                            11

VIII. Administration & Claims Procedure                                       14

IX. Amendment, Termination & Reorganization                                   16

X. General Provisions                                                         17

XI. Signature Page                                                            20

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                     ARTICLE I INTRODUCTION & EFFECTIVE DATE

1.1     Name.

The name of this Plan is the South Carolina Bank and Trust Deferred Income Plan.

1.2     Effective Date.

The effective date of the Plan is January 1, 2004.

1.3     Purpose.

The purpose of the Plan is to offer Participants the voluntary opportunity to
defer current Compensation for retirement income and other significant future
financial needs for themselves, their families and other dependents, and to
provide the Employer, if appropriate, a vehicle to address limitations on its
contributions under any tax-qualified defined contribution plan. This Plan is
intended to be a nonqualified "top-hat" plan; that is, an unfunded plan of
deferred compensation maintained for certain employees of a select group of
management or highly compensated employees pursuant to Sections 201(2),
301(a)(3), and 401(a)(1) of ERISA, and an unfunded plan of deferred compensation
under the Code.

1.4     Interpretation.

Throughout the Plan, certain words and phrases have meanings, which are
specifically defined for purposes of the Plan. These words and phrases can be
identified in that the first letter of the word or words in the phrase is
capitalized. The definitions of these words and phrases are set forth in Article
II and elsewhere in the Plan document. Wherever appropriate, pronouns of any
gender shall be deemed synonymous, as shall singular and plural pronouns.
Headings of Articles and Sections are for convenience or reference only, and are
not to be considered in the construction or interpretation of the Plan. The Plan
shall be interpreted and administered to give effect to its purpose in Section
1.3 and to qualify as a nonqualified, unfunded plan of deferred compensation.

                         ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS & TERMS

2.1     Definition of Terms.

Certain words and phrases are defined when first used in later paragraphs of
this Agreement. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following
words and phrases when used in this Agreement shall have the following
respective meanings:

2.2     Account.

"Account" shall mean the interest of a Participant in the Plan as represented by
the hypothetical bookkeeping entries kept by the Employer for each Participant.
Each Participant's interest may be divided into one or more separate accounts or
sub-accounts which reflect, not only the Contributions into the Plan, but also
gains and losses, and income and expenses allocated thereto, as well as
distributions or any other withdrawals. The value of these accounts or
sub-accounts shall be determined as of the Valuation Date. The existence of an
account or bookkeeping entries for a Participant (or his Designated Beneficiary)
does not create, suggest or imply that a Participant, Designated Beneficiary, or
other person claiming through them under this Plan, has a beneficial interest in
any asset of the Employer.

2.3      Agreement.

"Agreement" shall mean this agreement, together with any and all amendments or
restatements thereto.
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2.4      Balance.

"Balance" shall mean the total of Contributions credited to a Participant's
Account under Article V, as adjusted for distributions or other withdrawals,
investment gains and losses, and income and expenses in accordance with the
terms of this Plan and the standard bookkeeping rules established by the
Employer.

2.5      Board Committee.

"Board Committee" shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Employer's Board
of Directors, or such other Committee of the Board as may be delegated with the
duty of determining Participant eligibility under the Plan.

2.6      Board of Directors.

"Board of Directors" or "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the
Employer.

2.7               Change of Control.

"Change of Control" shall mean the occurrence of (and shall be deemed to have
occurred in and on the date of) any of the following circumstances:

A.   any "person" or "group" within the meaning of Sections 13(d)(3) and
     14(d)(2) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") becomes the
     "beneficial owner" as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act of more than 20%
     of the then outstanding securities of the Employer; or

B.   any "person" or "group" within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2)
     of the Act acquires by proxy or otherwise the right to vote for the
     election of directors, for any merger or consolidation of the Employer or
     for any other matter or question with respect to more than 20% of the then
     outstanding voting securities of the Employer; or

C.   if during any period of twenty-four (24) consecutive months, Present
     Directors and/or New Directors cease for any reason to constitute a
     majority of the Board. For these purposes, "Present Directors" shall mean
     individuals who at the beginning of such consecutive 24 month period were
     members of the Board, and "New Directors" shall mean any director whose
     election by the Employer's shareholders was approved by a vote of at least
     two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who were Present
     Directors or New Directors; or

D.   the shareholders of the Employer approve a plan of complete liquidation or
     dissolution of the Employer; or

E.   there shall be consummated:

     1.  a reorganization, merger, or consolidation of all or substantially all
         of the assets (a "Business Combination"), unless, following such
         Business Combination,

         (a.) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were
              the beneficial owners, respectively, of the outstanding common
              stock of the Employer and the outstanding voting securities of the
              Employer immediately prior to such Business Combination
              beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of,
              respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the
              combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities
              entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the
              case may be, of the corporation resulting from the Business
              Combination (including without limitation, a corporation, which as
              a result of such transaction owns the Employer or all or
              substantially all of the Employer's assets either directly or
              through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same
              proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business
              Combination of the outstanding common stock of the Employer and
              outstanding voting securities of the Employer, as the case may be,

                      (b.) no person [excluding any corporation resulting from
              such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related
              trust) of the Employer or such corporation resulting from such
              Business Combination] beneficially owns, directly or indirectly,
              20% or more, respectively, of the then outstanding shares of
              common stock of the corporation resulting from such Business
              Combination or combined voting power of the then outstanding
              securities of such corporation, except to the extent that such
              ownership existed prior to the Business Combination, and
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                      (c.) at least a majority of the members of the board of
              directors of the corporation resulting from such Business
              Combination were members of the Board at the time of the execution
              of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board providing
              for such Business Combination; or

     2.  any sale, lease, exchange or transfer (in one transaction or a series
         of related transactions) of all, or substantially all, of the assets of
         the Employer. However, the divestiture of less than substantially all
         of the assets of the Employer in one transaction or series of related
         transactions, whether by sale, lease, exchange, spin-off, sale of the
         stock or merger of a subsidiary or otherwise, shall not constitute a
         Change of Control.

F.   Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change of Control of the Corporation shall
     not be deemed to occur pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above, solely because
     [20%] or more of the then outstanding Common Stock or the then outstanding
     voting securities of the Corporation is or becomes beneficially owned or is
     directly or indirectly held or acquired by one or more benefit plans (or
     related trusts) maintained by the Company; or pursuant to clause (E)(2)
     above, if the Board determines that any sale, lease, exchange or other
     transfer does not involve all or substantially all of the assets of the
     Corporation or the Company.

