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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.2

                              OFFICE BUILDING LEASE

                                       at

                              1808 WEST END AVENUE

                              Nashville, Tennessee

                                     between

                          KATHRYN ANN PROPERTIES, G.P.

                                    Landlord

                                       and

                          CAPITAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY

                                     Tenant

                                   SUITE: #600

                               COMMENCEMENT DATE:

                                   May 1, 2005

                                EXPIRATION DATE:

                                January 31, 2009

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                                      INDEX

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1.    LEASE DATA AND EXHIBITS............................................    1
2.    PREMISES...........................................................    2
3.    COMMENCEMENT AND EXPIRATION DATES..................................    2
4.    RENT...............................................................    3
5.    SECURITY DEPOSIT...................................................    3
6.    USES...............................................................    3
7.    SERVICES AND UTILITIES.............................................    3
8.    COST OF SERVICES AND UTILITIES.....................................    5
9.    REAL PROPERTY TAXES................................................    8
10.   IMPROVEMENTS.......................................................    8
11.   CARE OF PREMISES...................................................    8
12.   ACCEPTANCE OF PREMISES.............................................    9
13.   SPECIAL IMPROVEMENTS...............................................    9
14.   ACCESS.............................................................    9
15.   DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION..............................................   10
16.   WAIVER OF SUBROGATION..............................................   11
17.   INDEMNIFICATION AND LIABILITY INSURANCE............................   12
18.   ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING..........................................   13
19.   ADVERTISING........................................................   14
20.   LIENS AND INSOLVENCY...............................................   14
21.   DEFAULTS...........................................................   14
22.   PRIORITY...........................................................   15
23.   SURRENDER OF POSSESSION............................................   15
24.   REMOVAL OF PROPERTY................................................   15
25.   NON-WAIVER.........................................................   16
26.   HOLDOVER...........................................................   16
27.   CONDEMNATION.......................................................   16
28.   NOTICES............................................................   17
29.   COSTS AND ATTORNEYS FEES...........................................   17
30.   LANDLORD'S LIABILITY...............................................   17
31.   ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES..............................................   18
32.   TRANSFER OF LANDLORD'S INTEREST....................................   18
33.   RIGHT TO PERFORM...................................................   18
34.   SUBSTITUTED PREMISES...............................................   19
35.   GENERAL............................................................   19
36.   LANDLORD'S REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS...............   22
37.   LANDLORD'S DEFAULT.................................................   22
38.   LIMITATION OF FINANCIAL SERVICES TENANTS...........................   23
39.   NONDISCRIMINATION AGAINST TENANT...................................   23
40.   FDIC REQUIREMENTS..................................................   23
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                                 LEASE AGREEMENT

                              1808 WEST END AVENUE

THIS LEASE AGREEMENT ("Lease") made this ___ day of February, 2005, between
KATHRYN ANN PROPERTIES, G.P., a Tennessee general partnership ("Landlord"), and
CAPITAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY, a Tennessee _______________ ("Tenant").

As parties hereto, Landlord and Tenant agree that the following terms as used
herein shall have the meanings provided in this Section 1, unless otherwise
specifically modified by provisions of this Lease:

1.    LEASE DATA AND EXHIBITS.

      1.1   Office Building. (Building), known as the 1808 West End Office
            Building situated at 1805 West End Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee,
            37203 ("Land"); consisting of a multi-story office building,
            containing a total of approximately 99,525 rentable square feet.

      1.2   Premises. Consisting of that area of the Building on the sixth floor
            and known as Suite 600 as outlined in Exhibit B.

      1.3   Agreed Areas. As used in this Lease, Landlord and Tenant agree to
            the following areas and percentage:

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Total rentable area of the Building -             99,525 s.f.
Area of Tenant's Premises.                          8029 s.f.
Tenant prorated share of common area               1,044 s.f.
Tenant total rentable area -                       9,073 s.f.
Tenant percentage of the Building                   9.12 %
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      1.4   Leasehold- Improvements. Landlord shall provide improvements to the
            space in accordance with Exhibit D of this Lease Agreement.

      1.5   Lease Commencement Date. May 1, 2005 or - upon substantial
            completion of the Leasehold improvements, whichever occurs first
            ("Commencement Date").

      1.6   Expiration Date. Forty Five (45) months after the Commencement Date
            ("Expiration Date"), estimated to be on or around January 31, 2009.

      1.7   Base Rent. The Base Rent for the Premises shall be $14.50 per
            rentable square foot per year or $10,963.21 per month from the
            Commencement Date through the Expiration Date.

      1.8   Notices and Payment Address:

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            Tenant:             CAPITAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY
                                1820 West End Avenue
                                Nashville, Tennessee 37203

            With Copy To:       Small, Soper & Oakley, P.C.
                                One Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 330
                                Nashville, Tennessee 37215
                                ATTN: Daniel W. Small, Esq.
                                Facsimile No. (615) 252-6001

            Landlord:           KATHRYN ANN PROPERTIES, G.P.
                                C/O ProVenture Commercial Real Estate
                                750 Old Hickory Boulevard, Suite 230
                                Brentwood, Tennessee 37027
                                Phone: (615) 377-0909
                                Fax: (615) 377-6921

      1.9   Exhibits: The following exhibits and riders are made a part of this
            Lease:

            Exhibit A - Legal Description
            Exhibit B - Floor Plan of Premises
            Exhibit C - Rules & Regulations
            Exhibit D - Agreement Regarding Tenant improvements

2.    PREMISES. Landlord does hereby lease to Tenant, and Tenant does hereby
      lease from Landlord, upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, the
      Premises described in Section 1.2 hereof and as more particularly shown on
      Exhibit B attached hereto and incorporated herein. In addition, Tenant
      shall have, as appurtenant to the Premises and subject to the rules and
      regulations of Landlord, the right to use the common areas of the building
      in common with other tenants, such areas to include lobbies, stairways,
      elevators, lavatories, hallways, sidewalks and parking areas.

3.    COMMENCEMENT AND EXPIRATION DATES.

      3.1   Lease Commencement Date. The Lease Commencement Date shall be the
            date specified in Section 1.5.

      3.2   Expiration Date. The Lease shall expire on the date specified in
            Section 1.6.

      3.3   Acceptance. Tenant accepts the Premises in "as is" condition,
            subject to all laws and regulations without representation by
            Landlord as to condition; except as expressly outlined in Exhibit D
            and as further specified or required herein, and as follows:

            3.3.1 Landlord will be responsible for the installation of its
                  existing spare twenty-five (25) ton HVAC unit on the sixth
                  floor of the Building, for the benefit of the Tenant.

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            3.3.2 Landlord will be responsible for the cost of renovation of the
                  Premises associated with introduction of the required fresh
                  air to the Premises.

4.    RENT. Tenant shall pay Landlord the rental stated in Section 1.7 hereof
      ("Base Rent") and Additional Rent as provided in Sections 8 and 9 and -any
      other additional -payments under this Lease upon demand, deduction or
      offset, payable in lawful money in the United States in advance on or
      before the first day of each month to Landlord at the address noted in
      Section 1.8 hereof, or to such other party or at such other place as
      Landlord may hereafter from time to time designate in writing. Rent for
      any partial month at the beginning or end of the Lease term shall be
      prorated. Should any provision of this Lease provide for an abatement in
      the payment of Rent by Tenant, it is understood that said provision shall
      also be applicable to the Tenant's obligation for payment of future
      Additional Rent, from the effective date of said Rent Abatement until the
      such time as the Tenant's obligation for payment of Rent resumes.

5.    SECURITY DEPOSIT. THIS-PROVISION HAS BEEN INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.

6.    USES. The Premises are to be used only for general office, banking and
      financial services purpose ("Permitted Used"); and -for no other business
      or other purposes without the written consent of Landlord. No act shall
      be-done in or about the Premises that is unlawful or that will increase
      the existing rate of insurance-on the Building. Tenant shall not commit or
      allow to be committed any waste upon the Premises or the Building, or any
      public or private nuisance or other act or thing which disturbs the quiet
      enjoyment of any other tenant in the Building. Tenant shall not, without
      the-written consent of Landlord, use any apparatus, machinery or device in
      or about the Premises which- will cause any substantial noise or
      -vibration. If any of Tenant's Office machines and equipment should
      disturb the quiet enjoyment of any other Tenant- in the Building, then
      Tenant shall provide adequate insulation, or take such other action as may
      be necessary to eliminate the disturbance Tenant shall comply with all
      laws relating to its use or occupancy of the Premises and shall
      observe-such reasonable rules and regulations as may be adopted and made
      available to Tenant by Landlord from time to time for the safety, care and
      cleanliness of the Premises and/or the Building, and-for the preservation
      of good order-therein. Tenant shall not, nor shall Tenant-allow or cause
      any other person to,. bring onto the Premises, or store, release or
      discharge- within the Building or on `the Premises any hazardous
      substances, as such term is given its broadest meaning under state
      and-federal laws.

7.    SERVICES AND UTILITIES.

      7.1   Duty of Landlord. Landlord shall maintain or cause to be maintained
            the Premises and the public and common areas of the Building, such
            as lobbies, elevators, stairs, corridors, and restrooms, in
            reasonably good order and condition except for damage occasioned by
            any act or omission of Tenant, or Tenant's guests, employees, or
            customers, the repair of which damage shall be paid for by-Tenant,
            except to the extent covered by the proceeds of Tenant's insurance
            payable directly to Landlord.

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7.2   Hours of Service. From 7:00a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekdays ("Normal Business
      Hours") and 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday ("Saturday Morning")
      (excluding Christmas Day, Thanksgiving Day, New Year's Day, July 4ih and
      any other holiday which may be chosen at owner's discretion), Landlord
      shall furnish the Premises with -electricity for lighting and operation of
      low power Usage of the machines, including normal business - equipment,
      facsimile machine, dishwasher, refrigerator, l6e maker and microwave oven,
      water and elevator service, and shall provide heat and- air-conditioning
      during said hours to ensure proper heat and cooling of the Premises.

7.3   Additional Services. During all other hours, Landlord shall furnish such
      service except for heat and air-conditioning If requested by Tenant, the
      Landlord shall furnish heat and air conditioning at times other than
      Normal Business Hours and Saturday Mornings and the cost of such services
      shall be at the rate of Fifteen and 00/1 00 ($ 15.00) dollars per hour and
      (as established by Landlord) shall be paid by Tenant as additional
      payment, payable as provided-In Section 4.

      Landlord shall also provide light replacement service for
      landlord-furnished lights, toilet room supplies, window washing at
      reasonable intervals, snow removal, as necessary, and customary building
      janitorial service five days per week, Monday through Friday. No
      janitorial service shall be provided Saturdays, Sundays, or legal
      holidays. The costs of -any janitorial service or other types of services-
      provided or caused to be provided -by Landlord to Tenant which are in
      addition to the services ordinarily provided tenants of the Building shall
      be paid in the manner provided for payment of Rent in Section 4 of this
      lease.

7.4   Disclaimer. Landlord shall not be- liable for any loss, injury or damage
      to property caused by or resulting from any variation, interruption, or
      failure of such services due- to any cause whatsoever, unless due
      to-Landlord's gross negligence, gross misconduct, or from failure to make
      any repairs or perform any maintenance. No temporary interruption or
      failure of such services incident to making of repairs, alterations, or
      improvements, or due to accident, strike, or conditions or events beyond
      Landlord's control shall be deemed an eviction of Tenant or relieve Tenant
      from any of Tenant's obligations hereunder.

7.5   Heat Producing Equipment. Tenant shall not install any equipment or lights
      in the Premises which will utilize electrical service or generate an
      amount of heat in excess of that typically used or found in a normal
      business office use of the Premises with small business machines, except
      as provided to the contrary in the Special Stipulations. In the event
      Tenant utilizes electrical current in excess of the amount typically
      utilized as aforesaid or installs equipment which generates heat in excess
      of the amount typically found as aforesaid, then the Landlord shall have
      the right to charge Tenant as additional rent a reasonable sum as
      reimbursement for the direct costs of -such additional use or service
      necessary by reason of Tenant's use. In the event of a disagreement as to
      the reasonableness of that amount of such additional rent, the opinion of
      a qualified local independent professional engineer selected by Landlord
      who is neither affiliated with nor an

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            employee of Landlord, shall be binding upon Landlord and Tenant.
            Landlord acknowledges Tenant's use of computers, telephones and
            facsimile machines used in the operation of their business are not
            be considered heat producing equipment and neither the Rent nor the
            Additional rent shall be increased as a result of the use thereof.

      7.6   Additional Rent. In addition, if applicable, Tenant shall in
            advance, upon receipt of an itemized billing statement, on the first
            day of each month during the Lease term, pay Landlord the reasonable
            amount estimated by Landlord as the cost of furnishing electricity
            for the operation of such high power usage equipment and for the
            reasonable amount estimated by Landlord as the cost of operation and
            maintenance of supplementary air-conditioning units as necessitated
            by Tenant's use of equipment which generates an undue amount of
            heat. The Rent stated in Section 1.7 hereof does not include any
            amount to cover the cost of furnishing electricity or such
            additional air conditioning for such purposes unless so stated
            therein and such costs shall be paid by Tenant in the manner
            provided for payment of Rent in Section 4 of this Lease. In the
            event Tenant adds high usage equipment not described in Paragraph
            7.2, then Landlord shall be entitled to install and operate at
            Tenant's cost a monitoring metering system in the Premises to
            measure the added demands on electricity, heating, ventilation, and
            air-conditioning systems resulting from Tenant's heat generating
            high power equipment usage, and after-hours service requirements. In
            the event of non-payment of additional payments due from Tenant or
            any of the above described additional services, Landlord shall have
            the same rights with respect to such non-payment as it has with
            respect to the non-payment of Rent hereunder.

8.    COST OF SERVICES AND UTILITIES.

      8.1   Definitional Terms. In addition to the Rent provided in Section 1.7
            of this Lease, Tenant shall pay to Landlord increases under this
            Paragraph 8 as "Additional Rent". The increases shall be made as
            provided herein, utilizing the following definitions:

            8.1.1 "Operating Costs" shall include Costs of Utilities and Other
                  Operating Costs.

                  8.1.1.1 "Costs of Utilities" shall mean all expenses paid or
                           incurred by Landlord for electricity, water, gas,
                           sewers, and similar utilities,- including any
                           surcharge Imposed by the said utility provider(s) for
                           the respective utility(ies) provided.

