Columbia State Bank Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan Agreement, by and between the Bank and Lisa Dow, effective March 11, 2018

This Columbia State Bank Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan Agreement (hereinafter “Agreement”), entered into this March 11, 2018 by and between Columbia State Bank (“Bank” “Employer”) and Lisa Dow (“Executive” or “Participant”).

The purpose of the Columbia State Bank Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (“Plan”), as evidenced by this Agreement, is to provide supplemental retirement benefits for certain key employees of Columbia State Bank. It is intended that the Plan will aid in retaining and attracting individuals of exceptional ability by providing them with these benefits.

WHEREFORE, the Bank and Executive hereby agree to the following;

For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Furthermore, in the event of any ambiguity or in the event any clarification is required, the below terms shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with Internal Revenue Code Section 409A.

2.1    Actuarial Equivalent. The term “Actuarial Equivalent” means equivalence in value between two (2) or more forms and/or times of payment based on a determination by an actuary chosen by the Committee, utilizing the “applicable interest rate” specified by Internal Revenue Code Section 417(e)(3)(C) as of the date of Executive’s Separation of Service or Disability, and the “applicable mortality table” specified in Code Section 417(e)(3)(B). 

2.2    Administrator. The Bank shall be the "Administrator" and, solely for the purposes of ERISA (as defined below), the "fiduciary" of this Agreement where a fiduciary is required by ERISA.

2.3    Applicable Percentage. The term “Applicable Percentage” is the percentage of the Executive Benefit to which Executive may be entitled based on (a) the date on which the Executive Separates From Service or Terminates Employment with the Bank or (b) the circumstances described herein. The actual Executive Benefit to which Executive is entitled will be determined based on both the date of Separation From Service (or Disability) and the circumstances of such Separation From Service. While the following chart reflects the Applicable Percentage as of the specified date for the given year, it is the intent of the parties that a Separation From Service at any time during the calendar year shall result in a pro-rated

increase in the Applicable Percentage using a methodology which is consistent with the reduction under Paragraph 2.13. Subject to the forgoing, the Applicable Percentage shall be determined as follows:

2.4    Base Salary. "Base Salary" shall mean the regular cash compensation actually paid to Executive for services rendered or labor performed by Executive during a given calendar year, excluding bonuses, commissions, overtime, incentive payments, non-monetary awards. This amount shall include amounts Executive could have received in cash in lieu of (i) contributions made on Executive's behalf to a qualified plan maintained by the Bank or to any cafeteria plan under Section 125 of the Code maintained by Employer and (ii) deferrals of compensation made at the Executive's election pursuant to a plan or arrangement of the Employer.

2.5    Beneficiary(ies). The individual(s) or entities designated to receive any Executive Benefit due upon the death of the Executive. The Beneficiary(ies) shall be designated in accordance with the provisions of Article IX.

2.6    Board. “Board” means the Board of Directors of Columbia State Bank.

2.7    Change in Control. For the purposes of this Agreement, a Change in Control shall be defined in a manner consistent with IRC 409A. Currently IRC provides a definition consistent with the following (and for the purposes of this provision, the term “corporation” shall mean Columbia State Bank):

A. Change in the Ownership of a Corporation. A change in the ownership of

 

a corporation occurs on the date that any one person or persons acting as a

group (as defined in IRC 409A), acquires ownership of stock of the corporation that, together with stock held by such person or group, constitutes more than fifty percent (50%) of the total fair market value or total voting power of the stock of such corporation. The acquisition of additional stock by the same person or group is not considered to cause a change in the ownership of the corporation.

B. Change in the Effective Control of a Corporation. A change in the effective control of the corporation shall be deemed to occur on either of the following dates:

In addition, to constitute a change in control event with respect to the Executive, the change in control event must relate to (i) the corporation for whom Executive is performing services at the time of the Change in Control; (ii) The corporation that is liable for the payment of the amounts described herein (or all corporations liable for the payment if more than one corporation is liable) but only if either the deferred compensation is attributable to the performance of service by the Executive for such corporation(s) or there is a bona fide business purpose for such corporation(s) to be liable for such payment and, in either case, no significant purpose of making such corporation(s) liable for such payment is the avoidance of Federal income tax; or (iii) a corporation that is a majority shareholder of a corporation identified in (i) or (ii) above, or any corporation in a chain of corporations in which each corporation is a

majority shareholder of another corporation in the chain, ending in a corporation identified in (i) or (ii) above.

 

2.8    The Code. The "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

2.9    Committee. The term “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Columbia State Bank.

2.10     Competitive Activity. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Competitive Activity” is defined as acting directly or indirectly as an employee, agent, stockholder (other than passive holdings of less than two percent (2%) of the outstanding shares of a publicly-traded company), member, officer, director, co-partner, advisor, or in any other individual or representative capacity, on behalf of any “Conflicting Organization.” 

 

2.11    Conflicting Organization. For purposes of this Agreement, “Conflicting Organization” is defined as any person, entity, or organization engaged (or about to become engaged) in a business similar to, or that competes with, the business of Employer, including without limitation any bank or financial institution (including without limitation any trust company, finance company, or leasing company).

2.12    Disability/Disabled. For the purposes of this Agreement, Executive will be considered Disabled if it is determined (in a manner consistent with IRC 409A) that Executive is Disabled within the meaning of IRC 409A. IRC 409A currently provides the following definition of Disability:

In the event a disability policy has been purchased by Employer for Executive, then the individual or entity responsible for determining such disability thereunder shall determine Executive’s Disability under this Agreement (using the forgoing Disability definition). In the event no such disability policy exists, then the Plan Administrator shall make a good faith determination of Disability in a manner consistent with that required under IRC 409A.

