CALIFORNIA UNITED BANK 2007 EQUITY AND INCENTIVE PLAN

EX-10.2 9 d333506dex102.htm CALIFORNIA UNITED BANK 2007 EQUITY AND INCENTIVE PLAN California United Bank 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan

Exhibit 10.2

CALIFORNIA UNITED BANK

2007 EQUITY AND INCENTIVE PLAN

1.	ESTABLISHMENT, PURPOSE AND TERM OF PLAN.

1.1 Establishment. The California United Bank 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is hereby established effective as of June 12, 2007, the date of its approval by the stockholders of the Bank (the “Effective Date”).

1.2 Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to advance the interests of the Bank and its stockholders by providing an incentive to attract, retain and reward key employees, officers (whether or not directors) and non-employee directors of the Bank and by motivating such persons to contribute to the growth and profitability of the Bank. The Plan seeks to achieve this purpose by providing for Awards in the form of Options, Restricted Stock Purchase Rights, Restricted Stock Bonuses, Performance Units, and Restricted Stock Units.

1.3 Term of Plan. The Plan shall continue in effect until the earlier of its termination by the Board or the date on which all of the shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan have been issued and all restrictions on such shares under the terms of the Plan and the agreements evidencing Awards granted under the Plan have lapsed. However, all Awards shall be granted, if at all, within ten (10) years from the Effective Date.

2.	DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION.

2.1 Definitions. Whenever used herein, the following terms shall have their respective meanings set forth below:

(a) “Affiliate” means (i) an entity, that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediary entities, controls the Bank or (ii) an entity, other than a Subsidiary Corporation, that is controlled by the Bank directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediary entities. For this purpose, the term “control” (including the term “controlled by”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the relevant entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

(b) “Award” means any Option, Restricted Stock Purchase Right, Restricted Stock Bonus, Performance Unit, or Restricted Stock Unit.

(c) “Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Bank and a Participant setting forth the terms, conditions and restrictions of the Award granted to the Participant. An Award Agreement may be an “Option Agreement,” a “Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement,” a “Restricted Stock Bonus Agreement,” a “Performance Unit Agreement,” or a “Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.”

(d) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Bank.

(e) “Cause” means, unless otherwise defined by the Participant’s Award Agreement or contract of employment or service, any of the following: (i) the Participant’s theft, dishonesty, or falsification of Bank documents or records; (ii) the Participant’s improper use or disclosure of the Bank’s confidential or proprietary information; (iii) any action by the Participant which has a significant detrimental effect on the Bank’s reputation or business; (iv) the Participant’s failure or inability to perform any reasonable assigned duties after written notice from the Bank of, and a reasonable opportunity to cure, such failure or inability; (v) any material breach by the Participant of any employment or service agreement between the Participant and the Bank, which breach is not cured pursuant to the terms of such agreement; or (vi) the Participant’s conviction (including any plea of guilty or nolo contendere) of any criminal act which impairs the Participant’s ability to perform his or her duties with the Bank.

(f) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any applicable regulations promulgated thereunder.

(g) “Committee” means the Compensation Committee or other committee of the Board duly appointed to administer the Plan and having such powers as shall be specified by the Board. If no committee of the Board has been appointed to administer the Plan, the Board shall exercise all of the powers of the Committee granted herein, and, in any event, the Board may in its discretion exercise any or all of such powers.

(h) “Bank” means California United Bank, or any successor corporation thereto.

(i) “Director” means a member of the Board.

(j) “Disability” means the permanent and total disability of the Participant, within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

(k) “Dividend Equivalent” means a credit, made at the discretion of the Committee or as otherwise provided by the Plan, to the account of a Participant in an amount equal to the cash dividends paid on one share of Stock for each share of Stock represented by an Award held by such Participant.

(l) “Employee” means any person treated as an employee (including an Officer or a member of the Board who is also treated as an employee) in the records of the Bank and, with respect to any Incentive Stock Option granted to such person, who is an employee for purposes of Section 422 of the Code; provided, however, that neither service as a member of the Board nor payment of a director’s fee shall be sufficient to constitute employment for purposes of the Plan. The Bank shall determine in good faith and in the exercise of its discretion whether an individual has become or has ceased to be an Employee and the effective date of such individual’s employment or termination of employment, as the case may be. For purposes of an individual’s rights, if any, under the Plan as of the time of the Bank’s determination, all such determinations by the Bank shall be final, binding and conclusive, notwithstanding that the Bank or any court of law or governmental agency subsequently makes a contrary determination.

(m) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(n) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of a share of Stock or other property as determined by the Committee, in its discretion, or by the Bank, in its discretion, if such determination is expressly allocated to the Bank herein, subject to the following:

(i) If, on such date, the Stock is readily tradable on an established securities market, the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock shall be the closing price of a share of Stock as reported on such market on the trading day before such date (or, if the Stock has not traded on such date, on the last preceding day on which the Stock was traded).

(ii) If, on such date, the Stock is not readily tradable on an established securities market, the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock shall be as determined by the Committee by reasonable application of a reasonable valuation method, consistently applied.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Award granted under the Plan is intended to provide for a deferral of compensation within the meaning of Section 409A such that the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock shall be determined in all respects in a manner that is consistent with that intention.

(o) “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option intended to be (as set forth in the Award Agreement) and which qualifies as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422(b) of the Code.

(p) “Insider” means an Officer, a member of the Board or any other person whose transactions in Stock are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

(q) “Nonstatutory Stock Option” means an Option not intended to be (as set forth in the Award Agreement) an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422(b) of the Code.

(r) “Officer” means any person designated by the Board as an officer of the Bank.

(s) “Option” means the right to purchase Stock at a stated price for a specified period of time granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 6 of the Plan. An Option may be either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option.

(t) “Parent Corporation” means any present or future “parent corporation” of the Bank, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

(u) “Participant” means any eligible person who has been granted one or more Awards.

(v) “Performance Award” means an Award of Performance Units.

(w) “Performance Award Formula” means, for any Performance Award, a formula or table established by the Committee pursuant to Section 8.3 of the Plan which provides the basis for computing the value of a Performance Award at one or more threshold levels of attainment of the applicable Performance Goal(s) measured as of the end of the applicable Performance Period.

(x) “Performance Goal” means a performance goal established by the Committee pursuant to Section 8.3 of the Plan.

(y) “Performance Period” means a period established by the Committee pursuant to Section 8.3 of the Plan at the end of which one or more Performance Goals are to be measured.

(z) “Performance Unit” means a bookkeeping entry representing a right granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 8 of the Plan to receive a payment equal to the value of a Performance Unit, as determined by the Committee, based upon performance.

(aa) “Restricted Stock Award” means an Award of a Restricted Stock Bonus or a Restricted Stock Purchase Right.

(bb) “Restricted Stock Bonus” means Stock granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 7 of the Plan.

(cc) “Restricted Stock Purchase Right” means a right to purchase Stock granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 7 of the Plan.

(dd) “Restricted Stock Unit” means a bookkeeping entry representing a right granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 9 of the Plan to receive a share of Stock on the date at which Vesting Conditions applicable to the Restricted Stock Unit are satisfied determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 9 and the Participant’s Award Agreement.

(ee) “Restriction Period” means the period established in accordance with Section 7.5 of the Plan during which shares subject to a Restricted Stock Award are subject to Vesting Conditions.

(ff) “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act, as amended from time to time, or any successor rule or regulation.

(gg) “Section 162(m)” means Section 162(m) of the Code.

(hh) “Section 280 G” means Section 280G of the Code.

(ii) “Section 409 A” means Section 409A of the Code.

(jj) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(kk) “Service” means a Participant’s employment or service with the Bank, whether in the capacity of an Employee or a Director. A Participant’s Service shall not be deemed to have terminated merely because of a change in the capacity in which the Participant renders such Service or a change in the employer for which the Participant renders such Service,

provided that there is no interruption or termination of the Participant’s Service and that such employer is an Affiliate or Subsidiary Corporation of the Bank. Furthermore, a Participant’s Service shall not be deemed to have terminated if the Participant takes any military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence approved by the Bank. However, if any such leave taken by a Participant exceeds ninety (90) days, then on the one hundred eighty-first (181st) day following the commencement of such leave any Incentive Stock Option held by the Participant shall cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and instead shall be treated thereafter as a Nonstatutory Stock Option, unless the Participant’s right to return to Service with the Bank is guaranteed by statute or contract. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise designated by the Bank or required by law, a leave of absence shall not be treated as Service for purposes of determining vesting under the Participant’s Award Agreement. A Participant’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated either upon an actual termination of Service. Subject to the foregoing, the Bank, in its discretion, shall determine whether the Participant’s Service has terminated and the effective date of such termination.

(ll) “Stock” means the common stock of the Bank, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 4.3 of the Plan.

(mm) “Subsidiary Corporation” means any present or future “subsidiary corporation” of the Bank, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

(nn) “Ten Percent Owner” means a Participant who, at the time an Option is granted to the Participant, owns stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power within the meaning of Section 422(b)(6) of the Code of all classes of stock of the Bank or its Parent Corporation or Subsidiary Corporation.

(oo) “Treasury Regulations” means Proposed, Temporary and Final Regulations of the United States Treasury Department issued under Title 26 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(pp) “Vesting Conditions” mean those conditions established in accordance with Section 6.2, Section 7.5 or Section 9.3 of the Plan prior to the satisfaction of which Options or shares subject to a Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award, as applicable, remain subject to forfeiture or a repurchase option in favor of the Bank upon the Participant’s termination of Service.

2.2 Construction. Captions and titles contained herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of the Plan. Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular. Use of the term “or” is not intended to be exclusive, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

3.	ADMINISTRATION.

3.1 Administration by the Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. All questions of interpretation of the Plan or of any Award shall be determined by the Committee, and such determinations shall be final and binding upon all persons having an interest in the Plan or such Award.

