FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN

Exhibit 99.2

FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN

THIS SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN (this “Agreement”), adopted this 29th day of March, 2017,  by and between The Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank,  located in Dunmore, Pennsylvania (the “Employer”), and __________________________ (the “Executive”), formalizes the agreements and understanding between the Employer and the Executive. 

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Executive is employed by the Employer;

WHEREAS, the Employer recognizes the valuable services the Executive has performed for the Employer and wishes to encourage the Executive’s continued employment and to provide the Executive with additional incentive to achieve corporate objectives;

WHEREAS, the Employer wishes to provide the terms and conditions upon which the Employer shall pay additional retirement benefits to the Executive;

WHEREAS, the Employer and the Executive intend this Agreement shall at all times be administered and interpreted in compliance with Code Section 409A; and

WHEREAS, the Employer intends this Agreement shall at all times be administered and interpreted in such a manner as to constitute an unfunded nonqualified deferred compensation arrangement, maintained primarily to provide supplemental retirement benefits for the Executive, a member of select group of management or highly compensated employee of the Employer;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual promises herein contained, the Employer and the Executive agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

For the purpose of this Agreement, the following phrases or terms shall have the indicated meanings:

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Article 2

Crediting of SERP Account

Commencing on the Effective Date and continuing until the earliest of Separation from Service, Disability, Change in Control or Normal Retirement Age,  at the beginning of each month the Employer shall credit _____________ Dollars ($_____________) to the SERP Account (“Crediting Amount”).  Notwithstanding the forgoing, the Board may choose to increase or decrease the Crediting Amount for a given Plan Year if the Board determines, in its sole discretion, that such increase or decrease is warranted.  However, if the Board increases or decreases the Crediting Amount for any Plan Year, the Crediting Amount shall revert to the above stated amount the following Plan Year unless the Board specifically changes that Plan Year’s Crediting Amount as well.

Article 3

SERP ACCOUNT

3.1Establishing and Crediting.  The Employer shall establish a SERP Account on its books for the Executive and shall credit to the SERP Account the following amounts:

(a)Any amounts credited by the Employer under Article 2 hereof;  and

(b)Interest as follows:    on the first day of each month interest shall be credited on the SERP Account at an annual rate equal to the Crediting Rate, compounded monthly.

3.2Recordkeeping Device Only.  The SERP Account is solely a device for measuring amounts to be paid under this Agreement and is not a trust fund of any kind.

ARTICLE 4

PAYMENT OF BENEFITS

4.1 Benefits Subject to Forfeiture.  The Executive acknowledges that the benefits described in Sections 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 hereof are all subject to the provisions found in Sections 4.10, 9.9 and 9.10 of this Agreement which may limit or eliminate these benefits under certain circumstances.

4.2Normal Retirement Benefit.  Upon Separation from Service after Normal Retirement Age, the Employer shall pay the Executive the SERP Account balance calculated at Separation from Service.  This benefit shall be paid in one hundred eighty (180) consecutive monthly installments and shall commence the month following Separation from Service.  During the payment period, interest shall continue to be credited on the unpaid portion of the SERP Account balance as described in Section 3.1(b).

4.3Early Termination Benefit.  If Early Termination occurs following the first day of the fourth Plan Year the Employer shall pay the Executive the SERP Account balance calculated at Separation from Service.  This benefit shall be paid in sixty (60) consecutive monthly installments and shall commence the month following of Normal Retirement Age.  During the payment period, interest shall continue to be credited on the unpaid portion of

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the SERP Account balance as described in Section 3.1(b).  If Early Termination occurs prior to the first day of the fourth Plan Year, the Executive shall not be entitled to any benefit hereunder.

4.4Disability Benefit.  If the Executive experiences a Disability  prior to Normal Retirement Age and Change in Control, the Employer shall pay the Executive the SERP Account balance calculated as of the date of determination of Disability.  This benefit shall be paid in sixty (60) consecutive monthly installments and shall commence the month following Disability.  During the payment period, interest shall continue to be credited on the unpaid portion of the SERP Account balance as described in Section 3.1(b).