                  8.1.1.2 "Other Operating Costs" shall mean all other expenses
                          paid or incurred by Landlord for maintaining,
                          operating and repairing the Building and the personal
                          property used in conjunction therewith, including,
                          without limitation, the costs of refuse collection,
                          supplies, janitorial and cleaning services, window
                          washing, landscape maintenance, seasonal plantings,
                          services of independent

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                  contractors, parking lot services, compensation (including
                  employment taxes and fringe benefits) of all persons who
                  perform duties in connection with the operation, maintenance
                  and repair of the Building, its equipment and the Land upon
                  which it is situated, insurance premiums, licenses, permits
                  and inspection fees, customary management fees (which shall be
                  no greater than six [6%] per cent of the Building's gross
                  rental income) legal and accounting expenses, real and
                  personal property taxes, and any other expense or charge
                  whether or not hereinbefore described which in accordance with
                  generally accepted `accounting and management practices would
                  be considered an ordinary expense of maintaining, operating or
                  repairing the Building:

                  8.1.1.2.1   Depreciation or amortization of costs required to
                              be capitalized in accordance with generally
                              accepted accounting practices is excluded (except
                              Operating Costs shall include amortization of
                              capital improvements made subsequent to the
                              initial development of the Building which are
                              designed with a reasonable probability of
                              improving, the operating efficiency of the-
                              Building, provided that such amortization costs
                              shall not exceed, expected savings in Operating
                              Costs resulting from such capital improvements).

      8.1.2 "Calendar Lease Year" shall mean a twelve (12) month period
            beginning January 1 and ending December 31. "Partial Lease Year"
            shall mean any other period of time other than a full calendar year.

      8.1.3 "Actual Costs" shall, mean the actual expenses paid or incurred by
            Landlord for Operating Costs during any Calendar Lease Year of the
            term hereof.

      8.1.4 "Estimated Costs Allocable to the Premises" shall mean Landlord's
            estimate of costs allocable to the Premises for the following
            Calendar Lease Year to be given by Landlord to Tenant pursuant to
            Section 8.3 below.

8.2   Base Amount. The base Operating Costs allowable to the Tenant's Premises
      shall be the 2005 Base Year Operating Costs.

8.3   Additional Rent for Increases in Cost. Within 30 days prior to the
      commencement of each Calendar Lease Year (using calendar year 2005 as the
      "Base Year")-during the term hereof, Landlord shall furnish Tenant a
      written statement of the Estimated Costs Allocable to the Premises for
      such Calendar Lease Year, and a calculation of the Additional Rent as
      follows: One-twelfth (1/12) of the amount, if any, by which such amount
      exceeds the Base Amount

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      shall be Additional Rent payable by Tenant as provided in Section 4 for
      each month during such Calendar Lease Year. If at any time or times during
      such Calendar Lease Year, it appears to Landlord that the Estimated or
      Actual Costs Allocable to the Premises will vary from Landlord's estimate
      by more than 5% on an annualized basis, Landlord may, by written notice to
      Tenant, revise its estimate for such Calendar Lease Year and Additional
      Rent payments by Tenant for such Calendar Lease year be based on such
      revised estimate.

8.4   Actual Costs. Within ninety (90) days after the close of each Calendar
      Lease Year during the term thereof, or as soon thereafter as practical,
      Landlord shall deliver to Tenant a written statement setting forth the
      Actual Costs allocable to the Premises during the preceding Calendar Lease
      Year. If such costs for any Calendar Lease Year exceed Estimated Costs
      Allocable to the Premises paid by Tenant to Landlord pursuant to the
      preceding Section 8.3, or exceed the Base Amount in the first lease year,
      Tenant shall pay the amount of such excess to Landlord as added Additional
      Rent within thirty (30) days after receipt of such statement by Tenant. If
      such statement shows such costs to be less than the amount paid by Tenant
      to Landlord pursuant to the preceding Section 8.3, then the amount of such
      overpayment by Tenant shall be credited by Landlord to the next month's
      Rent payable by Tenant.

8.5   Determinations. The determination of Actual Costs and Estimated Costs
      shall be made by Landlord to most accurately reflect Operating Costs
      pertaining to the Tenant's premises. Tenant shall have opportunity to
      audit Actual Costs allocable to the Premises during the preceding lease
      year, at the Tenant's, sole cost and expense within ninety (90) days after
      presentation of such costs by Landlord. If said audit discloses a variance
      in Tenant's favor, of at least Twenty-five hundred and 00/100 ($ 2,500.00)
      dollars, the Landlord shall reimburse tenant for -the amount of said
      valiance and shall reimburse Tenant for the cost of the audit up to the
      amount of the audited discrepancy. Should the audit disclose a variance
      less than Twenty-five hundred and 00/100 ($2,500.00) dollars, then
      Landlord's sole obligation herein shall be to reimburse tenant for the
      amount of said variance.

8.6   End of Term. If this Lease shall terminate on a day other than the last
      day of a Year, the amount of any adjustment between Actual Costs and
      Estimated Costs Allocable to the Premises with respect to the Year in
      which such termination occurs shall be prorated on the basis which the
      number of days from the commencement of such Year in which such
      termination occurs to and including such termination date bears to 365;
      and any amount payable by Landlord to Tenant or Tenant to Landlord
      pursuant to Section 8.4 with respect to such adjustment shall be payable
      within thirty (30) days after delivery by Landlord to Tenant of the
      statement of Actual Costs allocable to the Premises with respect to such
      Partial Year.

8.7   Further Adjustment. In the -event the average-occupancy level of the
      Building in any Lease Year was not ninety-five percent (95%) or more of
      full occupancy, then in making the calculations in 8.3 and 8.4 the
      Estimated Costs and Actual Costs for

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            such year shall be proportioned among the Tenants by the Landlord to
            reflect those costs which would have occurred had the Building been
            ninety-five percent (95%) occupied during such year.

      8.8   Base Year. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section
            8 or in Section 9, the Rent payable by Tenant shall in no event be
            less than the Rent- specified in Section 1.7 of this Lease.

      8.9   Non-Payment of Additional Rent. In the event of non-payment of the
            Additional Rent hereunder, Landlord shall have the same rights with
            respect to such non-payment as it has with respect to any other
            non-payment of Rent hereunder.

9.    REAL PROPERTY TAXES.

      9.1   "Real Property Taxes" under subsection 8.1.1.2 shall mean taxes on
            real property described in Paragraph 2-above and personal property
            (including all tenant improvement which are paid for by Landlord
            -and not reimbursed by Tenant) which are assessed as real property
            and have not-been paid by Tenant directly to the taxing authority,
            charges and assessments levied with respect to the Land, the
            Building, any improvements, fixtures and equipment, and all other
            property of Landlord, real or personal, used directly in the
            operation pf the Building and located in or on the Building or the
            Land; and any taxes levied or assessed in addition to or in lieu of,
            in whole or In part, such real property or personal property taxes,
            or any other tax upon leasing of the Building or rents paid or
            collected, but not including any federal or state income tax or
            franchise tax.

      9.2   Taxes on Improvements Paid for by Tenant and Not Reimbursed by
            Landlord. Tenant shall pay, prior to delinquency all personal
            property taxes payable with - respect to all property of Tenant
            located on the Premises or the Building and shall provide promptly,
            upon request of Landlord, written proof of such payment. As used in
            this Section 9.2 and Section 15.4 "Property of Tenant" includes
            improvements which are paid for by Tenant and not reimbursed by
            Landlord (and improvements originally paid for by Landlord, the
            costs of which are reimbursed by Tenant). In the event property of
            Tenant is assessed as real property, Tenant shall pay the taxes
            thereon as Additional Rent.

10.   IMPROVEMENTS. Upon expiration or sooner termination of this Lease, all
      improvements and additions to the Premises, shall be deemed property of
      Landlord. Tenant shall be authorized to remove all of its personal
      property from the Premises and any of its fixtures and/or trade fixtures,
      upon expiration or sooner termination of this Lease, provided however that
      removal of its fixtures and/or trade fixtures may be removed without
      damage to the Premises. Tenant shall repair any damage or injury to the
      Premises caused by its removal of its fixtures and/or trade fixtures in a
      commercially reasonable manner.

11.   CARE OF PREMISES. Tenant shall take good care of the Premises. Tenant
      shall not make any alterations, additions or improvements in or to the
      Premises, or make changes

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      to locks on doors, or add, disturb or in any way change any plumbing or
      wiring without first obtaining the written consent of Landlord and, where
      appropriate, such work will be performed in accordance with plans and
      specifications approved by Landlord. Subject to Landlord's prior written
      approval, Tenant shall be authorized to change the locks controlling
      access to the Premises and install an alarm system necessary for its
      operation as a commercial bank. Tenant shall provide Landlord with
      necessary key(s) and alarm access codes, so as to allow ordinary and
      necessary access by Landlord to perform its Landlord obligations, as
      required by this Lease. All damages or injury done to the Premises or
      Building by Tenant or by any persons who may be in or upon the Premises or
      Building with the expressed implied consent of Tenant, including but not
      limited to the cracking or breaking of glass of any windows and doors,
      shall be paid for by Tenant and Tenant shall pay for all damage to the
      Building caused by acts or omissions of Tenant or Tenant's officers,
      contractors, agents, invitees, licensees, or employees except to the
      extent covered by the proceeds of Tenant's insurance, payable directly to
      Landlord. All normal repairs necessary to maintain the Premises in a
      tenantable condition shall be done by or under the direction of Landlord
      and at Landlord's expense except as otherwise provided herein. Landlord
      shall be the sole judge as to what repairs are necessary.

12.   ACCEPTANCE OF PREMISES. The Tenant acknowledges that all Landlord
      Leasehold improvements to the Premises are complete as of the date of this
      Lease Agreement and by its execution of this Lease Agreement accepts both
      the condition and possession of the Premises.

13.   SPECIAL IMPROVEMENTS. Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for Landlord's cost
      of making all special improvements requested by Tenant, including but not
      limited to counters, partitioning, electrical and telephone outlets and
      plumbing connections other than as shown on Exhibit D or other attachments
      hereto as being furnished by Landlord provided, however, Tenant shall not
      be obligated to pay for the cost of any special improvements made without
      a written request by Tenant to Landlord. Any costs to be reimbursed under
      this provision shall be paid to Landlord by Tenant within thirty (30) days
      of the receipt of the bill for said costs by Tenant.

14.   ACCESS. Tenant shall permit Landlord and its agents to enter into and upon
      the Premises at all reasonable times for the purpose of inspecting the
      Premises or for the purpose of cleaning, repairing, altering or improving
      the Premises or the Building; however, said access shall be at such times
      mutually agreeable between the Landlord and Tenant, so as not to disturb
      Tenant's normal business use of the Premises. Landlord shall have access
      to the Premises at all times in the event of any emergency. Should access
      for any emergency arise, Landlord shall, if time permits, contact R. Rick
      Hart, as representative of Tenant, at his emergency number of (615)
      668-1545, to notify him of the emergency. Nothing contained in this
      Section 14 shall be deemed to impose any obligation upon the Landlord not
      expressly stated elsewhere in this Lease. The Landlord shall not read,
      review or make copies of any documents(s) found in the Premises, nor,
      except for the sole purpose of purpose of preserving Tenant's records in
      case of emergency, the Landlord shall never take possession of any Tenant
      record or documents. To the extent that the Landlord becomes privy to any
      document(s) and/or records in or derived from the Premises, the Landlord
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      nature of any and all information contained therein and shall neither use
      or disclose such information except upon written request from Tenant in an
      attempt to recover or reconstruct said documents and/or records. Landlord
      shall, upon request from Tenant, return all documents and/or records that
      were in or derived from the Premises. When reasonably necessary Landlord
      may temporarily close entrances, doors, corridors, elevators or other
      facilities without liability to Tenant by reason of such closure and
      without such action by Landlord being construed as an eviction of Tenant
      or release of Tenant from the duty of observing and performing any of the
      provisions of this Lease, provided however, that such closure shall not
      deny or unreasonably restrict Tenant's access to Premises. Landlord shall
      have the right to enter the Premises for the purpose of showing the
      Premises to prospective tenants within the period of one hundred eighty
      (180) days prior to the expiration or sooner termination of the lease
      term. Landlord agrees that showing of the Premises to prospective tenants
      shall occur upon reasonable advance notice to Tenant. Tenant shall have
      the option of to have its representative present at time of showing.
      Landlord shall schedule said showing(s) during Tenant's regular business
      hours, at a mutually agreeable time and date, and shall take use its best
      effort to schedule said showing(s) so as to not be disruptive of Tenant's
      business.

15.   DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION.

      15.1  Damage Repair. If the Premises shall be destroyed or rendered
            untenantable, (either wholly or in part) by fire or other casualty,
            Landlord may, at its sole option, to the extent that insurance
            proceeds are available and not applied against any mortgage debt,
            restore the Premises to their previous condition, or terminate this
            Lease without further liability to either party, except to the
            extent of Tenant's negligence in connection with such fire or
            casualty. Should Landlord elect to terminate this Lease, as herein
            permitted, Landlord shall reimburse Tenant's relocation expense up
            to the sum of fifteen thousand and 00/100 ($15,000.00) dollars
            divided by the number of remaining full months remaining in the
            Lease Term (or Renewal Period, as may be applicable). If Landlord
            elects to restore the Premises, the monthly Rent shall be abated in
            the same proportion as the untenantable portion of the Premises
            bears to the whole thereof, and this Lease shall continue in full
            force and effect, if the damage is due, directly or indirectly, to
            the fault or neglect of Tenant, or its officers, contractors;
            licensees, agents, servants, employees, guests, invitees or
            visitors, there shall be no abatement of Rent, except to the extent
            Landlord receives proceeds from any applicable insurance policy to
            compensate Landlord for loss of Rent.

      15.2  Termination for Material or Uninsured Damages. If the Building shall
            be destroyed or damaged by fire or other casualty insured against
            under Landlord's fire and extended coverage insurance policy to the
            extent that more than ten percent (10%) thereof is rendered
            untenantable or in the -case the Building shall be -materially
            destroyed or damaged by any -other casualty other-than those
            covered- by such insurance policy, notwithstanding that the Tenant
            Premises may be unaffected directly by such destruction or damage,
            Landlord may at Its election, with prior written consent of any
            first mortgagee, terminate this Lease by notice in writing to Tenant
            within sixty (60) days after such destruction or

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            damage. Such notice shall be effective thirty (30) days after
            receipt thereof by Tenant. Should Landlord elect to terminate this
            Lease, as herein permitted, Landlord shall reimburse Tenant's
            relocation expense up to. the sum of fifteen thousand and 00/100
            ($15,000.00) dollars divided by the-number of remaining full months
            remaining in the Lease Term (or Renewal Period as may be
            applicable).

