FIRST STATE BANCORPORATION Contracts & Agreements

FIRST AMENDMENT TO EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (Filed With SEC on May 17, 2010)

OFFICER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (Filed With SEC on May 17, 2010)

FIRST AMENDMENT TO OFFICER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (Filed With SEC on May 17, 2010)

BRANCH PURCHASE AGREEMENT By and Among (Filed With SEC on March 31, 2009)

EXECUTION VERSION AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (Filed With SEC on November 10, 2008)

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (Filed With SEC on November 10, 2008)

FIRST STATE BANCORPORATION 2003 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN (Filed With SEC on November 10, 2008)

FIRST STATE BANCORPORATION EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN (Filed With SEC on November 10, 2008)

SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE FIRST STATE BANCORPORATION DEFERREDCOMPENSATION PLAN (Effective December 1, 2005) (Filed With SEC on March 17, 2008)

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN OF (Filed With SEC on March 17, 2008)

EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN OF (Filed With SEC on March 17, 2008)

TABLE OF CONTENTS (Filed With SEC on August 10, 2007)

THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE FIRST STATE BANCORPORATION 2003 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN (Filed With SEC on August 9, 2007)

LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT (2nd Quarter 2007) (Filed With SEC on August 1, 2007)

SECOND AMENDMENT TO EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (STANFORD) (Filed With SEC on July 27, 2007)

SECOND AMENDMENT TO EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (DEE) (Filed With SEC on July 27, 2007)

SECOND AMENDMENT TO EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (SPENCER) (Filed With SEC on July 27, 2007)

SECOND AMENDMENT TO EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (MARTIN) (Filed With SEC on July 27, 2007)

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND AMONG FIRST STATE BANCORPORATION, MSUB, INC. (Filed With SEC on October 5, 2006)

THIRD AMENDMENT TO FIRST STATE BANCORPORATION 2003 EQUITYINCENTIVE PLAN (Filed With SEC on August 9, 2006)

FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE FIRST STATE BANCORPORATION 2003 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN (Filed With SEC on May 10, 2006)

FIRST STATE BANCORPORATION 2003 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN (Filed With SEC on May 10, 2006)

FIRST STATE BANCORPORATION DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN (Filed With SEC on March 16, 2006)

SUBSIDIARY AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (Filed With SEC on January 11, 2006)

SUBSIDIARY AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (Filed With SEC on January 4, 2006)

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (Filed With SEC on September 30, 2005)

EXECUTION VERSION (Filed With SEC on September 6, 2005)

FIRST STATE BANCORPORATION AND ACCESS ANYTIME BANCORP,INC., ACCESSBANK (Filed With SEC on September 2, 2005)

FIRST AMENDMENT TO EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (Filed With SEC on May 9, 2005)

OFFICER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (Filed With SEC on May 9, 2005)

FIRST AMENDMENT TO OFFICER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (Filed With SEC on May 9, 2005)