4.5Change in Control Benefit.  If a Change in Control occurs prior to Normal Retirement Age and Disability, the Employer shall pay the Executive the sum of (i) the SERP Account balance plus (ii) the present value (calculated as of the date of payment and using a discount rate equal to .3274% per month (four percent (4.00%) per year)) of the expected remaining monthly amounts to be credited to the SERP Account according to Article 2.  This benefit shall be paid in thirty-six (36) consecutive monthly installments and shall commence the month following Change in Control.  During the payment period, interest shall continue to be credited on the unpaid benefit as described in Section 3.1(b).    

4.6Death Prior to Commencement of Benefit Payments.  In the event the Executive dies prior to Separation from Service, Disability and Change in Control, the Employer shall pay the Beneficiary the SERP Account balance.  This benefit shall be paid in sixty (60) consecutive monthly installments and shall commence the month following the Executive’s death.

4.7One Benefit Only. The Executive and Beneficiary are entitled to only one benefit under Sections 4.2 through 4.6 of this Agreement, which shall be determined by the first event to occur that causes a benefit to be paid under this Agreement.  The subsequent occurrence of other events shall not entitle the Executive or Beneficiary to other or additional benefits hereunder.

4.8Death Subsequent to Commencement of Benefit Payments.  In the event the Executive dies while receiving payments, but prior to receiving all payments due and owing hereunder, the Employer shall pay the Beneficiary the same amounts at the same times as the Employer would have paid the Executive, had the Executive survived.

4.9Death Subsequent to Early Termination and Prior to Normal Retirement Age.  In the event the Executive dies after Early Termination, but prior to Normal Retirement Age, the Employer shall pay the Beneficiary the SERP Account balance determined as of the date of the Executive’s death.  This benefit will be paid at the same time and in the same manner as is specified in Section 4.6.

4.10Termination for Cause.  If the Employer terminates the Executive’s employment for Cause, then the Executive shall forfeit all benefits hereunder.

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4.11Restriction on Commencement of Distributions.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Executive is considered a Specified Employee at the time of Separation from Service, the provisions of this Section shall govern all distributions hereunder.  Distributions which would otherwise be made to the Executive due to Separation from Service shall not be made during the first six (6) months following Separation from Service.  Rather, any distribution which would otherwise be paid to the Executive during such period shall be accumulated and paid to the Executive in a lump sum on the first day of the seventh month following Separation from Service, or if earlier, upon the Executive’s death.  All subsequent distributions shall be paid as they would have had this Section not applied.

4.12Acceleration of Payments.  Except as specifically permitted herein, no acceleration of the time or schedule of any payment may be made hereunder.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, payments may be accelerated, in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(j)(4) in the following circumstances: (i) as a result of certain domestic relations orders; (ii) in compliance with the ethics laws or conflicts of interest laws; (iii) in limited cashouts (but not in excess of the limit under Code §402(g)(1)(B)); (iv) to pay employment-related taxes; or (v) to pay any taxes that may become due at any time that the Agreement fails to meet the requirements of Code Section 409A.

4.13Delays in Payment by Employer.  A payment may be delayed to a date after the designated payment date under any of the circumstances described below, and the provision will not fail to meet the requirements of establishing a permissible payment event.  The delay in the payment will not constitute a subsequent deferral election, so long as the Employer treats all payments to similarly situated Participants on a reasonably consistent basis.

(a)Payments subject to Code Section 162(m).  If the Employer reasonably anticipates that the Employer’s deduction with respect to any distribution under this Agreement would be limited or eliminated by application of Code Section 162(m), then to the extent deemed necessary by the Employer to ensure that the entire amount of any distribution from this Agreement is deductible, the Employer may delay payment of any amount that would otherwise be distributed under this Agreement.  The delayed amounts shall be distributed to the Executive (or the Beneficiary in the event of the Executive’s death) at the earliest date the Employer reasonably anticipates that the deduction of the payment of the amount will not be limited or eliminated by application of Code Section 162(m).