2.13    Early Commencement Reduction Factor. The term “Early Commencement Reduction Factor” is the amount by which an Executive Benefit shall be reduced based on the benefit being paid prior to Executive’s attainment of the Normal Retirement Age. The amount

of the Early Commencement Reduction Factor shall be determined as follows: for each year (or partial year) that an Executive’s benefit hereunder is paid prior to his attainment of the Normal Retirement Age, then the benefit amount shall be reduced, on a pro rata basis, by a factor of five

percent (5%). Thus, if an executive with a Normal Retirement Age of sixty-five (65) begins receiving payments at age sixty-two and one half (62 ½), the amount of the annual benefit shall be reduced by 12.5% (65- 62 ½ = 2.5; 2.5 x 5%= 12.5%).

2.15    Effective Date. The term “Effective Date” shall mean the date first written above.

2.16    Employer or Bank. The term “Employer” or “Bank” shall mean Columbia State Bank, any subsidiaries or affiliates thereof, or any successors thereto.

2.17    Employer’s Market Area. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Employer’s Market Area” is defined as including the following locations, either during Executive’s employment or at the time of Executive’s Separation From Service or Disability:

A.       Any counties in the States of Washington, Oregon or Idaho in which Employer maintains a branch or other office, and all counties bordering on any such county, or

B.       Any counties in other States in which Employer maintains a branch or other office at the time of Executive’s Separation From Service or Disability, and all counties bordering on any such county, or

C.        Any other county in which Employer has bona fide documented plans to establish a branch or office, as demonstrated by minutes of board of director meetings, regulatory correspondence, or other written communications with third parties (including legal or financial advisers) with respect to such geographic expansion, and of which Executive is aware due to his employment with Employer.

Executive acknowledges that Employer currently has operations in various counties within the states of Washington, Oregon or Idaho that Employer plans to continue to expand its operations and presence within these states and other states, and that as a member of Employer’s senior management, Executive’s services are integral to these operations and expansion plans. 

2.18    ERISA. The term "ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

2.19    Executive Benefit. For the purposes of this Agreement, then term “Executive Benefit” shall refer to the annual amount to which Executive is entitled to receive pursuant to this Agreement. In addition, where the Executive Benefit is defined in terms of a lifetime annuity, Executive shall have the right under IRC 409A to elect an alternate annuity payment method, as specified herein. Amounts actually received by the Executive, however, shall be determined pursuant to Articles IV-VI, forfeited, reduced or adjusted to the extent: (a) required

under the other provisions of this Agreement; (b) required by reason of the lawful order of any regulatory agency or body having jurisdiction over Employer; or (c) required in order for Employer to comply with

any and all applicable state and federal laws, including, but not limited to, income, employment and disability income tax laws (e.g., FICA, FUTA, SDI).

2.20 Involuntary Termination/ Involuntary Separation From Service. The terms “Involuntary Termination” or “Involuntary Separation From Service” shall be defined as it is in IRC 409A, which currently provides that an “Involuntary” Termination shall mean a Separation From Service due to the independent exercise of the unilateral authority of the Employer to terminate the Executive’s services, other than due to the Executive’s implicit or explicit request, where the Executive was willing and able to continue performing services (and not as the result of a Disability of a Termination for Cause).

2.21    IRC 409A. The term “IRC 409A” shall refer to the final regulations issued by the IRS and the Treasury Department under Section 409A of the Code and shall be deemed to include all related guidance issued.

2.22    Net Present Value. The term, “Net Present Value” (or “NPV”) shall mean the value, as of a specified date, of future cash payments due, calculated using a discount rate which is equal to that used to determine Actuarial Equivalent values under the Plan.

2.23    Normal Retirement / Normal Retirement Age. The term "Normal Retirement" shall mean the Executive’s Separation From Service on or after attaining the Normal Retirement Age of sixty-five (65) and for reasons other than a Termination for Cause, because of Disability, or pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 5.4.

2.24    Participant/Executive. For the purposes of this Agreement, the terms “Executive” and “Participant” shall be interchangeable.

2.25    Remain Employed. For the purpose of this Agreement, the term “Remain(s) Employed” shall mean that Executive has not experienced a Separation From Service.

2.26    Separation From Service/ Termination of Employment. The terms “Separation From Service” (“Separates From Service”) and “Termination of Employment” shall be used interchangeably for the purposes of this Agreement and shall be interpreted in accordance with the provisions of IRC 409A. Currently, IRC 409A provides that whether a termination of employment has occurred is determined based on whether the facts and circumstances indicate that the Bank and the Executive reasonably anticipate that no further services will be performed after a certain date or that the level of bona fide services the employee will perform after such date (whether as an employee or as an independent contractor) will permanently decrease to no more than twenty percent (20%) of the average level of bona fide services performed (as an employee or an independent contractor) over the immediately preceding thirty-six (36) month period (or the full period of services to the Employer if the employee has been providing services to the employer less than 36 months). There shall be no Separation From Service while the Executive is on military leave, sick leave or other bona fide leave of absence so long as such leave does not exceed six (6) months, or if longer, so long as the individual retains a right to re-employment with the service recipient under an applicable statute or by contract.

2.27    Specified Employee. The term “Specified Employee” shall be defined in accordance with IRC 409A, which states that a “Specified Employee” is an employee who, as of the date of the employee’s Separation From Service, is a key employee of an employer of which any stock is publicly traded on an established securities market or otherwise. An employee is a key employee if the employee meets the requirements of section 416(i)(1)(A)(i), (ii), or (iii) (applied in accordance with the regulations thereunder and disregarding section 416(i)(5)) at any time during the twelve (12) month period ending on a specified employee identification date. If Executive is a key employee as of a specified employee identification date, then Executive shall be treated as a key employee for the entire twelve (12) month period beginning on the specified employee effective date.

