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Exhibit 10.1

AMENDMENT TO THE FENTURA FINANCIAL, INC.

1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN

     WHEREAS, Fentura Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) has established the 1996 Employee Stock
Option Plan for the benefit of eligible employees of the Company; and

     WHEREAS, the Company has established the 1996 Employee Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) for the
benefit of eligible employees of the Company; and

     WHEREAS, the Plan contains provisions allowing for the grant of Stock Appreciation Rights, but
to date the Company has not awarded Stock Appreciation Rights under the Plan.

     WHEREAS, the Company wishes to amend the Stock Appreciation Rights provisions of the Plan to
comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and to provide for the award of Stock
Appreciation Rights independent of the award of stock options.

     NOW THEREFORE, effective February 24, 2011, the Plan is amended as follows:

	 	1.	 	Article VII of the Plan is amended in its entirety to provide as follows:

Article VII.

Stock Appreciation Rights

     7.01 Power to Grant Stock Appreciation Rights. The Administrator is authorized to
grant to any Participant, on such terms established by the Administrator on or prior to the Date of
Grant and subject to and not inconsistent with the provisions of this Plan, the right to receive
the payment from the Company, payable as provided in Section 7.04, of an amount equal to the
Incremental Value of the Stock Appreciation Rights, which shall be an amount equal to the remainder
derived from subtracting (i) the Exercise Price for the right established in the Award Agreement
from (ii) the Fair Market Value of a share of Company Common Stock on the date of payment. The
terms of any Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall be set forth in an Award
Agreement. The date of payment of any Stock Appreciation Right shall be determined pursuant to the
terms of the applicable Award Agreement and, to the extent that the compensation payable pursuant
to any is deemed to be deferred compensation pursuant to Section 409A of the Code, the Award
Agreement shall specify that the timing of payments to any Participant shall comply with the
requirements specified in Section 409A.

     7.02 Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights. The Administrator may grant to any Participant
a Stock Appreciation Right consistent with the provisions of this Plan covering any
share of Company Common Stock which is, at the Date of Grant of the Stock Appreciation Right, also
covered by an Option granted to the same Participant, either prior to or simultaneously with the
grant to such Participant of the Stock Appreciation Right, provided:

	 	(i)	 	any Option covering any share of Company Common Stock shall expire and not be
exercisable upon the exercise of any Stock Appreciation Right with respect to the same
share;

	 	(ii)	 	any Stock Appreciation Right covering any share of Company Common Stock shall
not be exercisable upon the exercise of any related. Option with respect to the same share;
and

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	 	(iii)	 	an Option and Stock Appreciation Right covering the same share of Company
Common Stock may not be exercised simultaneously.

     7.03 Exercise Price. The Exercise Price established under any Stock. Appreciation
Right granted under this Plan shall be determined by the Administrator and, in the case of a tandem
Stock Appreciation Right, shall not be less than the Purchase Price of the related Option. Upon
exercise of a tandem Stock Appreciation Rights, the number of shares subject to exercise under a
related Option shall automatically be reduced by the number of shares of Company Common Stock
represented by the Option or portion thereof which is surrendered as a result of the exercise of
such Stock Appreciation Rights. With respect to any Stock Appreciation Right granted on or after
January 1, 2010, the Administrator shall determine the Exercise Price in the same manner as it
would determine the Purchase Price of a Non-Qualified Stock Option under the terms of this Plan.

     7.04 Payment of Incremental Value. Any payment which may become due from the Company
by reason of Participant’s exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right may be paid to the Participant as
determined by the Administrator (i) all in cash, (ii) all in Company Common Stock, or (iii) in any
combination of cash and Company Common Stock. In the event that all or a portion of the payment is
made in Company Common Stock, the number of shares of the Company Common Stock delivered in
satisfaction of such payment shall be determined by dividing the amount of the payment by the Fair
Market Value on the date of exercise. The Administrator may determine whether payment upon exercise
of a Stock Appreciation Right be made in cash or in stock, or a combination thereof, upon or at any
time prior to the exercise of such Stock Appreciation Right. No fractional share of Company Common
Stock shall be issued to make any payment; if any fractional shares would be issuable, the mix of
cash and Company Common Stock payable to the Participant shall be adjusted as directed by the
Administrator to avoid the issuance of any fractional share.