(b)Payments that would violate Federal securities laws or other applicable law.  A payment may be delayed where the Employer reasonably anticipates that the making of the payment will violate Federal securities laws or other applicable law provided that the payment is made at the earliest date at which the Employer reasonably anticipates that the making of the payment will not cause such violation.  The making of a payment that would cause inclusion in gross income or the application of any penalty provision of the Internal Revenue Code is not treated as a violation of law.

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(c)Solvency.  Notwithstanding the above, a payment may be delayed where the payment would jeopardize the ability of the Employer to continue as a going concern.

4.14Treatment of Payment as Made on Designated Payment Date.  Solely for purposes of determining compliance with Code Section 409A, any payment under this Agreement made after the required payment date shall be deemed made on the required payment date provided that such payment is made by the latest of: (i) the end of the calendar year in which the payment is due; (ii) the 15th day of the third calendar month following the payment due date; (iii) if Employer cannot calculate the payment amount on account of administrative impracticality which is beyond the Executive’s control, the end of the first calendar year which payment calculation is practicable; and (iv) if Employer does not have sufficient funds to make the payment without jeopardizing the Employer’s solvency, in the first calendar year in which the Employer’s funds are sufficient to make the payment.

4.15Facility of Payment.  If a distribution is to be made to a minor, or to a person who is otherwise incompetent, then the Administrator may make such distribution: (i) to the legal guardian, or if none, to a parent of a minor payee with whom the payee maintains his or her residence; or (ii) to the conservator or administrator or, if none, to the person having custody of an incompetent payee.  Any such distribution shall fully discharge the Employer and the Administrator from further liability on account thereof.

4.16Excise Tax Limitation.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any benefit payment hereunder would be treated as an “excess parachute payment” under Code Section 280G, the Employer shall reduce such benefit payment to the extent necessary to avoid treating such benefit payment as an excess parachute payment.  The Executive shall be entitled to only the reduced benefit and shall forfeit any amount over and above the reduced amount.

4.17Changes in Form or Timing of Benefit Payments.  The Employer and the Executive may, subject to the terms hereof, amend this Agreement to delay the timing or change the form of payments.  Any such amendment:

(a)must take effect not less than twelve (12) months after the amendment is made;

(b)must, for benefits distributable due solely to the arrival of a specified date, or on account of Separation from Service or Change in Control, delay the commencement of distributions for a minimum of five (5) years from the date the first distribution was originally scheduled to be made;

(c)must, for benefits distributable due solely to the arrival of a specified date, be made not less than twelve (12) months before distribution is scheduled to begin; and

(d)may not accelerate the time or schedule of any distribution.



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Article 5

Beneficiaries

5.1Designation of Beneficiaries.  The Executive may designate any person to receive any benefits payable under the Agreement upon the Executive’s death, and the designation may be changed from time to time by the Executive by filing a new designation.  Each designation will revoke all prior designations by the Executive, shall be in the form prescribed by the Administrator and shall be effective only when filed in writing with the Administrator during the Executive’s lifetime.  If the Executive names someone other than the Executive’s spouse as a Beneficiary, the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, determine that spousal consent is required to be provided in a form designated by the Administrator, executed by the Executive’s spouse and returned to the Administrator.  The Executive’s beneficiary designation shall be deemed automatically revoked if the Beneficiary predeceases the Executive or if the Executive names a spouse as Beneficiary and the marriage is subsequently dissolved.

5.2Absence of Beneficiary Designation.  In the absence of a valid Beneficiary designation, or if, at the time any benefit payment is due to a Beneficiary, there is no living Beneficiary validly named by the Executive, the Employer shall pay the benefit payment to the Executive’s spouse.  If the spouse is not living then the Employer shall pay the benefit payment to the Executive’s living descendants per stirpes, and if there are no living descendants, to the Executive’s estate.  In determining the existence or identity of anyone entitled to a benefit payment, the Employer may rely conclusively upon information supplied by the Executive’s personal representative, executor, or administrator.