      15.3  Business Interruption. Other than rental abatement provided in
            Section 15.1, no damages, compensation or claim shall be payable by
            Landlord for inconvenience or loss of business arising from
            interruption of business, repair or restoration of the Building or
            Premises; however, should the Premises be destroyed or rendered
            untenantable, (either wholly or in part) by fire or other casualty;
            including utilities, due to no fault on the part of Tenant, then
            Landlord shall give tenant a credit for any day(s) during which the
            Tenant is unable to conduct the operation of its business- at the
            Premises ("Deprived Days"). Should there occur forty-five (45)
            consecutive Deprived Days in any twelve (12) month period or
            seventy-five (75) consecutive Deprived Days in any twenty-four (24)
            month period, then Tenant shall have the option to terminate this
            Lease and have no further obligations herein. Landlord shall
            reimburse Tenant's relocation expense up to the sum of fifteen
            thousand and 00/100 ( $15,000.00) dollars divided by the number of
            remaining full months remaining in the Lease Term (or Renewal
            Period, as may be applicable). Landlord shall use its best efforts
            to effect repairs and restoration in a prompt manner.

      15.4  Insurance. Landlord shall not be required to carry any insurance on
            property of Tenant as defined in subsection 9.2 of this Lease or on
            Tenant's furniture, furnishings, equipment or trade fixtures and
            Landlord (except as provided by law by reason of negligence) shall
            not be obligated to repair any damage thereto or replace the game.
            Tenant agrees to obtain such insurance on Tenant's property at
            Tenant's own expense.

16.   WAIVER OF SUBROGATION. Whether the loss or damage is due to the negligence
      of either Landlord or Tenant, their agents or employees or any other
      cause, Landlord and Tenant to each herewith and hereby release and relieve
      the other, their agents, or employees, from responsibility for, and waive
      their entire claim of recovery for (i) any loss or damage to the real or
      personal property of either located anywhere in the Building, arising out
      of or incident to the perils which are covered by their respective fire
      insurance policies, with extended coverage endorsements, or (ii) loss
      resulting from business interruption at the Premises or loss of rental
      income from the Building, arising out of or incident to the occurrence of
      any of the perils which maybe covered by the business interruption
      insurance policy and by the loss of rental income insurance policy held by
      Landlord or Tenant. Each party shall cause its insurance carriers to
      consent to such waiver of all rights or subrogation against the other
      party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such release shall be effective
      unless the aforesaid insurance policy or policies shall expressly permit
      such a release or contain a waiver of the carrier's right to be
      subrogated.

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17.   INDEMNIFICATION AND LIABILITY INSURANCE.

      17.1  Tenant shall indemnify Landlord after completion of Tenant's
            improvements and upon commencement of Lease Term and save it
            harmless from and against any and all liability, damages, costs, or
            expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising from any
            act, omission, or negligence of Tenant or its officers, contractors,
            licensees, agents, servants, employees, guests, invitees, or
            visitors in or about the Building or arising from any breach or
            default under this Lease by Tenant or arising from any accident,
            injury or damage howsoever caused by Tenant or its officers,
            contractors, licensees, agents, servants, employees, guests,
            invitees or visitors, to any person or property, occurring in or
            about the Building or premises. This provision shall not be
            construed -to make Tenant responsible for loss, damage, liability or
            expense resulting from injuries to third parties caused by the gross
            negligence, or willful misconduct of Landlord or of its officers,
            contractors, licensees, agents, employees, or invitees.

      17.2  Landlord shall indemnify Tenant upon commencement of Lease Term and
            save it harmless from and against any and all liability, damages,
            costs, or expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising
            from any act, omission, or negligence of Landlord or its officers,
            contractors, licensees, agents, servants, employees, guests,
            invitees, or visitors in or about the Building arising from any
            accident, injury or damage howsoever caused by Landlord or its
            officers, contractors, licensees, agents, servants, employees,
            guests, invitees or visitors, to any person or property, occurring
            In or about the Building. This provision shall not be construed to
            make Landlord responsible for loss, -damage, liability or expense
            resulting from injuries to third parties caused by the negligence or
            willful misconduct of Tenant or its officers, contractors,
            licensees, agents, employees, or invitees.

      17.3  Tenant shall, at the Tenant's expense, obtain and keep in force
            during the term of this Lease a policy of comprehensive public
            liability insurance insuring Landlord and Tenant against any
            liability arising out of the ownership, use, occupancy or
            maintenance of the Premises. Such insurance shall be in the amount
            of not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) for injury or
            death of one -person in any one accident or occurrence and in the
            amount of not less than Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) for
            injury or death of more than one person in any one accident or
            occurrence. Such insurance shall further insure Landlord and Tenant
            against liability for property damage of at lease Three Million
            Dollars ($3,000,000). The limit of any such insurance shall not
            limit the liability of the Tenant hereunder. Tenant may provide this
            insurance under a blanket policy, provided that said insurance shall
            have a Landlord's protective liability endorsement attached thereto.
            If Tenant fails to procure and maintain said insurance, Landlord.
            may, but shall not be required to, procure end maintain same, but at
            the expense of Tenant. Insurance required hereunder shall be in
            companies rated A:xiii or better in "Best's Key Rating Guide."
            Tenant shall deliver to Landlord certified copies of policies or
            certificates of liability insurance required herein with loss
            payable clauses satisfactory to Landlord prior to the

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            commencement of each lease year. No policy shall be cancelable or
            subject to reduction of coverage, without written notice at least
            thirty (30) days in advance that said A policy is to be canceled.
            All, such policies shall be written as primary policies not
            contributing with and not in excess of coverage which Landlord may
            carry and shall be written with an insurance carrier satisfactory to
            Landlord. Tenant shall provide Landlord a copy of Tenant's current
            insurance policy(ies) and upon its approval thereof, Landlord agrees
            that Tenant shall not be required to provide Landlord antiquated or
            unreasonably expensive endorsement(s) to said policy(ies).

      17.4  Landlord shall, at the Landlord's expense, obtain and keep in force
            during the term of this Lease, a policy of comprehensive public
            liability insurance insuring Landlord and Tenant against any
            liability arising out of the ownership, use, occupancy or
            maintenance of the Building. Such insurance shall be in the amount
            of not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) for injury or
            death of one person in any one accident or occurrence and in the
            amount of not less than Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) for
            injury or death of more than one person in any one accident or
            occurrence. Such insurance shall further insure Landlord against
            liability for property damage of at lease Three Million Dollars
            ($3,000,000). Landlord may provide this insurance under a blanket
            policy. Insurance hereunder shall be in companies rated A:xiii or
            better in "Best's Key Rating Guide."

18.   ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING.

      18.1  Assignment or Sublease. Tenant shall not sell, assign, mortgage or
            transfer this Lease, sublet the Premises or any part thereof or
            allow any transfer by operation of law. Tenant shall, by written
            notice, advise Landlord of its desire from, on and after a stated
            date (which shall not be less than thirty (30) days nor more than
            forty-five (45) days after the date of Tenant's notice) to assign,
            or sublet any part or all of the Premises for any part of the term
            hereof. Such notice by Tenant shall state the name and address of
            the proposed assignor or subtenant, and Tenant shall deliver to
            Landlord a true and, complete copy of the proposed assignment or
            sublease with said notice. Landlord will not withhold unreasonably
            its consent to-Tenant's assignment or subletting, the Premises
            specific in said notice (provided that all prorata increases in Rent
            under a sublease shall be paid to Landlord); however, any such
            consent shall be subject to Landlord's approval of the
            creditworthiness of the proposed assignee or sub-lessee.

      18.2  Sublease Obligations. Any subletting hereunder by Tenant shall not
            result in Tenant being released or discharged front any liability
            under this Lease. As a condition of Landlord's prior written consent
            as provided for in this paragraph, the subtenant or subtenants shall
            agree in writing to comply with and, be bound by all of the terms,
            covenants, conditions, provisions and agreements of this Lease and
            Tenant shall deliver to Landlord, promptly after execution, an
            executed copy of each sublease and an agreement of said compliance
            by each subtenant.

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      18.3  Void Assignment or Subletting. Any sale, assignment, mortgage, or
            transfer of the Lease or subletting which does not comply with the
            provisions of this paragraph shall be void.

19.   ADVERTISING. Tenant shall not inscribe. any inscription, or post, place,
      or in any manner display any sign; graphics, notice, picture, placard or
      poster, or any advertising matter whatsoever, anywhere in or about the
      Premises or the Building at places visible (either directly or. indirectly
      as an outline or shadow on a glass pane) from anywhere outside Tenant's
      occupied area or at the entrance to Premises without first obtaining
      Landlord's written consent thereto; such consent to be at Landlord's sole
      discretion. Any such consent by Landlord shall be upon the understanding
      and condition that Tenant will remove the same at the expiration or sooner
      termination of this Lease and Tenant shall repair any damage to the
      Premises or the Building caused thereby.

20.   LIENS AND INSOLVENCY. Tenant shall keep the Premises and the Building free
      from any liens arising out of any work performed, materials ordered or
      obligations incurred by or on behalf of Tenant, and Tenant indemnifies and
      holds Landlord harmless from any liability for such liens, including,
      liens arising from work performed pursuant to Exhibit D. If Tenant becomes
      insolvent, voluntarily or involuntarily bankrupt, or if a receiver or
      assignee or other liquidating officer is appointed for the business of
      Tenant, then Landlord may terminate this Lease and Tenant's right of
      possession under this Lease or any rights or privileges hereunder be an
      asset of Tenant under any bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization
      proceedings. Landlord warrants that Tenant shall enjoy the right of quiet
      enjoyment as long as Tenant is not in default under the terms and
      conditions of this Lease. Tenant shall have the option to terminate this
      Lease should Landlord be adjudicated insolvent or if a petition in
      bankruptcy is filed by or against the Landlord.

21.   DEFAULTS. Time is the essence hereof, and it shall be deemed a default if
      Tenant shall violate or breach or fail to keep or perform any covenant,
      agreement, term or condition of this Lease, including without limitation
      Tenant's obligation to make any -and all payments due under this Lease,
      whether or not such payments are defined as Rent or Additional Rent, and
      if such default or violation shall continue or shall not be remedied
      within at least ten (10) days (or, if no default in the Rent; Additional
      Rent or any other payments due hereunder is involved, within twenty (20)
      days) after notice in writing thereof is given by Landlord to Tenant,
      specifying the matter claimed to be in default, Landlord, at its option,
      may immediately declare this Lease terminated, and all Tenant's rights
      hereunder shall be terminated. Landlord may re-enter the Premises using
      such force as may be necessary, and repossess itself thereof, as of its
      former estate, and remove all persons and property from the Premises.
      Notwithstanding any such re-entry, the liability of Tenant for the full
      Rent, Additional Rent and other payments provided for herein shall not be
      extinguished for the balance of this Lease, and Tenant shall make good to
      Landlord any deficiency arising from such re-letting of the Premises, plus
      the costs and expensed of renovating, altering arid reletting the
      Premises, and including attorney's and/or broker's fees incident to
      Landlord's re-entry or reletting. Tenant shall pay any such deficiency
      each month as the amount thereof is ascertained by Landlord or, at
      Landlord's option, Landlord may recover, in addition to any other sums,
      the amount at-the time of judgment by which the unpaid Rent, Additional
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      the balance of the term after judgment exceeds the amount thereof which
      Tenant proves could be reasonably avoided, discounted at the rate of. five
      percent (5%). In reletting the Premises, Landlord may grant Rent
      concessions and Tenant shall not be credited therefore. In addition,
      Landlord shall have the right to payment an amount equal to the Base Rent,
      a reasonable estimate of the Additional Rent, and other sums due hereunder
      which would have been due and payable during the remaining term of this
      Lease, less any amounts by which Landlord is obligated to mitigate such
      damages, discounted at the then effective prime or base lending rate of
      Capital Bank & Trust in Nashville. Nothing herein shall be deemed to
      affect the right of Landlord to recover for indemnification under Section
      17 herein arising prior to the termination of this Lease. In addition to
      the remedies for Tenant default provided herein, Landlord shall have any
      and all other rights at law or in equity in the event of Tenant's,
      default; however, any lockout of the Tenant from the Premises shall occur
      only after notification of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
      (Phone 901-685-1603); the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions
      (Phone 615-741-2236); and, receipt of court approval authorizing the same.

22.   PRIORITY. Upon demand by Landlord or the holder of any first mortgage or
      deed of trust now existing or that may hereafter be placed upon the
      Premises or the Building, Tenant will execute an Agreement of
      Subordination of Mortgage. Tenant agrees that this Lease shall be
      subordinate to any mortgage or deed of trust now existing or hereafter
      placed upon the Premises or the Building, including any and all advances
      to be made thereunder, and interest thereon, and all renewals,
      replacements or extension thereof. Not withstanding said subordination,
      this Lease shall be subject to any and, all rights-of any mortgagee
      pursuant to its rights of foreclosure and power of sale under said
      mortgagee's deed of trust. Upon demand by Landlord or any mortgagee as
      defined above, Tenant shall execute and deliver subordination and
      attornment agreements satisfactory in form and substance to such
      mortgagee, as used in the Nashville, Tennessee commercial mortgage banking
      industry, subject to Tenant's, quiet enjoyment of the Premises so long as
      Tenant is not in default of its obligations under this Lease.

23.   SURRENDER OF POSSESSION. Upon expiration of the term of this Lease,
      whether by lapse of time or otherwise, Tenant shall promptly and
      peacefully surrender the Premises to Landlord in as good condition as when
      received by Tenant from Landlord or as thereafter improved, reasonable use
      and wear and tear excepted.