     Effective for Stock Appreciation Rights granted on or after January 1, 2010, the payment of
any Stock Appreciation Right that the Administrator determines to be subject to Code Section 409A
shall be paid only upon an event specified in the Award Agreement, and then, only to the extent
that the event upon which payment will be made is an event specified in Code Section 409A(a)(2) or
the Treasury Regulations promulgated pursuant to Code Section 409A.

     Except for Stock Appreciation Rights subject to Code Section 409A pursuant to which a
Participant does not have discretion with respect to the timing of payments, payment may be made in
cash to Officers only if the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised during the “window period”
required under Rule 16b-3(e)(3) and otherwise in accordance with Rule 16b-3.

     If a Stock Appreciation Right is subject to the requirements of Section 409A, the
Administrator shall interpret this Plan and the Award Agreement containing the terms and conditions
of the Stock Appreciation Right in a manner that is consistent with Code Section 409A, including
any published guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service and regulations issued by the
Secretary of the Treasury. Not by way of limitation, no payment pursuant to a Stock Appreciation
Right which is to be made upon the termination of employment to a Participant who is a “specified
employee” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(i), be made with respect to the Stock
Appreciation Right before the date that is six months after the Participant’s termination
employment (or, if earlier, the date of death of the Participant). Payments to which the
Participant would otherwise been entitled during that six months will be accumulated and paid on
the first day of the seventh month following the date of the Participant’s termination of
employment (or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death). For purposes of this Section
7.04, a termination of employment shall be deemed to have occurred only when the Executive incurs a
“separation from service,” as such term in defined in Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(h). To the
extent that an Award Agreement provides that a payment to a Participant shall occur upon the
Participant’s

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Disability or upon a Change in Control, such payment shall only occur if the Participant’s is
considered “disabled” pursuant to Treasury Regulation 1.409A-3(i)(4) or if the Change in Control
constitutes a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company, or in the ownership of a
substantial portion of the assets of the Company pursuant to Treasury Regulation 1.409A-3(i)(5).

	 	2.	 	Sections 8.03 and 8.04 of the Plan are amended to provide as follows

     8.03 Acceleration of Exercise Time. Except for Stock Appreciation Rights subject to
Code Section 409A, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall have the right (but shall not
in any case be obligated) to permit purchase of shares under any Award prior to the time such Award
would otherwise become exercisable under the terms of the Award Agreement.

	 	3.	 	Section 8.06 of the Plan is amended to provide as follows:

     8.06 Change of Control Event. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, and
subject to such other terms and conditions as the Administrator may establish in the Award
Agreement, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Event, irrespective of whether or not an
Award is then exercisable, the Participant shall have the right to exercise in full any unexpired
Award to the extent not theretofore exercised or terminated; provided, however, except for Stock
Appreciation Rights subject to Code Section 409A, that any Stock Appreciation Right so exercised
must have a Date of Grant at least six months prior to the date of exercise.

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Exhibit 10.2

FENTURA FINANCIAL, INC.

STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

     THIS STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of February
     , 2011, by and between Fentura Financial, Inc., a Michigan corporation (the “Company”),
                     (the “Participant”).

     WHEREAS, this Agreement evidences an award of Stock Appreciation Rights pursuant to the
Fentura Financial, 1996 Stock Option Plan.

     NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual promises herein contained, and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

     1. Grant of SARs. Subject to the restrictions and other conditions set forth herein,
the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) hereby grants to the Participant 5,000 stock
appreciation rights (“SARs”) on February 24, 2011 (the “Grant Date”) entitling the Participant to
receive a cash payment on the SAR Payment Date (as defined below). The term “SAR Payment Date”
shall mean the date or dates as of which the Company shall make a cash payment to the Participant.
The first SAR Payment Date shall be the latest of February 24, 2014, the third anniversary of the
Grant Date, the date on which the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, The State Bank (the “Bank”),
is no longer subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions of the consent order dated December
31, 2009, to which the Bank and the FDIC are parties, and the date on which the Company is no
longer subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions of the agreement between the Company and
the Federal Reserve Board, effective November 4, 2010. If the first SAR Payment Date does not
occur prior to February 24, 2016, the fifth anniversary of the Grant Date, then the SARs shall
expire and be cancelled without any payment to Participant. If the first SAR Payment Date occurs
prior to February 24, 2016, the fifth anniversary of the Grant Date, the second SAR Payment Date
shall be the fifth anniversary of the Grant Date.