3.2 Authority of Officers. Any Officer shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Bank with respect to any matter, right, obligation, determination or election which is the responsibility of or which is allocated to the Bank herein, provided the Officer has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation, determination or election. The Board may, in its discretion, delegate to a committee comprised of one or more Officers the authority to grant one or more Awards, without further approval of the Board or the Committee, to any Employee, other than a person who, at the time of such grant, is an Insider; provided, however, that (a) such Awards shall not be granted for shares in excess of the maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock authorized for issuance pursuant to Section 4.1, (b) the exercise price per share of each such Award which is an Option shall be not less than the Fair Market Value per share of the Stock on the date of grant and (c) each such Award shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the appropriate standard form of Award Agreement approved by the Board or the Committee and shall conform to the provisions of the Plan and such other guidelines as shall be established from time to time by the Board or the Committee.

3.3 Administration with Respect to Insiders. With respect to participation by Insiders in the Plan, at any time that any class of equity security of the Bank is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, the Plan shall be administered in compliance with the requirements, if any, of Rule 16b-3.

3.4 Committee Complying with Section 162(m). If the Bank is a “publicly held corporation” within the meaning of Section 162(m), the Board may establish a Committee of “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) to approve the grant of any Award which might reasonably be anticipated to qualify as “performance-based compensation” as that term is used in the Treasury Regulations issued under Section 162(m).

3.5 Powers of the Committee. In addition to any other powers set forth in the Plan and subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have the full and final power and authority, in its discretion:

(a) to determine the persons to whom, and the time or times at which, Awards shall be granted and the number of shares of Stock, Options to purchase shares of Stock or units to be subject to each Award;

(b) to determine the type of Award granted and to designate Options as Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options;

(d) to determine the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to each Award (which need not be identical) and any shares acquired pursuant thereto, including, without limitation, (i) the exercise or purchase price of shares purchased pursuant to any Award, (ii) the method of payment for shares purchased pursuant to any Award, (iii) the method for satisfaction of any tax withholding obligation arising in connection with any Award, including by the withholding or delivery of shares of Stock, (iv) the timing, terms and conditions of the exercisability or Vesting Conditions of any Award or any shares acquired pursuant thereto, (v) the Performance Award Formula and Performance Goals applicable to any Award and the

extent to which such Performance Goals have been attained, (vi) the time of the expiration of any Award, (vii) the effect of the Participant’s termination of Service on any of the foregoing, and (viii) all other terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to any Award or shares acquired pursuant thereto not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan;

(e) to determine whether an Award of Performance Units will be settled in shares of Stock, cash, or in any combination thereof;

(f) to approve one or more forms of Award Agreement;

(g) to amend, modify, extend, cancel or renew any Award or to waive any restrictions or conditions applicable to any Award or any shares acquired pursuant thereto;

(h) to accelerate, continue, extend or defer the exercisability or Vesting Conditions of any Award or any shares acquired pursuant thereto, including with respect to the period following a Participant’s termination of Service;

(i) to amend, modify or correct any defect in the Plan or any Award in order to avoid the application of Sections 162(m), 280G or 409A to any Award or to the Plan;

(j) to prescribe, amend or rescind rules, guidelines and policies relating to the Plan, or to adopt sub-plans or supplements to, or alternative versions of, the Plan, including, without limitation, as the Committee deems necessary or desirable to comply with the laws or regulations of or to accommodate the tax policy, accounting principles or custom of, foreign jurisdictions whose citizens may be granted Awards; and

(k) to correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award Agreement and to make all other determinations and take such other actions with respect to the Plan or any Award as the Committee may deem advisable to the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan or applicable law.

3.6 Indemnification. In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have as members of the Board or the Committee or as officers or employees of the Bank, members of the Board or the Committee and any officers or employees of the Bank to whom authority to act for the Board, the Committee or the Bank is delegated shall be indemnified by the Bank against all reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and necessarily incurred in connection with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in connection with any appeal therein, to which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan, or any right granted hereunder, and against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved by independent legal counsel selected by the Bank) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding, except in relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding that such person is liable for gross negligence, bad faith or intentional misconduct in duties; provided, however, that within sixty (60) days after the institution of such action, suit or proceeding, such person shall offer to the Bank, in writing, the opportunity at its own expense to handle and defend the same.

4.	SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN.

4.1 Maximum Number of Shares Issuable. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.2 and Section 4.3, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock that may be issued under the Plan shall be Four Hundred Ninety Thousand Five Hundred Forty Seven (490,547) and shall consist of authorized but unissued or reacquired shares of Stock or any combination thereof. If an outstanding Award for any reason expires or is terminated or canceled without having been exercised or settled in full, or if shares of Stock acquired pursuant to an Award subject to forfeiture or repurchase are forfeited or repurchased by the Bank at the Participant’s purchase price, the shares of Stock allocable to the terminated portion of such Award or such forfeited or repurchased shares of Stock shall again be available for issuance under the Plan. Shares of Stock shall not be deemed to have been issued pursuant to the Plan (a) with respect to any portion of an Award that is settled in cash or (b) to the extent such shares are withheld in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations pursuant to Section 13. If the exercise price of an Option is paid by tender to the Bank, or attestation to the ownership, of shares of Stock owned by the Participant, the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan shall be reduced by the net number of shares for which the Option is exercised.

4.2 Annual Increase in Maximum Number of Shares Issuable. To the extent permissible under applicable law, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock that may be issued under the Plan as set forth in Section 4.1 shall be cumulatively increased on January 1, 2008 and each January 1 thereafter, through and including January 1, 2016, by a number of shares equal to the smallest of (i) ten percent (10%) of the number of shares of Stock issued and outstanding on the immediately preceding December 31, or (ii) Thirty percent of newly issued shares.

4.3 Adjustments for Changes in Capital Structure. Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Bank, in the event of any change in the Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Bank, whether through merger, consolidation, reorganization, reincorporation, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, split-up, split-off, spin-off, combination of shares, exchange of shares, or similar change in the capital structure of the Bank, or in the event of payment of a dividend or distribution to the stockholders of the Bank in a form other than Stock (excepting normal cash dividends) that has a material effect on the Fair Market Value of shares of Stock, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the number and class of shares subject to the Plan and to any outstanding Awards, and in the exercise or purchase price per share under any outstanding Award in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of Participants’ rights under the Plan. For purposes of the foregoing, conversion of any convertible securities of the Bank shall not be treated as “effected without receipt of consideration by the Bank.” Any fractional share resulting from an adjustment pursuant to this Section 4.3 shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number, and in no event may the exercise or purchase price under any Award be decreased to an amount less than the par value, if any, of the stock subject to such Award. The adjustments determined by the Committee pursuant to this Section 4.3 shall be final, binding and conclusive.

5.	ELIGIBILITY AND AWARD LIMITATIONS.

5.1 Persons Eligible for Awards. Awards may be granted only to Employees and Directors. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, “Employees” and “Directors” shall include prospective Employees and prospective Directors to whom Awards are granted in connection with written offers of an employment or other service relationship with the Bank; provided, however, that no Stock subject to any such Award shall vest, become exercisable or be issued prior to the date on which such person commences Service. The maximum number of shares of Stock with respect to an Award or Awards may be granted to any Participant shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total outstanding shares of Stock issued and outstanding.

5.2 Participation. Awards are granted solely at the discretion of the Committee. Eligible persons may be granted more than one (1) Award. However, eligibility in accordance with this Section shall not entitle any person to be granted an Award, or, having been granted an Award, to be granted an additional Award.

5.3 Incentive Stock Option Limitations.

(a) Persons Eligible. An Incentive Stock Option may be granted only to a person who, on the effective date of grant, is an Employee of the Bank, a Subsidiary Corporation, or a Parent Corporation, (each being an “ISO-Qualifying Corporation”). Any person who is not an Employee of an ISO-Qualifying Corporation on the effective date of the grant of an Option to such person may be granted only a Nonstatutory Stock Option. An Incentive Stock Option granted to a prospective Employee upon the condition that such person become an Employee of an ISO-Qualifying Corporation shall be deemed granted effective on the date such person commences Service with an ISO-Qualifying Corporation, with an exercise price determined as of such date in accordance with Section 6.1.

(b) One Hundred Thousand Dollar Annual Fair Market Value Limitation. To the extent that options designated as Incentive Stock Options (granted under all stock option plans of the Bank, including the Plan and the stock option plans of any Subsidiary Corporation and its Parent Corporation) become exercisable by a Participant for the first time during any calendar year for stock having a Fair Market Value greater than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), the portion of such Options which exceeds such amount shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this Section, Options designated as Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, and the Fair Market Value of Stock shall be determined as of the time the Option with respect to such Stock is granted. If the Code is amended to provide for a different limitation from that set forth in this Section, such different limitation shall be deemed incorporated herein effective as of the date and with respect to such Options as required or permitted by such amendment to the Code. If an Option is treated as an Incentive Stock Option in part and as a Nonstatutory Stock Option in part by reason of the limitation set forth in this Section, the Participant may designate which portion of such Option the Participant is exercising. In the absence of such designation, the Participant shall be deemed to have exercised the Incentive Stock Option portion of the Option first. Upon exercise, shares issued pursuant to each such portion shall be separately identified.

6.	TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS.

Options shall be evidenced by Award Agreements specifying a fixed number of shares of Stock subject to the Option on the original date of grant of the Option, in such form as the Committee shall from time to time establish. No Option or purported Option shall be a valid and binding obligation of the Bank unless evidenced by a fully executed Award Agreement. Award Agreements evidencing Options may incorporate all or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions:

6.1 Exercise Price. The exercise price for each Option shall be determined by the Committee; provided, however, that (a) the exercise price per share shall be not less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of grant of the Option and (b) no Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Owner shall have an exercise price per share less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the effective date of grant of the Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option (whether an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option) may be substituted for another option or an Option may be assumed in a corporate transaction and not be treated as the grant of an Option if the substitution or modification qualifies under the provisions of Section 424(a) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations issued thereunder or under Section 409A, as applicable.

