UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):  December 16, 2008

 

S.Y. BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Kentucky
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

1-13661
(Commission File Number)

61-1137529
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

1040 East Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky  40206

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(502) 582-2571

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

 

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

   

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

   

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

   

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

   

 


 

Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

2009 Restated Senior Officers Security Plan

 

            In 2005, the Board of Directors of S.Y. Bancorp, Inc., the parent company of Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company (the "Bank"), approved the Stock Yards Bank and Trust Company 2005 Restated Senior Officers Security Plan, and on December 16, 2008, the Board of Directors approved a new, 2009 restated version of this plan (the "2009 SOSP").  A copy of the 2009 SOSP is filed as exhibit 10.1 hereto.  The description herein of the differences between the 2005 restatement and the 2009 SOSP is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such exhibit.

 

            The 2009 SOSP clarifies certain terms and adds cross references to the Internal Revenue Code and applicable regulations, in order for taxation of the amounts paid under the SOSP to be deferred until payment, and to avoid the excise tax provisions of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A, under which final regulations become effective January 1, 2009.

 

Specifically, the changes in the 2009 SOSP (i) clarify that any SOSP benefit payable after termination of employment will only be paid when that termination also comes within Code Section 409A's terms (generally meaning that the executive cannot continue to perform substantial service as an employee or contractor for the Bank or any commonly owned company); (ii) specify the exact date of payment of any death benefit due (90 days after death); (iii) describe how the Bank should determine who is affected by a 6-month delay in payment under Code Section 409A (based on a prior year determination period); and (iv) describe when, under Code Section 409A, the Bank can accelerate payment of SOSP benefits if the plan is terminated, rather than just cross-referencing the Code.

 

Amendment No. 1 To Senior Executive Severance Agreements

 

            The Bank previously entered into and has once restated Senior Executive Severance Agreements with certain executives, and on December 16, 2008, the Board of Directors authorized an amendment to each Severance Agreement (the "Amendment").  A copy of the form of the Amendment is filed as Exhibit 10.2 hereto.  The description herein of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such exhibit.

 

The Amendment clarifies certain terms and adds cross references to the Internal Revenue Code and regulations that are applicable, in order for amounts paid under the Severance Agreements to be taxed only when actually paid and avoid the excise tax provisions of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A, under which final regulations become effective January 1, 2009.  Specifically, it (i) clarifies that, to receive severance, a termination within that Code section's terms must have occurred (generally, only if the executive ceases performing substantial services as either an employee or contractor for the Bank or any commonly owned company); (ii) clarifies how to identify employees who must wait 6 months to be paid severance, and that the delay only applies to amounts paid under the agreements that are not exempt from Code Section 409A; (iii) limits the time frame after expenses are incurred during which legal fees and expenses incurred in contesting any termination or enforcing the Severance Agreement can be reimbursed; and (iv) specifies the timing of payment by the Bank of an amount to cover any excise taxes under Code Section 280G incurred by a covered executive (by April 1 of the year following the year severance is paid). 

 

2009 Restated Executive And Director Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans

 

In 2006, the Board of Directors amended and restated the Director Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan, which allows directors to defer receipt and income taxation of director fees, and the Executive Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan, which allows selected key management or highly compensated employees to defer base salary and incentive pay and receive certain Bank credits to make up for amounts that cannot be contribution to the Banks tax-qualified retirement plan due to IRS limits.  On December 16, 2008, the Board of Directors approved a 2009 restated version of each of these plans  (the "2009 Deferred Compensation Plans").  Copies of the 2009 Deferred Compensation Plans are filed as Exhibits 10.3 and 10.4 hereto.  The description herein of the differences between the 2006 restatement and the 2009 Deferred Compensation Plans is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such exhibits.

 

The 2009 Deferred Compensation Plans clarify certain terms and add cross references to the Internal Revenue Code and regulations that are applicable, in order for taxation of the amounts paid under the 2009 Deferred Compensation Plans to be deferred until payment, and to avoid the excise tax provisions of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A, under which final regulations become effective January 1, 2009.

 

Specifically, the changes in the 2009 Deferred Compensation Plans (i) clarify that any benefit payable after termination of employment or directors' service will only be paid when that termination also comes within Code Section 409A's terms (generally meaning that the participant  cannot continue to perform substantial services for the Bank or any commonly owned company); (ii) specify the date after a payment-triggering event by which benefit payment must start (60 days); (iii) eliminate as no longer allowed under Code Section 409A a plan provision that allowed installments below $2,500 to be accelerated to pay a minimum installment amount; (iv) clarify when payments are allowed to be delayed based on special circumstances under Code Section 409A guidance, including if the payment would exceed a tax deduction limit; (v) clarify how the Bank should determine who is affected by a 6-month delay in payment under Code Section 409A (based on prior year status of the employee); and (vi) describe when, under Code Section 409A, the Bank can accelerate payment of benefits if these and all similar plans are terminated and successors are not adopted within 3 years thereafter.

 

 

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

 

(d)

Exhibits .

 

 

Exhibit No.

Description of Exhibits

     
 

10.1

Stock Yards Bank and Trust Company 2009 Restated Senior Officers Security Plan (as Amended and Restated)

     
 

10.2

Form of Amendment No. 1 to Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company 2005 Restated Senior Executive Severance Agreement

     
 

10.3

Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company Director Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (as Amended and Restated in 2009)

     
 

10.4

Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company Executive Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (as Amended and Restated in 2009)

 


 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date:   December 18, 2008

 

 

   
 

S.Y. BANCORP, INC.

   
   
 

By:

/s/ Nancy B. Davis

   

Nancy B. Davis
Executive Vice President, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer

 



Exhibit 10.1

 

 

 

 

 

STOCK YARDS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

 

2009 RESTATED SENIOR OFFICERS SECURITY PLAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

STOCK YARDS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

2009 RESTATED SENIOR OFFICERS SECURITY PLAN

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

PAGE

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

1

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE II

 

ELIGIBILITY AND MEMBERSHIP

4

2.1

 

Selection for Membership

4

2.2

 

Plan Agreement

4

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE III

 

DEATH BENEFIT

4

3.1

 

Death Benefit Before Termination of Employment

4

3.2

 

Payment of Premium is Sole Promise of Bank

5

3.3

 

Death Benefit after Termination of Employment

5

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV

 

RETIREMENT BENEFIT

5

4.1

 

Retirement Benefit Payment

5

4.2

 

Payment After a Change of Control

5

4.3

 

No Retirement Benefit if Death Benefit is Paid

5

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE V

 

VESTING AND FORFEITURE OF BENEFITS

6

5.1

 

Full Vesting At Disability and Change of Control

6

5.2

 

Year of Service

6

5.3

 

Forfeiture

6

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI

 

SOURCE OF BENEFITS

6

6.1

 

Unsecured Creditor

6

6.2

 

Split Dollar Agreement

7

6.3

 

The Bank Owns Policies

7

6.4

 

No Duplication

7

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII

 

TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION

7

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

TERMINATION, AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, OR SUPPLEMENT OF PLAN

8

8.1

 

Right to Amend or Terminate

8

8.2

 

Obligations Cease

9

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IX

 

ADMINISTRATION OF PLAN

9

9.1

 

Plan Administration

9

9.2

 

Functioning of Committee

9

9.3

 

Majority Vote; Written Actions

9

9.4

 

Discretionary Authority

10

9.5

 

Reliance on Experts

10

9.6

 

Indemnification of Committee

10

9.7

 

Benefit Certification

10

9.8

 

Bank To Supply Information

10

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE X

 

BENEFICIARY

10

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE XI

 

CLAIMS PROCEDURES

11

11.1

 

Presentation of Claim

11

11.2

 

Notification of Decision

11

11.3

 

Review of a Denied Claim

12

11.4

 

Decision on Review

12

11.5

 

Legal Action

12

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE XII

 

MISCELLANEOUS

13

12.1

 

No Right to Continued Employment

13

12.2

 

Separate Benefits

13

12.3

 

No Alienation or Assignment

13

12.4

 

Notices

14

12.5

 

Binding Effect

14

12.6

 

Governing Plan

14

12.7

 

Pronouns

14

12.8

 

Participating Companies

14

 

 

 

 


 

STOCK YARDS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

 

2009 RESTATED SENIOR OFFICERS SECURITY PLAN

 

PURPOSE

 

The purpose of the Stock Yards Bank and Trust 2009 Company Restated Senior Officers Security Plan (the "Plan") is to provide specified benefits to a select group of management and highly compensated Employees who contribute materially to the continued growth, development and future business success of Stock Yards Bank and Trust Company (the "Bank").  The Plan was restated effective January 1, 2005 to, among other things, comply in good faith with new Internal Revenue Code Section 409A regulating the design of "deferred compensation."  Now, the Bank wishes to amend the Plan to reflect additional changes required under the final Code Section 409A regulations, as of their January 1, 2009 effective date, having complied in good faith in language and operation prior to that date.

 

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

 

For purposes hereof, unless otherwise clearly apparent from the context, the following phrases or terms shall have the indicated meanings:

 

            1.1       "Beneficiary" shall mean the person or persons or the estate of a Member entitled to receive any benefits under this Plan, in accordance with Articles III and XII hereof.

 

            1.2       "Bank" shall mean the Stock Yards Bank and Trust Company.

 

            1.3       A "Change of Control" of the Holding Company shall be deemed to have occurred if:

 

(a)        (i)         any Person (as defined in this definition) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner (as defined in this definition) of securities of the Holding Company representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the Holding Company's then outstanding securities (unless (A) such Person is the Beneficial Owner of 20% or more of such securities as of April 26, 1995 or (B) the event causing the 20% threshold to be crossed is an acquisition of securities directly from the Holding Company);

 

(ii)        during any period of two consecutive years beginning after April 26, 1995, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors of the Holding Company and any new director (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Holding Company to effect a transaction described in clause (i), (iii) or (iv) of this Change of Control definition) whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Holding Company;

 

(iii)       the shareholders of the Holding Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Holding Company with any other corporation (other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Holding Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the entity surviving such merger or consolidation), in combination with voting securities of the Holding Company or such surviving entity held by a trustee or other fiduciary pursuant to any employee benefit plan of the Holding Company or such surviving entity or of any subsidiary of the Holding Company or such surviving entity, at least 80% of the combined voting power of the securities of the Holding Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation); or

 

(iv)       the shareholders of the Holding Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Holding Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Holding Company of all or substantially all of the Holding Company's assets.

 

(b)        For purposes of the definition of Change of Control, "Person" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as supplemented by Section 13(d)(3) of such Act; provided, however, that Person shall not include (i) the Holding Company, any subsidiary or any other Person controlled by the Holding Company, (ii) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under any employee benefit plan of the Holding Company or of any subsidiary, or (iii) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the shareholders of the Holding Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of securities of the Holding Company.

 

(c)        For purposes of the definition of Change of Control, a Person shall be deemed the "Beneficial Owner" of any securities which such Person, directly or indirectly, has the right to vote or dispose of or has "beneficial ownership" (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of, including pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing); provided, however, that: (i) a Person shall not be deemed the Beneficial Owner of any security as a result of an agreement, arrangement or understanding to vote such security (x) arising solely from a revocable proxy or consent given in response to a public proxy or consent solicitation made pursuant to, and in accordance with, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder or (y) made in connection with, or to otherwise participate in, a proxy or consent solicitation made, or to be made, pursuant to, and in accordance with, the applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder; in either case described in clause (x) or clause (y) above, whether or not such agreement, arrangement or understanding is also then reportable by such Person on Schedule 13D under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (or any comparable or successor report); and (ii) a Person engaged in business as an underwriter of securities shall not be deemed to be the Beneficial Owner of any securities acquired through such Person's participation in good faith in a firm commitment underwriting until the expiration of forty days after the date of such acquisition.

 

            1.4       "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

            1.5       "Committee" shall mean the Administrative Committee appointed to manage and administer the Plan in accordance with the provisions of Article XI hereof.

 

            1.6       "Employee" shall mean any person who is in the regular full-time employment of the Bank as determined by the personnel rules and practices of the Bank. The term does not include persons who are retained by the Bank as consultants only.

 

            1.7       "Holding Company" shall mean SY Bancorp, Inc.

 

            1.8       "Member" shall mean an Employee who is selected and elects to participate in the Plan as provided in Article II hereof.

 

            1.9       "Plan" shall mean the Stock Yards Bank and Trust Company 2009 Restated Senior Officers Security Plan.

 

            1.10     "Plan Agreement" shall mean the written agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1 or with such other changes as the committee, in its discretion shall determine appropriate, which is entered into by and between the Bank and an Employee selected to become a Member as a condition to membership in the Plan.

 

            1.11     "Retirement Benefit" shall mean that benefit set forth in the Member's Plan Agreement, which may either be described as a defined benefit at a certain age, or a defined contribution per year while participating, which, as and when vested, will be payable plus earnings or losses to the Member at the age set forth in the Plan Agreement. 

 

            1.12     "Split Dollar Agreement" shall mean an agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2 but with such changes as the Committee in its discretion shall deem appropriate in each case, which may be entered into with a Member to provide for payment of Death Benefits in accordance with Article III hereof.

 

            1.13     "Total Disability" of any Employee will mean that the Employee is unable, because of bodily injuries sustained or disease originating after becoming a Member of the Plan to perform any and every duty of the Employer's regular occupation. However, after a period of such Total Disability has continued for 60 months, the Employee will be deemed to be totally disabled only if unable, because of such bodily injury or sickness, to perform any and every duty of any occupation for which the Employee is reasonably fitted by education, training or experience. The total and irrecoverable loss of the sight of both eyes, or the use of both hands or both feet or of one hand and one foot, will be considered Total Disability.