     2. Payments.

     (a) On the first SAR Payment Date, the Company shall pay to Participant an amount equal to the
product of (i) 5,000, and (ii) the excess of the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on
the first SAR Payment Date over $2.00, (the “Exercise Price”). On the second SAR Payment Date, the
Company shall pay to Participant an amount equal to the product of (i) 5,000, and (ii) the excess
of the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the second SAR Payment Date over the Fair
Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the first SAR Payment Date. If, as of the first SAR
Payment Date, the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock does not exceed the Exercise
Price, then the Company shall not make a payment to Participant on the first SAR Payment Date. If,
as of the second SAR Payment Date, the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock does not
exceed Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the first SAR Payment Date, then the
Company shall not make a payment to Participant on the second SAR Payment Date.

     (b) Payment upon Change in Control. On the effective date of a Change in Control of
the Company, the Company shall pay Participant the amount determined under this section (b) in lieu
of any payment or further payment described in subsection (a). If the effective date of a Change
in Control is prior to the first SAR Payment Date, the Company shall pay Participant an amount
equal to the product of (i) 5,000, and (ii) the excess of the Fair Market Value of one share of
Common Stock on the effective date of the Change in Control over $2.00, (the “Exercise Price”). If
the effective date of a Change in Control is after the first SAR Payment Date and prior to the
second SAR Payment Date, the Company shall pay

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Participant an amount equal to the product of (i) 5,000, and (ii) the excess of the Fair
Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the effective date of the Change in Control over the
Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the first SAR Payment Date. For purposes of this
Agreement, the term “Change in Control” shall mean means a change in the ownership or effective
control of the Company or Affiliate that employs Executive, or in the ownership of a substantial
portion of the assets of the Company or Affiliate that employs Executive, as such change is defined
in Section 409A of the Code and regulations thereunder. The term “Affiliate” shall mean any
corporation that is a member of a controlled group of corporations, as defined in Code Section
414(b), of which the Company is a member; each trade or business, whether or not incorporated,
under common control, as defined in Code Section 414(c), of or with the Company; each member of an
affiliated service group, as defined in Code Section 414(m), of which the Company is a member; and
any other entity that is considered pursuant to Code Section 414(o) to be a member of a controlled
group of corporations of which the Company is a member.

     3. Term. The term of the SARs shall be five years after the Grant Date, subject to
earlier termination in the event of the Participant’s termination of service as specified in
Section 4 hereof.

     4. Termination. All SARs outstanding as of the date of the Participant’s termination
of service with the Company and its Affiliates for any reason, other than death or the
Participant’s retirement with the consent of the Board shall expire immediately upon such
termination of service and the Company shall make no payment or further payment pursuant to this
Agreement. In the event of Participant’s retirement with the consent of the Board, payment to
Participant will occur at the time and in the amount otherwise provided for in Section 2 of this
Agreement. In the event of Participant’s death, the Company shall, within 30 days following the
date of Participant’s death, pay to Participant’s designated beneficiary or beneficiaries the
amount specified in this Section 4, rather than any payment or further payment under this
Agreement. If the date of Participant’s death is prior to the first SAR Payment Date, the Company
shall pay Participant’s beneficiary an amount equal to the product of (i) 5,000, and (ii) the
excess of the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the effective date of Participant’s
death over $2.00, (the “Exercise Price”). If the date of Participant’s death is after the first
SAR Payment Date and prior to the second SAR Payment Date, the Company shall pay Participant
beneficiary an amount equal to the product of (i) 5,000, and (ii) the excess of the Fair Market
Value of one share of Common Stock on the date of Participant’s death over the Fair Market Value of
one share of Common Stock on the first SAR Payment Date. If Participant fails to designate a
beneficiary, the Company shall make such payment to Participant’s estate.