24.   REMOVAL OF PROPERTY. Tenant shall remove all of its moveable property and
      trade fixtures which can be removed without damage to the Premises at the
      termination of this Lease either by expiration of term or other cause, and
      shall pay Landlord any reasonable damages for injury to the Premises or
      Building resulting from such removal. If Tenant shall fail to remove any
      of its property of any nature whatsoever from the Premises or the Building
      at the termination of this Lease or when Landlord has the right of
      re-entry; Landlord may, in accordance with the provisions of applicable
      statutes covering commercial landlord and tenant matters, remove and store
      said property without liability for loss thereof or damage thereto, such
      storage to be for the account and at the expense of Tenant, if Tenant
      shall not pay the cost of storing any such Property after it has been
      stored for a period of thirty (30) days or more Landlord may, at its
      option, sell, or permit to be sold, any or all such property at-public or
      private sale, in such manner and at such

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      times and places as Landlord, in its sole discretion may deem proper,
      without notice to Tenant, unless notice is required under applicable
      statutes, and shall apply the proceeds of such sale; first, to the cost
      and expense of such sale, including reasonable attorney's fees actually
      incurred; second, to the payment of the costs or charges for storing any
      such property; third, to the payment of any other sums of money which may
      then be or thereafter become due Landlord from Tenant under any of the
      terms hereof; and fourth, the balance, if any, to Tenant. Tenant shall
      remain liable for any differences.

25.   NON-WAIVER. Waiver by either party of any breach of any term, covenant or
      condition herein contained shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such
      term, covenant, or condition; or of any subsequent breach of the same or
      any other term, covenant, or condition of this Lease, other than the
      failure of Tenant to pay the particular rental so accepted by Landlord,
      regardless of Landlord's knowledge of such preceding breach at the time of
      acceptance of such Rent.

26.   HOLDOVER. If Tenant shall, with the written consent of Landlord, hold over
      after the expiration of the term of this Lease, such tenancy shall be
      deemed a month-to-month tenancy, which tenancy may be terminated as
      provided by applicable state law. During such tenancy, Tenant agrees to
      pay Landlord the fair market value -for the Premises which shall be
      reasonably determined by Landlord but in no event less than the amount
      paid in the last month of the expired term and to be bound by all of the
      terms, covenants and conditions herein specified, so far as applicable.

27.   CONDEMNATION.

      27.1  Substantial Taking. If twenty percent (20%) or more of the Premises
            or of such portions of the Building as may be, required for the
            reasonable-use of the Premises, are taken by eminent domain or sale
            under threat of condemnation by eminent domain, this Lease shall
            automatically terminate as of the date title vests in the
            condemnation authority, and all Rents, Additional Rents, and other
            payment shall be paid to that date.

      27.2  Partial Taking. In case of a taking of less than twenty percent
            (20%) of the Premises, or a portion of the Land not required for the
            reasonable use of the Premises, then this Lease shall continue in
            full force and effect; unless the reduction inhibits reasonable use
            of or access to the Premises and the Rent shall be equitably reduced
            based on the proportion by which the floor area of the Premises is
            reduced, such rent reduction to be effective as of the date title to
            such portion vests in the condemnation authority.

      27.3  Awards and Damages. Landlord reserves all rights to damages to the
            Premises for any partial or entire taking by, eminent domain, and
            Tenant hereby assigns to Landlord any right Tenant may have to such
            damages or awards, and Tenant shall make no claim against Landlord
            or the condemning authority for damages for termination of the
            leasehold interest or interference with Tenant's business. Tenant
            shall have the right, however, to claim and recover from the
            condemning authority compensation for any loss to which Tenant may
            be put for Tenant's

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            moving expenses, business interruption or taking of Tenant's
            personal property, including Tenant's leasehold improvements to the
            Premises which were in fact paid for by Tenant (not including
            Tenant's leasehold interest), provided that such damages may be
            claimed only if they, are awarded separately in the eminent domain
            proceedings and not out of or as part of the damages recoverable by
            Landlord.

28.   NOTICES.

      28.1  Addresses. All notices under this Lease shall be in writing and
            deliverable in person or sent by registered or certified mail to
            Landlord and to Tenant at the addresses provided in Section 1.8 and
            to the holder of any first mortgage or deed of trust at such place
            as such holder shall specify to Tenant in writing; or such other
            addresses as may from time to time, be designated by any such party
            in writing. Notices mailed as aforesaid shall be deemed given three
            days after the date of such mailing.

      28.2  Additional Notice Required of Tenant. Tenant agrees to give to
            Mortgagees and/or Trust Deed Holders, by registered mail, a copy of
            any notice of default served upon the Landlord by Tenant, provided
            that prior to such notice Tenant has been notified in writing (by
            way of Notice of Assignment of Rents and Lease, or otherwise) of the
            addresses of such Mortgagees and/or Trust Deed Holders. Tenant
            further agrees that if Landlord shall have failed to cure such
            default within the time provided for in this Lease, then the
            Mortgagees and/or Trust Deed Holders shall have an additional thirty
            (30) days within which to cure such default or if such default
            cannot be cured within that time, then such additional time as may
            be necessary if within such thirty (30) days any Mortgagee and/or
            Trust Deed Holder has commenced and is diligently pursuing the
            remedies necessary to cure such default (including but not limited
            to commencement of foreclosure proceedings if necessary to affect
            such cure), in which event this Lease shall not be terminated while
            such remedies are being so diligently pursued.

29.   COSTS AND ATTORNEYS FEES. In the event of any action for any relief,
      declaratory or otherwise, arising out of, this Lease, including any suit
      by Landlord for the recovery of Rent, Additional Rent or other payments
      hereunder, or possession of the Premises, the relenting party shall pay a
      reasonable sum for court costs and the prevailing party's reasonable
      attorneys' fees in such suit, at trial and on appeal, and such attorneys'
      fees shall be deemed to have accrued on the commencement of such action.

30.   LANDLORD'S LIABILITY. Anything in this Lease to the contrary
      notwithstanding, the covenants, undertakings and agreements herein made-on
      the part of Landlord are made and intended not as personal covenants,
      undertakings and agreements or for the purpose of binding Landlord
      personally or the assets of Landlord except Landlord's interest in the
      Premises and Building, but are made and intended for the purpose of
      binding only the Landlord's interest in the Premises and Building, as the
      same may, from time to time, be encumbered. No personal liability or
      personal responsibility is assumed by, nor shall at any time be asserted
      or enforced against Landlord or their respective heirs, legal

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      representatives, successors and assigns on account of the Lease or on
      account of any covenant, or undertaking or agreement of Landlord contained
      in this Lease.

31.   ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES. Tenant shall, from time to time, upon written
      request of Landlord, execute, acknowledge and deliver to Landlord or its
      designee a written statement stating the date this Lease was executed and
      the date it expires; the date Tenant entered into occupancy of the
      Premises; the amount of minimum monthly rent and the date to which such
      rent has been paid; and certifying the following: If true and applicable,
      that this Lease is in full force and effect and has not been assigned,
      modified, supplemented or amended in any way (or specifying the date and
      terms of agreement so affecting this Lease); that this Lease represents
      the entire agreement between the parties as to this leasing; that all
      conditions under this Lease to be performed by the Landlord have been
      satisfied, including but without limitation, all co-tenancy requirements,
      if any; that all required contributions by Landlord to Tenant, on account
      of Tenant's improvements have been received; that on this date there are
      no existing defenses or offsets which the Tenant has against the
      enforcement of this lease by the Landlord; that no Rent has been deposited
      with Landlord for more than one (1) month in advance except prepayments in
      the nature of security for the performance by Tenant of its obligations
      under the terms of this Lease (or, if so, the amount thereof). It is
      intended that any such statement delivered pursuant to this paragraph may
      be relied upon by a prospective purchaser or Landlord's interest or
      assignee of any mortgage upon Landlord's interest in the Building. If
      Tenant shall fail to respond within twenty (20) days of receipt by Tenant
      of a written request by Landlord as herein provided, Tenant shall be
      deemed to have given such certificate as above provided without
      modification and shall be deemed to have admitted to the accuracy of any
      information supplied by Landlord to a prospective purchaser or mortgagee,
      and that this Lease is in full force and effect, that the security deposit
      is as stated in this Lease, and that not more than one month's rent has
      been paid in advance.

32.   TRANSFER OF LANDLORD'S INTEREST. In the event of any transfer or transfers
      of Landlord's interest in the Premises or the Building other than a
      transfer for security purposes only, the transferor shall be automatically
      relieved of any and all obligation and liabilities on the part of Landlord
      accruing from and after the date of such transfer (provided that the
      transferee shall assume in writing all obligations of Landlord to Tenant
      herein), and Tenant agrees to attorn to the transferee, and the transferee
      agrees to continue to be bound by this Lease and assume any and all
      obligations and liabilities existing before or after the date of transfer.

33.   RIGHT TO PERFORM. If Tenant shall fail to pay any sum of money, other than
      Rent and Additional Rent required to be paid by it hereunder or shall fall
      to perform any other act on its part to be performed hereunder, and such
      failure shall continue, after written notice thereof by Landlord, for
      twenty (20) days Landlord may, but shall not be obligated to do so, and
      without waiving or releasing Tenant from any obligations of Tenant, make
      any such payment or perform any such other act on Tenant's part to be made
      or performed as provided in this Lease. Landlord shall have (in addition
      to any other right or remedy of Landlord) the, same rights and remedies in
      the-event of the non-payment of sums due under this Section as in the case
      of, default by Tenant in the payment of Rent.

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34.   SUBSTITUTED PREMISES. This item has been intentionally omitted.

35.   GENERAL.

      35.1  Headings. The title to sections of this Lease are not a part of this
            Lease and shall have no effect upon the construction or
            interpretation of any part hereof. This Lease shall be construed and
            governed by the laws of the State of Tennessee.

      35.2  Heirs and Assigns. All of the covenants, agreements, terms and
            conditions contained in this Lease shall Inure to and be binding
            upon Landlord and Tenant and their respective heirs, executors,
            administrators, successors and assigns.

      35.3  No Brokers. Tenant represents and warrants to Landlord that it has
            not engaged any broker, finder, or other person who would be
            entitled to any commission or fees in respect of the negotiation,
            execution or delivery of this Lease, other than ProVenture
            Commercial Real Estate, LLC and Southeast Venture, LLC and shall
            indemnify and hold harmless Landlord against any loss, cost,
            liability or expense incurred by Landlord as a result of any claim
            asserted, by any other broker, finder, or other person on the basis
            of any arrangements or agreements made or alleged to have been made
            by or on behalf of Tenant. The provisions of this Section 35.3 shall
            not apply to brokers with whom Landlord has an express written
            broker agreement. Tenant is not-liable for any compensation to
            Brokers. Landlord agrees to pay to Southeast Venture, LLC, as
            Tenants broker, a four (4%) per cent cash-out commission on the
            total rental payments of the initial term, payable one-half (1/2)
            upon Lease execution and one-half (1/2) at time of Tenant occupancy.
            Landlord further, agrees to pay Southeast Venture llc, a brokerage
            commission equal to two (2%) per cent of the gross rental income for
            the Renewal Term Lease Period, said commission to be payable within
            fifteen (15) days after of Tenant's commencement of the Renewal Term
            Lease Period.

      35.4  Entire Agreement. This Lease contains all covenants and agreements
            between Landlord, and Tenant relating in any manner to the Rent, use
            and occupancy of the Premises and Tenant's use of the Building and
            other matters set forth in this Lease. No prior agreements or
            understanding pertaining to the same shall be valid or of any force
            or effect and the covenants and agreements of this Lease shall not
            be altered, modified or added to except in writing signed by
            Landlord and Tenant.

      35.5  Severability. If any clause or provision of this Lease is or becomes
            illegal, invalid or unenforceable because of present or future laws
            or any rule or regulation of any governmental body or entity,
            effective during its term, the intention of the Lease shall not be
            affected thereby, unless such invalidity is, in the sole
            determination of Landlord, essential -to the rights of both parties,
            in which event Landlord has the right to terminate this Lease on
            written notice to Tenant.

      35.6  Late Charges. Tenant hereby acknowledges that late payment to
            Landlord of Rent or other sums due hereunder will cause Landlord to
            incur costs not contemplated by this Lease, the exact amount of
            which will be extremely difficult

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      to ascertain. If any Rent or other sum due from Tenant is not received by
      Landlord or Landlord's designated agent within ten (10) days after its due
      date, then Tenant shall pay to Landlord a late charge equal to five (5%)
      percent of the amount due as of the first day of the month in which said
      rent becomes past due end a like sum for each month any said sum remains
      unpaid, plus any attorneys' fees incurred by Landlord by reason of
      Tenant's failure to pay rent and/or other charge when due hereunder. The
      parties hereby agree that such late charges represent a fair and
      reasonable estimate of the cost that the Landlord will incur by reason of
      Tenant's late payment. Landlord's acceptance of such late charges shall
      not constitute a waiver of Tenant's default with respect to such overdue
      amount or stop Landlord from exercising any of the other rights and
      remedies granted hereunder.

35.7  Force Majeure. It shall not be a default hereunder, nor shall Tenant be
      entitled to any abatement or rent, nor shall there be deemed a
      constructive eviction, if Landlord's performance is prevented due to
      circumstances beyond the Landlord's control, including without limitation,
      strikes, embargoes, governmental regulations, acts of God, war or other
      strife.

35.8  Homestead Redemption and/or Exemption Rights. Tenant hereby waives and
      renounces for itself any and all homestead, redemption and/or exemption
      rights which it may have under or by virtue of the Constitution and Laws
      of the United States and the State of Tennessee and any other state as
      against any debt Tenant may owe Landlord under this Lease, and Tenant
      hereby transfers, conveys and assigns to Landlord all homestead,
      redemption or exemption rights which may be allowed or set apart to Tenant
      including such as may be set apart in any bankruptcy proceedings, to pay
      any debt Tenant may owe Landlord hereunder.

35.9  No Waiver. No failure or delay of either party to this Lease-to exercise
      any right or power given it herein or to insist upon strict compliance
      with any obligation imposed on it herein, and no custom or practice of
      either party hereto at variance with any term hereof shall constitute a
      waiver or a modification of the terms hereof by either party of any right
      it has herein to demand strict compliance with the terms hereof. No
      officer, agent, or employee of either party has or shall have any
      authority to waive any provisions of this Lease unless such waiver is
      expressly made in writing and signed by art authorized officer of said
      party.

35.10 Time of Essence. Time is of the essence of this Lease.

35.11 No Estate In Land. This Lease shall create the relationship of Landlord
      and Tenant between Landlord and Tenant; no estate shall pass out of
      Landlord and Tenant has only a usufruct which is not subject to levy and
      sale.