 

            1.14     "Termination of Employment" shall mean the date the Bank and the Member reasonably anticipate that (i) the Member will not perform any further services for the Bank, the Holding Company, or any other entity considered a single employer with the Bank under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (inserting 50% threshold for ownership in each place where 80% now appears therein) (the "Employer Group"), or (ii) the level of bona fide services the Member will perform for the Employer Group after that date will permanently decrease to less than 20% of the average level of bona fide services performed over the previous 36 months (or if shorter, over the duration of service).   For this purpose, service performed as an employee or as an independent contractor is counted, except that service as a member of the board of directors of an Employer Group entity is not counted unless benefits under this Plan are aggregated with benefits under any other Employer Group plan or agreement in which Member also participates as a director.  A Member will not be treated as having a Termination of Employment while on military leave, sick leave or other bona fide leave of absence if the leave does not exceed six months or, if longer, the period during which Member has a reemployment right under statute or contract.  If a bona fide leave of absence extends beyond six months, Member will be considered to have a Termination of Employment on the first day after the end of such six month period, or on the day after Member's statutory or contractual reemployment right lapses, if later.  The Company will determine when Member's Termination of Employment occurs based on all relevant facts and circumstances, in accordance with the definition of separation from service in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h).

 

ARTICLE II

ELIGIBILITY AND MEMBERSHIP

 

            2.1       Selection for Membership .      In order to be eligible for membership in the Plan, an Employee must be selected by the Board of Directors of the Bank which, in its sole discretion, shall determine eligibility for membership in accordance with the purposes of the Plan.

 

            2.2       Plan Agreement .         An Employee, after having been selected for membership shall, as a condition to membership, complete and return to the Committee a duly executed Plan Agreement, in the form attached as Exhibit 1 hereof electing to participate in the Plan and agreeing to the terms of the benefits offered to that Member by the Plan Agreement.

 

ARTICLE III

DEATH BENEFIT

 

            3.1       Death Benefit Before Termination of Employment .  In the event a Member dies before Termination of Employment, the Bank will pay or cause to be paid a Death Benefit to such member's Beneficiary in the amount or amounts set forth in his Plan Agreement and as therein specified, commencing by the "Payment Date."  The Payment Date specified in this Section shall be the 90 th day after death unless more time is required for administration of the Death Benefit,  in which case the Payment Date may be delayed until not later than the 15 th day of the third calendar month after that 90 th day, or, if later, the end of the tax year in which that 90 th day falls.  Upon payment of this Death Benefit, all rights (whether or not then vested) to a Retirement Benefit shall be forfeited.  In the event the Death Benefit set forth in the Plan Agreement is provided for via a Split Dollar life insurance policy or other similar insurance policy, the obligation of the Bank shall be to pay the premiums on said policy as set forth in the Split Dollar Agreement (Exhibit 2) and in such event the Death Benefit shall be the proceeds of the policy, if any, payable to the Employee under the Split Dollar Agreement, and the Bank shall have no obligation to make any payment other than the premiums on said policy. The obligation of the Bank to pay premiums on said policy shall cease upon termination of this Plan pursuant to Article VIII hereof, or a Member's Termination of Employment, provided that, for this purpose, Termination of Employment shall not be deemed to have occurred if the Member ceases active service due to Total Disability.

 

            3.2       Payment of Premium is Sole Promise of Bank .  The Bank will continue to pay or cause to be paid the premiums on any Split Dollar life insurance policy provided for in a Split Dollar Agreement or shall pay any other designated Death Benefit only if Member is an employee (or, if not active, ceased active work due to Total Disability) at the date of death, and Member's Plan Agreement is kept in force until such time of death.

 

            3.3       Death Benefit after Termination of Employment .  If a Member has left the Bank's employ other than due to Total Disability before death with a vested Retirement Benefit pursuant to his Plan Agreement which has not yet been fully paid, the Death Benefit hereunder shall be the vested Retirement Benefit, or, for a Member in pay status receiving his Retirement Benefit, the remaining unpaid portion of the vested Retirement Benefit, paid as and when otherwise payable, in lieu of any other Death Benefit provided for in the Plan Agreement or in the Split Dollar Agreement.

 

ARTICLE IV

RETIREMENT BENEFIT

 

            4.1       Retirement Benefit Payment .  Unless a Change of Control occurs, the Bank shall pay (or cause to be paid) such Member's vested interest in his Retirement Benefit at the time and in the manner set forth in his Plan Agreement. 

 

            4.2       Payment After a Change of Control .  If a Member incurs a Termination of Employment before, or within 15 months after a Change of Control, then in lieu of the payments (or remaining payments) set forth in Section 4.1, or payments to a beneficiary in accordance with Section 3.3., the Bank shall pay or cause to be paid to such Member (or Beneficiary) as soon as possible (and in any event within 30 days) following the later of the Change of Control or the Termination of Employment (plus 6 months if the second sentence of Section 4.1 applies), as a Retirement Benefit, an amount equal to the then-present value of such Member's remaining vested interest in his Retirement Benefit, as set forth in his Plan Agreement at the time the  Change of Control occurs.  Any payment under this Section 4.2 shall be made in a single lump sum notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Plan Agreement.  The present value of any such Retirement Benefit shall be determined using a discount rate equal to 120% of the "applicable federal rate" (determined under Code Section 1274 and the regulations thereunder), compounded semi-annually.  Where Termination of Employment occurred prior to a Change of Control, then only if the Change in Control comes within  the Code Section 409A definition of that phrase will such a benefit be accelerated and paid in a lump sum. 

 

            4.3       No Retirement Benefit if Death Benefit is Paid .  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, no Retirement Benefit, even if vested, shall be paid under any circumstances to a Member on whose behalf a Death Benefit under Section 3.1 or Section 3.2 is paid, or pay a death benefit (other than remaining Retirement Benefit payments) to any person to whom a Retirement Benefit has begun to be paid.

 

            4.4       "Specified Employee" Delay .  Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Plan Agreement to the contrary, in the case of a Member who is a "key employee" within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(i) (or any successor thereto) using the prior calendar year as the determination period, at the time the distribution would otherwise take place, a distribution triggered by Termination of Employment shall not commence earlier than six months after the effective date of the Member's Termination of Employment or as otherwise allowed in guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service under Code Section 409A. Annual installments hereunder shall then be made on the 12 months anniversary of the first delayed payment date.

 

ARTICLE V

VESTING AND FORFEITURE OF BENEFITS

 

            5.1       Full Vesting At Disability and Change of Control.  A Member shall become 100% vested in all Retirement Benefits provided under this Plan and his Plan Agreement if, while the Member is an Employee, such Member becomes Totally Disabled or a Change of Control occurs.  If a Member ceases to be an Employee for any reason other than a Total Disability before a Change of Control occurs, the Member's vested interest in the benefits provided under this Plan and his Plan Agreement shall be determined as of the date he ceases to be an Employee in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in his Plan Agreement based on his Years of Service at that time.  The Bank in its sole discretion may waive or accelerate all or any part of a Member's vesting schedule.

 

            5.2       Year of Service .  For purposes of this Plan, a Year of Service shall mean each 12 consecutive month period of employment as an Employee beginning on a Member's first date of employment as an Employee and on each anniversary of that date. If a Member ceases to be an Employee during any such 12 month period of employment, no credit will be given for vesting purposes for such partial year of employment. A Member's employment as an Employee and Years of Service shall be deemed to include any leave of absence authorized by the Bank (including for military, medical or other reasons).

 

            5.3       Forfeiture .  All rights to Retirement Benefits hereunder, whether or not vested, shall cease and be forfeited upon payment to a Member's beneficiary of the Death Benefit provided in Section 3.1 and 3.2 hereof.  The portion of any Retirement Benefit not yet vested shall be forfeited, as shall all rights to Death Benefits under a Split Dollar Agreement in accordance with Sections 3.1 and 3.2 hereof, immediately upon a Termination of Employment.

 

ARTICLE VI

SOURCE OF BENEFITS

 

            6.1       Unsecured Creditor .  Amounts payable hereunder shall be paid exclusively from the general assets of the Bank, and no person entitled to payment hereunder shall have any claim, right, security interest or other interest in any fund, trust account, insurance contract, or asset of the Bank which may be looked to for such payment, other than as provided in any Split Dollar Agreements entered into hereunder. The Bank's liability for the payment of benefits hereunder shall be evidenced only by this Plan and each Plan Agreement and related Split Dollar Agreement (if any) entered into between the Bank and a Member.

 

            6.2       Split Dollar Agreement .  While the Bank shall not be obligated to invest in any specific asset or fund, or purchase any insurance policy in order to provide the means for payment of any liabilities under the Plan, the Bank may elect to do so and, in such event, no Member shall have any interest whatever in such asset, fund or insurance policy other than as set forth in a separate Split Dollar Agreement signed by Member and the Bank.  In the event the Bank elects to purchase insurance contracts on the life of a Member as a means of making, offsetting or contributing to any payment, in full or in part, which may become due and payable by the Bank under the Plan or a Member's Plan Agreement, such Member agrees to cooperate in the securing of life insurance on his life by furnishing such information as the Bank and the insurance carrier may require, including the results and reports of previous Bank and other insurance carrier physical examinations, taking such additional physical examinations as may be requested, and taking any other action which may be requested by the Bank and the insurance carrier to obtain such insurance coverage.  If a Member does not cooperate in the securing of such life insurance, or if the Bank for any reason is unable to obtain life insurance in the requested amount on the life of a Member, the Bank shall have no further obligation for Death Benefits to such Member under the Plan and such Member's Plan Agreement shall be deemed amended to that effect, but the Member's right to a Retirement Benefit hereunder shall, to the extent vested, continue until paid.

 

            6.3       The Bank Owns Policies .  The Bank shall be the sole owner of any insurance policy or policies acquired on the life of a Member, with all incidents of ownership therein, including (but not limited to) the right to cash and loan values, dividends (if any), death benefits, and the right of termination thereof, and a Member shall have no interest whatever in such policy or policies (if any), and shall exercise none of the incidents of ownership thereof, unless otherwise provided for in a Split Dollar Agreement with regard thereto.

 

            6.4       No Duplication .  The Bank shall have no obligation for Death Benefits to a Member under the Plan or Member's Plan Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, if the Bank purchases life insurance on a Member's life pursuant to the Plan and enters into a Split Dollar Agreement with respect thereto, and the circumstances of the Member's death preclude payment of death proceeds under the contract.

 

ARTICLE VII

TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION

 

            Either a Member or the Bank may terminate a Member's participation in the Plan and his Plan Agreement at any time by giving the other written notice of such termination.  Thereafter, the Member's sole rights under this Plan shall be to payment of the Retirement Benefits previously vested (with no percentage increase thereafter for future Years of Service), as and when otherwise payable hereunder, and all rights to a Death Benefit, other than pursuant to Section 3.3 hereof, shall cease.

 

ARTICLE VIII

TERMINATION, AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, OR SUPPLEMENT OF PLAN

 

            8.1       Right to Amend or Terminate .  The Bank reserves the right to terminate, amend, modify or supplement this Plan, wholly or partially, at any time and from time to time. The Bank likewise reserves the right to terminate, amend, modify, or supplement any Plan Agreement, wholly or partially, at any time and from time to time.  Such right shall be exercised for the Bank by the Committee, provided, however, that:

 

                        (a)        No action to terminate the Plan shall be taken except upon written notice to each Member to be affected thereby, which notice shall be given not less than 30 days prior to such action;

 

                        (b)        No action to amend, modify or terminate the Plan or a Plan Agreement shall adversely affect a Member's right to a Retirement Benefit, to the extent vested at the time of that amendment, or to a Death Benefit due as a result of death prior to the amendment, other than as the Committee deems necessary to protect the expected tax results of the benefits (ordinary income and employment taxes, and no excise taxes, payable as and when Retirement Benefits are actually paid hereunder) in accordance with Code Section 409A as it may be interpreted from time to time.

 

                        (c)        Payment of benefits vested under the Plan or a Plan Agreement at a termination of this Plan may be accelerated by action of the Bank or Committee, only as allowed  under Code Section 409A. Specifically, The benefits may be accelerated upon termination only as provided in (i), (ii) or (iii) below, or under such other circumstances as permitted by guidance issued under Code Section 409A.

 

(i)         The Bank may terminate the Plan within 12 months of a corporate dissolution taxed under Code Section 331 or with approval of a bankruptcy court pursuant to 11 U.S.C. Section 503(b)(1)(A), provided that all benefits are paid in full and included in the gross incomes of Members by the later of (1) the calendar year in which the termination occurs or (2) the calendar year in which payment is first administratively practicable.

 

(ii)        The Bank (or its successor) may irrevocably terminate the Plan within 30 days before or 12 months after a change in control event, as defined in Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(i)(5), provided that (i) all benefits are paid in full and included in the gross incomes of Members within 12 months after the date on which all actions required to terminate and liquidate the Plan are taken by the Bank, and (ii) any other deferred compensation plans, programs or arrangements maintained by the Bank (or such other entity that has assumed sponsorship of the Plan immediately after the change in control event) and required to be aggregated with the Plan under Code Section 409A also are terminated with respect to all Members affected by the change in control event, such that each Member affected by the change in control event receives all deferred compensation owed to him within 12 months of the date on which all actions required to terminate and liquidate the Plan are taken by the Bank.  If the change in control event results from an asset purchase transaction, the entity with discretion to terminate and liquidate the Plan is the entity that, immediately after the transaction, is primarily liable for payment of benefits hereunder.

 

(iii)       The Bank may terminate the Plan at any time, provided that (i) the termination does not occur proximate to a downturn in the Bank's financial health, (ii) the Bank also terminates all other deferred compensation plans, programs or agreements that are required to be aggregated with this Plan under Code Section 409A, (iii) no payments are made to any Member hereunder within 12 months after the date the Bank takes all actions necessary to irrevocably terminate the Plan, except for payments that are otherwise due in the normal course hereunder, (iv) all benefits accrued hereunder are paid in full within 24 months of the date the Bank takes all actions necessary to irrevocably terminate the Plan, and (v) neither the Bank nor any other entity that is considered a single employer with the Bank under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code, may adopt another deferred compensation plan that would be required to be aggregated with this Plan under Section 409A for a period of three years after the date the Bank takes all actions necessary to terminate the Plan.