2.28    Target Benefit Amount. For the purposes of this Agreement, and unless provided otherwise, the “Target Benefit Amount” shall be an amount equal to sixty percent (60%) of the average of Executive’s three (3) highest years of Base Salary (as of the date of Separation From Service or Disability). For illustrative purposes only, attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein as “Exhibit A” is an illustration of Executive’s projected salary and potential benefit under this Agreement. This illustration is in no way a guarantee of benefits, salary or benefit amounts, but rather is intended to provide a framework for understanding potential benefits provided hereunder. Furthermore, this illustration in Exhibit A is based on certain assumptions which may or may not be accurate at the time a benefit is due or vests.

    

2.29    Termination For Cause. The term “Termination for Cause” shall be defined as it is in any current employment agreement between Employer and Executive. In the event no such employment agreement exists, a Termination for Cause shall be defined as a Termination because of any of the following:

  

2.30    Termination For Good Reason. A termination shall be deemed to be for Good Reason if after a Change of Control, Executive Separates From Service on or after the occurrence of any of the below events, and such events occur without the Executive’s consent:

geographic location of less than forty-five (45) miles be considered a material change in geographic location for purposes of this Agreement.

In the event of any of the forgoing circumstances, Executive shall provide notice to Employer of the existence of the conditions described above within a period not to exceed ninety (90) days of the initial existence of said condition, upon the notice of which Employer must be provided a period of at least thirty (30) days during which it may remedy the condition. If the condition is not remedied within those thirty (30) days, and Executive Voluntarily Terminates his employment within the two (2) year period following the initial occurrence of one or more of these conditions, then such Separation From Service shall be deemed to have been for “Good Reason”.

2.31    Voluntary Termination. The term “Voluntary Termination” shall mean a Separation From Service elected by the Executive and not as a result of Disability or for Good Reason.

2.32    Years of Service. The term “Years of Service” shall mean the consecutive twelve (12) month period beginning on Executive’s date of hire (April 1, 2013) and any twelve (12) month anniversary thereof, during the entirety of which time the Executive is an employee of the Company and has not experienced a Separation From Service. Service with a subsidiary or other entity controlled by the Company before the time such entity became a subsidiary or under such control shall not be considered credited “Service” unless the Plan Administrator specifically agrees to credit such service.

3.1    Not a Contract of Employment. Although this Agreement is intended to provide Executive with an additional incentive to remain in the employ of Employer, this Agreement shall not be deemed to constitute a contract of employment between Executive and Employer, nor shall any provision of this Agreement restrict or expand the right of Employer to terminate Executive's employment. This Agreement shall have no impact or effect upon any separate written employment agreement which Executive may have with Employer, it being the parties' intention and agreement that unless this Agreement is specifically referenced in said employment agreement (or any modification thereto), this Agreement (and Employer's obligations hereunder) shall stand separate and apart and shall have no effect on or be affected by, the terms and provisions of said employment agreement.

3.2    Fringe Benefit. The benefits provided by this Agreement are granted by the Employer as a fringe benefit to Executive and are not a part of any salary reduction plan or any arrangement deferring a bonus or a salary increase. Executive has no option to take any current payments or bonus in lieu of the benefits provided by this Agreement.

3.3    Prohibited Payments. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any payment made under this Agreement is a “golden parachute payment” as defined in Section 28(k) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. section 1828(k) and Part 359

of the Rules and Regulations of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (collectively, the “FDIC Rules”) or is otherwise prohibited, restricted or subject to the prior approval of a Bank Regulator, no payment shall be made hereunder without complying with said FDIC Rules.

4.1    Delay in Payments for Specified Employee in the Event of a Separation From Service and Compliance With IRC 409A. In the event Executive is a Specified Employee as of the date of Separation From Service, then a payment conditioned upon Separation From Service may not be made before the date that is six (6) months after the date of Separation From Service (or, if earlier than the end of the six-month period, the date of Executive’s death).

If payments to which Executive would otherwise be entitled during the first six (6) months following a Separation From Service are subject to this six (6) month delay in payment, then such payments shall be accumulated and paid on the first day of the seventh month following the date of Separation From Service. Payments will then continue thereafter as called for pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

Notwithstanding any provision existing in this Agreement or any amendment thereto, it is the intent of the Employer and the Executive that any payment or benefit provided pursuant to this Agreement shall be made and paid in a manner, at a time and in a form which complies with the applicable requirements of IRC 409A in order to avoid any unfavorable tax consequences resulting from any such failure to comply.

4.2     Modifying Form of Benefit Payment/Single Life Annuity vs. Joint Life. In compliance with IRC 409A, and Subject to Bank approval as to the form of annuity payment offered, Executive may change the form of an annuity payment (before any payment has been made) from one type of life annuity to another type of life annuity with the same scheduled date for the first annuity payment, and such change will not be considered a “change in the time and form of a payment” provided that the annuities are actuarially equivalent applying reasonable actuarial methods and assumptions.

The Distribution Election Form (as may be modified by the Bank from time to time) shall provide details and options regarding joint and survivor annuity options that may be elected. Again, an annuity modification under this Paragraph must be actuarially equivalent in value in accordance with IRC 409A, and the payment commencement date shall remain unchanged. Furthermore, any election to use an alternate annuity payment method must be made prior to the payment start date and, other than as addressed herein below, Executive shall not have the ability to modify the form of annuity elected once payments have begun. If, however, an approved joint and survivor annuity option is elected and Executive’s spouse pre-deceases Executive after payments have begun, then for all payments made to Executive after the death of their spouse, the amounts payable under this Agreement shall increase and be equal to the payment amounts Executive would have received under a single life annuity option. Executive shall not be able to then designate a new spouse and reinstate joint life annuity payments.