35.12 Construction. This Lease shall be construed under the laws of the State of
      Tennessee.

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35.13 No Access to Roof. Tenant shall have no right of access to the roof of
      the' Premises or the Building and shall not install, repair or replace any
      aerial, fan, air-conditioner or other device on the roof of the Premises
      of the Building without the prior written consent of Landlord. Any aerial,
      fan, air-conditioner or other device installed without such written
      consent shall be subject to removal, at Tenant's expense, without notice,
      at any time. By its execution herewith, Landlord specifically permits
      Tenant access to the roof for the sole purpose of installing and
      maintaining reasonable ordinary and necessary antenna and/or
      communications equipment for use in Tenants operations. Tenant shall be
      liable and responsible to Landlord for any and all damage resulting from
      its installation, maintenance and/or use of its equipment on the roof.

35.14 Parking. Landlord shall provide one (1) assigned space within the interior
      parking lot of the Building. In addition to said interior parking space
      provided above, the Landlord shall also provide one (1) free parking
      space, within the outside parking lot, for each eight hundred (800)
      rentable square feet of space leased by Tenant within the Building.
      Additional outside lot spaces may be leased by Tenant, as available, at
      the rate of $15.00 per space per month. Additional interior parking spaces
      within -the Building, may be leased by Tenant as available, at the rate of
      $35.00 per space per month.

35.15 Option to Renew. Tenant shall have the option to extend the lease for one
      (1) additional five (5) year term ("Renewal Period") subject to Tenant
      giving the Landlord not less than six months written notice prior to the
      end of the Expiration Date, as specified in Section 1.6 herein, of its
      intent to exercise said Option. The Base Rental Rate for the Renewal
      Period shall be $15.50 per rentable square foot and shall be increased by
      2.5% each year of the Renewal Period.

35.16 Right of First Refusal. Tenant shall have a right of first refusal on any
      additional available space within the Building, from to time, as said
      additional space shall become available. Said right of first refusal shall
      be subject to and conditioned upon the existing tenant vacating said
      space. Landlord shall make Tenant aware of any space within the Building
      that will be vacated by an existing tenant and the date said space shall
      be available to Tenant. Upon Landlord's notification, Tenant shall notify
      Landlord in writing of its intent to lease such space within ten (10) days
      after the date of Landlord's notice. In addition thereto, Tenant must
      execute an amendment, within fifteen (15) days of Landlord's notice,
      incorporating the additional space into the terms of this Lease Agreement.
      Time shall be of the essence and failure of the Tenant to timely respond
      to the response and execution periods herein recited, shall be interpreted
      by Landlord to indicate that Tenant has no interest in such space and the
      said right of first refusal shall expire and shall become null and void.

35.17 Landlord's Right to Relocate. At anytime during the initial term, or the
      Renewal Period, if applicable, of this Lease, Landlord shall have the
      right to relocate the Tenant to substitute space (the "Substitute Space")
      within the Building (or into a new office building, if one is built
      contiguous to the 1808 West End Building),

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            should Landlord elect to alter the current office use of the 1808
            West End Building, for any reason. Landlord shall provide Tenant at
            least one hundred eighty (180) days written notice of Landlord's
            decision to relocate Tenant. Such relocation shall be to an
            equivalent or better class of space and facility, either within the
            existing Building, or the new office building, if built, contiguous
            the 1808 West End building. All Substitute Space shall be located on
            a single floor. Landlord shall provide Tenant; (1) with an allowance
            of $15,000.00 to be utilized for the moving expenses, including all
            costs related to moving and setting up telephone and computer
            systems; and, (2) shall improve and/or redecorate the-Substitute
            Space to match the interior finish of the original space being
            vacated by the Tenant. Such relocation will be at the same rent and
            terms as under this Lease Agreement. Landlord further reserves the
            sole and absolute right to relocate the parking space(s) of Tenant
            to an alternate suitable location, at any time for any reason it
            deems necessary, so long as the Landlord maintains at all times and
            provides Tenant, the exclusive use of one (1) free parking space per
            eight hundred (800) rentable square, feet of space leased by Tenant
            within the Building, said parking to be located on or contiguous to,
            the 1808 West End Building property.

36.   Landlord's Representations, Warranties and Covenants. Landlord hereby
      represents and warrants to the Tenant that Landlord owns the Office
      Building; that it has good right and power to enter into and perform the
      terms of this Lease; that it is not insolvent and that it will not be
      rendered insolvent by the execution, delivery and/or performance of this
      Lease; that the Landlord's execution, delivery and performance of this
      Lease, does not violate any document of the Landlord or any contract;
      agreement or covenant by which the Landlord is bound; that the Landlord
      has the financial capacity to perform its obligations under this Lease;
      that it has no obligation to convey this property to any person or entity;
      that the Landlord has obtained, or shall obtain, all licenses,
      certificates and approvals that It needs or should have to operate the
      Building and the Land on which it is located; in a safe, sound and lawful
      manner; that to Landlord's best belief and knowledge, that neither the
      Building nor the Land on which it is located is contaminated by any
      hazardous substances or contains any other threat or danger to human
      health or well being; and, that, if required by applicable governmental
      agencies, the Building and the Premises (including its bathrooms) will be
      in compliance with all applicable code requirements (including building
      and fire codes) and other applicable legal requirements, including the
      Americans With Disabilities Act. The Landlord covenants and agrees that it
      will operate the Building and the Land on which it is located in a safe
      and sound manner, in compliance with all applicable laws, rules,
      regulations and code requirements; that it will not use, manufacture or
      store, or knowingly permit the use, manufacture or storage of hazardous
      substances in the Building or on the Land on which it is located; that it
      will not convey the property or management of the property to any person
      or entity that does not have the demonstrable financial and managerial
      ability to perform Landlord's obligations under this Lease; and, that it
      shall keep the Building and the Land on which it is located insured for a
      commercially reasonable amount in amounts consistent with the requirements
      of this Lease.

37.   Landlord's Default. Should the Landlord knowingly violate any material
      term or provision of this Lease, or if Landlord knowingly permits any
      person, who is not an

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      employee, invitee and/or guest of the Tenant, to violate Tenant's quiet
      and peaceful enjoyment of the Premises, then the Landlord shall, upon
      written notice from Tenant of said violation, take any and all steps
      necessary to cure any said violation(s) within thirty (30) days, or as
      soon as commercially feasible thereafter, of receipt of written notice,
      from Tenant. Should Landlord fail to cure the default within the time
      recited herein, the Tenant may bring suit for damages and/or bring suit to
      terminate this Lease.

38.   Limitation of Financial Services Tenants. During the Lease Term (including
      any Renewal Period), there shall be no other tenant, excluding existing
      tenants, located in the Building, who as its principal activity or
      business, the operation of a commercial bank, savings bank, savings and
      loan association and/or mortgage company.

39.   Nondiscrimination against Tenant. The Landlord shall take no action and
      shall not willingly suffer any omission that discriminates against the
      Tenant. -

40.   FDIC Requirements. This Lease shall be subject to any right of the federal
      Deposit Insurance Corporation to assume or reject the Lease in the event
      that the FDIC is appointed receiver for Tenant.

Should any provisions contained in this -Lease conflict with any provision
recited in the Rules and Regulations attached hereto as Exhibit C, the
provisions of the Lease shall prevail.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, This Lease has been executed the day and year set forth
above.

LANDLORD:                             KATHRYN ANN PROPERTIES, G.P.

                                      By: /s/ Michael D.Shmerling
                                          ------------------------------------

                                      Title: General Partner

TENANT:                               CAPITAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY

                                      By: /s/ R. Rick Hart
                                          ------------------------------------

                                      Title: Chairman, President & CEO

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                                LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Land in Davidson County, Tennessee, being Lots No. 128 and 129 on the Plan of
Boyd Home Tract of record in Plat Book 21, Page 39, Register's Office for
Davidson County, Tennessee, to which plan reference is made for a more complete
description.

      Said Lots no. 128 and 129 adjoin and front together 100 feet on the
northerly side of West End Avenue, as widened, and run back between parallel
lines 160 feet, more or less, to an alley.

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                                    EXHIBIT B

                          (FLOOR PLAN OF THE PREMISES)

                                   (SUITE 600)

[diagram]

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                                    EXHIBIT C

                              RULES AND REGULATIONS

      (1) ACCESS TO BUILDING. On Saturday, Sundays and legal holidays and on
other days between the hours of 6:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M. the following day,
access to the building and/or to the halls, corridors, elevators or stairways in
the building may be restricted and access shall be gained by use of a key to the
outside doors of the building. Landlord may from time to time establish security
controls for the purpose of regulating access to the Building. The Tenant shall
abide by all such security regulations so established.

      (2) PROTECTING PREMISES. Before leaving the Premises unattended, Tenant
shall close and securely lock all doors or other means of entry to the Premises
and shut off all -water faucets and lights in the Premises.-

      (3) BUILDING DIRECTORIES. The directories of the Building shall be used
exclusively for the display of the name and location of the Tenants only and
will be provided at the expense of the Tenant. Any additional names requested by
Tenant to be displayed in the directories must be approved by the Landlord and,
if approved, will also be provided at the sole expense of the Tenant.

      (4) LARGE ARTICLES. Furniture, freight and other large or heavy articles
may be brought into Building only at times and in the manner designated by
Landlord, and always at the Tenant's sole responsibility. All damage done to the
Building by moving or maintaining such furniture, freight or articles shall be
repaired at the expense of Tenant. All large furniture, equipment, cartons and
similar large articles desired to be removed from the Premises or the Building
shall be listed by the Tenant with the Landlord and a removal permit therefore
shall be obtained from the Landlord.

      (5) SIGNS. Tenant shall riot paint, display, inscribe, maintain or affix
any sign, placard, picture advertisement, name, notice, lettering or direction
on any part of the outside or inside of the Building, or on any part of the
inside of the Premises which can be seen from the outside of the Premises,
without the written consent of Landlord, and then only such name or names or
matter and in such color, size, style, character and material as shall be first
approved by Landlord in writing which approvals shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed. Landlord reserves the right to remove at Tenant's expense
all matter other than that above provided for without notice to Tenant. -

      (6) ADVERTISING. Tenant shall not in any manner use the name of the
Building for any purpose other than that of the business address of the Tenant,
or use any picture or likeness of the Building, or the name 1808 West End
Building in any letterheads, envelopes, circulars, notices, advertisements,
containers or wrapping material without Landlord's express consent in writing;
provided that Landlord's consent shall not be required for any of the foregoing
uses if for the purpose of identifying the location of Tenant's business.

      (7) COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. Tenant shall comply with all applicable laws,
ordinances, governmental orders or regulations and applicable orders or
directions from any

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public office or body having jurisdiction, with respect to the Premises and the
use or occupancy thereof. Tenant shall not make or permit any use of the
Premises which is forbidden by law, ordinance, governmental regulation or order
or direction of applicable public authority, or which may be dangerous to person
or property.

      (8) HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. Tenant shall not use or permit to be brought into
the Premises or the Building any flammable oils or fluids, or any explosive or
other articles deemed hazardous to persons or property, or do or permit to be
done any act or thing which will invalidate or which if bought in would be in
conflict with any insurance policy covering the Building or its operation, or
the Premises, or any part of either, and will not do or permit to be done
anything in or upon the Premises, or bring or keep anything therein which shall
not comply with all rules, orders, regulations or requirements or any
organization, bureaus, department or body having jurisdiction with respect
thereto (and Tenant shall at all times comply with all such rules, orders,
regulations or requirements), or which shall increase the rate of insurance on
the Building, its appurtenances, contents or operation. To Landlords best belief
and knowledge, neither the Building nor the land on which it is located, is
contaminated by hazardous materials or has been used for storage of hazardous
substances. Landlord shall not use, manufacture, store or permit, the use of any
hazardous materials in the Building.

      (9) DEFACING PREMISES AND OVERLOADING. Tenant shall not place anything or
allow anything to be placed in the Premises near the glass of any door,
partition, wall or window which may be unsightly from outside the Premises, and
Tenant shall not place or permit to be placed any article of any kind on any
window ledge or on the exterior walls, blinds, shades, awnings or other forms of
inside or outside window ventilators or similar devices, shall not be placed in
or about the outside windows in the Premises except to the extent, if any, that
the character, shape, color material and make thereof is approved by the
Landlord, and Tenant shall not do any painting or decorating in the Premises or
install any floor coverings in the Premises or make, paint, cut or drill into,
drive nails, screws or other fasteners into or in any way deface any part of the
Premises or Building without in each instance obtaining the prior written
consent of Landlord, which approvals and consents shall not be unreasonably
withheld. Tenant shall not overload any floor or part thereof in the Premises,
or-any facility in the Building or any public corridors or elevators therein
bringing in or removing any large or heavy articles and the Landlord may direct
and control the location of safes and all other heavy articles and, if
considered necessary by Landlord, require supplementary supports at the expense
of the Tenant of such material and dimensions as Landlord may deem necessary to
properly distribute the weight.

      (10) OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC AREAS. Tenant shall not take or permit to be
taken in or out of other entrances of the Building, or take or permit on other
elevators, any item normally taken in or out through service doors or in or on
freight elevator, and Tenant shall not, whether temporarily, accidentally or
otherwise, allow anything to remain in, place or store anything,- in, or
obstruct in any way, any sidewalk, court, passageway, entrance, or shipping
area. Tenant shall move all supplies, furniture and equipment as soon as
received directly to the Premises, and shall move all such items and waste
(other than waste customarily removed by Building employees) that are at any.
time being taken from the Premises directly to the areas designated for
disposal. All courts, passageways, entrances, exits, elevators, escalators,
stairways, corridors, halls and roofs are not for the use of the general public
and Landlord shall in all cases retain the right to

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control and prevent access thereto by all persons whose presence in judgment of
Tenant shall be prejudicial to the safety, character, reputation and. Interests
of the Building and its tenants provided, however, that nothing herein contained
shall be construed-to prevent such access to persons with whom Tenant deals
within ,the normal course of Tenant's business unless such persons are engaged
in illegal activities. No Tenant and no employee or invitee of Tenant shall
enter into areas reserved for the exclusive use of Landlord, its employees or
invitees. -

      (11) ADDITIONAL LOCKS. Tenant shall not attach or permit to be attached
additional Jocks or similar devices to any door or window, change existing locks
or the mechanism thereof, or make or permit to be made any keys for any door
other than those provided -by Landlord, except as may: be approved by Landlord
in writing. Landlord shall provide one (1) key for each of Tenant's designated
employees for each access door lock to the Premises installed by Landlord, if
more than one key for is desired, Landlord will provide them upon payment
therefor by Tenant. Upon termination of this Lease or of the Tenant's
possession, the Tenant shall surrender all keys to the Premises.