 

            8.2       Obligations Cease .  Upon the termination of this Plan or any Plan Agreement and payment of all vested benefits due thereunder, the Bank shall be under no further obligation under either this Plan or any Plan Agreement so terminated.

 

ARTICLE IX

ADMINISTRATION OF PLAN

 

            9.1       Plan Administration .  The general administration of this Plan, as well as construction and interpretation thereof, shall be vested in the entire Board of Directors, unless and until it shall appoint a Committee from members of the Board, the number and Members of which shall be designated and appointed from time to time by, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors of the Bank (the body with the administrative authority shall be referred to as the "Committee").  Any member of the Committee may resign by notice in writing filed with the Secretary of the Committee. Vacancies shall be filled promptly by the Board of Directors of the Bank. Each person appointed a member of the Committee shall signify his acceptance by filing a written acceptance with the Secretary of the Committee.

 

            9.2       Functioning of Committee .  The Board of Directors of the Bank may designate one of the members of the Committee as Chairman and may appoint a Secretary who need not be a member of the Committee. The Secretary shall keep minutes of the Committee's proceedings and all data, records and documents relating to the Committee's administration of the Plan.  The Committee may appoint from its number such subcommittees with such powers as the Committee shall determine and may authorize one or more members of the Committee or any agent to execute or deliver any instrument or make any payment on behalf of the Committee.

 

            9.3       Majority Vote; Written Actions .  All resolutions or other actions taken by the Committee shall be by vote of a majority of those present at a meeting at which a majority of the Members are present, or in writing by all the members at the time of office if they act without a meeting.

 

            9.4       Discretionary Authority .  The Committee shall have the authority in its sole discretion (i) to make, amend, interpret and enforce such rules and regulations for the administration of this Plan as it deems necessary or appropriate; and (ii) to decide or resolve any and all questions, including facts regarding claims for benefits, and make any interpretations with respect to the Plan or a Plan Agreement that may arise. Decisions need not be uniform as among Members.  The decision or action of the Committee with respect to any question arising out of or in connection with the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all persons having any interest in the Plan.

 

            9.5       Reliance on Experts .  The Members of the Committee and the officers and directors of the Bank shall be entitled to rely on all certificates and reports made by any duly appointed accountants, and on all opinions given by any duly appointed legal counsel.  Such legal counsel may be counsel for the Bank.

 

            9.6       Indemnification of Committee .  No member of the Committee shall be liable for any act or omission of any other member of the Committee, nor for any act or omission on his own part, excepting only his own willful misconduct.  The Bank shall indemnify and save harmless each member of the Committee against any and all expenses and liabilities arising out of his membership on the Committee, excepting only expenses and liabilities arising out of his own willful misconduct.  Expenses against which a member of the Committee shall be indemnified hereunder shall include, without limitation, the amount of any settlement or judgment, costs, counsel fees, and related charges reasonably incurred in connection with a claim asserted, or a proceeding brought or settlement thereof.  The foregoing right of indemnification shall be in addition to any other rights to which any such member of the Committee may be entitled as a matter of law.

 

            9.7       Benefit Certification .  In addition to the powers hereinabove specified, the Committee shall have the power to compute and certify under the Plan the amount and kind of benefits from time to time payable to Members and their Beneficiaries and to authorize all disbursements for such purposes.

 

            9.8       Bank To Supply Information .  To enable the Committee to perform its functions, the Bank shall supply full and timely information to the Committee on all matters relating to the compensation of all Members, their retirement, death or other cause for termination of employment, and such other pertinent facts as the Committee may require.

 

ARTICLE X

BENEFICIARY

 

           A Member shall designate his Beneficiary to receive benefits under the Plan by completing the appropriate space in the Plan Agreement. If more than one Beneficiary is named, the shares and/or precedence of each Beneficiary shall be indicated. A Member shall have the right to change the Beneficiary by submitting to the Committee a change of Beneficiary in the form attached as Exhibit 3; hereof and making the identical change on any form required by the insurer under a Split Dollar Agreement; provided, however, no change of beneficiary shall be effective until acknowledged in writing by the Bank. If the Bank has any doubt as to the proper Beneficiary to receive payments hereunder, the Bank shall have the right to withhold such payments until the matter is finally adjudicated. Any payment made by the Bank, in good faith and in accordance with this Plan, shall fully discharge the Bank from all further obligations with respect to such payment.

 

ARTICLE XI

CLAIMS PROCEDURES

 

            11.1     Presentation of Claim .  Any Member or Beneficiary who believes that he or she is entitled to benefits under the Plan in an amount greater than those received (a "Claimant") may deliver to the Committee a written claim for a determination with respect to the amounts distributable to such Claimant from the Plan.  Any claim that relates to the contents of a notice received by the Claimant from the Plan must be made within 60 days after such notice was received by the Claimant.  Any other claim must be made within 180 days of the date on which the event that gave rise to the claim occurred.  All claims must state with particularity the determination desired by the Claimant.

 

            11.2     Notification of Decision .  The Committee shall consider a Claimant's claim and shall notify the claimant in writing of its determination within a reasonable amount of time and not later than 90 days from the date on which the claim was filed, unless special circumstances require an extension of time, in which case the Committee shall notify the Claimant of its determination within 180 days of the date on which the claim was filed.  In the event that special circumstances require an extension of time, the Claimant will be provided with written notice of the extension within the initial 90-day period, which notice shall explain the circumstances requiring an extension and provide the date on which the Committee expects to render a decision on the claim.  Notice of the Committee's determination shall provide either:

 

                        (a)        that the Claimant's requested determination has been made and that the claim has been allowed in full; or

 

                        (b)        that the Committee has reached a conclusion that is contrary, in whole or in part, to the Claimant's requested determination, in which case such notice shall set forth in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant:

 

(i)         specific reason(s) for the denial of the claim or any part thereof;

 

(ii)        specific reference(s) to pertinent provisions of the Plan upon which such denial was based;

 

(iii)       a description of any additional material or information necessary for the Claimant to perfect the claim, and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary; and

 

(iv)       an explanation of the claim review procedure set forth in Section 15.3 below, including applicable time limits and a statement of such Claimant's right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA in the event that the denial is upheld on review.

 

            11.3     Review of a Denied Claim .  Within 60 days after receiving a notice from the Committee that a claim has been denied, in whole or in part, a Claimant (or the Claimant's duly authorized representative) may file with the Board (the "Appeal Committee")  a written request for a review of the denial of the claim.  Thereafter, the Claimant (or the Claimant's duly authorized representative) shall have the right to:

 

                        (a)        review documents pertinent to the claim;

 

                        (b)        submit written comments or other documents or information; and

 

                        (c)        request a hearing, which the Appeal Committee in its sole discretion may grant or deny.

 

When reviewing a denied claim, the Appeal Committee shall take into account all comments, documents, records and other information submitted by the Claimant (or his or her duly authorized representative) and relating to the claim, without regard to whether such material or information was considered during the initial benefit determination.

 

            11.4     Decision on Review .  The Appeal Committee shall render a decision on review within a reasonable period of time and not later than 60 days after the written request for review is filed, unless a hearing is held or other special circumstances require additional time, in which case the Appeal Committee must provide the Claimant with written notice of the extension within the initial 60-day period and must render a decision within 120 days after the written request for review is filed.  Any notice of extension must describe the circumstances requiring the extension and provide a date by which the Appeal Committee expects to render a decision.  Notice of the decision on review shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant and, if the claim was denied in whole or in part, shall contain:

 

                        (a)        specific reason(s) for the decision;

 

                        (b)        specific reference(s) to the pertinent Plan provisions upon which the decision was based;

 

                        (c)        a statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to and copies of all documents, records and other information relevant to the claim; and

 

                        (d)       a statement of the Claimant's right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA.

 

            11.5     Legal Action .  Compliance by a Claimant with the foregoing provisions of this Article XI shall be a mandatory prerequisite to the Claimant's right to commence any legal action with respect to any claim for benefits under this Plan.

 

ARTICLE XII

MISCELLANEOUS

 

            12.1     No Right to Continued Employment .  The Plan and Plan Agreement, either singly or collectively, do not in any way obligate, the Bank or any affiliate of the Bank to continue the employment of a Member with the Bank, nor does either limit the right of the Bank at any time and for any reason to terminate the Member's employment. Termination of a Member's employment with the Bank for any reason, whether by action of the Bank or Member shall immediately terminate his participation in the Plan and his Plan Agreement, and all further obligations of either party hereunder, except as may be otherwise provided in a Plan Agreement regarding vesting of a benefit based on service rendered prior to Termination of Employment.  In no event shall the Plan or the Plan Agreement, either singly or collectively, by their terms, or implications constitute an employment contract of any nature whatsoever between the Bank and a Member.

 

            12.2     Separate Benefits .  The benefits provided for a Member and Member's Beneficiary under the Plan are in addition to any other benefits available to such Member under any other plan or program of the Bank for its employees, and, except as may otherwise be expressly provided for, the Plan shall supplement and, shall not supersede, modify or amend any other plan or program of the Bank or a Member. Moreover, benefits under the Plan shall not be considered compensation for the purpose of computing contributions or benefits under any plan maintained by the Bank or any of its subsidiaries which is qualified under Sections 401(a) and 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended.

 

            12.3     No Alienation or Assignment .  No right or benefit under the Plan or a Plan Agreement shall be subject to anticipation, alienation, sale, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge, and any attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, assign, pledge, encumber or charge the same shall be void.  No right or benefit hereunder shall in any manner be liable for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, or torts of the person entitled to such benefit.  No part of the amounts payable shall, prior to actual payment, be subject to seizure or sequestration for the payment of any debts, judgments, alimony or separate maintenance owed by a Member or any other person, nor be transferable by operation of law in the event of a Member's or any other person's bankruptcy or insolvency.  The preceding sentences shall apply to the creation, assignment or recognition of any right to any benefit payable with respect to a Member pursuant to a domestic relations order, unless such order is determined by the Committee or its agent to be a qualified domestic relations order, as defined in Section 414(p) of the Code.  Payment will be made to an alternate payee under a qualified domestic relations order at the time that the Member to whom the order relates becomes entitled to a distribution pursuant to this Plan and the related Plan Agreement, and will be made to the alternate payee in the same form as payment is made to the Member, unless the Internal Revenue Service in published guidance under Code Section 409A allows the Plan to provide for earlier payment or a different form of payment if so ordered by a Court.  Nothing in this Section 12.3 gives any Member a right to receive a distribution prior to the occurrence of one of the events described elsewhere in this Plan or a Plan Agreement, nor does it permit the alternate payee to receive a form of payment not permitted under the Plan.

 

            12.4     Notices .  Any notice which shall be or may be given under the Plan or a Plan Agreement shall be in writing and shall be mailed by United States mail, postage prepaid. If notice is to be given to the Bank, such notice shall be addressed to the Bank at Post Office Box 32890, Louisville, Kentucky 40232, marked for the attention of the Secretary, Administrative Committee, 2009 Restated Senior Officers Security Plan; or if notice to a Member, addressed to the address shown on such Member's Plan Agreement.  Any party may, from time to time, change the address to which notices shall be mailed by giving written notice of such new address.

 

            12.5     Binding Effect .  The Plan shall be binding upon the Bank and its successors and assigns, and upon a Member, his Beneficiary, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators.

 

            12.6     Governing Plan .  Except to the extent preempted by federal law, the Plan and Plan Agreement shall be governed and construed under the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

 

            12.7     Pronouns .  Masculine pronouns wherever used shall include female pronouns and the singular shall include the plural.

 

            12.8     Participating Companies .  Any corporation which an affiliate of the Bank may, with the approval of the Bank, adopt this Plan and thereby come within the definition of Bank in Article I hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , this 2009 Restated Senior Officers Security Plan is hereby amended as of the date set forth above, but actually on the date signed as indicated below.

 

STOCK YARDS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

STOCK YARDS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
2009 Restated SENIOR OFFICERS SECURITY PLAN


EXHIBIT 1

 

MEMBER PLAN AGREEMENT

 

Name:                                                 

 

1.         Death Benefit (death while employed):

The Bank will enter into the Split Dollar Agreement attached hereto providing for the death benefits set forth therein.

 

2.         Retirement Benefit:

[  ] Defined Benefit:

(i)         $_________, payable in installments of $__________ per year for 15 years beginning at Member's age 65 (whether or not then employed by the Bank); or,

(ii)        if earlier, the lump sum present value of that benefit to the extent vested in accordance with Part 3 of this Plan Agreement, using the discount rate set forth in Section 4.2 of the Plan in the event payment is made based on Termination of Employment before or shortly after a Change of Control as provided in that Plan Section; or

(iii)       if termination of Member's active service with Bank occurs before the Member's age 55 (as may be changed by the Member as set forth below), and no Change of Control occurs sooner, the actuarial equivalent present value (using the discount rate set forth in Plan Section 4.2 in effect at the time payments would begin) of the benefit in (i) above, to the extent then vested in accordance with Part 3 of this Plan Agreement, payable in 15 annual payments beginning at the Member's age 55.  The age at which payments are to begin based on a pre-age 65 termination of Member's active service with Bank, may be delayed by election of the Member in writing, if such election is made in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A and at least 12 months before payment would otherwise be made hereunder, and the delayed payment beginning date/age is at least 5 years later than the date/age previously elected for payments to begin, but in no event later than Member's age 65. 