Article 6

ADMINISTRATION

6.1Administrator Duties.  The Administrator shall be responsible for the management, operation, and administration of the Agreement.  When making a determination or calculation, the Administrator shall be entitled to rely on information furnished by the Employer, Executive or Beneficiary.  No provision of this Agreement shall be construed as imposing on the Administrator any fiduciary duty under ERISA or other law, or any duty similar to any fiduciary duty under ERISA or other law.

6.2Administrator Authority.  The Administrator shall enforce this Agreement in accordance with its terms, shall be charged with the general administration of this Agreement, and shall have all powers necessary to accomplish its purposes.

6.3Binding Effect of Decision.  The decision or action of the Administrator with respect to any question arising out of or in connection with the administration, interpretation or application of this Agreement and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all persons having any interest in this Agreement.

6.4Compensation, Expenses and Indemnity.  The Administrator shall serve without compensation for services rendered hereunder.  The Administrator is authorized

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at the expense of the Employer to employ such legal counsel and recordkeeper as it may deem advisable to assist in the performance of its duties hereunder.  Expense and fees in connection with the administration of this Agreement shall be paid by the Employer.

6.5Employer Information.  The Employer shall supply full and timely information to the Administrator on all matters relating to the Executive’s compensation, death, Disability or Separation from Service, and such other information as the Administrator reasonably requires.

6.6Termination of Participation.  If the Administrator determines in good faith that the Executive no longer qualifies as a member of a select group of management or highly compensated employees, as determined in accordance with ERISA, the Administrator shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to prohibit crediting amounts to the SERP Account in excess of the amounts described in Section 3.1(b).

6.7Compliance with Code Section 409A.  The Employer and the Executive intend that the Agreement comply with the provisions of Code Section 409A to prevent the inclusion in gross income of any amounts deferred hereunder in a taxable year prior to the year in which amounts are actually paid to the Executive or Beneficiary.  This Agreement shall be construed, administered and governed in a manner that affects such intent, and the Administrator shall not take any action that would be inconsistent therewith.

Article 7

Claims and Review Procedures

7.1Claims Procedure.  A Claimant who has not received benefits under this Agreement that he or she believes should be distributed shall make a claim for such benefits as follows.

(a)Initiation – Written Claim.  The Claimant initiates a claim by submitting to the Administrator a written claim for the benefits.  If such a claim relates to the contents of a notice received by the Claimant, the claim must be made within sixty (60) days after such notice was received by the Claimant.  All other claims must be made within one hundred eighty (180) days of the date on which the event that caused the claim to arise occurred.  The claim must state with particularity the determination desired by the Claimant.

(b)Timing of Administrator Response.  The Administrator shall respond to such Claimant within ninety (90) days after receiving the claim.  If the Administrator determines that special circumstances require additional time for processing the claim, the Administrator can extend the response period by an additional ninety (90) days by notifying the Claimant in writing, prior to the end of the initial ninety (90) day period, that an additional period is required.  The notice of extension must set forth the special circumstances and the date by which the Administrator expects to render its decision.

(c)Notice of Decision.  If the Administrator denies part or all of the claim, the Administrator shall notify the Claimant in writing of such denial.  The

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Administrator shall write the notification in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant.  The notification shall set forth:  (i) the specific reasons for the denial; (ii) a reference to the specific provisions of this Agreement on which the denial is based; (iii) a description of any additional information or material necessary for the Claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why it is needed; (iv) an explanation of this Agreement’s review procedures and the time limits applicable to such procedures; and (v) a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA Section 502(a) following an adverse benefit determination on review.

7.2Review Procedure.  If the Administrator denies part or all of the claim, the Claimant shall have the opportunity for a full and fair review by the Administrator of the denial as follows.