6.2 Exercisability and Term of Options. Options shall be exercisable at such time or times, or upon such event or events, and subject to such terms, conditions, performance criteria and restrictions, including Vesting Conditions based upon the satisfaction of Service requirements, as shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Option; provided, however, that (a) no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years after the date of grant of such Option, (b) no Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Owner shall be exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years after the date of grant of such Option, and (c) no Option granted to a prospective Employee or prospective Director may become exercisable prior to the date on which such person commences Service. Subject to the foregoing, unless otherwise specified by the Committee in the grant of an Option, any Option granted hereunder shall terminate ten (10) years after the date of grant of the Option, unless earlier terminated in accordance with its provisions.

6.3 Payment of Exercise Price.

(a) Forms of Consideration Authorized. Except as otherwise provided below, payment of the exercise price for the number of shares of Stock being purchased pursuant to any Option shall be made (i) in cash, by check or in cash equivalent, (ii) subject to applicable law and regulation, by tender to the Bank, or attestation to the ownership, of shares of Stock owned by the Participant having a Fair Market Value not less than the exercise price, (iii) by delivery of a properly executed notice of exercise together with irrevocable instructions to a broker providing for the assignment to the Bank of the proceeds of a sale or loan with respect to some or all of the shares being acquired upon the exercise of the Option (including, without limitation, through an exercise complying with the provisions of Regulation T as promulgated from time to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) (a “Cashless Exercise”), (iv) by such other consideration as may be approved by the Committee from time to time to the extent permitted by applicable law, or (v) by any combination thereof. The Committee may at any time or from time to time grant Options which do not permit all of the foregoing forms of consideration to be used in payment of the exercise price or which otherwise restrict one or more forms of consideration.

(b) Limitations on Forms of Consideration.

(i) Tender of Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option may not be exercised by tender to the Bank, or attestation to the ownership, of shares of Stock to the extent such tender or attestation would constitute a violation of the provisions of any law, regulation or agreement restricting the redemption of the Bank’s stock. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, an Option may not be exercised by tender to the Bank, or attestation to the ownership, of shares of Stock held by an officer (within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act) unless such shares either have been owned by the Participant for more than six (6) months (and not used for another Option exercise by attestation during such period) or were not acquired, directly or indirectly, from the Bank.

(ii) Cashless Exercise. The Bank reserves, at any and all times, the right, in the Bank’s sole and absolute discretion, to establish, decline to approve or terminate any program or procedures for the exercise of Options by means of a Cashless Exercise, including with respect to one or more Participants specified by the Bank notwithstanding that such program or procedures may be available to other Participants.

6.4 Effect of Termination of Service.

(a) Option Exercisability. Subject to earlier termination of the Option as otherwise provided herein and unless otherwise provided by the Committee in the grant of an Option and set forth in the Award Agreement, an Option shall be exercisable after a Participant’s termination of Service only during the applicable time period determined in accordance with this Section and thereafter shall terminate:

(i) Disability. If the Participant’s Service terminates because of the Disability of the Participant, the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable on the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, may be exercised by the Participant (or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative) at any time prior to the expiration of one (1) year) (or such longer period of time as determined by the Board or Committee, in its discretion) after the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, but in any event no later than the date of expiration of the Option’s term as set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Option (the “Option Expiration Date”).

(ii) Death. If the Participant’s Service terminates because of the death of the Participant, the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable on the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, may be exercised by the Participant’s legal representative or other person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by reason of the Participant’s death at any time prior to the expiration of one (1) year) (or such longer period of time as determined by the Board or Committee, in its discretion) after the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date. The Participant’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated on account of death if the Participant dies within ninety (90) days (or such longer period of time as determined by the Board, in its discretion) after the Participant’s termination of Service.

(iii) Termination for Cause. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, if the Participant’s Service is terminated for Cause, the Option shall terminate and cease to be exercisable immediately upon such termination of Service.

(iv) Other Termination of Service. If the Participant’s Service terminates for any reason, except Disability, death or Cause, the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable by the Participant on the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, may be exercised by the Participant at any time prior to the expiration of ninety (90) days (or such longer period of time as determined by the Board or Committee, in its discretion) after the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date.

(b) Extension if Exercise Prevented by Law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, other than termination of Service for Cause, if the exercise of an Option within the applicable time periods set forth in Section 6.4(a) is prevented by the provisions of Section 12 below, the Option shall remain exercisable until ninety (90) days (or such longer period of time as determined by the Board or Committee, in its discretion) after the date the Participant is notified by the Bank that the Option is exercisable, but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date.

(c) Extension if Participant Subject to Section 16(b). Notwithstanding the foregoing, other than termination of Service for Cause, if a sale within the applicable time periods set forth in Section 6.4(a) of shares acquired upon the exercise of the Option would subject the Participant to suit under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, the Option shall remain exercisable until the earliest to occur of (i) the tenth (10th) day following the date on which a sale of such shares by the Participant would no longer be subject to such suit, (ii) the one hundred and ninetieth (190th) day after the Participant’s termination of Service, or (iii) the Option Expiration Date.

6.5 Transferability of Options. During the lifetime of the Participant, an Option shall be exercisable only by the Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative. Prior to the issuance of shares of Stock upon the exercise of an Option, the Option shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, except transfer by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.

7.	TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS.

Restricted Stock Awards shall be evidenced by Award Agreements specifying whether the Award is a Restricted Stock Bonus or a Restricted Stock Purchase Right and the number of shares of Stock subject to the Award, in such form as the Committee shall from time to time establish. No Restricted Stock Award or purported Restricted Stock Award shall be a valid and binding obligation of the Bank unless evidenced by a fully executed Award Agreement. Award Agreements evidencing Restricted Stock Awards may incorporate all or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions:

7.1 Types of Restricted Stock Awards Authorized. Restricted Stock Awards may be in the form of either a Restricted Stock Bonus or a Restricted Stock Purchase Right. Restricted Stock Awards may be granted upon such conditions as the Committee shall determine, including, without limitation, upon the attainment of one or more Performance Goals described in Section 8.4. If either the grant of a Restricted Stock Award or the lapse of the Restriction Period is to be contingent upon the attainment of one or more Performance Goals, the Committee shall follow procedures substantially equivalent to those set forth in Sections 8.3 through 8.5(a).

7.2 Purchase Price. The purchase price for shares of Stock issueable under each Restricted Stock Purchase Right shall be established by the Committee in its discretion. No monetary payment (other than applicable tax withholding) shall be required as a condition of receiving shares of Stock pursuant to a Restricted Stock Bonus, the consideration for which shall be services actually rendered to the Bank or for its benefit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Participant shall furnish consideration in the form of cash or past services rendered to the Bank or for its benefit.

7.3 Purchase Period. A Restricted Stock Purchase Right shall be exercisable within a period established by the Committee, which shall in no event shall extend to any period which shall cause the Restricted Stock Purchase Right to be treated as a deferral of compensation within the meaning of Section 409A or exceed thirty (30) days from the date of the grant of the Restricted Stock Purchase Right. In addition, no Restricted Stock Purchase Right granted to a prospective Employee or prospective Director may become exercisable prior to the date on which such person commences Service.

7.4 Payment of Purchase Price. Except as otherwise provided below, payment of the purchase price for the number of shares of Stock being purchased pursuant to any Restricted Stock Purchase Right shall be made (a) in cash, by check, or in cash equivalent, (b) by such other consideration as may be approved by the Committee from time to time to the extent permitted by applicable law, or (iii) by any combination thereof. The Committee may at any time or from time to time grant Restricted Stock Purchase Rights which do not permit all of the foregoing forms of consideration to be used in payment of the purchase price or which otherwise restrict one or more forms of consideration. Restricted Stock Bonuses shall be issued in consideration for past services actually rendered to the Bank or for its benefit.

7.5 Vesting and Restrictions on Transfer. Shares issued pursuant to any Restricted Stock Award may or may not be made subject to Vesting Conditions based upon the satisfaction of such Service requirements, conditions, restrictions or performance criteria, including, without limitation, Performance Goals as described in Section 8.4, as shall be established by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Award. During any Restriction Period in which shares acquired pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award remain subject to Vesting Conditions, such shares may not be sold, exchanged, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise disposed of other than pursuant to a Change in Control, as defined in Section 11.1, or as provided in Section 7.8. Upon request by the Bank, each Participant shall execute any agreement evidencing such transfer restrictions prior to the receipt of shares of Stock hereunder and shall promptly present to the Bank any and all certificates representing shares of Stock acquired hereunder for the placement on such certificates of appropriate legends evidencing any such transfer restrictions.

7.6 Voting Rights; Dividends and Distributions. Except as provided in this Section, Section 7.5 and any Award Agreement, during the Restriction Period applicable to shares subject to a Restricted Stock Award, the Participant shall have all of the rights of a stockholder of the Bank holding shares of Stock, including the right to vote such shares and to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to such shares. However, in the event of a dividend or distribution paid in shares of Stock or any other adjustment made upon a change in the capital structure of the Bank as described in Section 4.3, then any and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property (other than normal cash dividends) to which the Participant is entitled by reason of the Participant’s Restricted Stock Award shall be immediately subject to the same Vesting Conditions as the shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award with respect to which such dividends or distributions were paid or adjustments were made.

7.7 Effect of Termination of Service. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in the grant of a Restricted Stock Award and set forth in the Award Agreement, if a Participant’s Service terminates for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary (including the Participant’s death or disability), then (a) the Bank shall have the option to repurchase for the purchase price paid by the Participant any shares acquired by the Participant pursuant to a Restricted Stock Purchase Right which remain subject to Vesting Conditions as of the date of the Participant’s termination of Service and (b) the Participant shall forfeit to the Bank any shares acquired by the Participant pursuant to a Restricted Stock Bonus which remain subject to Vesting Conditions as of the date of the Participant’s termination of Service. The Bank shall have the right to assign at any time any repurchase right it may have, whether or not such right is then exercisable, to one or more persons as may be selected by the Bank.