4.3    Withholding of Payroll Taxes. Employer shall withhold from payments made hereunder any taxes required to be withheld from Executive’s wage under federal, state or local law.

Executive Benefit payments due hereunder shall be payable pursuant to only one (1) provision below. The date and circumstances of Executive’s Separation From Service or Disability shall determine which provision shall be used to calculate the Executive Benefit payment due.

In addition, all amounts calculated as due and payable under Paragraphs 5.1 through 5.7 of this Agreement shall be reduced as follows:

5.1       Executive Benefit Payments in the Event of Normal Retirement. Subject to the provisions of Article VI below, the Executive Benefit under this provision shall be determined as follows: 

Paragraph 4.2, Executive shall have the ability to timely select an alternate form of annuity payment.

 

5.2      Executive Benefit Payments on or After Attaining the Early Retirement Age but Before Attaining the Normal Retirement Age (and other than following a Change in Control). Subject to the provisions of Article VI below, in the event Executive Separates From Service on or after attaining the Early Retirement Age but before attaining the Normal Retirement Age (and other than following a Change in Control), then the Executive Benefit to which Executive is entitled shall be determined as follows:

 

 

            

5.3       Executive Benefit Payments in the Event of Involuntary or Voluntary Termination Prior to Attaining the Early Retirement Age (and other than following a Change in Control). Subject to the provisions of Article VI below, in the event Executive Separates From Service prior to attaining the Early Retirement Age and as a result of either a Voluntary or Involuntary Termination (and absent a Change in Control), then the Executive Benefit to which Executive is entitled shall be determined as follows:

 

5.4       Separation From Service Following a Change in Control.  In the event of a Separation From Service at any time following a Change in Control (other than a Termination for Cause or a payment triggered by Disability), then the Executive Benefit to which Executive is entitled shall be determined as follows:

 

annual amount calculated as follows: the Applicable Percentage multiplied by the Target Benefit Amount; however, in this circumstance, the Applicable Percentage shall be deemed to be that percentage Executive would have achieved had they Remained Employed until the Normal Retirement Age. If, in the alternative, Executive has already attained the Normal Retirement Age at the

time of an Involuntary Termination or a Termination for Good Reason following a Change in Control, then they shall be entitled to receive an annual amount equal to the Applicable Percentage multiplied by the Target Benefit Amount, with the Applicable Percentage determined pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 2.3. As stated in Paragraph 5.4B, whether paid as an annuity or lump sum, this Executive Benefit shall reflect a two percent (2%) annual benefit increase, and when paid as an annuity prior to Normal Retirement Age, shall be subject to the Early Commencement Reduction Factor. Furthermore, Executive shall NOT be subject to the non-compete provisions of Article VI below.

 

 

 

B.              Benefit Payments. At the time this Agreement is executed, Executive may elect the following payment method option as provided in the Distribution Election Form for Executive Benefits due and owing as a

result of a Separation From Service occurring within two (2) years following a Change in Control. If, however no such election is made at the time this Agreement, and absent any valid and subsequent IRC 409A compliant election, then any Executive Benefit payment made pursuant to this Paragraph 5.4 shall be paid as specified below in subparagraph 5.4B(2). Furthermore, and regardless of whether Executive elects the following option under this

 

date of the first day of the first month following Executive’s attainment of the Normal Retirement Age and assuming a two percent (2%) annual increase in Executive Benefit amounts. This Actuarial Equivalent amount shall be paid on the date which is one (1) year following Separation From Service.

 

5.5       Disability. 

5.6        Termination For Cause.  If Executive is Terminated for Cause at any time after the effective date of this Agreement, then they shall forfeit any and all rights and benefits they may have under the terms of this Agreement and shall have no right to be paid any of the amounts which would otherwise be due or paid to the Executive by the Bank pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

5.7       Death.

 

 

6.1       Non-Competition. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Executive Benefit due pursuant to the provisions of Paragraphs 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4A(2), and 5.5 shall be forfeited and no Executive Benefit shall be due Executive hereunder if Executive enters into any Competitive Activity on behalf of a Conflicting Organization in Employer's Market Area during Executive’s employment or within the two (2) year period following the date of Executive’s Separation From Service.

 

6.2       Non-Solicitation. The restrictions in Paragraph 6.1 also include without limitation, for a period of two (2) years following the date of Executive’s Separation from

Service, Executive shall not solicit, directly or indirectly, on behalf of a Conflicting Organization in Employer’s Market Area, any customer, client, or employee of Employer. Specifically, Executive may not, directly or indirectly:

 

 

 

Solicitation prohibited under this provision includes solicitation by any means, including, without limitation, meetings, phone calls, letters or other mailings, and electronic and internet communications of any kind, or any other type of conduct intended or reasonably calculated to induce or urge a client, customer, or employee to discontinue, in whole or in part, its employment or business relationship with Employer. 

6.3       Injunctive Relief. Executive acknowledges and agrees that Employer has a legitimate business interest in enforcement of the restrictions in this Article VI, including without limitation, Employer’s need to protect the goodwill of Employer’s business, Employer’s client relationships, the stability of Employer’s workforce, and other such legitimate business interests.  In the event that Executive breaches or threatens to breach, or Employer reasonably believes that Executive is about to breach the obligations of this Article, Executive acknowledges and agrees that Employer shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief in state or federal court, in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other legal or equitable rights and remedies available to Employer. Executive acknowledges and agrees that Employer will suffer immediate and irreparable harm from such breach or threatened breach and that money damages will not be adequate to compensate Employer or to protect and preserve the status quo.