(a)Initiation – Written Request.  To initiate the review, the Claimant, within sixty (60) days after receiving the Administrator’s notice of denial, must file with the Administrator a written request for review.

(b)Additional Submissions – Information Access.  The Claimant shall then have the opportunity to submit written comments, documents, records and other information relating to the claim.  The Administrator shall also provide the Claimant, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant (as defined in applicable ERISA regulations) to the Claimant’s claim for benefits.

(c)Considerations on Review.  In considering the review, the Administrator shall take into account all materials and information the Claimant submits relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination.

(d)Timing of Administrator Response.  The Administrator shall respond in writing to such Claimant within sixty (60) days after receiving the request for review.  If the Administrator determines that special circumstances require additional time for processing the claim, the Administrator can extend the response period by an additional sixty (60) days by notifying the Claimant in writing, prior to the end of the initial sixty (60) day period, that an additional period is required.  The notice of extension must set forth the special circumstances and the date by which the Administrator expects to render its decision.

(e)Notice of Decision.  The Administrator shall notify the Claimant in writing of its decision on review.  The Administrator shall write the notification in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant.  The notification shall set forth:  (a) the specific reasons for the denial; (b) a reference to the specific provisions of this Agreement on which the denial is based; (c) a statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant (as defined in applicable ERISA regulations) to the Claimant’s claim for benefits; and (d) a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA Section 502(a).



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ARTICLE 8

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

8.1Agreement Amendment Generally.  Except as provided in Section 8.2, this Agreement may be amended only by a written agreement signed by both the Employer and the Executive.    

8.2Amendment to Insure Proper Characterization of Agreement.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Agreement may be amended by the Employer at any time, if found necessary in the opinion of the Employer, i) to ensure that the Agreement is characterized as plan of deferred compensation maintained for a select group of management or highly compensated employees as described under ERISA, ii) to conform the Agreement to the requirements of any applicable law or iii) to comply with the written instructions of the Employer’s auditors or banking regulators.

8.3Agreement Termination Generally.  Except as provided in Section 8.4, this Agreement may be terminated only by a written agreement signed by the Employer and the Executive.  Such termination shall not cause a distribution of benefits under this Agreement.  Rather, upon such termination benefit distributions will be made at the earliest distribution event permitted under Article 4.

8.4Effect of Complete Termination.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 8.3, and subject to the requirements of Code Section 409A and Treasury Regulations §1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix), at certain times the Employer may completely terminate and liquidate the Agreement.  In the event of a  complete termination under subsections (a) or (c) below, the Employer shall pay the Executive the SERP Account balance.  In the event of a complete termination under subsection (b) below the Employer shall pay the Executive the present value (calculated as of the date of payment and using a discount rate equal to .3274% per month (four percent (4.00%) per year)) of the benefit to be paid to the Executive pursuant to Section 4.5 hereof, or the present value of the remaining benefit to be paid to the Executive if payment has already begun under this Agreement.    In any event, such complete termination of the Agreement shall occur only under the following circumstances and conditions.

(a)Corporate Dissolution or Bankruptcy.  The Employer may terminate and liquidate this Agreement within twelve (12) months of a corporate dissolution taxed under Code Section 331, or with the approval of a bankruptcy court pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §503(b)(1)(A), provided that all benefits paid under the Agreement are included in the Executive’s gross income in the latest of: (i) the calendar year which the termination occurs; (ii) the calendar year in which the amount is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture; or (iii) the first calendar year in which the payment is administratively practicable.

(b)Change in Control.  The Employer may terminate and liquidate this Agreement by taking irrevocable action to terminate and liquidate within the thirty (30) days preceding or the twelve (12) months following a Change in Control.  This Agreement will then be treated as terminated only if all substantially similar

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arrangements sponsored by the Employer which are treated as deferred under a single plan under Treasury Regulations §1.409A-1(c)(2) are terminated and liquidated with respect to each participant who experienced the Change in Control so that the Executive and any participants in any such similar arrangements are required to receive all amounts of compensation deferred under the terminated arrangements within twelve (12) months of the date the Employer takes the irrevocable action to terminate the arrangements.    