      (12) COMMUNICATIONS OR UTILITY CONNECTIONS. If Tenant desires signal,
communication, alarm or other utility or similar service connections installed
or changed, Tenant shall not install or change the same without the approval of
Landlord, and then only under direction of Landlord and at Tenant's expense.
Tenant shall not install in the Premises any equipment which requires a
substantial amount of electrical current without the advance written consent of
the Landlord, and the Tenant shall ascertain from the Landlord the maximum
amount of load or demand for or use of electrical current which' can safely be
permuted in the Premises; taking into account the capacity of the electric
wiring in the Building and the Premises and the needs of other tenants of the
Building, and shall not many event connect a greater load than such safe
capacity. Approvals and consents required pursuant to this paragraph shall not
be unreasonably withheld.

      (13) OFFICE OF THE BUILDING. Service requirements of Tenant will be
attended to only upon application at the management company's office, Kathryn
Ann Properties, G.P. Employees of Landlord shall not perform any work or do
anything outside of their duties unless under special instruction from the
Landlord.

      (14) OUTSIDE SERVICES. No Tenant shall obtain for use upon the Premises
ice, drinking water, towel and other similar services on the Premises except at
the hours under regulations fixed by the Landlord.

      (15) TOILET ROOMS. The toilet rooms, toilets, urinals, wash bowls and the
other apparatus shall not be used for any purpose other than that for which they
were constructed and no foreign substance of any kind whatsoever shall be thrown
therein and the expense of any breakage, stoppage or damage resulting from the
violation of this rule shall be borne by the Tenant who, or whose employees or
invitees, shall have caused it.

      (16) INTOXICATION. Landlord reserves the right to exclude, or expel from
the Building any person who, in the judgment of Landlord, is intoxicated or
under the influence of liquor or drugs or who shall in any manner do, any act in
violation of any of the rules and regulations of-the Building.

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      (17) VENDING MACHINES. No vending machines of any description shall be
installed, maintained or operated without the written consent of Landlord.
Landlord reserves all vending rights to the Building.

      (18) NUISANCES AND CERTAIN OTHER PROHIBITED USES. Tenant shall not (a)
install or operate any internal combustion engine, boiler, machinery,
refrigerating, heating or air conditioning apparatus in or about the Premises;
(b) carry on any mechanical business in or about the Premises or Building any
article, thing or service except those ordinarily embraced within the permitted
use of the Premises specified in Paragraph 6; (c) use the Premises for housing,
lodging, or sleeping purposes; (d) permit preparation or warming of food - for
sale - In trade or business in the Premises or permit food to be brought into
the Premises except for consumption therein, except by express permission of
Landlord; (e) place any radio or television antennae-on the roof or on or in any
part of the inside or outside of the Building other than the inside of the
Premises; (f) operate or permit to be operated any musical or sound producing
instrument or device inside or outside-the Premises which may be heard outside
the Premises; (g) use any illumination or power for the operation of any
equipment -or device other than electricity; (h) operate any electrical device
from which may emanate electrical waves which may interfere with or impair radio
or television broadcasting or reception, from or in the Building or elsewhere;
(i) bring or permit to be in the Building Complex any bicycle or other vehicle,
or dog (except in the company of a blind person) or other animal or bird; (j)
make or permit any objectionable noise or odor to emanate from the Premises; (k)
disturb, solicit or canvass any occupant of the Building; (l) do anything in or
about the Premises tending to create or maintain a nuisance or do any act
tending to injure the reputation of the Building; or (m) throw or permit to be
thrown or dropped any article from any window or other opening in the Building.

      (19) SOLICITATION. The Tenant shall not take any room-to-room canvass to
solicit business from other Tenants in the Building and shall not exhibit, sell
or offer to sell, use, rent or exchange any products or services in or from the
Premises unless ordinarily embraced within the Tenant's use of the Premises
specified herein.

      (20) ENERGY CONSERVATION. The Tenant shall not waste electricity, water,
heal or air conditioning and agrees to cooperate fully with Landlord to assure
the most effective operation of the Building heating and air conditioning, and
shall not allow the adjustment (except by Landlord's authorized building
personnel) of any controls. The Tenant shall keep corridor doors closed and
shall not open any windows, except that if the air circulation shall not be in
operation, windows which are open-able may be opened with Landlord's consent
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

      (21) TERMINATION. The Tenant, upon the termination of the tenancy, shall
deliver to the Landlord all the keys of offices, rooms and toilet rooms which
have been furnished the Tenant or which the Tenant shall have had made, and in
the event of loss of any keys so furnished shall pay Landlord therefor.

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                                    EXHIBIT D

                     AGREEMENT REGARDING TENANT IMPROVEMENTS

This Agreement Regarding Tenant improvements ("TI Agreement") is being entered
into by and between Kathryn Ann Properties G P. ("Landlord") and Capital Bank &
Trust Company ("`Tenant") in connection with that certain Lease Agreement
between Landlord and Tenant entered into as of even date herewith ("Lease").
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning as in
the Lease. This TI Agreement is a part of the Lease and shall be incorporated
therein.

      1. The plans for Tenant improvements, including the installation of a
kitchenette for the use of Tenant's employees, have been approved by Tenant and
Landlord (the "Tenant Plans"). Tenant shall be entitled to designate, subject to
the written approval of the Landlord, the licensed contractor selected to
perform the Tenant build-out; however, such designation shall not increase the
Landlord's build-out allowance recited in item 3, below. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Build-Out shall include all architectural fees,
blueprints, supplies, installations, construction and finishing of the Premises
in connection with the Tenant Plans.

      2. Tenant's contractor shall perform or arrange for the performance of all
Build-Out work hereunder. All Build-Out work shall be performed in accordance
with all applicable laws, statutes, codes and ordinances, and sound
architectural and construction practices consistent with those commonly utilized
and followed for first class office buildings similar to the Building.

      3. Landlord shall provide a $10,000.00 allowance to Tenant to be used
towards the Build-Out of the Premises. Landlord shall pay the allowance directly
to the Tenant. Landlord agrees to within thirty (30) days after Tenant has
received its Use and Occupancy Permit. Tenant shall be responsible to pay for
all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Build-Out that exceed the
allowance provided by Landlord, including payment of contractors, subcontractors
and architects. All Build-Out improvements shall remain with the Premises upon
vacating of the Premises by Tenant, at the end of the lease term or any
extension or renewal thereof. -

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, This Agreement has been executed the day and year first
above set forth.

LANDLORD:                               KATHRYN ANN PROPERTIES, G.P.

                                        By: /s/ Michael D. Shmerling
                                            -----------------------------------

                                        Title: General Partner

                                        Date:  2/16/05

TENANT:                                 CAPITAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY

                                        By: /s/ R. Rick Hart
                                            -----------------------------------

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                                        Title: Chairman, President & CEO

                                        Date:  February 16, 2005

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                                                                    Exhibit 10.1

                POST PROPERTIES, INC. DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

                      FOR DIRECTORS AND ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES

                             AS AMENDED AND RESTATED

                                 EFFECTIVE AS OF

                                 JANUARY 1, 2005
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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Section 1. PURPOSE.........................................................    1

Section 2. DEFINITIONS.....................................................    1
   2.1    Account..........................................................    1
   2.2    Adjustment Date..................................................    1
   2.3    Affiliate........................................................    1
   2.4    Base Salary......................................................    2
   2.5    Beneficiary......................................................    2
   2.6    Board............................................................    2
   2.7    Bonus............................................................    2
   2.8    Change in Control................................................    2
   2.9    Code.............................................................    4
   2.10   Compensation.....................................................    4
   2.11   Director.........................................................    4
   2.12   Disability.......................................................    4
   2.13   Distribution Date................................................    5
   2.14   Effective Date of a Change in Control............................    5
   2.15   Eligible Employee................................................    5
   2.16   409A Requirements................................................    6
   2.17   Meeting Fees.....................................................    6
   2.18   Participating Employer...........................................    6
   2.19   Post.............................................................    6
   2.20   Post Apartment Homes.............................................    6
   2.21   Post Stock.......................................................    6
   2.22   Retainer.........................................................    7
   2.23   Special Committee................................................    7
   2.24   Specified Employee...............................................    7

Section 3. DEFERRAL ELECTIONS..............................................    7
   3.1    Initial Election for First-Term Directors........................    7
   3.2    Annual Deferral Elections........................................    7
   3.3    Automatic Election Extension.....................................    8
   3.4    Account Credits..................................................    9
   3.5    Participating Employer...........................................    9

Section 4. ACCOUNT ADJUSTMENTS.............................................   10
   4.1    Eligible Employees...............................................   10
   4.2    Directors........................................................   11
   4.3    Adjustments......................................................   11

Section 5. DISTRIBUTION DATE...............................................   12
   5.1    General Rule.....................................................   12
   5.2    Distributions to Specified Employees.............................   12
   5.3    Fixed Time.......................................................   13
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   5.4    Unforeseeable Emergency..........................................   14
   5.5    Death............................................................   15

Section 6. DISTRIBUTION METHOD.............................................   17
   6.1    General..........................................................   17
   6.2    Distribution Form................................................   17
   6.3    Election Revisions...............................................   17
   6.4    Distribution Methods.............................................   19
   6.5    Change in Control................................................   22
   6.6    General Assets...................................................   22

Section 7. TRANSITION RULES FOR DIRECTOR ACCOUNTS..........................   23

Section 8. COMPLIANCE WITH CODE Section 409A...............................   23

Section 9. MISCELLANEOUS...................................................   24
   9.1    Making and Revoking Elections....................................   24
   9.2    No Liability.....................................................   24
   9.3    No Assignment: Binding Effect....................................   24
   9.4    Construction.....................................................   25
   9.5    No Contract of Employment........................................   25
   9.6    Amendment and Termination........................................   25
   9.7    Administration...................................................   26
   9.8    Plan Effective Date..............................................   26
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                                   Section 1.

                                    PURPOSE

     The purpose of this Plan is to provide a mechanism under which (a) a
Director can elect to defer the payment of all or a portion of his or her
Meeting Fees and/or Retainer until his or her Distribution Date, (b) an Eligible
Employee can elect to defer the payment of all or a portion of his or her Bonus
and/or Base Salary until his or her Distribution Date and (c) Post can pay the
amounts deferred as adjusted to track the investment performance of, in the case
of a Director, Post Stock or, in the case of an Eligible Employee, the
investment alternative elected by the Eligible Employee.

                                   Section 2.

                                  DEFINITIONS

     2.1 Account -- means the bookkeeping account which shall be maintained by
Post for each Director and for each Eligible Employee as part of Post's books
and records to show as of any date the interest, if any, of each Director and
each Eligible Employee in this Plan.

     2.2 Adjustment Date -- means August 15, 2005, or such other date selected
by the Special Committee.

     2.3 Affiliate -- means (a) Post Apartment Homes (or any successor), (b)
Post Services, Inc. (or any successor) (c) Post GP Holdings, Inc. (or any
successor) and (d) any other organization if Post, Post Apartment Homes, Post
Services, Inc. or Post GP Holdings, Inc. (i) beneficially own more than 20% of
the outstanding voting capital stock of such organization (if such organization
is a corporation) or more than 20% of the beneficial interests of such
organization (if such organization is not a
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corporation) as of the effective date of this Plan and (ii) possess the power to
direct or cause the direction of the day to day operations and affairs of such
organization, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract, in
the capacity of general partner, manager or managing member or otherwise as of
the effective date of this Plan.

     2.4 Base Salary -- means an Eligible Employee's base salary which is
payable by Post, Post Apartment Homes or any other Participating Employer.

     2.5 Beneficiary -- means the person or persons designated as such in
accordance with Section 5.5.

     2.6 Board -- means the Board of Directors of Post.

     2.7 Bonus -- means an Eligible Employee's annual, semi-annual, quarterly or
monthly bonus which is payable by Post, Post Apartment Homes or any other
Participating Employer and which (a) is called for under a performance incentive
plan maintained by Post, Post Apartment Homes or any other Participating
Employer from time to time or (b) is otherwise classified on Post Apartment
Homes' payroll system as a bonus.

     2.8 Change in Control -- means (a) a "change in control" of Post of a
nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of
Schedule 14A for a proxy statement filed under Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") as in effect on the
effective date of this Plan; (b) a "person" (as that term is used in 14(d)(2) of
the Exchange Act) becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under
the Exchange Act) directly or indirectly of securities representing 45% or more
of the combined voting power for election of

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directors of the then outstanding securities of Post; (c) the individuals who at
the beginning of any period of two consecutive years or less (starting on or
after the effective date of this Plan) constitute the Board cease for any reason
during such period to constitute at least a majority of the Board, unless the
election or nomination for election of each new member of the Board was approved
by vote of at least two-thirds of the members of such Board then still in office
who were members of such Board at the beginning of such period; (d) the
shareholders of Post approve any reorganization, merger, consolidation, or share
exchange as a result of which Post Stock shall be changed, converted, or
exchanged into or for securities of another organization (other than a merger
with an Affiliate or a wholly-owned subsidiary of Post), or any dissolution or
liquidation of Post, or any sale or the disposition of 50% or more of the assets
or business of Post; or (e) the shareholders of Post approve any reorganization,
merger, consolidation, or share exchange with another corporation unless (i) the
persons who were the beneficial owners of the outstanding shares of Post Stock
immediately before the consummation of such transaction beneficially own more
than 60% of the outstanding shares of the common stock of the successor or
survivor corporation in such transaction immediately following the consummation
of such transaction and (ii) the number of shares of the common stock of such
successor or survivor corporation beneficially owned by the persons described in
Section 2.7(e)(i) immediately following the consummation of such transaction is
beneficially owned by each such person in substantially the same proportion that
each such person had beneficially owned shares of Post Stock immediately before
the consummation of such transaction, provided (iii) the percentage described in
Section 2.7(e)(i) of the beneficially owned shares of the

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successor or survivor corporation and the number described in Section 2.7(e)(ii)
of the beneficially owned shares of the successor or survivor corporation shall
be determined exclusively by reference to the shares of the successor or
survivor corporation which result from the beneficial ownership of shares of
Post Stock by the persons described in Section 2.7(e)(i) immediately before the
consummation of such transaction; provided, however, that if no event shall
constitute a "Change in Control" under this Section 2.7 unless the event also
constitutes a "change in the ownership or effective control of" Post, or in the
"ownership of a substantial portion of the assets" of Post, all within the
meaning of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(v).