     5. Rights as a Stockholder. The Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder
with respect to any SARs granted under this Agreement.

     6. Restrictions on Transfer. No portion of the SARs or any of the Participant’s
rights under this Agreement may be sold, assigned, transferred, encumbered, hypothecated or pledged
by the Participant, other than to the Company as a result of forfeiture of the SARs as provided
herein.

     7. Changes in Capitalization; Adjustments; Fractional Shares.

     (a) If there shall occur (i) any change in the capital structure of the Company by reason of
any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, subdivision, combination or reclassification
of shares that may be issued under this Agreement; (ii) any recapitalization, merger,
consolidation, spin off, reorganization, or any other corporate transaction or event in which the
Common Stock is exchanged for securities, cash or other property; or (iii) any extraordinary stock
dividend, then the number and/or kind of shares or other property to be issued hereunder shall be
appropriately adjusted to preserve the economic benefits of this award of SARs in a manner
determined by the Board in its reasonable, good faith discretion and reasonably satisfactory to the
Participant.

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     8. Notices. Any notice or communication given hereunder shall be in writing and shall
be deemed to have been duly given when delivered in person, or by overnight courier service or
United States mail, to the appropriate party at the address set forth below (or such other address
as the party shall from time to time specify):

 

If to the Company, to:

 

Fentura Financial, Inc.

175 North Leroy Street

Fenton, MI 48430

 

If to the Participant, to:

     9. No Obligation to Continue Service. This Agreement is not an agreement of
employment or service. This Agreement does not guarantee that the Company or its Affiliates will
employ or retain, or to continue to, employ or retain the Participant during the entire, or any
portion of the, term of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, any period during which the
SARs are outstanding, nor does it modify in any respect the Company’s or any of its affiliate’s
rights to terminate or modify the Participant’s service or compensation at any time.

     10. Amendment; Waivers. No modification or waiver of any of the provisions of this
Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and signed by the party against whom it is sought to
be enforced. The failure of any party hereto at any time to require performance by another party
of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the right of such party to require performance
of that provision, and any waiver by any party of any breach of any provision of this Agreement
shall not be construed as a waiver of any continuing or succeeding breach of such provision, a
waiver of the provision itself, or a waiver of any right under this Agreement.

     11. Code Section 409A. The SARs granted hereunder are intended to comply with the
requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the
treasury regulations and other official guidance promulgated thereunder and any construction of
this Agreement shall be made in a manner that is consistent with such requirements.

     12. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and
assigns.

     13. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or
unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions hereof,
and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such provisions had not been included.

     14. Unfunded Arrangement. This Agreement is intended to constitute an “unfunded”
arrangement for incentive compensation. With respect to any payment or issuance as to which the
Participant has a fixed and vested interest but which is not yet made to the Participant by the
Company, nothing contained herein shall give the Participant any right that is greater than the
rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company.

     15. Governing Law; Arbitration. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan (regardless of the law that might otherwise
govern under applicable Michigan principles of conflict of laws).

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     16. Costs and Expenses. The Company shall bear all costs and expenses associated with
administering this Agreement, including the costs and expenses associated with issuing and
registering on the Company’s books the obligations relating to the SARs issued hereunder.

     17. Headings and Captions. The headings and captions herein are provided for
reference and convenience only, shall not be considered part of this Agreement, and shall not be
employed in the construction of this Agreement.

     18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of
which taken together shall constitute one contract.

     19. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Fentura Financial, Inc. 1996
Employee Stock Option Plan (the “Stock Option Plan”), contains the entire understanding of the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements between the
Company and the Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof, whether written or oral.
Any capitalized terms in this Agreement that are not defined in this Agreement shall have the
meanings afforded to them by the Stock Option Plan.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first
written above.

FENTURA FINANCIAL, INC.

By :                                                            

Name:

Title: Chairman of the Board of Directors

PARTICIPANT

                                                            

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