2.8      Code.

"Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Regulations thereto,
as amended from time to time.

2.9      Committee.

"Committee" shall mean the person or persons described in Article VIII who are
charged with the day-to-day administration and operation of the Plan.

2.10     Compensation.

A.       "Compensation" shall mean the base or regular cash salary payable to an
         Employee by the Employer, also to include incentives or bonuses payable
         to an Employee by the Employer, commissions payable to an Employee by
         the Employer, and also to include retainer and fee amounts payable to a
         member of the Board of Directors.

B.       Notwithstanding the above, Compensation shall include any amount, which
         is contributed into the Plan by the Employer pursuant to a Deferral
         Election Form and shall be determined before giving effect to the
         Participant Contribution and other compensation reduction amounts which
         are not includible in the Participant's gross income under Sections
         125, 401(k), 402(h) or 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
         amended.

2.11     Contribution.

"Contribution" shall mean Participant Contributions pursuant to Article IV,
which represent each Participant's credits to his Account. A Contribution shall
be net of any and all taxes, which must be paid on it.

2.12     Deemed Earnings.

"Deemed Earnings" shall mean the gains and losses (realized and unrealized), and
income and expenses credited or debited to Contributions in a Participant's
Account as of any Valuation Date.
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2.13     Deferral Crediting Rates.

"Deferral Crediting Rates" shall mean the hypothetical crediting rate options
made available to Plan Participants by the Employer for the purposes of
determining the proper crediting of gains and losses, and income and expenses to
each Participant's Account. Subject to procedures and requirements established
by the Committee. A Participant may reallocate his Account among such deemed
crediting rate options on a semi-annual basis.

2.14     Deferral Election Form.

"Deferral Election Form" or "Annual Deferral Election Form" shall mean that
written agreement of a Participant. The Deferral Election Form shall be in such
form or forms as may be prescribed by the Committee, filed annually with the
Employer, according to procedures and at such times as established by the
Committee. Among other information the Committee may require of the Participant
for proper administration of the Plan, such agreement shall establish the
Participant's election to defer Compensation for a Plan Year under the Plan; the
amount of the deferral into the Plan for the Plan Year; the Participant's
elections as to distribution of his Account, and the allocation of his Accounts
among the deemed Deferral Crediting Rate options provided under the Plan; and
the Designated Beneficiary. However, a Participant may reallocate his Account
among Deferral Crediting Rates on a semi-annual basis by giving notice, in such
form as the Committee may prescribe, at least ten (10) days prior to first day
of that semi-annual period.

2.15     Designated Beneficiary.

"Designated Beneficiary" or "Beneficiary" shall mean the person, persons or
trust specifically named to be a direct or contingent recipient of all or a
portion of a Participant's benefits under the Plan in the event of the
Participant's death prior to the distribution of his full Account Balance. Such
designation of a recipient or recipients may be made and amended, at the
Participant's discretion, on the Deferral Election Form and according to
procedures established by the Committee. No beneficiary designation or change of
Beneficiary shall become effective until received and acknowledged by the
Employer. In the event a Participant does not have a beneficiary properly
designated, the beneficiary under this Plan shall be the Participant's estate.

2.16     Director.

"Director" shall mean an individual serving as a director of the Employer's
Board of Directors.

2.17     Disability.

"Disability" shall mean a total and permanent physical and/or mental condition
that renders a Participant incapable of performing his duties with the Employer,
which results from disease, bodily injury, or mental disorder. Such condition
shall evidenced by the Participant's receipt of benefits under any of the
following: the Employer's long-term disability welfare benefit plan; under any
individual disability policies (whether or not paid for by the Employer); or by
the receipt of Social Security disability benefits, if the Employer has no
long-term disability plan, or the Participant is not covered by the Employer's
long-term disability plan, or the Participant is not covered under any
individual disability policies to provide evidence of disability.

2.18     Effective Date.

"Effective Date" shall mean the effective date of this Plan as defined in
Article I, Section 1.2.

2.19     Eligible Participant.

"Eligible Participant" shall mean a person who (for any Plan Year or portion
thereof) is: (1) an Employee of the Employer or a Director serving on the Board
of Directors; (2) subject to US income tax laws; (3) a member of a select group
of management or a highly compensated Employee of the Employer or the Board of
Directors; and (4) selected by the Committee to participate in the Plan.
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2.20     Employee.

"Employee" shall mean a fulltime common law employee of the Employer.

2.21     Employer.

"Employer" shall mean South Carolina Bank and Trust, First National Corporation,
South Carolina Bank and Trust of the Piedmont, all of which are South Carolina
corporations, any corporate successors and assigns, unless otherwise provided
herein.

2.22     ERISA.

"ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended from time to time.

2.23     Hardship.

"Hardship" shall mean a severe and immediate financial need of a Participant
caused by: (a) the expenses incurred or required to address a disability,
incapacity, medical condition or emergency (as described in Section 213(d) of
the Code) of the Participant, his spouse or his dependents; (b) the costs of a
property or casualty loss; (c) the costs necessary to prevent the Participant's
eviction from his principal residence or foreclosure of a mortgage on a
Participant's principal residence; or (d) any other material reduction of a
Participant's family income or heavy need for family income growing out of
unforeseen circumstances as the Committee may determine to constitute a hardship
within the intent of this section, and the limitations in the Code.

2.24     Leave of Absence.

"Leave of Absence" shall mean a period of time, not to exceed twelve (12)
consecutive calendar months during which time a Participant shall not be an
active Employee of the Employer, or a member of the Board of Directors, but
shall be treated for purposes of this Plan as in continuous service with the
Employer or the Board. A Leave of Absence may be either paid or unpaid, but must
be agreed to in writing by both the Employer and the Participant. A Leave Of
Absence that continues beyond the twelve (12) consecutive months shall be
treated as a Termination of Service as of the first business day of the
thirteenth month for purposes of the Plan.

2.25     Participant.

"Participant" shall mean an Eligible Participant who participates in the Plan
under Article III; a former Eligible Participant who has participated in the
Plan and continues to be entitled to a benefit (in the form of an undistributed
Account Balance) under the Plan, and any former Eligible Participant who has
participated in the Plan under Article III and has not yet exceeded any Leave of
Absence.

2.26     Participant Contribution

"Participant Contribution" shall mean voluntary Participant deferral amounts,
which could have been received currently but for the election to defer and are
credited to his Account for later distribution, subject to the terms of the
Plan.