6.4       Enforceability.  If an arbitrator or a court of competent jurisdiction shall find any provision of this Article VI illegal or unenforceable, the arbitrator or court may reform such provision to the extent necessary to render the otherwise unenforceable provision, and the rest of the Agreement, valid and enforceable, and so as to permit maximum restrictions that are legal and enforceable to be applied to the Executive’s ability to compete with Employer. If an arbitrator or court declines to amend any such provision as provided herein, the invalidity or unenforceability of any such provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions, which shall be enforced as if the offending provision had not been included in this Agreement.

6.5       Excuse/Reimbursement Right. To the extent that Executive is paid an Executive Benefit under this Agreement and breaches this provision, Employer shall not only be excused from paying any future benefit, but Employer shall have the right to seek reimbursement for all amounts previously paid out under this Agreement, to the extent allowed by law.

6.6       Arbitration. All controversies and claims arising under or relating to this Article VI, including the scope of this mandatory arbitration provision, shall be submitted to binding arbitration before a single arbitrator to be selected by the parties. Notice of the demand for arbitration shall be in writing and served on the other party to this Plan. Within ten (10) days after notice by one party to the other of its demand for arbitration, the parties shall confer as to the selection of an arbitrator. The arbitration shall be subject to the rules of procedure established by the Employment Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, and shall be conducted in Tacoma, Washington, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties. The arbitrator shall apply Washington law, without regard to its choice of law principles.  In no event shall the demand for arbitration be made after the date when institution of legal or equitable proceedings based on such claim, dispute, or other matter in question would be barred by the applicable statute of limitations.  Any award, order or judgment pursuant to the arbitration shall be final and binding upon the parties and their successors and assigns, and may be entered and enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction. The requirements of this paragraph do not prohibit the filing of a court action by either party for temporary equitable relief in aid of arbitration, and as provided in Paragraphs 6.3 and 6.4 above.  Each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal and state courts of Washington in any legal suit, action or proceeding for purposes of (a) enforcing this arbitration provision, (b) entering and enforcing any award, order, or judgment pursuant to this arbitration provision, and (c) any legal suit, action or proceeding to obtain temporary equitable relief as set forth above.

7.1    Committee and Duties. This Plan shall be administered by an Administrative Committee which shall consist of not less than three (3) persons appointed by the Board of Directors. Any member of the Committee may be removed at any time by the Board. Any member may resign by delivering his written resignation to the Board. Upon the existence of any vacancy, the Board may appoint a successor. The Committee shall have the authority to make, amend, interpret, and enforce all appropriate rules and regulations for the administration of this Plan and decide or resolve any and all questions including interpretations of this Plan, as may arise in connection with the Plan. A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. A majority vote of the Committee members constituting a quorum shall control any decision.

7.2    Agents. In the administration of this Plan, the Committee may, from time to time, employ agents and delegate to them such administrative duties as it sees fit, and may from time to time consult with counsel who may be counsel to Employer.

7.3    Binding Effect of Decisions. The decision or action of the Committee in respect of any question arising out of or in connection with the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all persons having any interest in the Plan.

7.4    Indemnity of Committee. Employer shall indemnify and hold harmless the members of the Committee against any and all claims, loss, damage, expense, or liability arising from any action or failure to act with respect to this Plan, except in the case of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

8.1    Claim.    In the event a dispute arises over the benefits under this executive Plan and benefits are not paid to the Executive (or to the Executive’s beneficiary[ies], if applicable) and such claimants feel they are entitled to receive such benefits, then a written claim must be made to the Named Fiduciary and Plan Administrator named above in accordance with the following procedures:

    

A. Written Claim. The claimant may file a written request for such benefit to the Plan Administrator.

reasonable cause 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 Plan Administrator expects to render its decision.

If the claim is denied in whole or in part, the Plan Administrator shall notify the claimant in writing of such denial. The Plan Administrator shall write the notification in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant. The notification shall set forth:

C. Request for Review. Within sixty (60) days after receiving notice from the Plan Administrator that a claim has been denied (in part or all of the claim), then claimant (or their duly authorized representative) may file with the Plan Administrator, a written request for a review of the denial of the claim.

The claimant (or his duly authorized representative) shall then have the opportunity to submit written comments, documents, records and other information relating to the claim. The Plan 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.

In considering the review, the Plan 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.

The Plan Administrator shall notify the claimant in writing of its decision on review. The Plan 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 the Agreement on which the denial is based;

(iii) 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

8.2       Arbitration of Disputes. Other than as addressed in Article VI, all unresolved claims, disputes and other matters in question arising out of or relating to this Plan or the breach or interpretation thereof, (including the scope of this mandatory arbitration provision), other

than those matters which are to be determined by Employer in its sole and absolute discretion, shall be resolved by binding arbitration before a single arbitrator to be selected by the parties (unless prohibited by ERISA). Notice of the demand

for arbitration shall be in writing and served on the other party to this Plan. Within ten (10) days after notice by one party to the other of its demand for arbitration, the parties shall confer as to the selection of an arbitrator.  The arbitration shall be subject to the rules of procedure established by the Employment Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), and shall be conducted in Tacoma, Washington, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties.  The arbitrator shall apply Washington law, without regard to its choice of law principles. In no event shall the demand for arbitration be made after the date when institution of legal or equitable proceedings based on such claim, dispute or other matter in question would be barred by the applicable statute of limitations. Any award, order or judgment pursuant to the arbitration shall be final and binding upon the parties and their successors and assigns, and may be entered and enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction. The requirements of this paragraph do not prohibit the filing of a court action by either party for temporary equitable relief in aid of arbitration.  Each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal and state courts of Washington in any legal suit, action or proceeding for purposes of (a) enforcing this arbitration provision, (b) entering and enforcing any award, order, or judgment pursuant to this arbitration provision, and (c) any legal suit, action or proceeding to obtain temporary equitable relief as set forth above. 

