Bank of Granite Corporation 2008 Executive Officer Compensation Arrangements

Summary

Bank of Granite Corporation and its banking subsidiary, Bank of Granite, approved the 2008 base salaries for certain executive officers, including increases for the president and CEO, CFO, and CIO. The chairman's salary remains unchanged, and the president and CEO of the mortgage banking subsidiary's salary is still under review. The executive incentive compensation structure for these officers will remain the same as in 2007. These decisions were made by the Board of Directors based on the Compensation Committee's recommendations.

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Exhibit 10.11
COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
On December 17, 2007, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Bank of Granite Corporation (the “Company”) and its banking subsidiary, Bank of Granite (the “Bank”), acting upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Board, approved the base salaries of certain executive officers of the Bank for 2008, with the base salary for the chairman remaining unchanged at his request, the base salary for the president and chief executive officer increasing to $225,000, the base salary for the chief financial officer increasing to $185,000, and the base salary for the chief information officer increasing to $140,000. The base salary for the president and chief executive officer of the Company’ s mortgage banking subsidiary remains under review.
Also, on December 17, 2007, the Board acting upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Board, agreed that the executive incentive compensation structure for certain executive officers of the Bank for 2008 will remain unchanged from 2007.