     2.9 Code -- means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

     2.10 Compensation -- means for an individual who wants to make a deferral
election under this Plan the greater of (a) his or her compensation reportable
as "wages, tips and other compensation" on Form W-2 for the calendar year
immediately preceding the calendar year in which the individual wants to make a
deferral election or (b) his or her gross compensation earned to date during the
calendar year in which the individual wants to make a deferral election, as
determined by Post.

     2.11 Director -- means any person (other than a person who is an employee
of Post, Post Apartment Homes or any other Participating Employer) who has been
elected a member of the Board and, except for purposes of Section 3, any former
member of the Board for whom an Account is maintained under this Plan.

     2.12 Disability -- means (a) in the case of a Director or an Eligible
Employee, the Director's or Eligible Employee's inability to engage in any
substantial

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gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental
impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last
for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, as determined by the Special
Committee or (b) in the case of an Eligible Employee, the Eligible Employee's
receipt of income replacement benefits for a period of not less than 3 months
under an accident or health plan covering Post employees by reason of any
medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to
result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less
than 12 months, as determined by the Special Committee.

     2.13 Distribution Date -- means the earlier of (a) the date as of which a
Director's status as a Director terminates or the date as of which an Eligible
Employee's employment by Post, Post Apartment Homes or any other Participating
Employer terminates, (b) the date of the Director's or Eligible Employee's
Disability, (c) the date of the Director's or Eligible Employee's death or (d)
the Effective Date of a Change in Control.

     2.14 Effective Date of a Change in Control -- means either the date which
includes the "closing" of the transaction which makes a Change in Control
effective if the Change in Control is made effective through a transaction which
has a "closing" or the date a Change in Control is reported in accordance with
applicable law as effective to the Securities and Exchange Commission (or
otherwise publicly announced as effective) if the Change in Control is made
effective other than through a transaction which has a "closing".

     2.15 Eligible Employee -- means each employee of Post, Post Apartment Homes
or any other Participating Employer whose Compensation equals or

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exceeds $90,000 (or such higher amount that is required for the Plan to cover
only a "select group of management or highly compensated employees" (within the
meaning of Department of Labor regulation Section 2520.104-23), as determined by
the Special Committee) and who is designated as such by Post and, except for
purposes of Section 3, any individual who formerly met such requirements for
whom an Account is maintained under this Plan.

     2.16 409A Requirements -- means Paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) of Code Section
409A(a) of the Code (and any successor provisions of the Code) and the
regulations and other guidance issued thereunder.

     2.17 Meeting Fees -- means the fees which are payable in cash to a Director
exclusively for attending a meeting of the Board or a meeting of a committee of
the Board.

     2.18 Participating Employer -- means Post, Post Apartment Homes, Post
Services, Inc. and any organization related to Post or to Post Apartment Homes
which pays, or has an obligation to pay, all or a part of an Eligible Employee's
Bonus or Base Salary and which effects such payments through, or which has such
payments processed by, Post Apartment Homes or Post Services, Inc.

     2.19 Post -- means Post Properties, Inc., a Georgia corporation, and any
successor to such corporation.

     2.20 Post Apartment Homes -- means Post Apartment Homes, L.P., a Georgia
limited partnership, and any successor to such partnership.

     2.21 Post Stock -- means the common stock of Post, par value $.01 per
share.

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     2.22 Retainer -- means all fees which are payable in cash to a Director for
services as a member of the Board except Meeting Fees.

     2.23 Special Committee -- means a committee comprised of the Chief
Executive Officer of Post or his or her delegate and such other individual or
individuals, if any, who may be appointed to the committee by the Chief
Executive Officer.

     2.24 Specified Employee -- means a "key employee" (as defined in Code
Section 416(i) without regard to paragraph (5) thereof) of Post.

                                   Section 3.

                               DEFERRAL ELECTIONS

     3.1 Initial Election for First-Term Directors. A person who is nominated
for election as a Director (other than a person who was a Director immediately
before such nomination) shall have the right at any time before the end of the
30-day period immediately following the effective date of his or her election to
the Board to elect on the form provided for this purpose to defer the payment of
all or a portion of his or her Meeting Fees and/or Retainer which are otherwise
payable after the date his or her deferral election under this Section 3.1
becomes effective. Any such deferral election which is made and not revoked
before the end of such 30-day period shall become effective and irrevocable
immediately after the end of such 30-day period, and a deferral election once
effective shall remain irrevocable through the end of the calendar year which
includes the effective date of such deferral election.

     3.2 Annual Deferral Elections. A person who is a Director or an Eligible
Employee shall have the right before the beginning of any calendar year to elect
on the form provided for this purpose to defer the payment of all or a portion
of his or her

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Meeting Fees and/or Retainer or his or her Bonus and/or Base Salary which are
otherwise earned during such calendar year. Any election which is made and which
is not revoked before the beginning of such calendar year shall become
irrevocable on the first day of such calendar year and shall remain irrevocable
through the end of such calendar year. An Eligible Employee's election, however,
shall only remain in effect for a calendar year so long as the Eligible Employee
remains actively employed by Post, Post Apartment Homes or any other
Participating Employer during such calendar year, and an Eligible Employee shall
not be treated as so actively employed for purposes of this Plan if he or she is
on a leave of absence or receiving salary continuation payments or other
severance benefits other than a leave of absence designated or approved by the
Special Committee. In addition, a Director's election shall only remain in
effect for a calendar year so long as the Director remains a Director.

     3.3 Automatic Election Extension. If a Director or an Eligible Employee has
made a deferral election under either Section 3.1 or Section 3.2 for any
calendar year and has not revoked such election before the beginning of any
subsequent calendar year (and, in the case of a Director, remains a Director or,
in the case of an Eligible Employee, remains actively employed by Post, Post
Apartment Homes or any other Participating Employer), such election
automatically shall remain in effect for such subsequent calendar year and,
further, automatically shall be irrevocable during such subsequent calendar year
(provided, in the case of a Director, he or she remains a Director or, in the
case of an Eligible Employee, he or she remains actively employed by Post, Post
Apartment Homes or any other Participating Employer during such calendar year).

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     3.4 Account Credits.

     (a)  Director. The Meeting Fees and/or Retainer for any calendar year which
          a Director elects to defer under this Section 3 shall be credited to
          his or to her Account as of the date Post determines that such fees
          otherwise would have been payable directly to the Director if no
          election had been made under this Section 3.

     (b)  Eligible Employee. Any Bonus and/or Base Salary for any calendar year
          which an Eligible Employee elects to defer under this Section 3 shall
          be credited to his or her Account as of the date Post determines such
          Bonus and/or Base Salary otherwise would have been payable directly to
          the Eligible Employee if no election had been made under this Section
          3.

     3.5 Participating Employer. If an Eligible Employee makes a deferral
election under this Section 3 with respect to his or her Base Salary and/or
Bonus, Post shall direct each Participating Employer otherwise responsible for
the payment of all or a part of such Base Salary or Bonus to defer the payment
of such Base Salary or Bonus (to the extent otherwise payable by such
Participating Employer) in accordance with the terms of this Plan and any
related deferral election made under this Section 3 by such Eligible Employee.
Similarly, if an Eligible Employee amends or terminates any such election under
this Section 3, Post shall direct each Participating Employer otherwise
responsible for the payment of all or a part of such Base Salary or Bonus to
take whatever action is necessary or appropriate under this Plan to effect such
amended or terminated election.

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                                   Section 4.

                               ACCOUNT ADJUSTMENTS

     4.1 Eligible Employees.

     (a)  General. Post from time to time shall select one, or more than one,
          benchmark investment alternative that an Eligible Employee can elect
          under Section 4.1(b) that Post may use to make adjustments to his or
          her Account as if the credits to such Account were invested in such
          benchmark investment alternative and there were no commissions or
          other charges of any kind incurred with respect to the purchase,
          holding or sale of such investment. Post may establish limits on the
          portion of an Account that an Eligible Employee can elect that Post
          may use with respect to any single benchmark investment alternative,
          and Post may change the benchmark investment alternatives available
          under this Section 4 at any time or from time to time with or without
          advance notice to an Eligible Employee.

     (b)  Elections. Each Eligible Employee shall have the right to make and to
          change a benchmark investment alternative election under this Section
          4 in accordance with such procedures as established by Post or Post's
          delegate from time to time, and Post or Post's delegate shall have the
          right to change such procedures at any time. Furthermore, if an
          Eligible Employee fails to timely make a benchmark investment
          alternative election, Post shall have the right

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          either to disregard his or her deferral election under Section 3 until
          such an election is made or to make such an election on behalf of the
          Eligible Employee.

     4.2 Directors. Post shall make adjustments to a Director's Account as if
the credits to such Account were invested in Post Stock and there were no
commissions or other charges of any kind incurred with respect to the purchase,
holding or sale of such Post Stock. The number of shares of Post Stock that
shall be used as the Director's benchmark investment shall be determined by
dividing the dollar amount of the Meeting Fees and/or Retainer credited to the
Director's Account by the closing price of a share of Post Stock on the date
such Meeting Fees and/or Retainer would have otherwise been paid as such closing
price is accurately reported in The Wall Street Journal (or other publication
chosen by the Special Committee) (or, if no closing price is so reported for
such date, the last closing price as so reported before that date) (rounding up
or down to the nearest whole share of Post Stock).

     4.3 Adjustments. Post or Post's delegate shall adjust the credits to each
Account for any increases or decreases in the market value of, in the case of a
Director, Post Stock, and, in the case of an Eligible Employee, the benchmark
investment alternative or alternatives elected by the Eligible Employee, for
such Account as if such Account actually were invested in such Post Stock (in
the case of a Director) or benchmark investment alternative or alternatives (in
the case of an Eligible Employee). If any dividends or other distributions are
made with respect to such Post Stock (in the case of a Director) or benchmark
investment alternative or alternatives (in the case of an Eligible Employee),
Post shall adjust the credits to each Account as if the

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dividends or distributions were reinvested in such Post Stock (in the case of a
Director) or benchmark investment alternative or alternatives (in the case of an
Eligible Employee), as applicable. Post or Post's delegate shall also adjust the
credits to each Account in an equitable manner to reflect any change in the
capitalization of Post (in the case of Director) or one or more companies or
other entities represented by a benchmark investment alternative or alternatives
(in the case of an Eligible Employee), including, but not limited to, such
changes as stock dividends or stock splits.

                                   Section 5.

                                DISTRIBUTION DATE

     5.1 General Rule. The Account of a Director or an Eligible Employee shall
be distributed (or shall begin to be distributed) as of his or her Distribution
Date unless, in the case of a Director who is to receive a distribution of Post
Stock, Post determines that such distribution might result in a violation of any
applicable securities laws, in which event such distribution shall be made as
soon as practicable after Post determines that no such violation would result
from such distribution.

     5.2 Distributions to Specified Employees. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
an Eligible Employee is a Specified Employee and his or her distribution event
is a termination of employment by Post, Post Apartment Homes or any other
Participating Employer, the portion of the Eligible Employee's Account balance
as of his or her Distribution Date that exceeds the Eligible Employee's Account
balance as of December 31, 2004 (if any) shall be distributed (or shall begin to
be distributed) as soon as practicable after the date which is 6 months after
his or her termination of employment (or, if earlier, the date of death of the
Eligible Employee).

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     5.3 Fixed Time.

     (a)  General. A Director or an Eligible Employee may elect at the same time
          the Director or Eligible Employee first makes a deferral election
          under Section 3 that a fixed time specified by the Director or
          Eligible Employee shall be treated as his or her Distribution Date
          under Section 5.1, and the Director or Eligible Employee shall specify
          either a fixed dollar amount or a fixed percentage (not to exceed
          100%) of his or her Account to be distributed pursuant to the fixed
          time election; provided, however, that if the Director's or Eligible
          Employee's Distribution Date (determined without regard to this
          Section 5.3) occurs before the time for making a distribution under
          the fixed time election, the Distribution Date (determined without
          regard to this Section 5.3) shall control, and the election to
          distribute at a fixed time shall be null and void.

     (b)  Distribution Method and Form for Fixed Time Election. Any distribution
          made pursuant to a fixed time election shall be made in a lump sum in
          Post Stock, in the case of a Director, or in a lump sum in cash, in
          the case of an Eligible Employee.

     (c)  Distribution Time and Method for Remaining Account Balance. At the
          same time the Director or Eligible Employee makes a fixed time
          election under this Section 5.3, the Director or Eligible Employee
          shall also make a distribution election to elect the distribution time
          under Section 5 and the distribution method under Section 6 for the
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          the Director's or Eligible Employee's Account that is credited or
          remains credited after the date of the fixed time distribution;
          provided, however, that if the Director or Eligible Employee fails to
          timely elect such a distribution time or distribution method for such
          balance, the balance shall be distributed as of the Director's or
          Eligible Employee's Distribution Date (determined without regard to
          this Section 5.3) in a lump sum in Post Stock, in the case of a
          Director, or in a lump sum in cash, in the case of an Eligible
          Employee.

     5.4 Unforeseeable Emergency. If a Director or an Eligible Employee
experiences a severe financial hardship resulting from an illness or accident of
the Director or Eligible Employee or the spouse or dependent (as defined in
Section 152(a) of the Code) of the Director or Eligible Employee, loss of the
Director's or Eligible Employee's property due to casualty, or other similar
extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events
beyond the control of the Director or Eligible Employee (an "unforeseeable
emergency"), the Director or Eligible Employee shall have the right to request
an immediate distribution in Post Stock, in the case of a Director, or in cash,
in the case of an Eligible Employee, of all, or a part of, the balance credited
to his or her Account in a lump sum without regard to any election or elections
in effect with respect to such Account under Section 5 or Section 6. Any such
request shall be made to the Special Committee, and the Director or Eligible
Employee making such request shall provide to the Special Committee such
evidence of such unforeseeable emergency as the Special Committee shall request
in addition to whatever evidence he or she desires that the Special Committee
consider in reviewing his or her request. A

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request shall be granted if the Special Committee determines (a) that the
Director or Eligible Employee in fact has an unforeseeable emergency and (b)
that the requested distribution will not violate the securities laws to the
extent the distribution will be made from an Account for which a benchmark
investment alternative is Post Stock; provided, however, that no distribution
shall be made to a Director or Eligible Employee under this Section 5.4 to the
extent that such hardship is or may be relieved (i) through reimbursement or
compensation by insurance or otherwise or (ii) by liquidation of the Director's
or Eligible Employee's assets, to the extent the liquidation of the Director's
or Eligible Employee's assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship.
The amount of any distribution from a Director's or Eligible Employee's Account
pursuant to this Section 5.4 shall be limited to the amount which the Special
Committee determines is necessary to meet the unforeseeable emergency, plus
amounts necessary to pay taxes reasonably anticipated as a result of the
distribution. If a request for a distribution under this Section 5.4 is made by
a Director, such Director shall take no part in the Special Committee's
deliberations or decisions with respect to such request, and if a request for a
distribution under this Section 5.4 is made by an Eligible Employee, such
Eligible Employee shall take no part in the deliberations or decisions of the
Special Committee with respect to such request.