8.3       Attorneys’ Fees. In the event of any arbitration or litigation concerning any controversy, claim or dispute between the parties hereto, arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach hereof, or the interpretation hereof, to the extent permitted by law (a) each party shall pay his own attorneys’ arbitration and legal fees incurred pursuant to this Agreement; and (b) if Executive prevails, he shall be entitled to recover from the other party reasonable expenses, attorneys' fees and costs incurred in the enforcement or collection of any judgment or award rendered. The term "prevails" applies if the arbitrator(s) or court finds that Executive is entitled to contested money payments from the other, but does not necessarily imply a judgment rendered in favor of Executive.

9.1    Beneficiary Designation. Executive shall have the right to designate any person or persons as their Beneficiary or Beneficiaries (both primary as well as secondary) to whom benefits under this Agreement shall be paid (if such benefits are owed) in the event of Executive’s death. Each Beneficiary designation shall be in a written form and will be effective only when filed with the Bank during the Executive’s lifetime.

In addition to the forgoing, a legal separation or divorce will automatically revoke the portion of a Beneficiary Designation Form designating the former spouse as a Beneficiary. The former spouse will be a Beneficiary under this Agreement only if a new such Beneficiary Designation Form naming the former spouse as a Beneficiary is filed after the date the dissolution decree is entered or only to the extent required by law.

9.2    Amendments to Beneficiary Designation. Any Beneficiary Designation may be changed by the Executive without the consent of any designated Beneficiary by the filing of a new Beneficiary designation with the Bank. The filing of a new Beneficiary designation form will cancel all Beneficiary designations previously filed. If an Executive’s compensation is community property, any Beneficiary designation shall be valid or effective only as permitted under applicable law.

9.3    No Beneficiary Designation. In the absence of an effective beneficiary designation, or if all stated Beneficiaries predecease the Executive or die prior to complete distribution of the Executive’s Benefit, then the Executive’s designated Beneficiary shall be deemed to be the Executive’s estate.

9.4    Doubt as to Beneficiary. If there is a doubt as to the proper Beneficiary to receive payments pursuant to this Agreement, then the Bank shall have the right to withhold such payments until this matter is resolved.

9.5    Effect of Payment to the Beneficiary. The payment to the deemed Beneficiary shall fully and completely discharge the Bank from all further obligations under this Agreement.

10.1    Unfunded Plan. This Plan is intended to be an unfunded plan maintained primarily to provide deferred compensation benefits for a select group of “management or highly compensated employees” within the meaning of Sections 201, 301, and 401 of the Employee Retirement Income Security act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and therefore to be exempt from the provisions of Parts 2, 3, and 4 of Title I ERISA. Accordingly, the Plan shall terminate and no further benefits shall be paid hereunder in the event it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or by an opinion of counsel that the Plan constitutes an employee pension benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA which is not so exempt.

10.2    Status as an Unsecured General Creditor and Rabbi Trust. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary: (i) the Executive shall have no legal or equitable rights, interests or claims in or to any specific property or assets of Employer as a result of this Agreement; (ii) none of the Employer’s assets shall be held in or under any trust for the benefit of the Executive or held in any way as security for the fulfillment of the obligations of the Employer under this Agreement; (iii) all of the Employer’s assets shall be and remain the general unpledged and unrestricted assets of the Employer; (iv) the Employer’s obligation under this Agreement shall be that of an unfunded and unsecured promise by the Employer to pay money in the future; and (v) the Executive shall be an unsecured general creditor with respect to any benefits which may be payable under the terms of this Agreement.

Notwithstanding (i) through (v) above, the Employer and the Executive acknowledge and agree that, in the event of a Change in Control, upon request of the Executive, or in the Employer’s discretion if the Executive does not so request and the Employer nonetheless deems it appropriate, the Employer shall establish, not later than the effective date of the Change in Control, a Rabbi Trust or multiple Rabbi Trusts (the "Trust" or "Trusts") upon such terms and

conditions as the Employer, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate and in compliance with applicable provisions of the Code, in order to permit the Employer to make contributions and/or transfer assets to the Trust or Trusts to discharge its obligations pursuant to this Agreement. The principal of the Trust or Trusts and any earnings thereon shall be held separate and apart from other funds of the

Employer to be used exclusively for discharge of the Employer’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement and shall continue to be subject to the claims of the Employer’s general creditors until paid to the Executive in such manner and at such times as specified in this Agreement.

10.3    Non-assignability. Neither Executive nor any other person shall have any right to commute, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, anticipate, mortgage or otherwise encumber, transfer, hypothecate or convey in advance of actual receipt the amounts, if any, payable hereunder, or any part thereof, which are, and all rights to which are, expressly declared to be unassignable and nontransferable. No part of the amount payable shall, prior to actual payment, be subject to seizure or sequestration for the payment of any debts, judgments, alimony or separate maintenance owed by Executive or any other person, nor be transferable by operation of law in the event of Executive’s or any other person’s bankruptcy or insolvency.