OR

[  ] Defined Contribution:

The account balance calculated based on annual credits of $________ in Bank "contributions" each year, with earnings or losses and expenses credited or debited thereto as if such contributions were invested in __________________or such other investment as the Committee may from time to time designate to replace _____________ (the "Deemed Account"), payable  

(i)         in 15 substantially equal installments (with the Deemed Account continuing to be credited or debited as if invested, and then adjusting for actual results of the

 

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deemed investment annually) over 15 years beginning at Member's age 65 (whether or not then employed by the Bank); or,

(ii)        if earlier, the portion of Deemed Account vested in accordance with Part 3 of this Plan Agreement, in lump sum (without regard to present value factors since not a defined benefit) at the time provided in Plan Section 4.2 in the event payment is made based on Termination of Employment before or shortly after a Change of Control; or

(iii)       if termination of Member's active service with Bank occurs before the Member's age 55 (as may be changed by the Member as set forth below), and no Change of Control occurs sooner, the portion of Deemed Account vested in accordance with Part 3 of this Plan Agreement, in 15 annual payments beginning at the Member's age 55.  The age at which payments are to begin based on a pre-age 65 termination of Member's active service with Bank, may be delayed by election of the Member in writing, if such election is made in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A and at least 12 months before payment would otherwise be made hereunder, and the delayed payment beginning date/age is at least 5 years later than the date/age previously elected for payments to begin, but in no event later than Member's age 65.  \

 

3.         Vesting:

Except to the extent vested in the schedule below, if the Member ceases to be employed by Bank as an Employee for whatever reason, with or without cause, voluntary or involuntary, the Member shall forfeit all benefits provided for herein. The Bank in its sole discretion may waive all or any part of this Forfeiture provision.

 

Vesting Schedule:

The Member shall become vested in the Retirement Benefit provided under the Plan and this Plan Agreement at a rate of __% for each Year of Service completed by the Member.  The Member shall also become 100% vested in such benefits at such time as the Member shall become Totally Disabled or a Change of Control shall occur while the Member is employed by the Bank.

 

4.         Beneficiary Designation:

Member hereby designates as Primary Beneficiary under this Agreement:

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

 

and Member hereby designates as Secondary Beneficiary under this Agreement:

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

 

The term Beneficiary as used herein, shall mean the Primary Beneficiary if such Primary Beneficiary survives the Member by at least 30 days, and shall mean the Secondary Beneficiary if Primary Beneficiary does not survive Employee by at least 30 days, and shall mean the estate of Member if neither Primary Beneficiary nor Secondary Beneficiary survives the Employee by at least 30 days.  Member shall have the right to change Employee's designation of Primary

 

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Beneficiary and/or Secondary Beneficiary from time to time in such manner as shall be required by the Bank, it being agreed that no change in Beneficiary shall be effective until acknowledged in writing by Bank.

 

5.         Notices:

 

Notices to Member shall be sent as follows:

Name                                                                                                                                                  

 

Street Address or

Post Office Box No.                                                                                                                          

 

City and State                                                             Zip Code                                                        

 

6.         Supersedes prior Plan Agreement:

This Plan Agreement supersedes the Plan Agreement dated the ___ day of ________, _____, previously entered into by the Member identified herein.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , Stock Yards Bank and Trust Company and Employee have executed this Plan Agreement as of the ____ day of _________________, ____.

 

Member:

STOCK YARDS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

 

 

 

By:

 

(signature)

 

 

 

 

 

(Type or Print name)

 

 

 

 

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STOCK YARDS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
2009 RESTATED SENIOR OFFICERS SECURITY PLAN

Exhibit 2

FORM OF SPLIT DOLLAR AGREEMENT

 

ENDORSEMENT METHOD

 

"EMPLOYER PAY-ALL, SPLIT DOLLAR"

 

AGREEMENT

 

 

Insurer:  ___________________________

 

Policy Numbers:  ___________________________

 

Bank:  STOCK YARDS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, of Louisville, Kentucky

 

Relationship of Bank to Insured:  EMPLOYER

 

Insured:  ___________________________

 

The respective rights and duties of the Bank and Insured in the subject policies shall be as defined in the following numbered paragraphs, namely:

 

1.         DEFINITIONS (To the extent the definitions set forth in this Paragraph I conflict with the definition of these terms under the policy contracts, the definition in the policy contracts shall control.)

 

"DEATH PROCEEDS": Death Proceeds as used in this Agreement shall mean a Specified Amount set forth in the policy contracts, plus an increase on each anniversary date of each policy as identified above.

 

"CASH VALUES": Cash Values as used in this Agreement shall mean:

 

For Purposes of Policy Surrender, the Cash Surrender Value, as that term is defined in the policy contracts.

 

For Purposes Of Measuring Premium Payments And Obligations, the Accumulated Value or Policy Account Value, as those terms are described in the policy contract.  (Applicable to policies with both cash values and accumulation values.)

 

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"PLANNED PERIODIC PREMIUM": Planned Periodic Premium as used in this Agreement shall mean that premium level selected by the parties subject to the Insurer's minimum premium requirements.

 

"SOSP":  SOSP as used in this Agreement shall mean the Senior Officers Security Plan #2 maintained by the Bank, as amended from time to time.

 

2.         POLICY TITLE AND OWNERSHIP.

 

Title and ownership shall reside in the Bank for its use and for the use of insured, all in accordance with this Agreement.  The Bank alone may, to the extent of its interest, exercise the right to borrow or withdraw on the policy cash values.  Where the Bank and Insured (or his assignee, with the consent of the Insured) mutually agree to exercise the right to increase the coverage under the subject Split Dollar Policies, then, in such event, the rights, duties and benefits of the parties to such increased coverage shall continue to be subject to the terms of this Agreement.

 

3.         BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION RIGHTS.

 

During such period as Insured is eligible for a death benefit under the SOSP, Insured (or his assignee) shall have the right and power to designate one or more than one beneficiary to receive his share of the proceeds payable under the subject policies on his death and to elect and change a payment option for such beneficiaries but subject to any right or interest the Bank may have in such proceeds as provided in this Agreement; provided, however, such beneficiary designation and payment option must be consistent with the beneficiary designation and payment option in effect under the SOSP.  During all other periods, the Bank shall be the beneficiary of any proceeds payable on the death of the Insured under the subject policies.

 

4.         EMPLOYER PAY-ALL PREMIUM PAYMENT METHOD.

 

Planned Periodic Premiums shall be paid annually as of the date of issue and upon each subsequent premium due date.  The Bank shall pay an amount equal the planned periodic premium as agreed upon on the life insurance policies issued by the ___________________________ having specified amounts of $___________ and $__________  per year, respectively.

 

5.         ASSUMPTION OP PREMIUM PAYMENT OBLIGATION BY THE OTHER PARTY.

 

In the event the Bank fails to fulfill its obligation to pay premiums as contemplated in Paragraph IV, the Insured may freely assume such obligation in which event the rights under each policy shall be altered in the manner described in Paragraph VIII.

 

6.         DIVISION OF DEATH PROCEEDS OF POLICIES.

 

The division of death proceeds of each policy, when premiums are paid in strict accord with Paragraph IV and when insured's death occurs before the end of the grace period for any premium in default, is as follows:

 

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            If the Insured dies while employed by the Bank and eligible for a death benefit under the SOSP, the Bank shall be entitled to an amount equal to the greater of each policy's cash value as that term is defined in the policy contract, less any policy loans and unpaid interest or cash withdrawals previously incurred by the Bank, or the amount of premiums paid by the Bank.  The cash values shall be determined as of the date of death.

 

            The Insured's (or his assignee's) beneficiary(s), designated in accordance with Paragraph III, shall be entitled to the remainder of the death proceeds under each such policy.

 

            Bank and Insured (or his assignee) shall share in any interest due on the death proceeds as their respective share of the proceeds as above-defined bears to the total proceeds excluding any such interest.

 

            If Insured dies while not eligible for a death benefit under the SOSP, Bank will retain all rights and benefits under each policy and independently fulfill the obligations, if any, it has to the Insured under any separate agreement with insured, including, but not limited to, any obligations for retirement benefits under the SOSP.

 

            Where there is a refund of unearned premium as provided in the contract of insurance, any refund shall be apportioned as follows:

 

(a)        Where insured (or his assignee) has contributed to the policy premium at the last required premium interval, the refund of unearned premiums shall be divided between the Bank and insured (or his assignee) as their respective share of the premium payment obligation bears to the total required for such interval.

 

(b)        Where Insured (or his assignee) has not contributed to the premium at the last required premium interval, the refund of unearned premium shall be refunded in total to the tank.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the SOSP to the contrary, any death proceeds payable under the policies herein on behalf of Insured or his assignee shall be applied to satisfy the Bank's obligation to pay death benefits on behalf of Insured under the SOSP, and shall not be payable in addition to such benefits payable under the SOSP.

 

7.         DIVISION OF THE CASH SURRENDER VALUE OF EACH POLICY.

 

Division of the cash surrender value of each policy, when premiums are paid in strict accord with Paragraph IV and when surrender occurs not later than sixty days after due date of any premium in default, are as follows:

 

            The Bank shall be entitled to an amount equal to the policy's cash value, as that term is defined in the policy contract, less any policy loans and unpaid interest or cash withdrawals previously incurred by the Bank and any applicable policy

 

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surrender charges (the "net cash value").  Such cash value or net cash value shall be determined as of the date of surrender.

 

8.         PARTIES' RIGHTS WHERE PREMIUM PAYMENT VARIATIONS EXIST.

 

When premiums are not paid in strict accord with Paragraph IV, division of death proceeds or net cash value of each policy, as in either case is defined in Paragraph VI or VII, shall be as follows:

 

            In the event the Bank should pay less in the aggregate than the share of planned periodic premiums, as defined in Paragraph IV, then the Bank's share of death proceeds or of the net cash value of the policy on surrender shall be decreased within the limits of such proceeds or cash value, as the case may be, by the total amount of such decreased premiums.  The Insured's (or his assignee's) designated beneficiary, in the event of death, and the Insured (or his assignee), in the event of surrender, shall be entitled to any remainder of death proceeds or net cash value.

 

            Alternatively, should the Bank pay more in the aggregate than its share of premiums defined in Paragraph IV, then the Bank's share of death proceeds or of the cash value of the policy on surrender shall be increased within the limits of such proceeds or cash value, as the case may be, by the total amount of such increased premiums to the extent that such increased share does not exceed the sum of the Bank's premiums paid.  The insured's (or his assignee's) designated beneficiary, in the event-of death, and the Insured (or his assignee), in the event of surrender, shall be entitled to any remainder of proceeds or cash value.

 

9.         NONFORFEITURE DEATH PROCEEDS.

 

The Bank's share of death proceeds payable on the Insured's death while each policy is in force under any of its nonforfeiture provisions shall be an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Bank's share of the policy's cash value at the date of default in premium payment (such share determined in the manner prescribed in Paragraphs VI or VIII in relation to the facts presented) over any indebtedness against the policy at Insured's death.  The designated beneficiary(s) shall be entitled to any remainder of such proceeds.

 

10.       NONFORFEITURE CASH VALUE.

 

The Bank's share of the cash value payable on surrender of each policy while it is in force under any of its nonforfeiture provisions shall be an amount equal to the lesser of: (a) the cash value at date of surrender (less any policy surrender charge) or (b) the excess, if any, of the Bank's share of the policy's cash value at the date of default in premium (such share determined in the manner prescribed in Paragraphs VII, VIII or IX in relation to the facts presented) over any indebtedness on the policy at date of surrender.  Insured (or his assignee) shall be entitled to any remainder of such cash value, if and only if Insured has paid some premiums on the policy.

 

Exhibit 2-page 4

 


 

11.       PREMIUM WAIVER.

 

If either policy contains a premium waiver provision or waiver of monthly deduction, such waived amounts shall be considered for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid by the Bank.

 

12.       RIGHTS OF PARTIES WHERE POLICY ENDOWMENT OR ANNUITY ELECTION EXISTS.

 

In the event the subject policy involves an endowment or annuity element, the Bank's right and interest in any endowment proceeds or annuity benefits, on expiration of the deferment period, if any, shall be determined under the provisions of this Agreement by regarding such endowment proceeds or the commuted value of such annuity benefits as the policy's cash value.  The Bank's right and interest in endowment proceeds or in annuity benefits shall be fulfilled at the end of the endowment period or annuity payments under either the policy proper or under its settlement provisions. As contemplated herein, an annuity policy shall be considered to mature for its commuted value on the specific date stated in the policy on which benefits become payable or on a date elected by the Bank pursuant to the terms of the policy.

 

13.       TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT.

 

This Agreement shall terminate upon the occurrence of any one of the following events:

 

(a)                Subject to Paragraph XVI., termination by either party upon submission of 30-day written notice to the other party;

 

(b)               Termination of the Insured's employment with Bank and all affiliates.

 

14.       INSURED OR ASSIGNEE'S ASSIGNMENT RIGHTS.

 

Insured (or his assignee) may, at any time, assign to any individual, trust or other organization all of Insured's right, title and interest in the subject policies and all rights, options, privileges and duties created under this Agreement.

 

15.       AGREEMENT BINDING UPON PARTIES.

 

This Agreement shall bind the Insured, the Bank, any policy beneficiary, and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, transferees, personal representatives and assigns.

 

16.       AMENDMENT.

 

This Agreement may be amended at any time and from time to time by a written instrument executed by the Bank; provided, however, if an amendment to or termination of this Agreement adversely affects the Insured's rights under this Agreement and directly results from an amendment to the SOSP that required the Insured's consent, the Insured must consent in writing to such amendment or termination of this Agreement.

 

Exhibit 2-page 5

 


 

17.       INSURANCE COMPANY NOT A PARTY TO AGREEMENT.

 

The Insurer shall not be deemed a party to this Agreement but will respect the rights of the parties as herein developed upon receiving an executed copy of this Agreement.  Payment or other performance of its contractual obligations in accordance with the policy provisions shall fully discharge the Insurer from any and all liability.

 

18.       NOTICE.

 

Any notice, consent or demand required or permitted to be given under the provisions of this Agreement by one party to another shall be in writing, shall be signed by the party giving or making the same, and may be given either by delivering the same to such other party personally, or by mailing the same, by United States certified mail, postage prepaid, to such party at 1040 East Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40206, or as otherwise designated by either party in writing from time to time.  The date of such mailing shall be deemed the date of such mailed notice, consent or demand.

 

19.       CONTROLLING LAW.

 

This Agreement, and the rights of the parties hereunder, shall be governed by and construed pursuant to the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, except to the extent preempted by federal law.