(c)Discretionary Termination.  The Employer may terminate and liquidate this Agreement provided that: (i) the termination does not occur proximate to a downturn in the financial health of the Employer; (ii) all arrangements sponsored by the Employer and Affiliates that would be aggregated with any terminated arrangements under Treasury Regulations §1.409A-1(c) are terminated; (iii) no payments, other than payments that would be payable under the terms of this Agreement if the termination had not occurred, are made within twelve (12) months of the date the Employer takes the irrevocable action to terminate this Agreement; (iv) all payments are made within twenty-four (24) months following the date the Employer takes the irrevocable action to terminate and liquidate this Agreement; and (v) neither the Employer nor any of its Affiliates adopt a new arrangement that would be aggregated with any terminated arrangement under Treasury Regulations §1.409A-1(c) if the Executive participated in both arrangements, at any time within three (3) years following the date the Employer takes the irrevocable action to terminate this Agreement.

Article 9

MISCELLANEOUS

9.1No Effect on Other Rights.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Employer and the Executive as to the subject matter hereof.  No rights are granted to the Executive by virtue of this Agreement other than those specifically set forth herein.  Nothing contained herein will confer upon the Executive the right to be retained in the service of the Employer nor limit the right of the Employer to discharge or otherwise deal with the Executive without regard to the existence hereof.

9.2State Law.  This Agreement and all rights hereunder shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania except to the extent preempted by the laws of the United States of America. 

9.3Validity.  In case any provision of this Agreement shall be illegal or invalid for any reason, said illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts hereof, but this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provision had never been inserted herein.

9.4Nonassignability.  Benefits under this Agreement cannot be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, attached or encumbered in any manner.

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9.5Unsecured General Creditor Status.  Payment to the Executive or any Beneficiary hereunder shall be made from assets which shall continue, for all purposes, to be part of the general, unrestricted assets of the Employer and no person shall have any interest in any such asset by virtue of any provision of this Agreement.  The Employer’s obligation hereunder shall be an unfunded and unsecured promise to pay money in the future.  In the event that the Employer purchases an insurance policy insuring the life of the Executive to recover the cost of providing benefits hereunder, neither the Executive nor the Beneficiary shall have any rights whatsoever in said policy or the proceeds therefrom.

9.6Life Insurance.  If the Employer chooses to obtain insurance on the life of the Executive in connection with its obligations under this Agreement, the Executive hereby agrees to take such physical examinations and to truthfully and completely supply such information as may be required by the Employer or the insurance company designated by the Employer.

9.7Unclaimed Benefits.  The Executive shall keep the Employer informed of the Executive’s current address and the current address of the Beneficiary.  If the location of the Executive is not made known to the Employer within three years after the date upon which any payment of any benefits may first be made, the Employer shall delay payment of the Executive’s benefit payment(s) until the location of the Executive is made known to the Employer; however, the Employer shall only be obligated to hold such benefit payment(s) for the Executive until the expiration of three (3) years.  Upon expiration of the three (3) year period, the Employer may discharge its obligation by payment to the Beneficiary.  If the location of the Beneficiary is not made known to the Employer by the end of an additional two (2) month period following expiration of the three (3) year period, the Employer may discharge its obligation by payment to the Executive’s estate.  If there is no estate in existence at such time or if such fact cannot be determined by the Employer, the Executive and Beneficiary shall thereupon forfeit all rights to any benefits provided under this Agreement.

9.8Suicide or Misstatement.  No benefit shall be distributed hereunder if the Executive commits suicide within two (2) years after the Effective Date, or if an insurance company which issued a life insurance policy covering the Executive and owned by the Employer denies coverage (i) for material misstatements of fact made by the Executive on an application for life insurance, or (ii) for any other reason.

9.9Regulatory Restrictions. 