2.27     Plan.

"Plan" shall mean the South Carolina Bank and Trust Deferred Income Plan as set
forth herein and as it may be amended or restated from time to time.
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2.28     Plan Year.

"Plan Year" shall mean the twelve (12) consecutive month period constituting a
calendar year, beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31. However, in any
partial year of the Plan that does not begin on January 1, "Plan Year" shall
also mean the remaining partial year ending on December 31.

2.29     Retirement.

"Retirement" shall mean a Participant's actual separation from service from the
Employer having attained age sixty-two (62). A Participant's separation from
service from the Employer before attained age 62 shall be treated as a
Termination of Service. Board and/or Employee employment transfers within and
among the Employer, as defined in Article II, Section 2.21, is not deemed a
Termination of Service.

2.30     Termination of Service.

"Termination of Service" shall mean a Participant's separation of service as
either a Board member or an Employee with the Employer, other than for
Retirement, death, Disability, or Leave of Absence. Board and/or Employee
employment transfers within and among the Employer, as defined in Article II,
Section 2.21, is not deemed a Termination of Service

2.31     Valuation Date.

"Valuation Date" shall mean the close of each business day, as established and
amended from time to time by guidelines and procedures of the Committee in its
sole and exclusive discretion.

                     ARTICLE III ELIGIBILITY & PARTICIPATION

3.1      Eligibility Requirements.

Only Eligible Participants of an Employer that has adopted this Plan may become
a Participant in this Plan. Moreover, a Participant shall not be permitted to
make new Participant Contributions to the Plan, if he ceases to be an Eligible
Participant because he is no longer a member of the Board of Directors, or a
select group of management or highly compensated employees, or otherwise ceases
to be an Eligible Participant. The Committee shall give notice of a
Participant's eligibility for a Plan Year in such form as it may determine most
appropriate. Current Participants remain eligible until notified otherwise.

3.2      Participation.

An Eligible Participant shall become a Participant in the Plan by the completion
and timely filing with and subsequent acceptance by, the Employer of the
Deferral Election Form, in such form and according to the terms and conditions
established by the Committee. A Participant (or any Designated Beneficiary who
becomes entitled) remains a Participant as to his Account until his Account
Balance is fully distributed under the terms of the Plan.

                      ARTICLE IV ELECTIONS & CONTRIBUTIONS

4.1      Participant Election to Defer Compensation.

A.       Prior to January 1st of each Plan Year or an earlier date set by the
         Committee, a Participant shall be entitled to elect to defer
         Compensation under the Plan by the execution and timely filing, and
         Employer's acceptance of, a Deferral Election Form in such form and
         according to such procedures as the Committee may prescribe from time
         to time. The initial Deferral Election Form must be filed prior to
         January 1 of the first Plan Year if the first Plan Year is not a
         partial Plan Year. If the first Plan Year is a partial Plan Year, the
         Deferral Plan Form must be filed prior to a uniform date established by
         the Committee applicable to all , and shall only apply to Compensation,
         which has yet to be earned in all cases. Each such Deferral Election
         Form shall be effective for the Plan Year to which the Deferral
         Election Form pertains.
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B.       Under such Deferral Election Form, a Participant shall indicate the
         amount of such Contribution; designate and allocate such Contribution
         in or among the elective distribution Account option(s); and, allocate
         such Accounts among the various deemed Deferral Crediting Rate options.
         The Deferral Election Form shall also permit a Participant to annually
         elect to receive a distribution of his entire Account in the event of a
         Change of Control during the forthcoming Plan Year. The Deferral
         Election Form may also request other information, such as a
         Participant's Designated Beneficiary, as may be required or useful for
         the administration of the Plan.

C.       The most recent timely filed prior annual Deferral Election Form shall
         continue to govern a Participant's deferral of Compensation for the
         coming Plan Year, if a Participant fails to timely file an annual
         Deferral Election Form terminating or amending his prior deferral
         election.

4.2      New Participants and Partial Years.

The initial Deferral Election Form of a new Participant shall be filed with the
Employer on a date established by the Committee. Such first Deferral Election
Form shall be applicable to a Participant's Compensation beginning with the
first payroll in the month after such Form is filed and accepted by the
Employer.

4.3      Irrevocable Elections.

An election in a Deferral Election Form to defer Compensation for Plan Year,
once made by a Participant, shall be irrevocable. However, a Participant may
reallocate his Account among Deferral Crediting Rates on a semi-annual basis by
giving notice, in such form as the Committee may prescribe, at least ten (10)
days prior to first day of that semi-annual period. In addition, a Participant
may cease Contributions for a Plan Year as of the first day of any new payroll
period by giving notice, in such form as the Committee may prescribe, at least
ten (10) days prior to first day of that payroll period. The Committee, at its
sole and exclusive discretion, may reduce or eliminate Participant Contributions
at the written request of a Participant based upon a Hardship as defined in
Article VII.

4.4      Participant Elective Deferral Contributions.

Each Participant may annually elect to have his Compensation for the Plan Year
reduced by a whole percentage that is not less than five percent (5%) ($5,000
minimum), and up to one hundred percent (100%), and timely filing, and the
acceptance by the Employer of, his Deferral Election Form detailing such
deferral. The amount of this Contribution shall be deferred into the Plan and
credited to the Participant's Account as provided in Article V.

                     ARTICLE V ACCOUNTS & ACCOUNT CREDITING

5.1      Establishment of a Participant's Account.

A.       Bookkeeping Account. The Committee shall cause a deemed bookkeeping
         Account and appropriate sub-accounts, based upon the primary elective
         distribution option(s) to be established and maintained in the name of
         each Participant, according to his annual Deferral Election Form for
         the Plan Year. This Account shall reflect the amount of Participant
         Contributions and Deemed Earnings credited to each Participant under
         this Plan.

B.       Bookkeeping Activity. Participant Contributions shall be credited to a
         Participant's Account on the business day they would otherwise have
         been made available as cash to the Participant. Participant
         Contributions shall be credited net of any and all Federal, state and
         local income or payroll taxes applicable thereto. Deemed Earnings on
         such Contributions shall be credited or debited to each Participant's
         Account, as well as any distributions, any other withdrawals under this
         Plan, as of the Valuation Date. Accounts shall continue on each
         Valuation Date until the Participant's Account is fully distributed
         under the terms of the Plan.
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5.2      Deemed Deferral Crediting Rate Options.