 

20.       SOSP CONTROLS.

 

In the event of any conflicts involving the interpretation, enforcement, or prioritization of the terms' of this Agreement and the SOSP, the terms and interpretations of the SOSP shall control.

 

21.       HEADING.

 

The headings at the beginning of each paragraph are for ease of reference only and are not to be resorted to in interpreting this Agreement.

 

22.       ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF TAX TREATMENT.

 

Insured acknowledges that, as a split ownership agreement entered into after December 31, 2003,  IRS Table 2001 (or its successor), shall be applied to his share of the death benefits payable hereunder as of each December 31, and the resulting product will be reflected as taxable compensation income/wages on his W-2 form issued by the Bank each year.

 

 Exhibit 2-page 6

 


 

Executed at Louisville, Kentucky, this _________ day of _____________, 20__.

 

 

 

STOCK YARDS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

(Witness)

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Witness)

 

 

 

Exhibit 2-page 7 

 


 

 

ACCEPTANCE

 

 

INSURER:  ___________________________

 

POLICY #:  ___________________________

 

INSURED:  ___________________________

 

BANK:  STOCK YARDS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, of Louisville, Ky.

 

OWNER:  STOCK YARDS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, of Louisville, Ky.

 

THIS ENDORSEMENT METHOD "EMPLOYER PAY-ALL, SPLIT DOLLAR" AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED AND RECORDED BY PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE

INSURANCE COMPANY.

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

 

 

Exhibit 2-page 8

 

 


 

STOCK YARDS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
2009 RESTATED SENIOR OFFICERS SECURITY PLAN

 

EXHIBIT 3

 

BENEFICIARY CHANGE FORM

 

Name:                                                 

 

Member hereby revokes all prior beneficiary designations, and designates as Primary Beneficiary under this Agreement:

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

 

and Member hereby designates as Secondary Beneficiary under this Agreement:

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

 

The term Beneficiary as used herein, shall mean the Primary Beneficiary if such Primary Beneficiary survives the Member by at least 30 days, and shall mean the Secondary Beneficiary if Primary Beneficiary does not survive Employee by at least 30 days, and shall mean the estate of Member if neither Primary Beneficiary nor Secondary Beneficiary survives the Employee by at least 30 days.  Member shall have the right to change Employee's designation of Primary Beneficiary and/or Secondary Beneficiary from time to time in such manner as shall be required by the Bank, it being agreed that no change in Beneficiary shall be effective until acknowledged in writing by Bank.

This designation supersedes that Plan Agreement dated the ___ day of __________, 20__, previously entered into by the Member and the Bank.

 

MEMBER:

 

_________________________________

(signature)

 

Date:_____________________________

 

 

Accepted by STOCK YARDS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, after confirming that all insurers under any Split Dollar Agreement(s) applicable to Member have also received notice of this change:

 

By:

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

 

 

 

Exhibit 3 -Page 1

 



Exhibit 10.2

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

STOCK YARDS BANK & TRUST COMPANY

2005 RESTATED

SENIOR EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE AGREEMENT

 

 

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 ("Amendment") to the 2005 Restated Senior Executive Severance Agreement (the "Agreement") between Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company (the "Bank") and _________________ (the "Executive") is adopted effective January 1, 2009.

 

Recitals

 

A.        The Bank has entered into severance agreements with certain key executives.

 

B.         The Agreement was restated in 2005 when the IRS finalized regulations under Code Section 280G, and to address Code Section 409A, for which no regulations were then available.

 

C.         The Bank now desires to amend the Agreement after operating it in good faith compliance with Internal Revenue Code Section 409A since that Section's effective date, to comply with the final regulations under that Code Section that are effective January 1, 2009. 

 

Amendments

 

1.         The definition of "Termination of Employment" in Section 1 of the Agreement  is hereby amended so that as amended it shall read in its entirety as follows:

 

"TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT" shall mean the date the Bank and the Executive reasonably anticipate that (i) the Executive will not perform any further services for the Bank, the Holding Company, or any other entity considered a single employer with the Bank under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (inserting 50% threshold for ownership in each place where 80% now appears therein) (the "Employer Group"), or (ii) the level of bona fide services the Executive will perform for the Employer Group after that date will permanently decrease to less than 20% of the average level of bona fide services performed over the previous 36 months (or if shorter, over the duration of service).  For this purpose, service performed as an employee or as an independent contractor is counted, except that service as a member of the board of directors of an Employer Group entity is not counted unless benefits under this Plan are aggregated with benefits under any other Employer Group plan or agreement in which Executive also participates as a director.  A Executive will not be treated as having a Termination of Employment while on military leave, sick leave or other bona fide leave of absence if the leave does not exceed six months or, if longer, the period during which Executive has a reemployment right under statute or contract.  If a bona fide leave of absence extends beyond six months, Executive will be considered to have a Termination of Employment on the first day after the end of such six month period, or on the day after Executive's statutory or contractual reemployment right lapses, if later.  The Company will determine when Executive's Termination of Employment occurs based on all relevant facts and circumstances, in accordance with the definition of separation from service in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h).

 

2.         Section 2(d) of the Agreement is hereby amended so that as amended it shall read in its entirety as follows:

 

(d)       DELAY IN PAYMENTS TO SPECIFIED EMPLOYEES.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the case of an Executive who is a "specified employee" within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(i) (or any successor thereto), using the prior calendar year as the determination period,  at the time a payment or reimbursement hereunder on account of Termination of Employment that is not exempt from Section 409A of the Code would otherwise take place, the payment shall not be made or commence earlier than six months after the effective date of the Executive's Termination of Employment. 

 

3.          Section 6 of the Agreement is hereby amended so that as amended it shall read in its entirety as follows:

 

6.          FEES AND COSTS .  The Bank agrees to pay or reimburse all reasonable legal fees, costs, and expenses arising out of or in any way related to or incurred by the Executive in connection with enforcing any right or benefit provided in this Agreement, or in interpreting this Agreement or calculating the amounts required to be paid to the Executive under this Agreement, or in contesting or disputing any termination of the Executive's employment hereunder purportedly for Cause or other action taken by the Bank hereunder.  Such amounts shall be paid promptly after demand is made by Executive and Executive's provision to the Bank of reasonably satisfactory evidence of such fees and expenses, but shall in no event be paid or payable on or before the last day of the Executive's taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense was incurred. 

 

5.         Section 7 of the Agreement is hereby amended so that as amended it shall read in its entirety as follows:

 

            7.         INDEMNITY .   The Bank agrees to and does hereby indemnify and hold Executive harmless from and against any and all excise taxes payable by the Executive pursuant to Code Section 4999 as a result of any payment hereunder being deemed an "excess parachute payment" under Code Section 280G, and all further excise taxes and federal and state income taxes (together with interest and penalty, if any) payable with respect to, or as a result of the operation of, this indemnification provision, it being the intent of this paragraph 7 to "gross up" the amount paid to the Executive so that he is in the same economic position he would have been but for certain payments hereunder being deemed excess parachute payments.  For purposes of the preceding sentence, to the extent the payments made under this Agreement, together with other payments made by SY Bancorp or the Bank to the Executive, cause the total of all such payments to result in an "excess parachute payment" under Code Section 280G, an ordering rule shall apply whereby the payments under this Agreement shall be deemed the "excess parachute payment"; provided, however, in no event shall the amount which is deemed to be the "excess parachute payment" for purposes of the indemnification under this paragraph 7 exceed the actual "excess parachute payment" under Code Section 280G, resulting from payments made to the Executive by SY Bancorp or the Bank.  Any payments made under this indemnification provision will be paid to the Executive on or about the first day of April in the year following the year in the event triggering the right to a Severance Payment occurred.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , this 2005 Restated Stock Yards Bank and Trust Company Senior Executive Severance Agreement is hereby amended as of the date set forth above, but actually on the date signed as indicated below.

 

 

STOCK YARDS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

 

 

 

 

 

SY BANCORP, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

 

 

 

 

 

[EXECUTIVE]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

 

 



Exhibit 10.3

 

STOCK YARDS BANK & TRUST COMPANY

DIRECTOR NONQUALIFIED
 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

(as Amended and Restated in 2009)

 

Section 1--Purpose

 

Stock Yards Bank and Trust Company (the "Company") adopts the Plan set forth herein as a 2009 amendment and restatement of a plan previously in effect, to provide a means by which Directors of the Company and its parent, SYB Bancorp, Inc. ("Directors") may elect to defer receipt and income taxation of current fees for service as Directors.

 

The Plan is intended to be a nonqualified deferred compensation plan that complies with the provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"). 

 

In light of regulations and other guidance recently issued by the Internal Revenue Service under Code Section 409A, the Company now amends and restates the Plan in its entirety, to bring the Plan into compliance with such guidance and to make minor clarifying changes, effective as of January 1, 2009 except as otherwise provided herein

 

Account balances accumulated prior to December 31, 2004, along with all interest credited thereto, were separately accounted for under this Plan.  Effective upon the adoption of a 2006 Amended and Restated version of this Plan, the provisions set forth herein control all Account balances regardless of when such funds were accumulated.

 

Section 2--Definitions

 

As used in the Plan, including this Section 2, references to one gender shall include the other and, unless otherwise indicated by the context:

 

2.1       "Active Participant" means a Participant in the Plan, other than a Participant who has had a Termination of  Service, or a Participant whom the Committee has determined is no longer be eligible for the Plan.

 

2.2       "Annual Enrollment Period" shall mean the period during which a Director must enroll to make Deferrals which, with respect to any Plan Year, shall be the period prior to the first day of the Plan Year, or, in the case of those who are elected Directors for the first time after the first day of a Plan Year, the period ending 30 days after their election.

 

2.3       "Beneficiary" means the person, persons, entity or entities designated or determined pursuant to the provisions of Section 13 of the Plan.

 

2.4       "Board" means the Board of Directors of Stock Yards Bank and Trust Company.

 

2.5       "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

2.6       "Committee" means a committee appointed by the Board to serve hereunder or, if not specifically appointed, the Executive Compensation Committee of the Board of the Company.

 

2.7       "Crediting Date" means the date for crediting the amount of any Participant Deferral Credits to the Account of a Participant.  Any such amounts may be credited to the Account of a Participant on any day that securities are traded on a national securities exchange.

 

2.8        "Deferral Credits" means the amounts credited as soon as practicable after each fee payment date to the Participant's Account by the Company pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.1 based on a Participant's Election Form.

 

2.9       "Deferred Compensation Account" or simply "Account"  means the total account maintained with respect to each Participant under the Plan, including any amounts designated as an In-Service Account.  The Account shall be credited with Participant Deferral Credits and credited or debited for deemed investment gains or losses, and adjusted for payments in accordance with the rules and elections in effect under Section 8. 

 

2.10     "Effective Date" shall be March 1, 2001, the date the Plan was first effective.  This amendment and restatement of the Plan shall be effective January 1, 2005, except as otherwise provided herein.

 

2.11      "Election Form" shall mean the form or electronic enrollment process established from time to time by the Committee that a Participant uses to make a Deferral election under the Plan, and to designate when first eligible hereunder (or, pursuant to a 2006 transition rule set forth in Section 6.4) a payment form election as among the options available for Account payments or to designate in advance of any Plan Year that some or all of the Deferral Credits for that Plan Year should be allocated to an In-Service Account.

 

2.12     "Company" means Stock Yards Bank and Trust Company, and any other Company that is a member of controlled group of business or businesses under common control (within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code) with Stock Yards Bank and Trust Company, which adopts this Plan for the benefit of its Directors.  In such event, Stock Yards Bank and Trust Company shall be the only entity authorized or required to amend the Plan or administer it, and the other adopting companies shall be responsible solely for payments to its Directors who participate hereunder.

 

2.13     "In-Service Account" means a separate sub-account of the Deferred Compensation Account to be kept for each Participant who has elected to designate all or a portion of one or more Plan Years' Deferral Credits to be withdrawn at a specified date as described in Section 5.3.  The In-Service Account shall be adjusted in the same manner and at the same time as the Deferred Compensation Account under Section 8 and in accordance with the rules and elections in effect under Section 8.

 

2.14     "Participant" means a Director who has entered the Plan or who has an Account under the Plan.

 

2.15     "Plan" means The Stock Yards Director Deferred Compensation Plan, as herein set out or as duly amended hereafter. 

 

2.16     "Plan Year" means the twelve-month period ending on the last day of December.

 

2.17     "Specified Participant" means, effective April 1 of each year, any Participant who meets the ownership, officer and compensation thresholds of Section 416(i)(1)(A)(i), (ii) or (iii) of the Code (applied in accordance with the regulations thereunder and without regard to Section 416(i)(5) of the Code) with respect to the Company at any time during the twelve month period ending on December 31 of each year (the "identification date").  If the Participant meets these thresholds as of any identification date, the person is treated as a Specified Participant for the twelve-month period beginning on April 1 following the identification date.  If the definition of Specified Employee is changed in any successor guidance to Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(i), that changed definition shall control hereunder.

 

2.18     "Spouse" means, except as otherwise provided in the Plan, a person who is the legally married spouse of a Participant. " Surviving Spouse " means the person to whom a Participant was legally married at the Participant's death and who survives the Participant.

 

2.19     "Trust" means the trust fund established pursuant to Section 10.2, if adopted by the Company.

 

2.20     "Trustee" means the trustee, if any, named in the agreement establishing the Trust and such successor or additional trustee as may be named pursuant to the terms of the agreement establishing the Trust.

 

2.21      "Termination of Service" shall mean the date the Company and the Participant reasonably anticipate that (i) the Participant will not perform any further services for the Company or any other entity considered a single employer with the Company under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (inserting in lieu of 80% each time it is used thereunder with 50%) (together referred to herein as the "Controlled Group"), or (ii) the level of bona fide services performed after that date (as an employee, director or independent contractor) will permanently decrease to less than 20% of the average level of bona fide services performed over the previous 36 months (or if shorter over the duration of service).  The Participant will not be treated as having a Termination of Service while on military leave, sick leave or other bona fide leave of absence if the leave does not exceed six months or, if longer, the period during which the Participant has a reemployment right with the corporation by statute or contract.  If a bona fide leave of absence extends beyond six months, a Termination of Service will be deemed to occur on the first day after the end of such six month period, or on the day after the Participant's statutory or contractual reemployment right lapses, if later.  The Committee will determine whether a Termination of Service has occurred based on all relevant facts and circumstances, in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h).