7.8 Nontransferability of Restricted Stock Award Rights. Prior to the issuance of shares of Stock pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award, rights to acquire such shares shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, except transfer by will or the laws of descent and distribution. All rights with respect to a Restricted Stock Award granted to a Participant hereunder shall be exercisable during his or her lifetime only by such Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative.

8.	TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PERFORMANCE AWARDS.

Performance Awards shall be evidenced by Award Agreements in such form as the Committee shall from time to time establish. No Performance Award or purported Performance Award shall be a valid and binding obligation of the Bank unless evidenced by a fully executed Award Agreement. Award Agreements evidencing Performance Awards may incorporate all or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions:

8.1 Types of Performance Awards Authorized. Performance Awards shall be in the form of Performance Units. Each Award Agreement evidencing a Performance Award shall specify the number of Performance Units subject thereto, the Performance Award Formula, the Performance Goal(s) and Performance Period applicable to the Award, and the other terms, conditions and restrictions of the Award.

8.2 Value of Performance Units. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in granting a Performance Award, each Performance Unit shall have an initial value of one hundred dollars ($100). The final value payable to the Participant in settlement of a Performance Award determined on the basis of the applicable Performance Award Formula will depend on the extent to which Performance Goals established by the Committee are attained within the applicable Performance Period established by the Committee.

8.3 Establishment of Performance Period, Performance Goals and Performance Award Formula. In granting each Performance Award, the Committee shall establish in writing the applicable Performance Period, Performance Award Formula and one or more Performance Goals which, when measured at the end of the Performance Period, shall determine on the basis of the Performance Award Formula the final value of the Performance Award to be paid to the Participant. Unless otherwise permitted in compliance with the requirements under Section 162(m) with respect to “performance-based compensation,” the Committee shall establish the Performance Goal(s) and Performance Award Formula applicable to each Performance Award no later than the earlier of (a) the date ninety (90) days after the commencement of the applicable Performance Period or (b) the date on which 25% of the Performance Period has elapsed, and, in any event, at a time when the outcome of the Performance Goals remains substantially uncertain. Once established, the Performance Goals and Performance Award Formula shall not be changed during the Performance Period. The Bank shall notify each Participant granted a Performance Award of the terms of such Award, including the Performance Period, Performance Goal(s) and Performance Award Formula.

8.4 Measurement of Performance Goals. Performance Goals shall be established by the Committee on the basis of targets to be attained (“Performance Targets”) with respect to one or more measures of business or financial performance (each, a “Performance Measure”), subject to the following:

(a) Performance Measures. Performance Measures shall have the same meanings as used in the Bank’s financial statements, or, if such terms are not used in the Bank’s financial statements, they shall have the meaning applied pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles, or as used generally in the banking industry. Performance Measures shall be calculated with respect to the Bank, its Parent Corporation and each Subsidiary Corporation consolidated therewith for financial reporting purposes or such division or other business unit as may be selected by the Committee. For purposes of the Plan, the Performance Measures applicable to a Performance Award shall be calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, but prior to the accrual or payment of any Performance Award for the same Performance Period and excluding the effect (whether positive or negative) of any change in accounting standards or any extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring item, as determined by the Committee, occurring after the establishment of the Performance Goals applicable to the Performance Award. Performance Measures may be one or more of the following, as determined by the Committee:

(i) revenue;

(ii) gross margin;

(iii) operating margin;

(iv) operating income;

(v) pre-tax profit;

(vi) earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation;

(vii) net income;

(viii) cash flow;

(ix) expenses;

(x) the market price of the Stock;

(xi) earnings per share;

(xii) return on stockholder equity;

(xiii) return on capital;

(xiv) return on net assets;

(xv) economic value added;

(xvi) number of customers; and

(xvii) market share.

(b) Performance Targets. Performance Targets may include a minimum, maximum, target level and intermediate levels of performance, with the final value of a Performance Award determined under the applicable Performance Award Formula by the level attained during the applicable Performance Period. A Performance Target may be stated as an absolute value or as a value determined relative to a standard selected by the Committee.

8.5 Settlement of Performance Awards.

(a) Determination of Final Value. As soon as practicable following the completion of the Performance Period applicable to an Award, the Committee shall certify in writing the extent to which the applicable Performance Goals have been attained and the resulting final value of the Award earned by the Participant and to be paid upon its settlement in accordance with the applicable Performance Award Formula.

(b) Discretionary Adjustment of Award Formula. In its discretion, the Committee may, either at the time it grants a Performance Award or at any time thereafter, provide for the positive or negative adjustment of the Performance Award Formula applicable to a Performance Award granted to any Participant who is not a “covered employee” within the meaning of Section 162(m) (a “Covered Employee”) to reflect such Participant’s individual performance in his or her position with the Bank or such other factors as the Committee may determine. If permitted under a Covered Employee’s Award Agreement, the Committee shall have the discretion, on the basis of such criteria as may be established by the Committee, to reduce some or all of the value of the Performance Award that would otherwise be paid to the Covered Employee upon its settlement notwithstanding the attainment of any Performance Goal and the resulting value of the Performance Award determined in accordance with the Performance Award Formula. No such reduction may result in an increase in the amount payable upon settlement of another Participant’s Performance Award.

(c) Effect of Leaves of Absence. Unless otherwise required by law, payment of the final value, if any, of a Performance Award held by a Participant who has taken in excess of thirty (30) days in leaves of absence during a Performance Period shall be prorated on the basis of the number of days of the Participant’s Service during the Performance Period during which the Participant was not on a leave of absence.

(d) Notice to Participants. As soon as practicable following the Committee’s determination and certification in accordance with Sections 8.5(a) and (b), the Bank shall notify each Participant of the determination of the Committee.

(e) Payment in Settlement of Performance Awards. As soon as practicable following the Committee’s determination and certification in accordance with Sections 8.5(a) and (b), payment shall be made to each eligible Participant (or such Participant’s legal representative or other person who acquired the right to receive such payment by reason of the Participant’s death) of the final value of the Participant’s Performance Award. Payment of such amount shall be made in cash, shares of Stock, or a combination thereof as determined by the Committee. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement evidencing a Performance Award, payment shall be made in a lump sum. In no event shall payment of a Performance Award be made later than the 15th day of the third month following the taxable year of the Participant in which the Participant has a legally binding right to the Performance Award.

(f) Provisions Applicable to Payment in Shares. If payment is to be made in shares of Stock, the number of such shares shall be determined by dividing the final value of the Performance Award by the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock. Shares of Stock issued in payment of any Performance Award may be fully vested and freely transferable shares or may be shares of Stock subject to Vesting Conditions as provided in Section 7.5. Any shares subject to Vesting Conditions shall be evidenced by an appropriate Award Agreement and shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 7.5 through 7.8 above.

8.6 Effect of Termination of Service. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in the grant of a Performance Award and set forth in the Award Agreement, the effect of a Participant’s termination of Service on the Performance Award shall be as follows:

(a) Death or Disability. If the Participant’s Service terminates because of the death or Disability of the Participant before the completion of the Performance Period applicable to the Performance Award, the final value of the Participant’s Performance Award shall be determined by the extent to which the applicable Performance Goals have been attained with respect to the entire Performance Period and shall be prorated based on the number of months of the Participant’s Service during the Performance Period. Payment shall be made following the end of the Performance Period in any manner permitted by Section 8.5.

(b) Other Termination of Service. If the Participant’s Service terminates for any reason except death or Disability before the completion of the Performance Period applicable to the Performance Award, such Award shall be forfeited in its entirety; provided, however, that in the event of an involuntary termination of the Participant’s Service, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may waive the automatic forfeiture of all or any portion of any such Award.

8.7 Nontransferability of Performance Awards. Prior to settlement in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, no Performance Award shall be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, except transfer by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. All rights with respect to a Performance Award granted to a Participant hereunder shall be exercisable during his or her lifetime only by such Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative.

9.	TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARDS.

Restricted Stock Unit Awards shall be evidenced by Award Agreements specifying the number of Restricted Stock Units subject to the Award, in such form as the Committee shall from time to time establish. No Restricted Stock Unit Award or purported Restricted Stock Unit Award shall be a valid and binding obligation of the Bank unless evidenced by a fully executed Award Agreement. Award Agreements evidencing Restricted Stock Units may incorporate all or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions:

9.1 Grant of Restricted Stock Unit Awards. Restricted Stock Unit Awards may be granted upon such conditions as the Committee shall determine, including, without limitation, upon the attainment of one or more Performance Goals described in Section 8.4. If either the grant of a Restricted Stock Unit Award or the Vesting Conditions with respect to such Award is to be contingent upon the attainment of one or more Performance Goals, the Committee shall follow procedures substantially equivalent to those set forth in Sections 8.3 through 8.5(a).

9.2 Purchase Price. No monetary payment (other than applicable tax withholding, if any) shall be required as a condition of receiving a Restricted Stock Unit Award.

9.3 Vesting. Restricted Stock Units may or may not be made subject to Vesting Conditions based upon the satisfaction of such Service requirements, conditions, restrictions or performance criteria, including, without limitation, Performance Goals as described in Section 8.4, as shall be established by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Award.

9.4 Voting Rights, Dividend Equivalent Rights and Distributions. Participants shall have no voting rights with respect to shares of Stock represented by Restricted Stock Units until the date of the issuance of such shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Bank or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Bank). However, the Committee, in its discretion, may provide in the Award Agreement evidencing any Restricted Stock Unit Award that the Participant shall be entitled to receive Dividend Equivalents with respect to the payment of cash dividends on Stock having a record date prior to date on which Restricted Stock Units held by such Participant are settled. Such Dividend Equivalents, if any, shall be paid by crediting the Participant with additional whole Restricted Stock Units as of the date of payment of such cash dividends on Stock. The number of additional Restricted Stock Units (rounded to the nearest whole number) to be so credited shall be determined by dividing (a) the amount of cash dividends paid on such date with respect to the number of shares of Stock represented by the Restricted Stock Units previously credited to the Participant by (b) the Fair Market Value per share of Stock on such date. Such additional Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to the same terms and conditions and shall be settled in the same manner and at the same time (or as soon thereafter as practicable) as the Restricted Stock Units originally subject to the Restricted Stock Unit Award. In the event of a dividend or distribution paid in shares of Stock or any other adjustment made upon a change in the capital structure of the Bank as described in Section 4.3, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the Participant’s Restricted Stock Unit Award so that it represents the right to receive upon settlement any and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property (other than normal cash dividends) to which the Participant would entitled by reason of the shares of Stock issueable upon settlement of the Award, and all such new, substituted or additional securities or other property shall be immediately subject to the same Vesting Conditions as are applicable to the Award.