(a)Removal.  If the Executive is removed from office or permanently prohibited from participating in the Employer’s affairs by an order issued under section 8(e)(4) or (g)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. 1818(e)(4) or (g)(1), all obligations of the Employer under this Agreement shall terminate as of the effective date of the order.

(b)Default. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Employer is in "default, or "in danger of default," as those terms are

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defined in section 3(x) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. 1813(x), all obligations under this Agreement shall terminate.

(c)FDIC Open-Bank Assistance. All obligations under this Agreement shall terminate, except to the extent determined that continuation of the contract is necessary for the continued operation of the Employer, when the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation enters into an agreement to provide assistance to or on behalf of the Employer under the authority contained in Federal Deposit Insurance Act section 13(c). 12 U.S.C. 1823(c).  Rights of the Executive that have already vested shall not be affected, however.

9.10Forfeiture Provision.  The Executive shall forfeit any non-distributed benefits under this Agreement if the Executive violates any of the provisions of Paragraph 9 (without regard to the provision limiting the application of that Paragraph to two (2) years following termination) or Paragraph 10 of the Employment Agreement.  This forfeiture provision shall not apply following a Change in Control.

9.11Notice.  Any notice, consent or demand required or permitted to be given to the Employer or Administrator under this Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and hand-delivered or sent by registered or certified mail to the Employer’s principal business office.  Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to the Executive or Beneficiary under this Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and hand-delivered or sent by mail to the last known address of the Executive or Beneficiary, as appropriate.   Any notice shall be deemed given as of the date of delivery or, if delivery is made by mail, as of the date shown on the postmark or on the receipt for registration or certification.

9.12Headings and Interpretation.  Headings and sub-headings in this Agreement are inserted for reference and convenience only and shall not be deemed part of this Agreement.  Wherever the fulfillment of the intent and purpose of this Agreement requires and the context will permit, the use of the masculine gender includes the feminine and use of the singular includes the plural.

9.13Alternative Action.  In the event it becomes impossible for the Employer or the Administrator to perform any act required by this Agreement due to regulatory or other constraints, the Employer or Administrator may perform such alternative act as most nearly carries out the intent and purpose of this Agreement and is in the best interests of the Employer, provided that such alternative act does not violate Code Section 409A.

9.14Coordination with Other Benefits.  The benefits provided for the Executive or the Beneficiary under this Agreement are in addition to any other benefits available to the Executive under any other plan or program for employees of the Employer.  This Agreement shall supplement and shall not supersede, modify, or amend any other such plan or program except as may otherwise be expressly provided herein.

9.15Inurement.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Employer, its successor and assigns, and the Executive, the Executive’s successors, heirs, executors, administrators, and the Beneficiary.

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9.16Tax Withholding.  The Employer may make such provisions and take such action as it deems necessary or appropriate for the withholding of any taxes which the Employer is required by any law or regulation to withhold in connection with any benefits under the Agreement.  The Executive shall be responsible for the payment of all individual tax liabilities relating to any benefits paid hereunder.

9.17Aggregation of Agreement.  If the Employer offers other non-qualified deferred compensation plans in addition to this Agreement, this Agreement and those plans shall be treated as a single plan to the extent required under Code Section 409A.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive and a representative of the Employer have executed this Agreement document as indicated below:

Executive:Employer:



_________________________________________________By:____________________________________________

Its:____________________________________________

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SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN

Beneficiary Designation

I,  __________________________, designate the following as Beneficiary under this Agreement:

Primary

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Contingent

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I understand that I may change this beneficiary designation by delivering a new written designation to the Administrator, which shall be effective only upon receipt by the Administrator prior to my death.  I further understand that the designation will be automatically revoked if the Beneficiary predeceases me or if I have named my spouse as Beneficiary and our marriage is subsequently dissolved.

Signature:_______________________________Date:_______



 

Received by the Administrator this ________ day of ___________________, 20__

By:_________________________________

Title:_________________________________

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