 

2.22     "Unforeseeable Emergency" means a severe financial hardship to the Participant arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant and resulting from (i) a sudden or unexpected illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant's Spouse or dependent (as defined in Section 152(a) of the Code), (ii) loss of the Participant's property due to casualty, or (iii) other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances, all as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee in accordance with the Code.

 

Section 3--Participation

 

All Directors now serving or hereafter elected to such office by the Company are eligible to participate in the Plan.

 

Section 4--Credits to Deferred Compensation Account

 

4.1       Deferral Credits.  Each Active Participant may elect, by delivering an Election Form during the Annual Enrollment Period, to defer the receipt of his Director fees or other compensation for services by a dollar amount or any whole percentage of up to 100%.  The amount of the Participant Deferral shall be credited by the Company to the Deferred Compensation Account (or, if so designated on the Election Form, In-Service Account) maintained for the Participant pursuant to Section 5.3.  The Participant's Election Form shall become effective with respect to such Participant as of the first day of January following the date such form is received by the Committee (or, with respect to a Participant who is elected a Director and becomes eligible mid-Plan Year, at the first fee payment beginning after the Annual Enrollment Period has expired), and shall be irrevocable as of the end of the Annual Enrollment Period.  The election of a Participant shall continue in effect for subsequent years until modified by the Participant as permitted in this Section 4.1, or until the earlier of the date the Participant incurs a Termination of Service or the first day of the Plan Year after the Participant ceases to be an Active Participant under the Plan.  Fees payable after the last day of the Plan Year solely for services provided during the final fee payment period containing December 31, is treated for purposes of this Section 4.1 as a fee for services performed in the subsequent taxable year, and the subsequent Plan Year's Election Form, if any, shall be applied thereto.

 

Section 5--Distribution Events and Forms

 

5.1       Termination of Service.  If the Participant terminates service with the Company, the vested balance in the Account shall be paid to the Participant by the Company in a lump sum or in annual installments over no more than 10 years, as elected by the Participant at the later of (i) entry into this Plan, or (ii) before December 31, 2006, in accordance with Section 6.4.  Distribution shall begin or be made 60 days after Termination of Service, except that, no distribution shall be made earlier than six months after the Termination of  Service with respect to a Specified Participant.  Any payments to which a Specified Participant would be entitled during the first six months following Termination of Service shall be accumulated and paid on the first day of the seventh month following the date of Termination of Service.

 

5.2       Death.  If the Participant dies before incurring a Termination of Service, 60 days following that event the Company shall pay (or begin to pay) a benefit to the Participant's Beneficiary in either a lump sum, or in annual installments over no more than 10 years, as elected by the Participant at the later of (i) entry into this Plan, or (ii) before December 31, 2006, in accordance with Section 6.4 hereof.  If a Participant dies following his Termination of Service, and before all payments under the Plan have been made, the vested balance remaining in the Account shall continue to be paid by the Company to the Participant's Beneficiary in the same time and manner in effect prior to his death.

 

5.3       In-Service Distributions.  A Participant may designate in the Election Form during any Annual Enrollment Period to have a specified amount or percentage of the Participant's future Deferral Credit added to an In-Service Account for in-service distribution.  The time and manner of the in-service distribution shall be specified by the Participant in the Election Form, as between a lump sum at a designated date or annual installments over not more than 6 years beginning at a designated date, provided that, the date so designated is no less than 3 years later than the Deferral Plan Year.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant incurs a Termination of Service or dies prior to the date on which the entire balance in the In-Service Account has been distributed, then the balance in the In-Service Account shall be distributed to the Participant in the same manner and at the same time as the remaining balance in the Account is distributed under Section 5.1 or 5.2. 

 

5.4       Unforeseeable Emergency.  If a Participant experiences an Unforeseeable Financial Emergency, the Participant may petition the Committee to receive a partial or full distribution of the Participant's Account from the Plan.  The petition shall be accompanied by such documentation in support of the existence of an Unforeseeable Financial Emergency as the Committee shall require.  The distribution shall not exceed the lesser of (i) the Participant's Account; and (ii) the amount necessary to satisfy the Unforeseeable Financial Emergency, plus any amount necessary to pay taxes reasonably anticipated as a result of the distribution, after taking into account the extent to which the hardship resulting from the Unforeseeable Financial Emergency is or may be relieved through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise by liquidation of the Participant's assets (to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship).  If the Committee in its sole discretion and in accordance with the Code and Treas. Reg Section 1-409A-3(i)(3) approves the petition for a distribution, the distribution shall be made within 60 days after the date of approval.  A distribution due to Unforeseeable Emergency shall not affect any Deferral election previously made by the Participant.  If a Participant's Termination of Service occurs after a request is approved in accordance with this Section 5.4, but prior to distribution of the full amount approved, the approval of the request shall be automatically null and void and the benefits which the Participant is entitled to receive under the Plan shall be distributed in accordance with Section 5.1 or 5.2.

 

Section 6--Election of Payment Options

 

6.1       Making Payment Elections.  In the Participant's first Election Form (or, if later, in a special payment form election in 2006 in accordance with Section 6.4), the Participant shall elect the method under which the vested balance in the Account will be paid in the events of death or Termination of Service for other reasons.  Absent a timely election, all payments hereunder will be in a lump sum, 60 days after the payment triggering event (or after a 6 month delay, if to a Specified Participant).  In all cases, the portion of a Participant's Account deemed invested in Company Stock (if any) shall be distributed in such stock in kind, and all other amounts due hereunder shall be paid in cash.

 

6.2       Payment Dates.   A payment shall be treated as made on the date specified for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, if it is made on such date or a later date within the same calendar year or, if later, by the 15th day of the third calendar month following the date specified. 

 

6.3       Installments; Minimum Payments.   If the Participant elects an installment payment option, the payment of each annual installment shall be made on the anniversary of the date of the first installment payment, and the amount of the annual installment shall be adjusted on such anniversary for credits or debits to the Participant's Account.  Such adjustment shall be made by dividing the balance in the Account on such date by the number of annual installments remaining to be paid hereunder; provided that the last annual installment due under the Plan shall be the entire amount credited to the Participant's Account on the date of payment. Provided,  however, that a Participant with an Account of $10,000 or less at a Retirement or death that occurs on or after January 1, 2007, will be paid his benefit in a single lump sum regardless of any previous written election.

 

6.4       Special 2006 Payment Form Election .  Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, any Participant who has an Account in the Plan when this 2006 Amended and Restated Plan is adopted, and who does not otherwise become entitled to a payment under this Plan during 2006 (without regard to the special election in this Section), shall have an opportunity to make a new election to receive any benefits to which the Participant may become entitled in 2007 and thereafter in any of the payment forms described in Section 5.  Such election must be made, in the form prescribed by the Committee, on or before December 31, 2006 and shall apply to the Participant's entire Account under the Plan, including any amounts accrued under the 2004 Plan.  No election made under this Section 6.4 shall be given if effect if the Participant is entitled to any benefit payments on or before December 31, 2006, but any such election otherwise shall be considered irrevocable as of December 31, 2006.  To the extent that any existing Participant fails to elect a payment form in accordance with the special election provisions of this 2006 Amended and Restated Plan on or before December 31, 2006, the benefits paid thereafter shall be paid only after Termination of Service, and then in a single lump sum.

 

6.5       Payments in 2005 and 2006. Any Participant who becomes entitled to a payment of benefits in 2005 or 2006 under the terms of the Plan as in effect prior to this 2006 Amended and Restated Plan's adoption, shall have the timing and form of such distribution governed by the terms of the 2004 Plan without regard to or exercise of any discretion therein to change such timing or form from that elected in 2004 (or upon entry into the Plan, if later).

 

6.6       Changes in Payment Form Elections.  A Participant may delay an In-Service Account payment, or change the method of payment from a lump sum to installments (or vice versa) at death, subject to the following requirements:

 

6.6.1    The new election may not take effect until at least 12 months after the date on which the new election is made.

 

6.6.2    If the new election relates to a payment other than on account of the death of the Participant or an Unforeseeable Emergency, the new election must provide for the deferral of the payment for a period of at least five years from the date such payment would otherwise have been made, or in the case of installments, from the date the payments would otherwise have started. 

 

6.6.3    If the new election relates to a payment from the In-Service Account, the new election must be made at least 12 months prior to the date of the first scheduled payment from such account.

 

6.7       Acceleration Prohibited.  The acceleration of the time or schedule of any payment due under the Plan is prohibited except as provided in regulations and administrative guidance promulgated under Section 409A of the Code.  It is not an acceleration of the time or schedule of payment if the Company waives or accelerates the vesting requirements applicable to a benefit under the Plan.

 

6.8       Payments Delayed by Company in Certain Circumstances.   Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any payment due to a Participant or Beneficiary on a date specified under Section 5 shall be delayed as follows for all similarly situated Participants, on a reasonably consistent basis: (i) if the Committee reasonably anticipates that the Company's deduction with respect to the payment otherwise would be reduced or eliminated by application of Code Section 162(m), some or all of the payment may be delayed but only for the period and in the amount, as provided in Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-2(b)(7)(i); and (ii) if the Committee reasonably anticipates that making the payment will violate Federal securities law or other applicable laws, then the payment will not be made until the earliest date on which the Committee reasonably anticipates that the payment will not cause any such violation, provided that for purposes of this Section, inclusion of any amount in gross income or the application of any penalty or other provision of the Code shall not be considered a violation of applicable law; and (iii) upon the happening of any other event or condition the Internal Revenue Service may provide in applicable future guidance.

 

Section 7--Vesting

 

A Participant shall be fully vested in the entire Account and all income, gains and losses attributable thereto at all times. 

 

Section 8--Accounts; Deemed Investment; Adjustments to Account

 

8.1       Accounts.  The Committee shall establish a book reserve account, entitled the "Deferred Compensation Account," or simply "Account," on behalf of each Participant.  The Committee shall also establish such sub-accounts as may be required to track the elections and rights of the Participant hereunder, including an In-Service Account, as applicable.  The amount credited to the Account shall be adjusted pursuant to the provisions of Section 8.5.

 

8.2       Deemed Investments.  The Account of a Participant shall be credited with an investment return determined as if the Account were invested in one or more investment funds or Company Stock made available from time to time by the Committee for an investment allocation pursuant to elections of Participants.  The  available investment options will be communicated to Participants from time to time and may be changed or eliminated in the exercise of its sole and absolute discretion at any time by the Committee, upon written notice to the Participants. Provided, however, that if for any reason the Committee is not able to reasonably determine earnings and losses based on an investment options the Committee has not deleted from the available list, for a period of time exceeding 60 days, the Company shall credit the Account retroactively for that period and any future period before the investment option tracking is available, at a rate equal to the prime rate of interest as published in the Wall Street Journal for that period.  If investment options tracking is unavailable for less than 60 days, no make-up earnings credit shall be required. 

 

8.3        Not Fiduciaries .  The Committee, the Company, and, if applicable, the Trustee will not be accountable or liable in any manner for any investment losses to a Participant's Account incurred in connection with implementing the directions of the Participant with respect to the deemed investment of the Participant's Account or due to any reasonable administrative delay in implementing such directions.  Neither the Committee, the Company, the Trustee, any record keeper or investment issuer, nor any person performing services regarding the Plan, is a fiduciary to the Participant or responsible for or liable for any damage or loss or expense or other claim that may arise from that Participant's or Beneficiary's investment direction or exercise of control (or from that Participant's or Beneficiary's failure to exercise the Participant's right of investment direction and control).

 

8.4       Participant Directions .  Participant investment allocation elections shall be designated in writing or via an electronic link, in the manner prescribed by the Committee.  The investment election of the Participant shall remain in effect until a new election is made by the Participant, or until changes in the options are made by the Committee.  The Committee will determine a default investment option in which amounts assumed to be credited to a Participant's Account will be deemed to be invested if a Participant does not provide investment directions with respect to the Participant's Account.  An investment allocation may be changed to apply a new allocation or include a new or replaced deemed investment, by the Committee prospectively at any time, with reasonable notice as soon as practicable thereafter to the Participant, except that: if a portion of an Account is deemed invested pursuant to this Section in Company Stock based on prior investment elections, and is elected to be moved out of that investment by the Participant, existing Account balances cannot thereafter be re-directed to a deemed Company Stock fund.  New Deferral Credits may be directed into the Company Stock fund.

 

8.5       Adjustments to Deferred Compensation Account.  With respect to each Participant who has an Account under the Plan, the amount credited to such account shall be adjusted by the following debits and credits, at the times and in the order stated:

 

8.5.1    The Account shall be debited each business day with the total amount of any payments made from such Account since the last preceding business day to or for the benefit of the Participant.

 

8.5.2    The Account shall be credited on each Crediting Date with the total amount of any Deferral Credits added to such account since the last preceding Crediting Date.

 

8.5.3    The Account shall be credited or debited on each day securities are traded on a national stock exchange with the amount of deemed investment gain or loss resulting from the performance of the investment funds elected by the Participant in accordance with Section 8.4.  The amount of such deemed investment gain or loss shall be determined by the Committee and such determination shall be final and conclusive upon all persons having any interest in the Plan.

 

8.6       Statements of Account .  Each Account Statement furnished by (or on behalf of) the Company under this Plan is intended as a legally significant statement of the Participant's current Account. If the, the Participant (or Beneficiary or alternate payee) has not, within 90 days after delivery of an Account Statement, delivered a written objection as to its accuracy, the Account shall then be considered for all purposes as correctly determined at the value set forth on such Statement.