9.5 Effect of Termination of Service. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in the grant of a Restricted Stock Unit Award and set forth in the Award Agreement, if a Participant’s Service terminates for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary (including the Participant’s death or disability), then the Participant shall forfeit to the Bank any Restricted Stock Units pursuant to the Award which remain subject to Vesting Conditions as of the date of the Participant’s termination of Service.

9.6 Settlement of Restricted Stock Unit Awards. The Bank shall issue to a Participant on the earlier of the date on which Restricted Stock Units subject to the Participant’s Restricted Stock Unit Award satisfy applicable Vesting Conditions or on such other date determined by the Committee, in its discretion, and set forth in the Award Agreement one (1) share of Stock (and/or any other new, substituted or additional securities or other property pursuant to an adjustment described in Section 9.4) for each Restricted Stock Unit then becoming vested or otherwise to be settled on such date, subject to the withholding of applicable taxes.

9.7 Nontransferability of Restricted Stock Unit Awards. Prior to the issuance of shares of Stock in settlement of a Restricted Stock Unit Award, the Award shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, except transfer by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. All rights with respect to a Restricted Stock Unit Award granted to a Participant hereunder shall be exercisable during his or her lifetime only by such Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative.

10.

STANDARD FORMS OF AWARD AGREEMENT.

10.1 Award Agreements. Each Award shall comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the appropriate form of Award Agreement approved by the Committee and as amended from time to time. Any Award Agreement may consist of an appropriate form of Notice of Grant and a form of Agreement incorporated therein by reference, or such other form or forms as the Committee may approve from time to time.

10.2 Authority to Vary Terms. The Committee shall have the authority from time to time to vary the terms of any standard form of Award Agreement either in connection with the grant or amendment of an individual Award or in connection with the authorization of a new standard form or forms; provided, however, that the terms and conditions of any such new, revised or amended standard form or forms of Award Agreement are not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan.

11.

CHANGE IN CONTROL.

11.1 Definition.

(a) An “Ownership Change Event” shall be deemed to have occurred if any of the following occurs with respect to the Bank: (i) the direct or indirect sale or exchange in a single or series of related transactions by the stockholders of the Bank of more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock of the Bank; (ii) a merger or consolidation in which the Bank is a party; (iii) the sale, exchange, or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Bank (other than a sale, exchange or transfer to one or more subsidiaries of the Bank); or (iv) a liquidation or dissolution of the Bank. Not withstanding the above, a reorganization or merger solely for the purpose of creating a Bank Holding Company or changing the domicile, or charter of the Bank or any parent Bank Holding Company shall not constitute an Ownership Change Event.

(b) A “Change in Control” shall mean an Ownership Change Event or series of related Ownership Change Events (collectively, a “Transaction”) in which the stockholders of the Bank immediately before the Transaction do not retain immediately after the Transaction, in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of shares of the Bank’s voting stock immediately before the Transaction, direct or indirect beneficial ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the Bank (or its parent) or any resulting entity or, in the case of an Ownership Change Event described in Section 11.1(a)(iii), the entity to which the assets of the Bank were transferred (the “Transferee”), as the case may be. For purposes of the preceding sentence, indirect beneficial ownership shall include, without limitation, an interest resulting from ownership of the voting

securities of one or more corporations or other business entities which own the Bank or the Transferee, as the case may be, either directly or through one or more subsidiary corporations or other business entities. The Committee shall have the right to determine whether multiple sales or exchanges of the voting securities of the Bank or multiple Ownership Change Events are related, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

11.2 Effect of Change in Control on Options.

(a) Accelerated Vesting. Each Award Agreement shall provide, in the event of a Change in Control, for the acceleration of the exercisability and vesting of all outstanding Options, effective immediately prior to and conditioned upon the Change in Control.

(b) Cash-Out of Options. The Committee may, in its sole discretion and without the consent of any Participant, determine that, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, each or any Option outstanding immediately prior to the Change in Control shall be canceled in exchange for a payment with respect to each vested share of Stock subject to such canceled Option in cash equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of the consideration to be paid per share of Stock in the Change in Control over the exercise price per share under such Option (the “Spread”). In the event such determination is made by the Committee, the Spread (reduced by applicable withholding taxes, if any) shall be paid to Participants in respect of their canceled Options as soon as practicable following the date of the Change in Control.

11.3 Effect of Change in Control on Restricted Stock Awards. Each Award Agreement evidencing a Restricted Stock Award shall provide in the event of a Change in Control for the lapse of the Restriction Period applicable to the shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award held by a Participant whose Service has not terminated prior to the Change in Control, effective immediately prior to and conditioned upon the Change in Control.

11.4 Effect of Change in Control on Performance Awards. Each Award Agreement evidencing a Performance Award shall provide that in the event of a Change in Control the Performance Award held by a Participant whose Service has not terminated prior to the Change in Control shall become payable effective immediately prior to and conditioned upon the Change in Control.

11.5 Effect of Change in Control on Restricted Stock Unit Awards. Each Award Agreement evidencing a Restricted Stock Unit Award shall provide that the Restricted Stock Unit Award held by a Participant whose Service has not terminated prior to the Change in Control shall be settled effective immediately prior to and conditioned upon the Change in Control.

12.

COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES LAW.

The grant of Awards and the issuance of shares of Stock pursuant to any Award shall be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of federal, state and foreign law with respect to such securities (including the Securities Act and any equivalent requirements under state laws) and the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. The inability of the Bank to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Bank’s legal counsel to be necessary to the

lawful issuance and sale of any shares hereunder shall relieve the Bank of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained. As a condition to issuance of any Stock, the Bank may require the Participant to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate, to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested by the Bank.

13.

TAX WITHHOLDING.

13.1 Tax Withholding in General. The Bank shall have the right to deduct from any and all payments made under the Plan, or to require the Participant, through payroll withholding, cash payment or otherwise, including by means of a Cashless Exercise of an Option, to make adequate provision for the federal, state, local and foreign taxes, if any, required by law to be withheld by the Bank with respect to an Award or the shares of Stock acquired pursuant thereto. The Bank shall have no obligation to deliver shares of Stock, or to make any payment in cash under the Plan until the Bank’s tax withholding obligations have been satisfied by the Participant.

13.2 Withholding in Shares. The Bank shall have the right, but not the obligation, to deduct from the shares of Stock issueable to a Participant upon the exercise or settlement of an Award, or to accept from the Participant the tender of, a number of whole shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value, as determined by the Bank, equal to all or any part of the tax withholding obligations of the Bank. The Fair Market Value of any shares of Stock withheld or tendered to satisfy any such tax withholding obligations shall not exceed the amount determined by the applicable minimum statutory withholding rates.

14.

AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF PLAN.

The Committee may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. However, without the approval of the Bank’s stockholders, there shall be (a) no increase in the maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock that may be issued under the Plan (except by operation of the provisions of Section 4.3), (b) no change in the class of persons eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options, and (c) no other amendment of the Plan that would require approval of the Bank’s stockholders under any applicable law, regulation or rule. No amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan shall affect any then outstanding Award unless expressly provided by the Committee. In any event, no amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan may adversely affect any then outstanding Award without the consent of the Participant unless necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation or rule.

15.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

15.1 Repurchase Rights. Shares issued under the Plan may be subject to one or more repurchase options, or other conditions and restrictions as determined by the Committee in its discretion at the time the Award is granted. The Bank shall have the right to assign at any time any repurchase right it may have, whether or not such right is then exercisable, to one or more persons as may be selected by the Bank. Upon request by the Bank, each Participant shall execute any agreement evidencing such transfer restrictions prior to the receipt of shares of Stock hereunder and shall promptly present to the Bank any and all certificates representing shares of Stock acquired hereunder for the placement on such certificates of appropriate legends evidencing any such transfer restrictions.

15.2 Provision of Information. Each Participant shall be given access to information concerning the Bank equivalent to that information generally made available to the Bank’s common stockholders.

15.3 Rights as Employee or Director. No person, even though eligible pursuant to Section 5, shall have a right to be selected as a Participant, or, having been so selected, to be selected again as a Participant. Nothing in the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan shall confer on any Participant a right to remain an Employee or Director or interfere with or limit in any way any right of the Bank to terminate the Participant’s Service at any time. To the extent that an Employee of an employer other than the Bank receives an Award under the Plan, that Award shall in no event be understood or interpreted to mean that the Bank is the Employee’s employer or that the Employee has an employment relationship with the Bank.

15.4 Rights as a Stockholder. A Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares covered by an Award until the date of the issuance of such shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Bank or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Bank). No adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such shares are issued, except as provided in Section 4.3 or another provision of the Plan.

15.5 Fractional Shares. The Bank shall not be required to issue fractional shares upon the exercise or settlement of any Award.

15.6 Severability. If any one or more of the provisions (or any part thereof) of this Plan shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such provision shall be modified so as to make it valid, legal and enforceable, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions (or any part thereof) of the Plan shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

15.7 Beneficiary Designation. Subject to local laws and procedures, each Participant may file with the Bank a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any benefit under the Plan to which the Participant is entitled in the event of such Participant’s death before he or she receives any or all of such benefit. Each designation will revoke all prior designations by the same Participant, shall be in a form prescribed by the Bank, and will be effective only when filed by the Participant in writing with the Bank during the Participant’s lifetime. If a married Participant designates a beneficiary other than the Participant’s spouse, the effectiveness of such designation may be subject to the consent of the Participant’s spouse. If a Participant dies without an effective designation of a beneficiary who is living at the time of the Participant’s death, the Bank will pay any remaining unpaid benefits to the Participant’s legal representative.