10.4    Not a Contract of Employment. The terms and conditions of this Plan shall not be deemed to constitute a contract of employment between Employer and the Executive, and the Executive (or his beneficiary, if applicable) shall have no rights against Employer except as may otherwise be specifically provided herein. Moreover, nothing in this Plan shall be deemed to give Executive the right to be retained in the service of Employer or to interfere with the right of Employer to discipline or discharge him at any time.

10.5    Protective Provisions. Executive will cooperate with Employer by furnishing any and all information requested by Employer, in order to facilitate the payment of benefit hereunder, and by taking such physical examinations as Employer may deem necessary and taking such other action as may be requested by Employer.

10.6    Terms. Whenever any words are used herein in the masculine, they shall be construed as though they were used in the feminine in all cases where they would so apply; and wherever any words are used herein in the singular or in the plural, they shall be construed as though they were used in the plural or singular, as the case may be, in all cases where they would so apply.

10.7    Captions. The captions of the articles, sections, and paragraphs of this Plan are for convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of its provisions.

10.8    Governing Law. The provisions of this Plan shall be construed, interpreted, and governed in all respects in accordance with applicable federal law and, to the extent not preempted by such federal law, in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington.

10.9    Binding Effect/Merger or Reorganization. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Executive and the Bank. Accordingly, the Bank shall not merge or consolidate into or with another corporation, or reorganize or sell substantially all of

its assets to another corporation, firm or person, unless and until such succeeding or continuing corporation, firm or person agrees to assume and discharge the obligations of the Bank under this Agreement. The term successors as used herein shall include any corporate or other business entity which shall, whether by merger, consolidation, purchase or otherwise acquire all or substantially all of the business and assets of Employer, and successors of any such corporation or other business entity.

10.10    Nonwaiver. The failure of either party to enforce at any time or for any period of time any one or more of the terms or conditions of this Agreement shall not be a waiver of such term(s) or condition(s) or of that party's right thereafter to enforce each and every term and condition of this Agreement.

10.11    Partial Invalidity/Severability. If any term, provision, covenant, or condition of this Agreement is determined by an arbitrator or a court, as the case may be, to be invalid, illegal, void, or unenforceable, then such term, provision, covenant, or condition shall be deemed ineffective and unenforceable and shall be deemed separable from the remaining provisions of this Agreement.  Further, such determination shall not render any other term, provision, covenant illegal, void or unenforceable, and the remaining terms, provisions, covenants, and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such partial invalidity. 

10.12    Entire Agreement. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that no other representations, inducements, promises, or agreements, oral or otherwise, have been made by any party, or anyone acting on behalf of any party, which are not set forth herein, and that no other agreement, statement, or promise not contained in this Agreement shall be valid or binding on either party. Executive and the Employer understand, acknowledge and agree that Executive and the Employer have entered into other agreements that contain either change-in-control terms or restrictive covenants, including without limitation a Change in Control Agreement. The parties understand, acknowledge and agree that the terms of this Agreement are not intended by Executive or the Employer, and shall not be interpreted by any party, court or arbitrator to, supersede, modify, amend, change, negate, cancel or render null or void any other change-in-control terms or restrictive covenants between the parties contained in any such other agreements (or any amendments or restatements thereof).

10.13    Modifications. Any modification of this Agreement shall be effective only if it is in writing and signed by each party or such party's authorized representative, and only to the extent that it is compliant with all applicable codes and statutes, including but not limited to IRC 409A.

10.14    Notice. Any notice required or permitted of either the Executive or the Bank under this Agreement shall be deemed to have been duly given, if by personal delivery, upon the date received by the party or its authorized representative; if by facsimile, upon transmission to a telephone number previously provided by the party to whom the facsimile is transmitted as reflected in the records of the party transmitting the facsimile and upon reasonable confirmation of such transmission; and if by mail, on the third day after mailing via U.S. first class mail, registered or certified, postage prepaid and return receipt requested, and addressed to the party at the address given below for the receipt of notices, or such changed address as may be requested in writing by a party.

If to the Bank:        Columbia State Bank:    1301 A Street

Tacoma, WA 98402

Attention: Corporate Secretary/Cathleen Dent

    

If to the Executive:    

10.15    IRS Section 280G Issues. If all or any portion of the amounts payable to the Executive under this Agreement, either alone or together with other payments which the Executive has the right to receive from Employer, constitute "excess parachute payments" within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code that are subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (or similar tax and/or assessment), Executive shall be responsible for the payment of such excise tax and Employer (and its successor) shall be responsible for any loss of deductibility related thereto; provided, however, that Employer and Executive shall cooperate with each other and use all reasonable efforts to minimize to the fullest extent possible the amount of excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, but only to the extent that any agreement to minimize the impact of the Section 4999 excise tax shall comply in all respects with all applicable laws, including IRC 409A and regulations thereunder. If, at a later date, it is determined (pursuant to final regulations or published rulings of the Internal Revenue Service, final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, or otherwise) that the amount of excise taxes payable by the Executive is greater than the amount initially so determined, then Executive shall pay an amount equal to the sum of such additional excise taxes and any interest, fines and penalties resulting from such underpayment. The determination of the amount of any such excise taxes shall be made by the independent accounting firm employed by Employer immediately prior to the change in control or such other independent accounting firm or advisor as may be mutually agreeable to Employer and Executive in the exercise of their reasonable good faith judgment.