 

Section 9--Administration by Committee

 

9.1        General .  This Plan shall be administered by the Committee.  The Committee shall have the authority in its sole discretion (i) to make, amend, interpret and enforce such rules and regulations for the administration of this Plan as it deems necessary or appropriate; and (ii) to decide or resolve any and all questions, including claims for benefits, and make any interpretations with respect to the Plan that may arise in connection with the Plan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board or the Committee may in its discretion, delegate to the Retirement Committee of Stock Yards Bank and Trust Company (as defined in the its 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan) any or all of its responsibilities hereunder, in which event the actions of such Retirement Committee shall have the same force and effect as if taken by the Committee.

 

9.2       Agents.  In the administration of this Plan, the Committee may from time to time employ agents and delegate to them such administrative duties as it sees fit (including acting through a duly appointed representative) and may from time to time consult with counsel who may be counsel to the Company.

 

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

 

9.4       Indemnification of the Committee.   The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the members of the Committee, and in the event of delegation of responsibility to the Retirement Committee of the Company, the members of the Retirement Committee, and each of them against any and all claims, losses, damages, expenses or liabilities arising from any action or failure to act with respect to this Plan, except in the case of willful misconduct.

 

9.5       Company Information.  To enable the Committee to perform its functions, the Company shall supply full and timely information to the Committee on all matters relating to the compensation of its Participants, the date and circumstances of the Termination of Service of its Participants, and such other pertinent information as the Committee may reasonably require.

 

9.6       Correction of Errors.  The Committee may correct errors and, so far as practicable, may adjust any benefit or credit or payment accordingly.  The Committee may in its discretion waive any notice requirements in the Plan; provided, that a waiver of notice in one or more cases shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of notice in any other case. 

 

9.7       Authority to Interpret Plan.  Subject to the claims procedure set forth in Section 14, the Committee shall have the duty and discretionary authority to interpret and construe the provisions of the Plan and to decide any dispute which may arise regarding the rights of Participants hereunder, including the discretionary authority to construe the Plan and determine the facts important to any determination, and to make determinations as to eligibility and benefits under the Plan. 

 

9.8       Third Party Advisors.  The Committee may engage an attorney, accountant, actuary or any other technical advisor on matters regarding the operation of the Plan and to perform such other duties as shall be required in connection therewith, and may employ such clerical and related personnel as the Committee shall deem requisite or desirable in carrying out the provisions of the Plan.  The Committee shall from time to time, but no less frequently than annually, review the financial condition of the Plan and determine the financial and liquidity needs of the Plan, and shall communicate such needs to the Company so that its assets may be appropriately adjusted to meet such needs.

 

9.9       Expense Reimbursement.  The Committee shall be entitled to reimbursement by the Company for its reasonable expenses properly and actually incurred in the performance of its duties in the administration of the Plan.

 

Section 10--Contractual Liability; Trust

 

10.1     Contractual Liability.  The obligation of the Company to make payments hereunder shall constitute merely a contractual liability of the Company to the Participant.  Such payments shall be made from the general funds of the Company, and the Company shall not be required to establish or maintain any special or separate fund, or otherwise to segregate assets to assure that such payments shall be made, and the Participant shall not have any interest in any particular assets of the Company by reason of its obligations hereunder.  To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payment from the Company, such right shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured creditor of the Company.

 

10.2     Trust.  The Company may, but need not, except in the event of the occurrence of a Change in Control, as that term is defined in any Stock Incentive Plan or replacement or successor thereto in effect for the Company from time to time, establish a Trust, pursuant to such terms and conditions as are set forth in the Trust Agreement.  The Trust, if and when established, will be based on the model "rabbi trust" set forth in IRS Revenue Procedure 92-64 or successors thereof, and is intended to be treated as a grantor trust for purposes of the Code and all assets of the Trust shall be held in the United States.  The establishment of the Trust is not intended to cause Participants to realize current income on amounts contributed thereto, and the Trust shall be so interpreted and administered.  "Change in Control" for purposes of this Section shall be as that term is defined in any Stock Incentive Plan or replacement or successor thereto in effect for the Company from time to time.

 

10.3     Legal Status Of Plan.   The Plan is not intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code.  This Plan will be construed and enforced according to the law of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and applicable local law, and the Plan will be interpreted in a manner consistent with the maintenance of its status as a deferred compensation plan in accordance with Code Section 409A.  Reference to any Section of the Code will be deemed to incorporate any required amendment of such Section as necessary to maintain the status of this Plan as a  tax-deferred compensation plan.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Plan shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any one or more of the other provisions hereof.  The parties hereby agree that this Plan shall be so interpreted as to give effect and validity to all the provisions hereof to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

Section 11--Benefits Not Assignable; Facility of Payments

 

11.1     No Alienation or Assignment .  No right or benefit under the Plan shall be subject to anticipation, alienation, sale, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge, and any attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, assign, pledge, encumber or charge the same shall be void.  No right or benefit hereunder shall in any manner be liable for or subject to the debts, or contracts, liabilities of the person entitled to such benefit.  No part of the amounts payable shall, prior to actual payment, be subject to seizure or sequestration for the payment of any debts, judgments, alimony or separate maintenance owed by a Participant or any other person, nor be transferable by operation of law in the event of a Participant's or any other person's bankruptcy or insolvency.  The preceding sentences shall not apply to the creation, assignment or recognition of any right to any benefit payable with respect to a Participant pursuant to a domestic relations order, unless such order is determined by the Committee or its agent to be a qualified domestic relations order, as defined in Section 414(p) of the Code.  Payment will be made to an alternate payee under a qualified domestic relations order at the time and in the form Order specifies.  Nothing in this Section 11.1 gives any Participant a right to receive a distribution prior to the occurrence of one of the events described elsewhere in this Plan, nor does it permit the alternate payee to receive a form of payment not permitted under the Plan.

 

11.2     Payments to Minors and Others.  If any individual entitled to receive a payment under the Plan shall be physically, mentally or legally incapable of receiving or acknowledging receipt of such payment, the Committee, upon the receipt of satisfactory evidence of his incapacity and satisfactory evidence that another person or institution is maintaining him and that no guardian or committee has been appointed for him, may cause any payment otherwise payable to him to be made to such person or institution so maintaining him.   Payment to such person or institution shall be in full satisfaction of all claims by or through the Participant to the extent of the amount thereof.

 

Section 12--Beneficiary

 

The Participant's beneficiary shall be the person or persons designated by the Participant on the beneficiary designation form provided by and filed with the Committee or its designee.  If the Participant does not designate a beneficiary, the beneficiary shall be the Participant's Surviving Spouse.  If the Participant does not designate a beneficiary and has no Surviving Spouse, the beneficiary shall be the Participant's estate.  The designation of a beneficiary may be changed or revoked only by filing a new beneficiary designation form with the Committee or its designee.  If a beneficiary (the "primary beneficiary") is receiving or is entitled to receive payments under the Plan and dies before receiving all of the payments due him, the balance to which he is entitled shall be paid to the contingent beneficiary, if any, named in the Participant's current beneficiary designation form.  If there is no contingent beneficiary, the balance shall be paid to the estate of the primary beneficiary.  Any beneficiary may disclaim all or any part of any benefit to which such beneficiary shall be entitled hereunder by filing a written disclaimer with the Committee before payment of such benefit is to be made.  Such a disclaimer shall be made in a form satisfactory to the Committee and shall be irrevocable when filed.  Any benefit disclaimed shall be payable from the Plan in the same manner as if the beneficiary who filed the disclaimer had predeceased the Participant.

 

Section 13--Amendment and Termination of Plan

 

13.1     Termination of the Plan .  The Company reserves the right to terminate the Plan by the action of its Board and distribute the Accounts of all Participants as provided in Section 13.1.1, 13.1.2 or 13.1.3, or under such other circumstances as permitted under guidance published by the Internal Revenue Service under Code Section 409A (which generally does not allow cessation of deferrals mid-year, except in the circumstances described in this Section).  If the Company terminates the Plan, no further deferrals or contributions shall be made, and the Account of all Participants will be determined as if the Participant had experienced a Termination of Service on the date of Plan termination, and paid to the Participant as described in the applicable subsection below.

 

13.1.1  Corporate Dissolution or Bankruptcy .  The Company may terminate the Plan within 12 months of a corporate dissolution taxed under Code Section 331 or with the approval of a bankruptcy court pursuant to 11 U.S.C. Section 503(b)(1)(A), provided that all Accounts are distributed and included in the gross incomes of Participants or Beneficiaries in the later of (i) the calendar year in which the Plan termination occurs or (ii) the first calendar year in which the payment is administratively practicable.

 

13.1.2   Change in Control .  The Company may terminate the Plan within 30 days before or 12 months after a Change in Control Event, provided that all Accounts are distributed within 12 months of the effective date of termination, and that any substantially similar deferred compensation arrangements maintained by the Company  also are terminated with all deferred amounts distributed within 12 months of termination.  For purposes of this Section, a "Change in Control Event" means a change in control of the Company, a change in effective control of the Company or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company's assets, the occurrence of which is objectively determinable, all within the meaning of Code Section 409A and applicable guidance issued thereunder.

 

                        13.1.3  Elimination of All Account-Based Deferred Compensation Arrangements .  The Company may terminate the Plan at any time, provided that (i) the termination is not made in the presence of the downturn in the financial health of the Controlled Group; (ii) the Company and any other member of the Controlled Group terminate any and all other nonqualified deferred compensation plans or arrangements that would be required to be aggregated with this Plan under Code Section 409A and guidance issued thereunder; (iii) no payments are made to any Participant or Beneficiary under this Plan within 12 months after the effective date of the Plan's termination, except to the extent payments are otherwise due hereunder; (iv) all Accounts are completely distributed within 24 months of the effective date of the Plan's termination; and (v) neither the Company nor any member of the Controlled Group may adopt or maintain another plan or arrangement that would be required to be aggregated with this Plan under Code Section 409A for a period of at least three years after the date all necessary actions to terminate this Plan are made.

 

13.2     Amendment .  The Companymay, at any time and for any reason, amend or modify the Plan in whole or in part by the action of its Board, and the Committee (or, if so delegated, the Retirement Committee of the Company) may make any amendment determined to be required to conform the Plan to the requirements of Code Section 409A in order to avoid income taxation to Participants of amounts accumulated hereunder until actually paid to Participants.  No amendment or modification shall have the effect of reducing the value of a Participant's Account in existence at the time the amendment or modification is made (calculated as if the Participant had experienced a Termination of Service as of the effective date of the amendment or modification).  Except with respect to Company rights to accelerate payment of benefits upon Plan termination in the preceding Section, no amendment or modification of the Plan shall affect the rights of any Participant or Beneficiary who is entitled to a distribution under the Plan as of the effective date of the amendment or modification.

 

Section 14--Claims Procedure

 

14.1     Presentation of Claim .  Any Participant or Beneficiary who believes that he or she is entitled to benefits under the Plan in an amount greater than or at a time different than those received (a "Claimant") may deliver to the Committee a written claim for a determination on the matter.  Any claim that relates to the contents of a notice received by the Claimant from the Plan must be made within 60 days after such notice was received by the Claimant.  Any other claim must be made within 180 days of the date on which the event that gave rise to the claim occurred.  All claims must state with particularity the determination desired by the Claimant.

 

14.2     Notification of Decision.  The Committee shall consider a Claimant's claim and shall notify the claimant in writing of its determination within a reasonable amount of time and not later than 90 days from the date on which the claim was filed, unless special circumstances require an extension of time, in which case the Committee shall notify the Claimant of its determination within 180 days of the date on which the claim was filed.  In the event that special circumstances require an extension of time, the Claimant will be provided with written notice of the extension within the initial 90-day period, which notice shall explain the circumstances requiring an extension and provide the date on which the Committee expects to render a decision on the claim.  If no notice is provided within the required time period, the claim shall be deemed denied.  Notice of the Committee's determination shall provide either:

 

14.2.1  that the Claimant's requested determination has been made and that the claim has been allowed in full; or

 

14.2.2  that the Committee has reached a conclusion that is contrary, in whole or in part, to the Claimant's requested determination, in which case such notice shall set forth in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant:

 

(i)         specific reason(s) for the denial of the claim or any part thereof;

(ii)        specific reference(s) to pertinent provisions of the Plan upon which such denial was based;

(iii)       a description of any additional material or information necessary for the Claimant to perfect the claim, and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary; and

(iv)       an explanation of the claim review procedure set forth in Section 15.3 below, including applicable time limits and a statement of such Claimant's right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA in the event that the denial is upheld on review.

 

14.3     Review of a Denied Claim .  Within 60 days after receiving a notice from the Committee that a claim has been denied (or deemed denied by inaction of the Committee), in whole or in part, a Claimant (or the Claimant's duly authorized representative) may file with the Board, or a component thereof so appointed (the "Appeal Committee") a written request for a review of the denial of the claim.  Thereafter, the Claimant (or the Claimant's duly authorized representative) shall have the right to:

 

(i)         review documents pertinent to the claim;

(ii)        submit written comments or other documents or information; and

(iii)       request a hearing, which the Appeal Committee in its sole discretion may grant or deny.

 

When reviewing a denied claim, the Appeal Committee shall take into account all comments, documents, records and other information submitted by the Claimant (or his or her duly authorized representative) and relating to the claim, without regard to whether such material or information was considered during the initial benefit determination.

 

14.4     Decision on Review .  The Appeal Committee shall render a decision on review within a reasonable period of time and not later than 60 days after the written request for review is filed, unless a hearing is held or other special circumstances require additional time, in which case the Appeal Committee must provide the Claimant with written notice of the extension within the initial 60-day period and must render a decision within 120 days after the written request for review is filed.  Any notice of extension must describe the circumstances requiring the extension and provide a date by which the Appeal Committee expects to render a decision.  Notice of the decision on review shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant and, if the claim was denied in whole or in part, shall contain:

 

(i)         specific reason(s) for the decision;

(ii)        specific reference(s) to the pertinent Plan provisions upon which the decision was based;

(iii)       a statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to and copies of all documents, records and other information relevant to the claim; and

(iv)       a statement of the Claimant's right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA.