CALIFORNIA UNITED BANK

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

California United Bank has granted to the Participant named in the Notice of Grant of Stock Option (the “Grant Notice”) to which this Stock Option Agreement (the “Option Agreement”) is attached an option (the “Option”) to purchase certain shares of Stock upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant Notice and this Option Agreement. The Option has been granted pursuant to and shall in all respects be subject to the terms and conditions of the California United Bank 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference. By signing the Grant Notice, the Participant: (a) acknowledges receipt of and represents that the Participant has read and is familiar with the Grant Notice, this Option Agreement, and the Plan, (b) accepts the Option subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Grant Notice, this Option Agreement and the Plan and (c) agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee upon any questions arising under the Grant Notice, this Option Agreement or the Plan.

1.	DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION.

1.1 Definitions. Whenever used herein, capitalized terms shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Grant Notice, the Plan or as set forth below:

(a) “Exercise Price” means the Exercise Price per share of Stock as set forth in the Grant Notice and as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 9.

(b) “Number of Option Shares” means the Number of Option Shares as set forth in the Grant Notice and as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 9.

(d) “Vested Shares” mean, as of any relevant date, the cumulative portion of the Number of Option Shares which has become exercisable. In no event may the number of Vested Shares exceed the Number of Option Shares. Except as otherwise provided by this Option Agreement, the number of shares (disregarding any fractional share) that will become Vested Shares on a specified date, shall be set forth in the Grant Notice.

1.2 Construction. Captions and titles contained herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Option Agreement. Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular. Use of the term “or” is not intended to be exclusive, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

2.	TAX CONSEQUENCES.

2.1 Tax Status of Option. This Option is intended to have the tax status designated in the Grant Notice.

(a) Incentive Stock Option. If the Grant Notice so designates, this Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of Section 422(b) of the Code, but the Bank does not represent or warrant that this Option qualifies as such. The Participant should consult with the Participant’s own tax advisor regarding the tax effects of this Option and the requirements necessary to obtain favorable income tax treatment under Section 422 of the Code, including, but not limited to, holding period requirements. (NOTE TO PARTICIPANT: If the Option is exercised more than three (3) months after the date on which you cease to be an Employee (other than by reason of your death or permanent and total disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), the Option will be treated as a Nonstatutory Stock Option and not as an Incentive Stock Option to the extent required by Section 422 of the Code.)

(b) Nonstatutory Stock Option. If the Grant Notice so designates, this Option is intended to be a Nonstatutory Stock Option and shall not be treated as an Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of Section 422(b) of the Code.

2.2 ISO Fair Market Value Limitation. If the Grant Notice designates this Option as an Incentive Stock Option, then to the extent that the Option (together with all Incentive Stock Options granted to the Participant under all stock option plans of the Bank, including the Plan) becomes exercisable for the first time during any calendar year for shares having a Fair Market Value greater than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), the portion of such options which exceeds such amount will be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this Section 2.2, options designated as Incentive Stock Options are taken into account in the order in which they were granted, and the Fair Market Value of stock is determined as of the time the option with respect to such stock is granted. If the Code is amended to provide for a different limitation from that set forth in this Section 2.2, such different limitation shall be deemed incorporated herein effective as of the date required or permitted by such amendment to the Code. If the Option is treated as an Incentive Stock Option in part and as a Nonstatutory Stock Option in part by reason of the limitation set forth in this Section 2.2, the Participant may designate which portion of such Option the Participant is exercising. In the absence of such designation, the Participant shall be deemed to have exercised the Incentive Stock Option portion of the Option first. Separate certificates representing each such portion shall be issued upon the exercise of the Option. (NOTE TO PARTICIPANT: If the aggregate Exercise Price of the Option (that is, the Exercise Price multiplied by the Number of Option Shares) plus the aggregate exercise price of any other Incentive Stock Options you hold (whether granted pursuant to the Plan or any other stock option plan of the Bank) is greater than $100,000, you should contact the Chief Financial Officer of the Bank to ascertain whether the entire Option qualifies as an Incentive Stock Option.)

3.	ADMINISTRATION.

All questions of interpretation concerning this Option Agreement shall be determined by the Committee. All determinations by the Committee shall be final and binding upon all persons having an interest in the Option. Any Officer shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Bank with respect to any matter, right, obligation, or election which is the responsibility of or which is allocated to the Bank herein, provided the Officer has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation, or election.

4.	EXERCISE OF THE OPTION.

4.1 Right to Exercise. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Option shall be exercisable prior to the termination of the Option (as provided in Section 6) in an amount not to exceed the number of Vested Shares less the number of shares previously acquired upon exercise of the Option. In no event shall the Option be exercisable for more shares than the Number of Option Shares, as adjusted pursuant to Section 9.

4.2 Method of Exercise. Exercise of the Option shall be by means of electronic or written notice (the “Exercise Notice”) in a form authorized by the Bank. An electronic Exercise Notice must be digitally signed or authenticated by the Participant in such manner as required by the notice and transmitted to the Chief Financial Officer of the Bank or other authorized representative of the Bank (including a third-party administrator designated by the Bank). In the event that the Participant is not authorized or is unable to provide an electronic Exercise Notice, the Option shall be exercised by a written Exercise Notice addressed to the Bank, which shall be signed by the Participant and delivered in person, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, by confirmed facsimile transmission, or by such other means as the Bank may permit, to the Chief Financial Officer of the Bank, or other authorized representative of the Bank (including a third-party administrator designated by the Bank). Each Exercise Notice, whether electronic or written, must state the Participant’s election to exercise the Option, the number of whole shares of Stock for which the Option is being exercised and such other representations and agreements as to the Participant’s investment intent with respect to such shares as may be required pursuant to the provisions of this Option Agreement. Further, each Exercise Notice must be received by the Bank prior to the termination of the Option as set forth in Section 6 and must be accompanied by full payment of the aggregate Exercise Price for the number of shares of Stock being purchased. The Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Bank of such electronic or written Exercise Notice and the aggregate Exercise Price.

4.3 Payment of Exercise Price.

(a) Forms of Consideration Authorized. Except as otherwise provided below, payment of the aggregate Exercise Price for the number of shares of Stock for which the Option is being exercised shall be made (i) in cash, by check, or cash equivalent, (ii) if permitted by the Bank, by tender to the Bank, or attestation to the ownership, of whole shares of Stock owned by the Participant having a Fair Market Value not less than the aggregate Exercise Price, (iii) by means of a Cashless Exercise, as defined in Section 4.3(b), or (iv) by any combination of the foregoing.

(b) Limitations on Forms of Consideration.

(i) Tender of Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Option may not be exercised by tender to the Bank, or attestation to the ownership, of shares of Stock to the extent such tender or attestation would constitute a violation of the provisions of any law, regulation or agreement restricting the redemption of the Bank’s stock. If required by the Bank, the Option may not be exercised by tender to the Bank, or attestation to the ownership, of shares of Stock unless such shares either have been owned by the Participant for more than six (6) months or such other period, if any, required by the Bank (and not used for another option exercise by attestation during such period) or were not acquired, directly or indirectly, from the Bank.

(ii) Cashless Exercise. A “Cashless Exercise” means the delivery of a properly executed notice together with irrevocable instructions to a broker in a form acceptable to the Bank providing for the assignment to the Bank of the proceeds of a sale or loan with respect to some or all of the shares of Stock acquired upon the exercise of the Option pursuant to a program or procedure approved by the Bank (including, without limitation, through an exercise complying with the provisions of Regulation T as promulgated from time to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System). The Bank reserves, at any and all times, the right, in the Bank’s sole and absolute discretion, to establish, decline to approve or terminate any such program or procedure, including with respect to the Participant notwithstanding that such program or procedures may be available to others.

4.4 Tax Withholding. At the time the Option is exercised, in whole or in part, or at any time thereafter as requested by the Bank, the Participant hereby authorizes withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to the Participant, and otherwise agrees to make adequate provision for (including by means of a Cashless Exercise to the extent permitted by the Bank), any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding obligations of the Bank, if any, which arise in connection with the Option. The Bank shall have no obligation to deliver shares of Stock until the tax withholding obligations of the Bank have been satisfied by the Participant.

4.5 Beneficial Ownership of Shares; Certificate Registration. The Participant hereby authorizes the Bank, in its sole discretion, to deposit for the benefit of the Participant with any broker with which the Participant has an account relationship of which the Bank has notice any or all shares acquired by the Participant pursuant to the exercise of the Option. Except as provided by the preceding sentence, a certificate for the shares as to which the Option is exercised shall be registered in the name of the Participant, or, if applicable, in the names of the heirs of the Participant.

4.6 Restrictions on Grant of the Option and Issuance of Shares. The grant of the Option and the issuance of shares of Stock upon exercise of the Option shall be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of federal, state or foreign law with respect to such securities. The Option may not be exercised if the issuance of shares of Stock upon exercise would constitute a violation of any applicable federal, state or foreign securities laws or other law or regulations or the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. THE PARTICIPANT IS CAUTIONED THAT THE OPTION MAY NOT BE EXERCISED UNLESS THE FOREGOING CONDITIONS ARE SATISFIED. ACCORDINGLY, THE PARTICIPANT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXERCISE THE OPTION WHEN DESIRED EVEN THOUGH THE OPTION IS VESTED. The inability of the Bank to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Bank’s legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any shares subject to the Option shall relieve the Bank of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained. As a condition to the exercise of the Option, the Bank may require the Participant to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate, to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested by the Bank.

4.7 Fractional Shares. The Bank shall not be required to issue fractional shares upon the exercise of the Option.

5.	NONTRANSFERABILITY OF THE OPTION.

During the lifetime of the Participant, an Option shall be exercisable only by the Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative. Prior to the issuance of shares of Stock upon the exercise of an Option, the Option shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, except transfer by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Following the death of the Participant, the Option, to the extent provided in Section 7, may be exercised by the Participant’s legal representative or by any person empowered to do so under the deceased Participant’s will or under the then applicable laws of descent and distribution.