The Committee shall establish a portfolio of two or more deemed Deferral
Crediting Rate options, among which a Participant may allocate amounts credited
to his Account, which are subject to Participant direction under this Plan. The
Employer reserves the right, in its sole and exclusive discretion, to
substitute, eliminate and otherwise change this portfolio of deemed Deferral
Crediting Rate Options. The Employer may also otherwise establish rules and
procedures through the Committee for the selection and offering of these deemed
Deferral Crediting Rate options.

5.3      Allocation Of Deferral Among Deferral Crediting Rates.

A.       Each Participant shall elect the manner in which his Account is divided
         among the Deferral Crediting Rate options by giving allocation
         instructions in a Deferral Election Form supplied by and filed with the
         Committee; or by such other procedure, including electronic
         communications, as the Committee may prescribe. A Participant's
         election shall specify the percentage of his Account (in any whole
         percentage) to be invested in any Deferral Crediting Rate option. Such
         election shall remain in effect until a new election is made. A
         Participant may subsequently change the allocation of future
         contributions to the Plan or reallocate his Account balance by
         submitting an election form, supplied by and filed with the Committee;
         or by such other procedure, including electronic communication, as the
         Committee may prescribe. A Participant may not change his allocation
         directions more than once in each semi-annual period unless otherwise
         authorized by the Committee, nor may a Participant change the
         allocation of Contributions not yet credited to his Account until the
         date such Contributions are, in fact, credited to his Account.

B.       Contributions credited to a Participant's Account shall be deemed to be
         invested in accordance with the most recent effective deemed Deferral
         Crediting Rate instructions. As of the effective date of any new deemed
         Deferral Crediting Rate instructions, all or a portion of the
         Participant's Account Balance shall be reallocated among the designated
         deemed Deferral Crediting Rate options and according to the percentages
         specified in the new deemed Deferral Crediting Rate instructions, until
         and unless subsequent deemed Deferral Crediting Rate instructions shall
         be filed and become effective. If the Committee receives a deemed
         Deferral Crediting Rate instruction, which is unclear, incomplete or
         improper, the deemed Deferral Crediting Rate instruction then in effect
         shall remain in effect until the instruction is clarified, completed or
         otherwise made acceptable to the Committee. If the deficient deemed
         Deferral Crediting Rate instruction is the initial instruction, the
         Participant will be deemed to have filed no deemed Deferral Crediting
         Rate instruction on Contributions and shall receive no Deemed Earnings
         (but will be subject to any administrative expenses) until an
         acceptable deemed Deferral Crediting Rate instruction is received and
         accepted by the Committee. The Employer also retains the right to
         override any Participant's deemed Deferral Crediting Rate option
         instruction, at its sole discretion, in order to preserve favorable
         income tax treatment for the Participants.

5.4      Valuation and Risk of Decrease in Value.

The Participant's Account will be valued on the Valuation Date at fair market
value. On such date, Deemed Earnings will be allocated to each Participant's
Account. Each Participant and Designated Beneficiary assumes the risk in
connection with any decrease in the fair market value of his Account.

5.5      Limited Function of Committee.

By deferring compensation pursuant to the Plan, each Participant hereby agrees
that the Employer and Committee are in no way responsible for or guarantor of
the investment results of the Participant's Account. The Committee shall have no
duty to review, or to advise the Participant on, the investment of the
Participant's Account; and in fact, shall not review or advise the Participant
thereon. Furthermore, the Committee shall have no power to direct the investment
of the Participant's Account other than promptly to carry out the Participant's
deemed investment instructions when properly completed and transmitted to the
Committee and accepted according to its rules and procedures.

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                               ARTICLE VI VESTING

6.1      Vesting of Participant Contributions and Deemed Earnings.

Participants shall be fully vested at all times in Participant Contributions
credited to their Accounts and in amounts credited, which represent Deemed
Earnings upon those Participant Contributions. Such vested Participant Accounts
shall be payable according to Article VII of this Agreement.

                            ARTICLE VII DISTRIBUTIONS

7.1      Distributions.

A Participant's Account shall be distributed only in accordance with the
provisions of this Article VII.

7.2      Automatic Distributions.

A.       Participant's Death. If the Participant dies while employed by the
         Employer or while serving in the capacity of a Director, his Account
         shall be valued as of his date of death and be distributed in lump sum
         to his Designated Beneficiary as soon as administratively feasible
         following the Participant's death, and no later than 30 days following
         the Participant's date of death.

B.       Participant's Disability. If a Participant becomes disabled while
         employed by the Employer or while serving in the capacity of a
         Director, his Account shall be valued as of his date of disability and
         be distributed in lump sum to him as soon as administratively feasible,
         but no later than 30 days following the Participant's date of
         Disability.

C.       Termination of Service. If a Participant separates from services as
         either a Director or an Employee with the Employer, whether voluntarily
         or involuntarily, for any reason other than Retirement, death, or
         Disability, his Account shall be valued as of his official date of
         separation and distributed in lump sum to him as soon as
         administratively feasible, but no later than 30 days following the
         Participant's date of Termination of Service with the Employer. Board
         and/or Employee employment transfers within and among the Employer, as
         defined in Article II, Section 2.21, is not deemed a Termination of
         Service.

7.3               Elective Distributions.

A Participant shall become entitled to receive a distribution from his Account
at such time or times and by such method of payment as elected and specified in
the Participant's applicable annual Deferral Election Form, and/or as may be
mandated by the provisions of this Article VII based upon the following
distribution options:

A.       Retirement Distribution. Upon a Participant's Retirement from the
         Employer, his Account shall be distributed according to the method of
         payment elected in his applicable Deferral Election Form. If the
         Participant dies while receiving Retirement installment payments, his
         Designated Beneficiary shall continue to receive the remaining
         installments. If subsequently, the Designated Beneficiary dies, any
         remaining installments will be paid to the Designated Beneficiaries
         estate.

B.       Short-Term Distributions. If a Participant shall so elect in his annual
         Deferral Election Form, a Participant can receive a distribution from
         his Account, as soon as three (3) years after the end of the deferral
         Plan Year, all of his annual deferral amount, plus amounts
         credited/debited based on the performance of Participant elected
         Deferral Crediting Rate(s). The election is made on an annual basis,
         pursuant to the Participant's current Plan Year contributions, is
         irrevocable and payable according to the method of payment elected in
         the Participant's applicable annual Deferral Election Form. If the
         Participant dies while receiving Short-Term installment payments, his
         Designated Beneficiary shall continue to receive the remaining
         installments. If subsequently, the Designated Beneficiary dies; any
         remaining installments will be paid to the Designated Beneficiary
         estate.