10.16    Opportunity To Consult With Independent Advisors. The Executive acknowledges that he has been afforded the opportunity to consult with independent advisors of his choosing including, without limitation, accountants or tax advisors and counsel regarding both the benefits granted to him under the terms of this Agreement and the (i) terms and conditions which may affect the Executive's right to these benefits and (ii) personal tax effects of such benefits including, without limitation, the effects of any federal or state taxes, Section 280G of the Code, and any other taxes, costs, expenses or liabilities whatsoever related to such benefits, which in any of the foregoing instances the Executive acknowledges and agrees shall be the sole responsibility of the Executive notwithstanding any other term or provision of this Agreement. The Executive further acknowledges and agrees that the Bank shall have no liability whatsoever related to any such personal tax effects or other personal costs, expenses, or liabilities applicable to the Executive and further specifically waives any right for himself or herself, and his or her heirs, beneficiaries, legal representatives, agents, successor and assign to claim or assert liability on the part of the Bank related to the matters described above in this paragraph. Executive further acknowledges that he has read, understands and consents to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and that he enters into this Agreement with a full understanding of its terms and conditions.

The following table is intended ONLY to demonstrate Executive’s projected salary at various times and based on the assumptions below. This table does not address actual benefits to be paid based on the varying circumstances of Separation From Service, Change in Control, etc. When applicable, however, the following does reflect benefits being paid out prior to attainment of the Early Retirement Age and reduced by the Early Commencement Reduction Factor.

The illustration below is provided ONLY as an example of potential salary and benefit amounts, and the amounts reflected are in no way a guarantee of benefits owing. Additionally, a 3% annual salary increase has been assumed, and the below does not reflect the mandatory reduction in payments required under Article V(i) or (ii) of the Agreement. Furthermore, “assumptions” have been used to calculate these amounts, but actual amounts will only be determinable at the time benefits become due. Thus, there can be no guarantee of salary or benefits at the time this agreement is put into place.

Pursuant to the terms of the Columbia State Bank Supplemental Executive Compensation Agreement (“Agreement”), effective as of February 1, 2019, I have been granted a supplemental compensation benefit. Terms which are “defined terms” in the Agreement shall have the same meaning within this Distribution Election Form.

Pursuant to IRC 409A, there are multiple restrictions and limitations regarding modifying the time and/or form of such payments; however, an exception to these restrictions permits elections to change from a life annuity to another Actuarially Equivalent life annuity (prior to payments beginning).

In the event no alternate method is selected below, then amounts due under this Agreement shall be paid out as a single life annuity based on the life of the Executive. Subject to the forgoing, and provided that payments have not yet begun, when the Executive Benefit is to be paid as a lifetime annuity, Executive may elect one of the following payment options (provided that the amounts are calculated as actuarial equivalent forms in compliance with IRC 409A):

Acknowledgment of Limitations on Changes in Time and Form of Payment of Benefits. As stated previously, all Actuarially Equivalent valuations must be in compliance with IRC 409A and all related Notices and guidance. In addition, when determining whether two life annuities are Actuarially Equivalent, the same actuarial assumptions and methods must be used in valuing each life annuity. This requirement applies over the entire term of Executive’s participation in the Plan, such that the annuities must be Actuarially Equivalent at all times for the annuity options to be treated as one time and form of payment. However, provided the actuarial methods

and assumptions are reasonable, there is no requirement that consistent actuarial assumptions

and methods be used over the term of the Executive’s participation in the Plan. Accordingly, the Plan may change the actuarial assumptions and methods used to determine the life annuity payments provided that all of the actuarial assumptions and methods are reasonable.

In the event that a joint and survivor annuity option is selected, and that Executive’s spouse predeceases Executive, then for all payments made to Executive after their spouse’s death, the amounts payable under this Agreement shall increase and be equal to the payment amounts Executive would have received under a single life annuity option. In addition, Executive shall no longer have the ability to make a new joint and survivor annuity election.

In the event no alternate method is selected, then amounts due under this Agreement shall be paid out as a single life annuity.

I am aware that the Agreement provides me with the option to timely elect to have any Executive Benefit owed to me to as a result of Separating From Service within two (2) years following a Change in Control as a lump sum amount, payable on the first day of the first month following Separation From Service. I understand that if I do not make such election below, any Executive Benefit due and owing will be paid pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and based on my age (and circumstances) at time of Separation From Service.

The following figures are provided ONLY as an example of potential benefit amounts in the event Executive Separates From Service after attaining the Normal Retirement Age in December of 2024, and that payments commence on January 1, 2025. Furthermore, the following joint and survivor payment information is also provided solely for the purposes of illustration and is in no way a guarantee of benefit payments or amounts. The actual amount of any payment due to me under this Agreement may only be determined at the time of payment and based on circumstances which are not determinable as of this date. For the purposes of providing an example only, the following hypothetical benefit amounts and actuarial equivalent amounts are provided based on assumptions regarding salary at Normal Retirement Age, and using the applicable interest rate and mortality table under 417(e) in effect as of February 2019. The actual determination of benefit form amounts will be determined at the date of Separation From Service based on the 417(e) applicable interest rate and mortality table in effect at that time.

Annual Payment paid as a Single Life Annuity Option (Executive’s lifetime only): $71,092 per year.

Single life annuity with a 10 year (not less than 10 years) period certain (and as an actuarial equivalence of the above): $69,227.

Joint and survivor annuity with an actuarial equivalent of the benefit owing pursuant to the Agreement, with payment continued to the surviving spouse in the same amount as the amount paid to the Executive: $58,066. 

Joint and survivor annuity in equal value to the actuarial equivalent of the benefit owing pursuant to the Agreement, with payment continued to the surviving spouse in one-half of the amount paid to Executive: annual benefit of $63,922 paid to Executive during their lifetime, and an annual benefit of $31,961 being paid to Executive’s spouse upon Executive’s death.