6.	TERMINATION OF THE OPTION.

The Option shall terminate and may no longer be exercised after the first to occur of (a) the close of business on the Option Expiration Date, (b) the close of business on the last date for exercising the Option following termination of the Participant’s Service as described in Section 7, or (c) a Change in Control to the extent provided in Section 8.

7.	EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE.

7.1 Option Exercisability.

(a) Disability. If the Participant’s Service terminates because of the Disability of the Participant, the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable on the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, may be exercised by the Participant (or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative) at any time prior to the expiration of one (1) year after the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date.

(b) Death. If the Participant’s Service terminates because of the death of the Participant, the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable on the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, may be exercised by the Participant’s legal representative or other person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by reason of the Participant’s death at any time prior to the expiration of one (1) year after the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date. The Participant’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated on account of death if the Participant dies within ninety (90) days after the Participant’s termination of Service.

(c) Termination for Cause. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, if the Participant’s Service is terminated for Cause, the Option shall terminate and cease to be exercisable immediately upon such termination of Service.

(d) Other Termination of Service. If the Participant’s Service terminates for any reason, except Disability, death or Cause, the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable by the Participant on the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, may be exercised by the Participant at any time prior to the expiration of ninety (90) days after the date on which the Participant’s Service terminated, but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date.

7.2 Extension if Exercise Prevented by Law. Notwithstanding the foregoing other than termination of the Participant’s Service for Cause, if the exercise of the Option within the applicable time periods set forth in Section 7.1 is prevented by the provisions of Section 4.6, the Option shall remain exercisable until ninety (90) days after the date the Participant is notified by the Bank that the Option is exercisable, but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date.

7.3 Extension if Participant Subject to Section 16(b). Notwithstanding the foregoing other than termination of the Participant’s Service for Cause, if a sale within the applicable time periods set forth in Section 7.1 of shares acquired upon the exercise of the Option would subject the Participant to suit under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, the Option shall remain exercisable until the earliest to occur of (i) the tenth (10th) day following the date on which a sale of such shares by the Participant would no longer be subject to such suit, (ii) the one hundred and ninetieth (190th) day after the Participant’s termination of Service, or (iii) the Option Expiration Date.

8.	EFFECT OF CHANGE IN CONTROL.

In the event of a Change in Control, any unexercised portion of the Option shall become immediately exercisable and vested in full effective immediately prior to and conditioned upon the Change in Control, provided that the Participant’s Service has not terminated prior to such date. Any exercise of the Option that was permissible solely by reason of this Section shall be conditioned upon the consummation of the Change in Control. The Committee may, in its sole discretion and without the consent of the Participant, determine that, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, each or any Option outstanding immediately prior to the Change in Control shall be canceled in exchange for a payment with respect to each vested share of Stock subject to such canceled Option in cash equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of the consideration to be paid per share of Stock in the Change in Control over the exercise price per share under such Option (the “Spread”). In the event such determination is made by the Committee, the Spread (reduced by applicable withholding taxes, if any) shall be paid to the Participant in respect of the canceled Options as soon as practicable following the date of the Change in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, shares acquired upon exercise of the Option prior to the Change in Control and any consideration received pursuant to the Change in Control with respect to such shares shall continue to be subject to all applicable provisions of this Option Agreement except as otherwise provided herein.

9.	ADJUSTMENTS FOR CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE.

Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Bank, in the event of any change in the Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Bank, whether through merger, consolidation, reorganization, reincorporation, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, split-up, split-off, spin-off, combination of shares, exchange of shares, or similar change in the capital structure of the Bank, or in the event of payment of a dividend or distribution to the stockholders of the Bank in a form other than Stock (excepting normal cash dividends) that has a material effect on the Fair Market Value of shares of Stock, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the number, Exercise Price and class of shares subject to the Option, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the Participant’s rights under the Option. For purposes of the foregoing, conversion of any convertible securities of the Bank shall not be treated as “effected without receipt of consideration by the Bank.” Any fractional share resulting from an adjustment pursuant to this Section shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number, and in no event may the Exercise Price be decreased to an amount less than the par value, if any, of the stock subject to the Option. The Committee in its sole discretion, may also make such adjustments in the terms of the Option to reflect, or related to, such changes in the capital structure of the Bank or distributions as it deems appropriate. The adjustments determined by the Committee pursuant to this Section shall be final, binding and conclusive.

10.

RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER, DIRECTOR OR EMPLOYEE.

The Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares covered by the Option until the date of the issuance of the shares for which the Option has been exercised (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Bank or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Bank). No adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date the shares are issued, except as provided in Section 9. If the Participant is an Employee, the Participant understands and acknowledges that, except as otherwise provided in a separate, written employment agreement between the Bank and the Participant, the Participant’s employment is “at will” and is for no specified term. Nothing in this Option Agreement shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the Service of the Bank or interfere in any way with any right of the Bank to terminate the Participant’s Service as a Director, or an Employee, as the case may be, at any time.

11.

NOTICE OF SALES UPON DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION.

The Participant shall dispose of the shares acquired pursuant to the Option only in accordance with the provisions of this Option Agreement. In addition, if the Grant Notice designates this Option as an Incentive Stock Option, the Participant shall (a) promptly notify the Chief Financial Officer of the Bank if the Participant disposes of any of the shares acquired pursuant to the Option within one (1) year after the date the Participant exercises all or part of the Option or within two (2) years after the Grant Date and (b) provide the Bank with a description of the circumstances of such disposition. Until such time as the Participant disposes of such shares in a manner consistent with the provisions of this Option Agreement, unless otherwise expressly authorized by the Bank, the Participant shall hold all shares acquired pursuant to the Option in the Participant’s name (and not in the name of any nominee) for the one-year period immediately after the exercise of the Option and the two-year period immediately after Grant Date. At any time during the one-year or two-year periods set forth above, the Bank may place a legend on any certificate representing shares acquired pursuant to the Option requesting the transfer agent for the Bank’s stock to notify the Bank of any such transfers. The obligation of the Participant to notify the Bank of any such transfer shall continue notwithstanding that a legend has been placed on the certificate pursuant to the preceding sentence.

12.

LEGENDS.

The Bank may at any time place legends referencing any applicable federal, state or foreign securities law restrictions on all certificates representing shares of stock subject to the provisions of this Option Agreement. The Participant shall, at the request of the Bank, promptly present to the Bank any and all certificates representing shares acquired pursuant to the Option in the possession of the Participant in order to carry out the provisions of this Section. Unless otherwise specified by the Bank, legends placed on such certificates may include, but shall not be limited to, the following:

12.1 “THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WERE ISSUED BY THE BANK TO THE REGISTERED HOLDER UPON EXERCISE OF AN INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AS DEFINED IN SECTION 422 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (“ISO”). IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE PREFERENTIAL TAX TREATMENT AFFORDED TO ISOs, THE SHARES SHOULD NOT BE TRANSFERRED PRIOR TO [INSERT DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION DATE HERE]. SHOULD THE REGISTERED HOLDER ELECT TO TRANSFER ANY OF THE SHARES PRIOR TO THIS DATE AND FOREGO ISO TAX TREATMENT, THE TRANSFER AGENT FOR THE SHARES SHALL NOTIFY THE BANK IMMEDIATELY. THE REGISTERED HOLDER SHALL HOLD ALL SHARES PURCHASED UNDER THE INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION IN THE REGISTERED HOLDER’S NAME (AND NOT IN THE NAME OF ANY NOMINEE) PRIOR TO THIS DATE OR UNTIL TRANSFERRED AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.”

13.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

13.1 Termination or Amendment. The Committee may terminate or amend the Plan or the Option at any time; provided, however, that except as provided in Section 8 in connection with a Change in Control, no such termination or amendment may adversely affect the Option or any unexercised portion hereof without the consent of the Participant unless such termination or amendment is necessary to comply with any applicable law or government regulation. No amendment or addition to this Option Agreement shall be effective unless in writing.

13.2 Further Instruments. The parties hereto agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further action as may reasonably be necessary to carry out the intent of this Option Agreement.

13.3 Binding Effect. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, this Option Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.

13.4 Delivery of Documents and Notices. Any document relating to participation in the Plan or any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given (except to the extent that this Option Agreement provides for effectiveness only upon actual receipt of such notice) upon personal delivery, electronic delivery at the e-mail address, if any, provided for the Participant by the Bank, or upon deposit in the U.S.

Post Office or foreign postal service, by registered or certified mail, or with a nationally recognized overnight courier service, with postage and fees prepaid, addressed to the other party at the address of such party set forth in the Grant Notice or at such other address as such party may designate in writing from time to time to the other party.

(a) Description of Electronic Delivery. The Plan documents, which may include but do not necessarily include: the Plan, the Grant Notice, this Option Agreement, and any plan prospectus, and any reports of the Bank provided generally to the Bank’s stockholders, may be delivered to the Participant electronically. In addition, the Participant may deliver electronically the Exercise Notice called for by Section 4.2 to the Bank or to such third party involved in administering the Plan as the Bank may designate from time to time. Such means of electronic delivery may include but do not necessarily include the delivery of a link to a Bank intranet or the internet site of a third party involved in administering the Plan, the delivery of the document via e-mail or such other means of electronic delivery specified by the Bank.

(b) Consent to Electronic Delivery. The Participant acknowledges that the Participant has read Section 13.4(a) of this Option Agreement and consents to the electronic delivery of the Plan documents and the delivery of the Exercise Notice, as described in Section 13.4(a) and (b). The Participant acknowledges that he or she may receive from the Bank a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically at no cost to the Participant by contacting the Chief Financial Officer of the Bank by telephone or in writing. The Participant further acknowledges that the Participant will be provided with a paper copy of any documents if the attempted electronic delivery of such documents fails. Similarly, the Participant understands that the Participant must provide the Bank or any designated third party administrator with a paper copy of any documents if the attempted electronic delivery of such documents fails. The Participant may revoke his or her consent to the electronic delivery of documents described in Section 13.4(a) and (b) or may change the electronic mail address to which such documents are to be delivered (if Participant has provided an electronic mail address) at any time by notifying the Bank of such revoked consent or revised e-mail address by telephone, postal service or electronic mail. Finally, the Participant understands that he or she is not required to consent to electronic delivery of documents described in Section 13.4(a) and (b).