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C.       Change of Control Distribution. If a Participant shall so elect in his
         annual Deferral Election Form, a Participant's elective distribution
         election(s) shall be overridden and his entire Account shall be
         distributed to him in the method of payment specified by the provisions
         of this Article VII, if a Change of Control should occur during the
         Plan Year.

7.4      Method of Payment.

A.       Cash Distributions. All distributions from Accounts under the Plan
         shall be made in cash in American currency.

B.       Timing and Method of Distribution.

(1)      Retirement Distribution. At the election of a Participant in the
         applicable Deferral Election Form, a Participant may receive a
         Retirement distribution in a lump sum or in payments of up to 40
         quarterly installments (10 years) or 60 quarterly installments (15
         years) with the first installment to begin within ten (10) days of the
         first business day on or after January 1 in the calendar year following
         the Participant's date of Retirement and to be paid thereafter within
         ten (10) days of the first business day on or after January 1, April 1,
         July 1, and October 1 of each calendar year until the Account has been
         fully distributed.

(2)      Short-Term Distributions. At the election of a Participant in the
         applicable Deferral Election Form, a Short-Term Distribution may be
         selected for payment as soon as three (3) years after the end of the
         deferral Plan Year. Distribution will be either in the form of a
         lump-sum, occurring no later than thirty (30) days following the
         distribution date elected on the Deferral Election Form, or in
         quarterly installment payments beginning with the first business day on
         or after the commencement date as selected by the Participant in the
         annual Deferral Election Form and for a duration as selected by the
         Participant in the annual Deferral Election Form and to be paid
         thereafter within ten (10) days of the first business day on or after
         January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1, of each calendar year until
         the Short-Term Distribution amount has been fully distributed. A
         Participant's Account shall be valued as of such distribution date
         elected on the Deferral Election Form.

(3)      Change of Control Distribution. If so elected by the Participant in his
         Annual Distribution Election Form, a distribution of all of a
         Participant's Account shall be made to him in a lump sum within thirty
         (30) days of the effective date of a Change of Control, overriding any
         prior Participant election(s) for distribution. A Participant's Account
         shall be valued as of such effective date of the Change of Control. If
         no such election was made by the Participant in his Annual Distribution
         Election Form, his distribution election(s) will not be overridden.

C.       Installment Payments. In any distribution in which a Participant has
         elected or will receive distribution in periodic installments, the
         amount of each periodic installment shall be determined by applying a
         formula to the Account in which the numerator is the number one and the
         denominator is the number of remaining installments to be paid. For
         example, if a Participant elects 40 quarterly installments of a
         Retirement distribution, the first payment will be 1/40 of the Account,
         the second will be 1/39, the third will be 1/38; the fourth will be
         1/37 and so on until the Account is entirely distributed. In the
         calendar year prior to a Participant's Retirement, but no less than
         ninety-one (91) days prior to a Participant's date of Retirement, a
         Participant may make a written request for an acceleration of the
         distribution of his Account by requesting a reduction of the number of
         installments originally requested in his Deferral Election Form,
         including a reduction to a lump sum distribution. The Committee, in its
         sole discretion, may approve or disallow such Participant request.

D.       Failure to Designate a Method of Payment. In any situation in which the
         Committee is unable to determine the method of payment because of
         incomplete, unclear, or uncertain instructions in a Participant's
         Deferral Election Form, the Participant will be deemed to have elected
         a lump sum distribution.
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7.5               In-Service Distributions.

A.       Hardship Distributions. A Participant may request that all or a portion
         of his Account be distributed at any time prior to separation from
         service from the Employer or the Board by submitting a written request
         to the Committee, provided that the Participant has incurred a
         Hardship, and the distribution is necessary to alleviate such Hardship.
         The Committee shall deem a distribution to be necessary to abate a
         Hardship if:

         (1)      the distribution is not in excess of the amount of the
                  Participant's Hardship; and (2) the Hardship may not be
                  relieved through reimbursement by insurance or otherwise, by
                  liquidation of the Participant's assets (to the extent that
                  such liquidation would not itself cause severe financial
                  hardship) or by a cessation of Participant Contributions under
                  the Plan. Upon a satisfactory showing of a Hardship, the
                  Committee may direct distributions from the Participant's
                  Account of a lump sum amount equal to alleviate the Hardship
                  (plus the income tax on such amount). Such distribution shall
                  be made as soon as administratively practicable. The Balance
                  not distributed from the Participant's Account shall remain in
                  the Plan.

B.       Loans Not Permitted. A Participant may not request nor receive a loan
         of his Account from the Employer. This prohibition is a requirement
         under the Code for this Plan to avoid current income taxation of
         Participant Contributions.

7.6      Distributions of Small Accounts.

If a Participant takes Retirement under the Plan, and the value of the
Participant's Account Balance (combining all Contributions and all Deemed
Earnings) is not greater than $5,000 on the date of Retirement, the Committee,
in its sole and exclusive discretion, may make a distribution in lump sum of the
value of the entire Account Balance. If the value of a Participant's Account
Balance is zero upon the Valuation Date of any distribution, the Participant
shall be deemed to have received a distribution of such Account Balance and his
participation in the Plan terminates.

7.7      Distribution Payments.

The Employer shall make all distribution payments to a Participant or Designated
Beneficiary directly, unless the Employer may determine to create a Trust for
its own administrative convenience. In such case, the Employer may direct the
Trustee to make such distribution payments to a Participant or Designated
Beneficiary. The payment of any benefits from any Trust by a Trustee shall not
be a representation to a Participant of any actual or implied beneficial
property or ownership interest in any assets in such Trust. A Participant or
Designated Beneficiary, or any other person claiming or receiving such
distribution payment remains a general unsecured creditor of the Employer as to
such payments.
                 ARTICLE VIII ADMINISTRATION & CLAIMS PROCEDURE

8.1      Duties of the Employer.

The Employer shall have overall responsibility for the establishment, amendment,
termination, administration, and operation of the Plan. The Employer shall
discharge this responsibility by the appointment and removal (with or without
cause) of the members of the Committee, to which is delegated overall
responsibility for administering, managing and operating the Plan.