     5.5 Death.

     (a)  Beneficiary Designation. Each Director and each Eligible Employee
          shall have the right (to the extent permissible under applicable law)
          to designate a person, or more than one person, as his or her
          Beneficiary to receive in Post Stock, in the case of a

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          Director, or in cash, in the case of an Eligible Employee, the balance
          credited to his or her Account in the event of his or her death. Any
          such designation shall be made on a form provided for this purpose and
          shall be effective when such form is properly completed and delivered
          (in accordance with the instructions on such form) by the Director or
          Eligible Employee to Post before his or her death. A Director or
          Eligible Employee may change his or her Beneficiary designation from
          time to time and, if a Director or Eligible Employee changes his or
          her Beneficiary designation at any time, his or her Beneficiary shall
          be the person or persons designated on the last form which is
          effective on his or her date of death. If no Beneficiary designation
          is in effect on the date a Director or Eligible Employee dies or if no
          designated Beneficiary survives the Director or Eligible Employee, the
          Director's or Eligible Employee's estate automatically shall be
          treated as his or her Beneficiary under this Plan.

     (b)  Distribution. The balance credited to a Director's or Eligible
          Employee's Account shall be distributed to his or her Beneficiary in
          Post Stock, in the case of a Director, or in cash, in the case of an
          Eligible Employee, in a lump sum as soon as practicable after the
          Director's or Eligible Employee's death without regard to any
          distribution method which the Director or Eligible Employee had
          elected under Section 6.

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                                   Section 6.

                               DISTRIBUTION METHOD

     6.1 General. At the same time a Director or Eligible Employee first makes a
deferral election under Section 3, he or she shall elect one of the distribution
methods described in Section 6.3 in which the distribution of his or her Account
balance shall be made (subject to Section 5.3, Section 5.4, Section 5.5(b),
6.4(d) and Section 6.5). If a Director or Eligible Employee fails to elect the
method in which such Account balance shall be distributed or fails to make a
timely election, any such balance shall be distributed in a lump sum in Post
Stock, in the case of a Director, or in a lump in cash, in the case of an
Eligible Employee, as soon as practicable after his or her Distribution Date.

     6.2 Distribution Form. All distributions made under this Plan to a Director
(or to a Director's Beneficiary in the event of the Director's death) shall be
made in whole shares of Post Stock, and cash shall be distributed in lieu of any
fractional shares of Post Stock under this Plan. All distributions made under
this Plan to an Eligible Employee (or to the Eligible Employee's Beneficiary in
the event of his or her death) shall be made in cash.

     6.3 Election Revisions.

     (a)  General. A Director or an Eligible Employee may make initial and
          annual deferral elections under this Plan in accordance with Section
          3, and the Director or Eligible Employee may revoke a previous
          deferral election and make a new deferral election in accordance with
          Section 3. At the same time the Director or Eligible Employee first
          makes a deferral election under Section 3, the Director or Eligible

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          Employee shall also make a distribution election under Section 5 (if
          applicable) and Section 6 which shall govern the time and method of
          the distribution of the Director's or Eligible Employee's entire
          Account balance under the Plan. The Director or Eligible Employee
          shall be entitled to revise his or her distribution election to change
          the time or method of his or her Plan distributions only as provided
          in Section 6.3(b) and Section 6.3(c), and the Director's or Eligible
          Employee's most recent distribution election shall control the time
          and method of his or her Plan distributions.

     (b)  Permissible Revisions and Restrictions. Subject to Section 6.3(b), a
          Director or Eligible Employee subsequently may revise a distribution
          election to change the time or method of distribution; provided,
          however, that (i) no such revision shall accelerate the time or
          schedule of any payment under this Plan (except as permitted in
          applicable Treasury regulations), (ii) no such revision shall be
          effective unless it is made at least 12 months before the election is
          to become effective, or if the election relates to a distribution that
          would be made (or would begin to be made) at a fixed time pursuant to
          Section 5.3, at least 12 months before the date of the distribution,
          and (iii) in the case of a Director's or Eligible Employee's election
          related to a distribution upon a termination of employment or service
          or a fixed time (pursuant to Section 5.3), the date of the
          distribution shall be deferred for a period of at least 5 years

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          from the date the distribution would have begun in the absence of such
          election revision.

     (c)  2005 Transition Rules. Notwithstanding Section 6.3 (a) and Section
          6.3(b) and to the extent permitted by the 409A Requirements, a
          Director or Eligible Employee may elect on or before December 31, 2005
          (i) to revise a distribution election to change the time or method of
          distribution with respect to the Director's or Eligible Employee's
          Account balance on December 31, 2004 plus his or her deferrals elected
          for 2005 or (ii) to terminate participation in the Plan or to cancel a
          deferral election and to receive a distribution of the balance
          credited to his or her Account. If a Director or Eligible Employee
          elects under Section 6.3(b)(ii) to terminate participation in the Plan
          or to cancel a deferral election, the amounts subject to the
          termination or cancellation shall be includible in the income of the
          Director or Eligible Employee for 2005 (or, if later, in the taxable
          year in which the amounts are earned and vested within the meaning of
          the 409A Requirements).

     6.4 Distribution Methods.

     (a)  Standard Lump Sum. A Director or Eligible Employee shall have the
          right to elect that the balance credited to his or her Account be
          distributed in a lump sum in the case of a Director, in Post Stock,
          and in the case of an Eligible Employee, in cash, and any such

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          lump sum distribution shall be made as soon as practicable after his
          or her Distribution Date.

     (b)  Five Annual Installments. A Director or an Eligible Employee shall
          have the right to elect that the balance credited to his or her
          Account be distributed in five annual installments. The first annual
          installment shall be made as soon as practicable after the
          Distribution Date. In the case of a Director, the number of whole
          shares of Post Stock distributable each calendar year shall be
          determined by multiplying the then number of shares of Post Stock
          credited to the Director's Account by a fraction, the numerator of
          which shall be one and the denominator of which shall be the number of
          installments remaining after such installment has been paid plus one.
          Cash shall be distributed to the Director in lieu of any fractional
          shares of Post Stock. In the case of an Eligible Employee, the cash
          amount distributable each calendar year shall be determined by
          multiplying the then balance credited to the Eligible Employee's
          Account by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be one and the
          denominator of which shall be the number of installments remaining
          after such installment has been paid plus one. For both a Director and
          an Eligible Employee, the second annual installment through the fifth
          annual installment shall be distributed on or about the anniversary of
          the distribution of the first annual installment.

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     (c)  Ten Annual Installments. A Director or an Eligible Employee shall have
          the right to elect that the balance credited to his or her Account be
          distributed in ten annual installments. The first annual installment
          shall be made as soon as practicable after the Distribution Date. In
          the case of a Director, the number of whole shares of Post Stock
          distributable each calendar year shall be determined by multiplying
          the then number of shares of Post Stock credited to the Director's
          Account by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be one and the
          denominator of which shall be the number of installments remaining
          after such installment has been paid plus one. Cash shall be
          distributed to the Director in lieu of any fractional shares of Post
          Stock. In the case of an Eligible Employee, the cash amount
          distributable each calendar year shall be determined by multiplying
          the then balance credited to the Eligible Employee's Account by a
          fraction, the numerator of which shall be one and the denominator of
          which shall be the number of installments remaining after such
          installment has been paid plus one. For both a Director and an
          Eligible Employee, the second annual installment through the tenth
          annual installment shall be distributed on or about the anniversary of
          the distribution of the first annual installment.

     (d)  Automatic Lump Sum Distribution. Notwithstanding any contrary
          provisions of this Section 6, the balance credited to a Director or an

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          Eligible Employee's Account automatically shall be distributed in a
          lump sum if the balance in the Director or Eligible Employee's Account
          does not exceed, in the case of a Director, Post Stock valued (in
          accordance with Section 4.2) at more than $50,000, or in the case of
          an Eligible Employee, $50,000. Any such distribution from a Director's
          Account shall be made in Post Stock and any such distribution from an
          Eligible Employee's Account shall be made in cash.

     6.5 Change in Control. Any distribution that is made on account of a Change
in Control shall be paid in a lump sum, in the case of a Director, in Post
Stock, and, in the case of an Eligible Employee, in cash.

     6.6 General Assets.

     (a)  Director. All distributions to, or on behalf of, a Director under this
          Plan shall be made from Post's general assets, and any claim by a
          Director or by his or her Beneficiary against Post for any
          distribution under this Plan shall be treated the same as a claim of
          any general and unsecured creditor of Post.

     (b)  Eligible Employee. All distributions to, or on behalf of, an Eligible
          Employee shall be made from the general assets of Post, Post Apartment
          Homes or any other Participating Employer responsible for paying the
          related Bonus or Base Salary, and any claim by an Eligible Employee or
          by his or her Beneficiary against Post, Post Apartment Homes or any
          other Participating Employer for any

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          distribution under this Plan shall be treated the same as a claim of
          any general and unsecured creditor of such person.

                                   Section 7.

                     TRANSITION RULES FOR DIRECTOR ACCOUNTS

     As of the Adjustment Date, to the extent the amount credited to a
Director's Account includes fractional shares of Post Stock, Post shall adjust
the credits to the Director's Account by rounding up or down to the nearest
whole share of Post Stock. In addition, by approving this amended and restated
Plan, each Director with an Account that has been credited with reference to a
benchmark investment other than Post Stock hereby elects that Post adjust his or
her Account so that it is credited with a number of whole shares of Post Stock
in lieu of the previous benchmark investment, and such number of whole shares of
Post Stock shall be determined by dividing the portion of the Director's Account
balance not attributable to Post Stock as a benchmark investment on the
Adjustment Date by the average of the closing price of a share of Post Stock for
each of the five (5) consecutive trading days ending with the Adjustment Date as
such closing prices are accurately reported in The Wall Street Journal (or other
publication chosen by the Special Committee) (rounding up or down to the nearest
whole share of Post Stock).

                                   Section 8.

                        COMPLIANCE WITH CODE Section 409A

     Post intends that this Plan meet the 409A Requirements and be operated in
accordance with such 409A Requirements so that compensation deferred under this
Plan (and applicable investment earnings) shall not be included in income under
Code

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Section Section 409A. Any ambiguities in this Plan shall be construed to effect
the intent as described in this Section 8. If any provision of this Plan is
found to be in violation of the 409A Requirements, then such provision shall be
deemed to be modified or restricted to the extent and in the manner necessary to
render such provision in conformity with the 409A Requirements, or shall be
deemed excised from this Plan, and this Plan shall be construed and enforced to
the maximum extent permitted by the 409A Requirements as if such provision had
been originally incorporated in this Plan as so modified or restricted, or as if
such provision had not been originally incorporated in this Plan, as the case
may be.

                                   Section 9.

                                  MISCELLANEOUS

     9.1 Making and Revoking Elections. An election shall be treated as made or
revoked under this Plan only when the form provided for making such election or
revocation is properly completed and delivered to Post in accordance with the
instructions on such form.

     9.2 No Liability. No Director or Eligible Employee and no Beneficiary of a
Director or Eligible Employee shall have the right to look to, or have any claim
whatsoever against, any officers, director, employee or agent of Post, Post
Apartment Homes or any other Participating Employer in his or her individual
capacity for the distribution of any Account.

     9.3 No Assignment: Binding Effect. No Director, Eligible Employee or
Beneficiary shall have the right to alienate, assign, commute or otherwise
encumber an Account for any purpose whatsoever, and any attempt to do so shall
be disregarded as

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completely null and void. The provisions of this Plan shall be binding on each
Director, Eligible Employee and Beneficiary and on Post, Post Apartment Homes
and any other Participating Employer.

     9.4 Construction. This Plan shall be construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of Georgia except to the extent such laws are preempted by federal
law. Headings and subheadings have been added only for convenience of reference
and shall have no substantive effect whatsoever. All references to sections
shall be to sections to this Plan. All references to the singular shall include
the plural and all references to the plural shall include the singular. All
definitions in this Plan shall apply exclusively to this Plan.

     9.5 No Contract of Employment. A Director or Eligible Employee's
participation in this Plan shall not constitute a contract of employment or a
right to continue to serve on the Board for any particular term or for any
particular rate of compensation, and participation in this Plan shall have no
bearing whatsoever on such terms or compensation or on any other conditions of
employment or for membership on the Board.

     9.6 Amendment and Termination. The Chairman of the Board or the Chief
Executive Officer of Post shall have the right to amend this Plan from time to
time and to terminate this Plan at any time; provided, however, the balance
credited to each Account immediately after any such amendment or termination
shall be no less than the balance credited to such Account immediately before
such amendment or termination and no amendment or termination shall adversely
affect a Director's or Eligible Employee's right to the distribution of his or
her Account or his or her Beneficiary's right

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to the distribution of such Account. Finally, this Plan shall be terminated if
Post concludes that this Plan is subject to Part 2, Part 3 or Part 4 of Title I
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

     9.7 Administration. Except for the exercise of powers expressly granted to
the Special Committee under this Plan, Post shall administer this Plan and shall
have the power to interpret and make whatever equitable administrative and
operational decisions Post deems reasonable and appropriate in light of the
purpose of this Plan, and Post shall have the right to administer this Plan in
whole or in part using Post employees or to administer this Plan in whole or in
part through a delegate retained by Post to provide recordkeeping or other
services in connection with the operation and administration of this Plan.

     9.8 Plan Effective Date. This amended and restated Plan shall be effective
as of January 1, 2005.

                                        POST PROPERTIES, INC.

                                        By: /s/ David P. Stockert
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            David P. Stockert
                                            Chief Executive Officer

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