13.5 Integrated Agreement. The Grant Notice, this Option Agreement and the Plan, together with any employment, service or other agreement between the Participant and the Bank referring to the Option, shall constitute the entire understanding and agreement of the Participant and the Bank with respect to the subject matter contained herein and supersede any prior agreements, understandings, restrictions, representations, or warranties among the Participant and the Bank with respect to such subject matter. To the extent contemplated herein, the provisions of the Grant Notice, the Option Agreement and the Plan shall survive any exercise of the Option and shall remain in full force and effect.

13.6 Applicable Law. This Option Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California as such laws are applied to agreements between California residents entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of California.

13.7 Counterparts. The Grant Notice may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

CALIFORNIA UNITED BANK

RESTRICTED STOCK BONUS AWARD AGREEMENT

California United Bank has granted to the Participant named in the Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock Bonus (the “Restricted Stock Bonus Grant Notice”) to which this Restricted Stock Bonus Award Agreement is attached (this “Agreement”), shares of Restricted Stock of California United Bank (the “Restricted Stock”) upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Restricted Stock Bonus Grant Notice and this Agreement. This Restricted Stock Bonus is granted pursuant to the California United Bank 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (“Plan”) the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference. Participant has performed Services for the Bank. By signing the Restricted Stock Bonus Grant Notice, the Participant: (a) acknowledges receipt of and represents that the Participant has read and is familiar with the Restricted Stock Bonus Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan, (b) accepts the Restricted Stock Bonus subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Restricted Stock Bonus Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan and (c) agrees to accept as binding, conclusive, and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee upon any questions arising under the Restricted Stock Bonus Grant Notice, this Agreement or the Plan.

14. DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

14.1 Definitions. Whenever used, all capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Restricted Stock Bonus Grant Notice, the Plan or as set out below:

(a) “Number of Shares of Restricted Stock” means the Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Granted as set forth in the Restricted Stock Bonus Grant Notice.

(b) “Restriction Period” means the period set forth in the Restricted Stock Bonus Grant Notice during which shares subject to the Award are subject to Vesting Conditions.

15. TERMS OF AWARD. Participant and the Bank agree that the terms and conditions of the Plan are incorporated in this Agreement by this reference and that the terms of this Agreement are subject in their entirety to the terms of the Plan. All questions of interpretation concerning this Agreement shall be determined by the Committee. All determinations by the Committee shall be final and binding upon all persons having an interest in the Award. Any Officer shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Bank with respect to any matter, right, obligation, or election which is the responsibility of or which is allocated to the Bank herein, provided the Officer has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation, or election.

16. AWARD OF RESTRICTED STOCK. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and of the Plan in consideration of Services previously rendered by Participant, the Bank hereby grants to Participant the number of shares of Restricted Stock set forth in the Restricted Stock Bonus Grant Notice (the “Award”). All of the Restricted Stock is subject to Vesting Conditions should Participant’s Service terminate. Provided that Participant’s Services are continuing, restrictions shall lapse as set forth in the Restricted Stock Bonus Grant Notice.

17. RESTRICTION PERIOD LIMITATIONS. Any shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder which are at any time subject to Vesting Conditions pursuant to Section 3, may not be sold, pledged, donated, exchanged or otherwise transferred until such shares of Restricted Stock are no longer subject to Vesting Conditions pursuant to this Agreement.

18. EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE. If the Participant’s service with the Bank terminates for any reason, any shares of Restricted Stock as to which the Risk of Forfeiture has not yet lapsed shall immediately transfer back to the Bank and the Participant shall have no further rights with respect to any forfeited Restricted Stock

19. LEGEND. All certificates representing any Restricted Stock subject to Vesting Conditions pursuant to this Agreement (such Restricted Stock, the “Unvested Restricted Stock”) shall have endorsed thereon the following legend:

THE TRANSFERABILITY OF THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE 2007 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN OF THE ISSUER AND AN AWARD AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO BY THE REGISTERED OWNER AND THE ISSUER. COPIES OF SUCH PLAN AND AGREEMENT ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICES OF THE ISSUER.

20. RETENTION OF RESTRICTED STOCK OR CERTIFICATE FOR RESTRICTED STOCK. Any certificate or certificates evidencing any Unvested Restricted Stock shall be deposited with the Secretary of the Bank. However, instead of issuing physical stock certificates, the Bank may also hold the Unvested Restricted Stock in a book entry account in the name of Participant. Any such certificates or such book entry shares shall be held by the Bank until such times as the Vesting Conditions of any such Restricted Stock shall have lapsed pursuant to Section 3, after which the Bank shall release to the Participant the Restricted Stock as to which restrictions have lapsed.

21. PARTICIPANT SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or this Award Agreement, at all times prior to lapse of any Vesting Conditions applicable to, or forfeiture of, a Restricted Stock Bonus Award, the Participant shall have all of the rights of a shareholder of the Bank, including the right to vote, and the right to receive any dividends with respect to the Restricted Stock. Accordingly, Participant shall have the right to vote the Unvested Restricted Stock and to receive any dividends payable with respect to Unvested Restricted Stock.

22. TAXES.

(a) Participant shall be liable for any and all taxes, including withholding taxes, arising out of the grant of the Award, issuance of the shares of Restricted Stock or lapse of the Vesting Conditions of the shares of Restricted Stock. The Bank shall have the right to require the Participant to remit to the Bank an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, local or other withholding tax requirements if, when, and to the extent required by law (whether so required to secure for the Bank an otherwise available tax deduction or otherwise) prior to the

delivery to the Participant of such Restricted Stock or any certificate or certificates for such Restricted Stock. The obligations of the Bank under the Plan shall be conditioned on satisfaction of all such withholding obligations and the Bank shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the Participant.

(b) Subject to permissibility under applicable law and regulation, Participant may elect to satisfy an applicable withholding requirement, in whole or in part, by having the Bank withhold shares of Restricted Stock otherwise due to the Participant upon vesting of Restricted Stock hereunder, or to submit shares of stock previously owned by the Participant. Participants may only elect to have shares withheld having a market value on the date the tax is to be determined equal to the minimum statutory total tax which could be imposed as a result of the transaction. All elections shall be irrevocable, made in writing, signed by the Participant, and shall be subject to any restrictions or limitations that the committee deems appropriate.

(c) Participant shall be responsible for filing with the Internal Revenue Service an appropriate written notice of election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code, if Participant wishes to make such an election. Participant shall notify the Bank in writing if Participant files such an election (a form of which is attached hereto) within 30 days of the date of this Agreement. In the event it does not receive from Participant evidence of such filing, the Bank intends to claim a tax deduction for any amount which would otherwise be taxable to Participant in the absence of such an election. PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS PARTICIPANT’S SOLE RESPONSIBILITY AND NOT THE BANK’S TO FILE TIMELY THE ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(b), EVEN IF PARTICIPANT REQUESTS THE BANK TO MAKE THIS FILING ON PARTICIPANT’S BEHALF.

23. FRACTIONAL RESTRICTED STOCK. No fraction of a share of Restricted Stock shall be deliverable hereunder, but in the event any adjustment hereunder of the number of shares covered by this Agreement shall cause such number to include a fraction of a share, such number of shares shall be adjusted to the nearest smaller whole number of shares.

24. EFFECT OF CHANGE IN CONTROL. In the event of a Change in Control, the Restriction Period applicable to the shares subject to the Award shall lapse immediately prior to and conditioned upon the Change in Control, provided that the Participant’s Service has not terminated prior to such date. Any lapse of risks of forfeiture that occurred solely by reason of this Section shall be conditioned upon the consummation of the Change in Control.

25. MISCELLANEOUS.

25.1 TRANSFERS IN VIOLATION OF RESTRICTIONS. The Bank shall not be required (i) to transfer on its books any Restricted Stock which shall have been sold or transferred in violation of any of the provisions set forth in this Agreement, or (ii) to treat as owner of such shares or to accord the right to vote as such owner or to pay dividends to any transferee to whom such shares shall have been so transferred.

25.2 FURTHER ASSURANCES. The parties agree to execute such further instruments and to take such action as may reasonably be necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement.

25.3 NOTICES. Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon delivery to Participant at such Participant’s address then on file with the Bank.

25.4 NO EMPLOYMENT OR GUARANTEE OF CONTINUED RELAT1ONSHIP. Nothing contained in the Plan or in this Agreement shall confer upon the Participant any right to the continuation of employment or other association with the Bank (or with any Affiliate of the Bank).

25.5 CONSENT OF SPOUSE/DOMESTIC PARTNER. Participant agrees that Participant’s spouse’s or domestic partner’s interest in the Award is subject to this Award Agreement and such spouse or domestic partner is irrevocably bound by the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement. Participant agrees that all community property interests of Participant and Participant’s spouse or domestic partner in the Award, if any, shall similarly be bound by this Award Agreement. Participant agrees that this Award Agreement is binding upon Participant’s and Participant’s spouse’s or domestic partner’s executors, administrators, heirs and assigns. Participant represents and warrants to the Bank that Participant has the authority to bind Participant’s spouse/domestic partner with respect to the Award. Participant agrees to execute and deliver such documents as may be necessary to carry out the intent of this Section 12.5 and the consent of Participant’s spouse/domestic partner.

25.6 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement and all acts and transactions pursuant hereto and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed, and. construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the state of California without regard to its principles of conflicts of laws.

25.7 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts.

25.8 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement, including the Restricted Stock Bonus Grant Notice and the Plan, constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on , 20 .


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