8.2      The Committee.

The Committee shall consist of one (1) to five (5) members who shall be
appointed by, and may be removed by, the Employer, and one of whom (who must be
an officer of the Employer) shall be designated by the Employer as Chairman of
the Committee. In the absence of such appointment, the Employer shall serve as
the Committee. The Committee shall consist of officers or other Employees of the
Employer, or any other persons who shall serve at the request of the Employer.
Any member of the Committee may resign by delivering a written resignation to
the Employer and to the Committee, and this resignation shall become effective
upon the date specified therein. The members of the Committee shall serve at the
will of the Employer, and the Employer may from time to time remove any
Committee member with or without cause and appoint their successors. In the
event of a vacancy in membership, the remaining members shall constitute the
Committee with full order to act.
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8.3      Committee's Powers and Duties to Enforce Plan.

The Committee shall be the "Administrator" and "Named Fiduciary" only to the
extent required by ERISA for top-hat plans, and shall have the complete control
and authority to enforce the Plan on behalf of any and all persons having or
claiming any interest in the Plan in accordance with its terms. The Committee,
in its sole and absolute discretion, shall interpret the Plan and shall
determine all questions arising in the administration and application of the
Plan. Any such interpretation by the Committee shall be final, conclusive and
binding on all persons.

8.4      Organization of the Committee.

The Committee shall act by a majority of its members at the time in office.
Committee action may be taken either by a vote at a meeting or by written
consent without a meeting. The Committee may authorize any one or more of its
members to execute any document or documents on behalf of the Committee. The
Committee shall notify the Employer, in writing, of such authorization and the
name or names of its member or members so designated in such cases. The Employer
thereafter shall accept and rely on any documents executed by said member of the
Committee or members as representing action by the Committee until the Committee
shall file with the Employer a written revocation of such designation. The
Committee may adopt such by-laws and regulations, as it deems desirable for the
proper conduct of the Plan and to change or amend these by-laws and regulations
from time to time. With the permission of the Employer, the Committee may employ
and appropriately compensate accountants, legal counsel, benefit specialists,
actuaries, plan administrators and record keepers and any other persons as it
deems necessary or desirable in connection with the administration and
maintenance of the Plan. Such professionals and advisors shall not be considered
members of the Committee for any purpose.

8.5      Limitation of Liability.

A.       No member of the Board of Directors, the Company and no officer or
         Employee of the Company shall be liable to any Employee, Participant,
         Designated Beneficiary or any other person for any action taken or act
         of omission in connection with the administration or operation of this
         Plan unless attributable to his own fraud or willful misconduct. Nor
         shall the Employer be liable to any Employee, Participant, Designated
         Beneficiary or any other person for any such action taken or act of
         omission unless attributable to fraud, gross negligence or willful
         misconduct on the part of a Director, officer or Employee of the
         Employer. Moreover, each Participant, Designated Beneficiary, and any
         other person claiming a right to payment under the Plan shall only be
         entitled to look to the Employer for payment, and shall not have the
         right, claim or demand against the Committee (or any member thereof),
         any Director, Officer or Employee of the Employer.

B.       To the fullest extent permitted by the law and subject to the
         Employer's Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws, the Employer shall
         indemnify the Committee, each of its members, and the Employer's
         officers and Directors (and any Employee involved in carrying out the
         functions of the Employer under the Plan) for part or all expenses,
         costs, or liabilities arising out of the performance of duties required
         by the terms of the Plan agreement, except for those expenses, costs,
         or liabilities arising out of a member's fraud, willful misconduct or
         gross negligence.

8.6      Committee Reliance on Records and Reports.

The Committee shall be entitled to rely upon certificates, reports, and opinions
provided by an accountant, tax or pension advisor, actuary or legal counsel
employed by the Employer or Committee. The Committee shall keep a record of all
its proceedings and acts, and shall keep all such books of account, records, and
other data as may be necessary for the proper administration of the Plan. The
regularly kept records of the Committee and the Employer shall be conclusive
evidence of the service of a Participant, Compensation, age, marital status,
status as an Employee, and all other matters contained therein and relevant to
this Plan. The Committee, in any of its dealings with Participants hereunder,
may conclusively rely on any Deferral Election Form, written statement,
representation, or documents made or provided by such Participants.

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8.7      Costs of the Plan.

All the costs and expenses for maintaining the administration and operation of
the Plan shall be borne by the Employer unless the Employer shall give notice
(that Plan Participants bear this expense, in whole or in part) to: (a) Eligible
Participants at the time they become a Participant by completion and filing of a
Deferral Election Form; or (b) to existing Participants during annual
re-enrollment. Such notice shall detail the administrative expense to be
assessed a Plan Participant, how that expense will be assessed and allocated to
the Participant Accounts, and any other important information concerning the
imposition of this administrative expense. This administration charge, if any,
shall operate as a reduction to the bookkeeping Account of a Participant or his
designated Beneficiary, and in the absence of specification otherwise shall
reduce the Account, and be charged annually during the month of January.

8.8      Claims Procedure.

A.       Claim. Benefits shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this
         Plan. A Participant, Designated Beneficiary or any person who believes
         that he is being denied a benefit to which he is entitled under the
         Plan (hereinafter referred to as a "Claimant") may file a written
         request for such benefit with the Employer, setting forth his claim.
         The request must be addressed to the Committee care of Secretary of the
         Employer at its then principal place of business.

B.       Claim Decision. Upon the receipt of a claim, the Committee shall advise
         the Claimant that a reply will be forthcoming within ninety (90) days
         and shall, in fact, deliver such reply within such period. However, the
         Committee may extend the reply period for an additional ninety (90)
         days for reasonable cause. Any claim not granted or denied within such
         time period shall be deemed to have been denied. If the claim is denied
         in whole or in part, the Committee shall adopt a written opinion, using
         language calculated to be understood by the Claimant, setting forth:

         (1)      The specific reason or reasons for such denial;

         (2)      The specific reference to pertinent provisions of this
                  Agreement on which such denial is based;

         (3)      A description of any additional material or information
                  necessary for the Claimant to perfect his claim and an
                  explanation why such material or such information is
                  necessary;

         (4)      Appropriate information as to the steps to be taken if the
                  Claimant wishes to submit the claim for review; and

         (5)      The time limits for requesting a review under Subsection C and
                  for review under Subsection D hereof.

C.       Request for Review. Within sixty (60) days after the receipt by the
         Claimant of the written opinion described above, the Claimant may
         request in writing that the Secretary of the Employer review the
         determination of the Committee. Such request must be addressed to the
         Secretary of the Employer, at its then principal place of business. The
         Claimant or his duly authorized representative may, but need not,
         review the pertinent documents and submit issues and comments in
         writing for consideration by the Employer. If the Claimant does not
         request a review of the Committee's determination by the Secretary of
         the Employer within such sixty (60) day period, he shall be barred and
         estopped from challenging the Committee's determination.

D.       Review of Decision. Within sixty (60) days after the Secretary's
         receipt of a request for review, he will review the Committee's
         determination. After considering all materials presented by the
         Claimant, the Secretary will render a written opinion, written in a
         manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant, setting forth the
         specific reasons for the decision and containing specific references to
         the pertinent provisions of this Agreement on which the decision is
         based. If special circumstances require that the sixty (60) day time
         period be extended, the Secretary will so notify the Claimant and will
         render the decision as soon as possible, but no later than one hundred
         twenty (120) days after receipt of the request for review. Any claim
         not granted or denied within such time period shall be deemed to have
         been denied.

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8.9      Litigation.

It shall only be necessary to join the Employer as a party in any action or
judicial proceeding affecting the Plan. No Participant or Designated Beneficiary
or any other person claiming under the Plan shall be entitled to service of
process or notice of such action or proceeding, except as may be expressly
required by law. Any final judgment in such action or proceeding shall be
binding on all Participants, Designated Beneficiaries or persons claiming under
the Plan.

               ARTICLE IX AMENDMENT, TERMINATION & REORGANIZATION

9.1      Amendment.

The Employer by action of its Board of Directors, or duly authorized Committee
thereof, in accordance with its by-laws, reserves the right to amend the Plan,
by resolution of the Employer, to the extent permitted under the Code and ERISA.
However, no amendment to the Plan shall be effective to the extent that it has
the effect of decreasing a Participant's (or Designated Beneficiary's) accrued
benefit prior to the date of the amendment. For purposes of this paragraph, a
Plan amendment which has the effect of decreasing a Participant's Account
Balance, eliminating a distribution option, or eliminating a deemed crediting
fund without substituting a similar fund, with respect to benefits attributable
to service before the amendment shall be treated as reducing an accrued benefit.

9.2      Amendment Required By Law.

Notwithstanding Section 9.1, the Plan may be amended at any time, if in the
opinion of the Employer, such amendment is necessary to ensure the Plan is
treated as a nonqualified plan of deferred compensation under the Code and
ERISA, or to bring it into conformance with SEC requirements for such plans.
This includes the right to amend this Plan, so that any Trust, if applicable,
created in conjunction with this Plan, will be treated as a grantor Trust under
Sections 671 through 679 of the Code, and to otherwise conform the Plan
provisions and such Trust, if applicable, to the requirements of any applicable
law.

9.3      Termination.

The Employer intends to continue the Plan indefinitely. However, the Employer by
action of its Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof, in
accordance with its by-laws, reserves the right to terminate the Plan at any
time. However, no such termination shall deprive any participant or Designated
Beneficiary of a right accrued under the Plan prior to the date of termination.

9.4      Consolidation/Merger.

The Employer shall not enter into any consolidation or merger without the
guarantee and assurance of the successor or surviving company or companies to
the obligations contained under the Plan. Should such consolidation or merger
occur, the term "Employer" as defined and used in this Agreement shall refer to
the successor or surviving company. Should the consolidation or merger during a
Plan Year constitute a Change of Control as defined in this Agreement and a
Participant has elected a distribution under Section VII of this Agreement, a
Participant or Designated Beneficiary shall receive distribution of the entire
Balance in their Account in a lump sum within 30 days of the Change of Control.

                          ARTICLE X GENERAL PROVISIONS

10.1     Applicable Law.

Except insofar as the law has been superseded by Federal law, South Carolina law
shall govern the construction, validity and administration of this Plan as
created by this Agreement. The parties to this Agreement intend that this Plan
shall be a nonqualified unfunded plan of deferred compensation without plan
assets and any ambiguities in its construction shall be resolved in favor of an
interpretation which will effect this intention.

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10.2     Benefits Not Transferable or Assignable.

A.       Benefits under the Plan shall not be subject to anticipation,
         alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge
         and any attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign,
         pledge, encumber or charge such benefits shall be void, nor shall any
         such benefits be in any way liable for or subject to the debts,
         contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts of any person entitled to
         them. However, a Participant may name a recipient for any benefits
         payable or which would become payable to a Participant upon his death.
         This Section shall also apply to the creation, assignment or
         recognition of a right to any benefit payable with respect to a
         Participant pursuant to a domestic relations order, including a
         qualified domestic relations order under Section 414(p) of the Code. In
         addition, the following actions shall not be treated or construed as an
         assignment or alienation: (a) Plan Contribution or distribution tax
         withholding; (b) recovery of distribution overpayments to a Participant
         or Designated Beneficiary; (c) direct deposit of a distribution to a
         Participant's or Designated Beneficiary's banking institution account;
         or (d) transfer of Participant rights from one Plan to another Plan, if
         applicable.

B.       The Employer may bring an action for a declaratory judgment if a
         Participant's, Designated Beneficiary's or any Beneficiary's benefits
         hereunder are attached by an order from any court. The Employer may
         seek such declaratory judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction
         to:

         (1)      determine the proper recipient or recipients of the benefits
                  to be paid under the Plan;

         (2)      protect the operation and consequences of the Plan for the
                  Employer and all Participants; and

         (3)      request any other equitable relief the Employer in its sole
                  and exclusive judgment may feel appropriate.

         Benefits which may become payable during the pendency of such an action
         shall, at the sole discretion of the Employer, either be:

         (1)      paid into the court as they become payable or

         (2)      held in the Participant's or Designated Beneficiary's Account
                  subject to the court's final distribution order.

10.3     Not an Employment Contract.

The Plan is not and shall not be deemed to constitute a contract between the
Employer and any Employee, or to be a consideration for, or an inducement to, or
a condition of, the employment of any Employee. Nothing contained in the Plan
shall give or be deemed to give an Employee the right to remain in the
employment of the Employer or to interfere with the right to be retained in the
employ of the Employer, any legal or equitable right against the Employer, or to
interfere with the right of the Employer to discharge any Employee at any time.
It is expressly understood by the parties hereto that this Agreement relates to
the payment of deferred compensation for the Employee's services, generally
payable after separation from employment with the Employer, and is not intended
to be an employment contract.

10.4     Notices.

A.       Any notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and
         shall be deemed to be sufficiently given at the time when delivered
         personally or when mailed by certified or registered first class mail,
         postage prepaid, addressed to either party hereto as follows:

         P.O. Box 1287 Orangeburg, SC 29116

         If to the Employee:

         At his last known address, as indicated by the records of the Employer,
         or to such changed address as such parties may have fixed by notice.
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B.       Any communication, benefit payment, statement of notice addressed to a
         Participant or Designated Beneficiary at the last post office address
         as shown on the Employer's records shall be binding on the Participant
         or Designated Beneficiary for all purposes of the Plan. The Employer
         shall not be obligated to search for any Participant or Designated
         Beneficiary beyond sending a registered letter to such last known
         address.

10.5     Severability.

The Plan as contained in the provisions of this Agreement constitutes the entire
Agreement between the parties. If any provision or provisions of the Plan shall
for any reason be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the Plan
shall be carried into effect, unless the effect thereof would be to materially
alter or defeat the purposes of the Plan. All terms of the plan and all
discretion granted hereunder shall be uniformly and consistently applied to all
the Employees, Participants and Designated Beneficiaries.

10.6     Participant is General Creditor with No Rights to Assets.

A.       The payments to the Participant or his Designated Beneficiary or any
         other beneficiary hereunder shall be made from assets which shall
         continue, for all purposes, to be a part of the general, unrestricted
         assets of the Employer, no person shall have any interest in any such
         assets b y virtue of the provisions of this Agreement. The Employer's
         obligation hereunder shall be an unfunded and unsecured promise to pay
         money in the future. To the extent that any person acquires a right to
         receive payments from the Employer under the provisions hereof, such
         right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general
         creditor of the Employer; no such person shall have nor require any
         legal or equitable right, or claim in or to any property or assets of
         the Employer. The Employer shall not be obligated under any
         circumstances to fund obligations under this Agreement.

B.       The Employer at its sole discretion and exclusive option, may acquire
         and/or set-aside assets or funds, such as the use of a Trust, to
         support its financial obligations under this Plan. No such acquisition
         or set-aside shall impair or derogate from the Employer's direct
         obligation to a Participant or Designated Beneficiary under this Plan.
         However, no Participant or Designated Beneficiary shall be entitled to
         receive duplicate payments of any Accounts provided under the Plan
         because of the existence of such assets or funds.

C.       In the event that, in its discretion, the Employer purchases an
         asset(s) or insurance policy or policies insuring the life of the
         Participant to allow the Employer to recover the cost of providing
         benefits, in whole or in part hereunder, neither the Participant,
         Designated Beneficiary nor any other beneficiary shall have any rights
         whatsoever therein in such assets or in the proceeds therefrom. The
         Employer shall be the sole owner and beneficiary of any such assets or
         insurance policy and shall possess and may exercise all incidents of
         ownership therein. No such asset or policy, policies or other property
         shall be held in any Trust for the Participant or any other person nor
         as collateral security for any obligation of the Employer hereunder.
         Nor shall an Participant's participation in the acquisition of such
         assets or policy or policies be a representation to the Participant,
         Designated Beneficiary or any other beneficiary of any beneficial
         interest or ownership in such assets, policy or policies. A Participant
         may be required to submit to medical examinations, supply such
         information and to execute such documents as may be required by an
         insurance carrier or carriers (to whom the Employer may apply from time
         to time) as a precondition to participate in the Plan.

10.7     No Trust Relationship Created.

Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to create a trust of any
kind or create any fiduciary relationship between the Employer and the
Participant, Designated Beneficiary, other beneficiaries of the Participant, or
any other person claiming through the Participant. Funds allocated hereunder
shall continue for all purposes to be part of the general assets and funds of
the Employer and no person other than the Employer shall, by virtue of the
provisions of this Plan, have any beneficial interest in such assets and funds.
The creation of a grantor Trust (so called "Rabbi Trust") under the Code (owned
by and for the benefit of the Employer) to hold such assets or funds for the
administrative convenience of the Employer shall not give nor be a
representation to a Participant, Designated Beneficiary, or any other person, of
a property or beneficial ownership interest in such Trust assets or funds even
though the incidental advantages or benefits of the Trust to Plan Participants
may be communicated to them.
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10.8     Limitations on Liability of the Employer.

Neither the establishment of the Plan nor any modification hereof nor the
creation of any Account under the Plan nor the payment of any benefits under the
Plan shall be construed as giving to any Participant or any other person any
legal or equitable right against the Employer or any Director, officer or
Employee thereof except as provided by law or by any Plan provision.

10.9     Agreement Between Employer and Participant Only.

This Agreement is solely between the Employer and Participant. The Participant,
Designated Beneficiary, estate or any other person claiming through the
Participant, shall only have recourse against the Employer for enforcement of
this Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the Employer and its successors and assigns, and the Participant, successors,
heirs, executors, administrators and beneficiaries.

10.10    Independence of Benefits.

The benefits payable under this Agreement are for services already rendered and
shall be independent of, and in addition to, any other benefits or compensation,
whether by salary, bonus, fees or otherwise, payable to the Participant under
any compensation and/or benefit arrangements or plans, incentive cash
compensations and stock plans and other retirement or welfare benefit plans,
that now exist or may hereafter exist from time to time.

10.11    Unclaimed Property.

Except as may be required by law, the Employer may take any of the following
actions if it gives notice to a Participant or Designated Beneficiary of an
entitlement to benefits under the Plan, and the Participant or Designated
Beneficiary fails to claim such benefit or fails to provide their location to
the Employer within three (3) calendar years of such notice:

(1)      Direct distribution of such benefits, in such proportions as the
         Employer may determine, to one or more or all, of a Participant's next
         of kin, if their location is known to the Employer;

(2)      Deem this benefit to be a forfeiture and paid to the Employer if the
         location of a Participant's next of kin is not known. However, the
         Employer shall pay the benefit, unadjusted for gains or losses from the
         date of such forfeiture, to a Participant or Designated Beneficiary who
         subsequently makes proper claim to the benefit.

The Employer shall not be liable to any person for payment pursuant to
applicable state unclaimed property laws.

10.12    Required Tax Withholding and Reporting.

The Employer shall withhold and report Federal, state and local income and
payroll tax amounts on all Contributions to and distributions and withdrawals
from a Participant's Account as may be required by law from time to time.

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                            ARTICLE XI SIGNATURE PAGE

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employer has caused this Plan to be executed and its
seal to be affixed hereto, this 29th day of December 2003.

ATTEST:

                                            South Carolina Bank and Trust

By:                                         By:
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                                            Print name:
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Print name:                                                   (Signature)

                                            Title:
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WITNESSED BY:

Print Name:
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                                                        (Signature)

SEAL

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