 

14.5     Legal Action .  Compliance by a Claimant with the foregoing provisions of this Section 14 shall be a mandatory prerequisite to the Claimant's right to commence any legal action with respect to any claim for benefits under this Plan.

 

Section 15--Miscellaneous Provisions

 

15.1     Set off.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, the Company may reduce the amount of any payment otherwise payable to or on behalf of a Participant hereunder (net of any required withholdings) at the time it would otherwise be paid (and not before) by the amount of any loan, cash advance, extension of credit or other obligation of the Participant to the Company that is then due and payable, and the Participant shall be deemed to have consented to such reduction.

 

15.2     Notices.  Each Participant and Beneficiary shall be responsible for furnishing the Committee or its designee with his current address for the mailing of notices and benefit payments.  Any notice required or permitted to be given to such Participant or Beneficiary shall be deemed given if directed to such address and mailed by regular United States mail, first class, postage prepaid.  If any check mailed to such address is returned as undeliverable to the addressee, mailing of checks will be suspended until the Participant or beneficiary furnishes the proper address.  This provision shall not be construed as requiring the mailing of any notice or notification otherwise permitted to be given by posting or by other publication.

 

15.3     Lost Distributees.  A benefit shall be deemed forfeited if the Plan Administrator is unable to locate the Participant or Beneficiary to whom payment is due on or before the fifth anniversary of the date payment is to be made or commence; provided, that the deemed investment rate of return pursuant to Section 8 shall cease to be applied to the Participant's account following the first anniversary of such date; provided further, however, that such benefit shall be reinstated at its value at forfeiture if a valid claim is made by or on behalf of the Participant or Beneficiary for all or part of the forfeited benefit.

 

15.4     Reliance on Data.  The Company, the Committee and the Plan Administrator shall have the right to rely on any data provided by the Participant or by any Beneficiary.  Representations of such data shall be binding upon any party seeking to claim a benefit through a Participant, and the Company, the Committee and the Plan Administrator shall have no obligation to inquire into the accuracy of any representation made at any time by a Participant or Beneficiary.

 

15.5     Receipt and Release for Payments.  A ny payment made from the Plan to or with respect to any Participant or Beneficiary, or pursuant to a disclaimer by a Beneficiary, shall, to the extent thereof, be in full satisfaction of all claims hereunder against the Plan and the Company with respect to the Plan.  The recipient of any payment from the Plan may be required by the Committee, as a condition precedent to such payment, to execute a receipt and release with respect thereto in such form as shall be acceptable to the Committee.

 

15.6     Headings.  The headings and subheadings of the Plan have been inserted for convenience of reference and are to be ignored in any construction of the provisions hereof.

 

15.7     Merger or Consolidation; Assumption of Plan.  No Company shall consolidate or merge into or with another corporation or entity, or transfer all or substantially all of its assets to another corporation, partnership, trust or other entity (a "Successor Entity") unless such Successor Entity shall assume the rights, obligations and liabilities of the Company under the Plan and upon such assumption, the Successor Entity shall become obligated to perform the terms and conditions of the Plan.  Nothing herein shall prohibit the assumption of the obligations and liabilities of the Company under the Plan by any Successor Entity.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , this Stock Yards Bank and Trust Company Director Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (as Amended and Restated in 2006) is hereby amended as of the date set forth above, but actually on the date signed as indicated below.

 

 

STOCK YARDS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

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SY BANCORP, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.4

 

STOCK YARDS BANK & TRUST COMPANY

EXECUTIVE NONQUALIFIED
 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

(as Amended and Restated in 2009 to address final 409A regulations)

 

Section 1--Purpose

 

Stock Yards Bank and Trust Company (the "Employer") adopts the Plan set forth herein as a 2009 amendment and restatement of a plan previously in effect to provide a means by which certain management Employees of the Employer may elect to defer receipt of current compensation and, in select cases, receive Employer Credits, in order to provide retirement and other benefits on behalf of such Employees.

 

The Plan is intended to be a nonqualified deferred compensation plan that complies with the provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code").  The Plan is intended to be an unfunded plan maintained primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation benefits for a select group of management or highly compensated employees under Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

 

In light of regulations and other guidance recently issued by the Internal Revenue Service under Code Section 409A, the Company now amends and restates the Plan in its entirety, to bring the Plan into compliance with such guidance and to make minor clarifying changes, effective as of January 1, 2009 except as otherwise provided herein. 

 

Account balances accumulated prior to December 31, 2004, along with all interest credited thereto, were separately accounted for under this Plan.  Effective upon the adoption of a 2006 Amended and Restated Plan, the provisions set forth herein control all Account balances regardless of when such funds were accumulated.

 

Section 2--Definitions

 

As used in the Plan, including this Section 2, references to one gender shall include the other and, unless otherwise indicated by the context:

 

2.1       "Active Participant" means a Participant in the Plan, other than a Participant who has had a Termination of Employment, or a Participant whom the Committee has determined is no longer be eligible for the Plan.

 

2.2       "Annual Enrollment Period" shall mean the period during which an Employee selected for participation in this Plan in accordance with Section 4 must enroll to make Deferrals which, with respect to any Plan Year, shall be the period prior to the first day of the Plan Year, or, in the case of those who are made eligible after the first day of a Plan Year, and their eligibility in this Plan is the first such eligibility for any defined contribution-type nonqualified deferred compensation program of the Employer, the period ending 30 days after that notification.

 

2.3       "Beneficiary" means the person, persons, entity or entities designated or determined pursuant to the provisions of Section 13 of the Plan.

 

2.4       "Board" means the Board of Directors of Stock Yards Bank and Trust Company.

 

2.5       "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

2.6       "Committee" means a committee appointed by the Board to serve hereunder or, if not specifically appointed, the Executive Compensation Committee of the Board of the Employer.

 

2.7       "Crediting Date" means the date for crediting the amount of any Participant Deferral Credits or Employer Credits to the Account of a Participant.  Any such amounts may be credited to the Account of a Participant on any day that securities are traded on a national securities exchange.

 

2.8        "Deferral Credits" means the amounts credited as soon as practicable after each payroll date to the Participant's Account by the Employer pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.1 based on a Participant's Election Form.

 

2.9       "Deferred Compensation Account" or simply "Account"  means the total account maintained with respect to each Participant under the Plan, including any amounts designated as an In-Service Account.  The Account shall be credited with Participant Deferral Credits and Employer Credits, which shall each be reflected in separate subaccounts on Plan reports, and credited or debited for deemed investment gains or losses, and adjusted for payments in accordance with the rules and elections in effect under Section 8. 

 

2.10     "Effective Date" shall be March 1, 2001, the date the Plan was first effective.  This amendment and restatement of the Plan shall be effective January 1, 2005, except as otherwise provided herein.

 

2.11      "Election Form" shall mean the form or electronic enrollment process established from time to time by the Committee that a Participant uses to make a Deferral election under the Plan, and to designate when first eligible hereunder (or, pursuant to a 2006 transition rule set forth in Section 6.4) a payment form election as among the options available for Account payments occurring after Retirement or death, or to designate in advance of any Plan Year that some or all of the Deferral Credits for that Plan Year should be allocated to an In-Service Account.

 

2.12     "Employee" means an individual in the Service of the Employer if the relationship between the individual and the Employer is the legal relationship of employer and employee and if the individual is a member of a select group of highly compensated or key management employees of the Employer. 

 

2.13     "Employer" means Stock Yards Bank and Trust Company, and any Employer that is a member of controlled group of business or businesses under common control (within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code) with Stock Yards Bank and Trust Company, which adopts this Plan for the benefit of its employees.  In such event, Stock Yards Bank and Trust Company shall be the only entity authorized or required to amend the Plan or administer it, and the other adopting employers shall be responsible solely for payments to its employees who participate hereunder.

 

2.14     "Employer Credits" means the amounts credited to the Participant's Deferred Compensation Account by the Employer pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.2.

 

2.15     "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

2.16     "In-Service Account" means a separate sub-account of the Deferred Compensation Account to be kept for each Participant who has elected to designate all or a portion of one or more Plan Years' Deferral Credits to be withdrawn at a specified date as described in Section 5.3.  The In-Service Account shall be adjusted in the same manner and at the same time as the Deferred Compensation Account under Section 8 and in accordance with the rules and elections in effect under Section 8.

 

2.17     "Participant" means an Employee who has been designated by the Committee as a Participant and who has entered the Plan or who has an Account under the Plan.

 

2.18     "Plan" means The Stock Yards Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, as herein set out or as duly amended hereafter. 

 

2.19     "Plan Year" means the twelve-month period ending on the last day of December.

 

2.20      "Retirement" shall mean, effective for any payment of benefits to be made after calendar year 2006, a Participant's Termination of Employment occurring on or after the Participant attains age 55 for any reason other than death.

 

2.21     "Retirement Account" means the portion of the Deferred Compensation Account of a Participant other than an In-Service Account.  The Retirement Account shall be adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 8.

 

2.22     "Specified Employee" means, effective April 1 of each year, any Employee who meets the ownership, officer and compensation thresholds of Section 416(i)(1)(A)(i), (ii) or (iii) of the Code (applied in accordance with the regulations thereunder and without regard to Section 416(i)(5) of the Code) with respect to the Employer at any time during the twelve month period ending on December 31 of each year (the "identification date").  If the Employee meets these thresholds as of any identification date, the person is treated as a Specified Employee for the twelve month period beginning on April 1 following the identification date.  If the definition of Specified Employee is changed in any successor guidance to Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(i), that changed definition shall control hereunder.

 

2.22     "Spouse" means, except as otherwise provided in the Plan, a person who is the legally married spouse of a Participant. " Surviving Spouse " means the person to whom a Participant was legally married at the Participant's death and who survives the Participant.

 

2.23     "Trust" means the trust fund established pursuant to Section 10.2, if adopted by the Employer.

 

2.24     "Trustee" means the trustee, if any, named in the agreement establishing the Trust and such successor or additional trustee as may be named pursuant to the terms of the agreement establishing the Trust.

 

2.25      "Termination of Employment" shall mean the date the Employer and the Employee reasonably anticipate that (i) the Employee will not perform any further services for the Employer or any other entity considered a single employer with the Employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (inserting in lieu of 80% each time it is used thereunder with 50%) (together referred to herein as the "Controlled Group"), or (ii) the level of bona fide services performed after that date (as an employee or independent contractor) will permanently decrease to less than 20% of the average level of bona fide services performed over the previous 36 months (or if shorter over the duration of service).  For this purpose, service performed as an employee or as an independent contractor is counted, and service as a member of the board of directors of an Employer Group is counted because benefits under this Plan are aggregated with benefits under a similar Employer Group plan or agreement in which Executive also participates as a director. The Employee will not be treated as having a Termination of Employment while on military leave, sick leave or other bona fide leave of absence if the leave does not exceed six months or, if longer, the period during which the Employee has a reemployment right with the corporation by statute or contract.  If a bona fide leave of absence extends beyond six months, a Termination of Employment will be deemed to occur on the first day after the end of such six month period, or on the day after the Employee's statutory or contractual reemployment right lapses, if later.  The Committee will determine whether a Termination of Employment has occurred based on all relevant facts and circumstances, in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h).

 

2.26     "Unforeseeable Emergency" means a severe financial hardship to the Participant arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant and resulting from (i) a sudden or unexpected illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant's Spouse or dependent (as defined in Section 152(a) of the Code), (ii) loss of the Participant's property due to casualty, or (iii) other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances, all as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee in accordance with the Code.

 

Section 3--Participation

 

The Committee in its discretion shall designate each Employee who is eligible to participate in the Plan, and may designate that any such Employee ceases being eligible and is no longer an Active Participant at any time, effective as of the beginning of the next Plan Year after notification thereof.  An Employee  designated by the Committee as a Participant shall become a Participant as of any future date determined by the Committee.  A Participant who incurs a Termination of Employment and who later returns to work for the Employer will not be an Active Participant unless and until the Committee so determines, whether or not the Participant has an Account remaining under the Plan on the date of the return to employment.

 

Section 4--Credits to Deferred Compensation Account

 

4.1       Deferral Credits.  Each Active Participant may elect, by delivering an Election Form during the Annual Enrollment Period, to defer the receipt of his base salary at each regular payroll period by a dollar amount or any whole percentage of up to 10%, and, beginning for 2007, to defer the receipt of a dollar amount or any whole percentage of up to 50% of any annual incentive bonus payable with respect to 2007 or later service.  The amount of the Participant Deferral shall be credited by the Employer to the Deferred Compensation Account (or, if so designated on the Election Form, In-Service Account) maintained for the Participant pursuant to Section 5.3.  The following special provisions shall apply with respect to the Deferral Credits of a Participant:

 

4.1.1  The Participant's Election Form shall become effective with respect to such Participant as of the first day of January following the date such form is received by the Committee (or, with respect to a Participant made eligible mid-Plan Year, at the first payroll period beginning after the Annual Enrollment Period has expired), and shall be irrevocable as of the end of the Annual Enrollment Period.  The election of a Participant shall continue in effect for subsequent years until modified by the Participant as permitted in this Section 4.1, or until the earlier of the date the Participant incures a Termination of Employment or the first day of the Plan Year after the Participant ceases to be an Active Participant under the Plan.

 

4.1.2The Committee may permit a separate election to be applied to the any annual incentive bonus, provided that such election must be made prior to the first day of the Plan Year during which the related services are performed, even if the annual incentive bonus for that Plan Year might not otherwise be paid until the Plan Year following the year in which services are performed. 

 

4.1.3With respect to a Participant made eligible for the Plan mid-Plan Year, any Election Form shall apply solely to base salary not yet earned, and the percentage deferral of any annual incentive bonus shall be applied to only a portion of that bonus equal to the fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days the Participant was eligible for the Plan, and the denominator of which is the total number of days in the performance period applicable to that annual incentive. 

 

4.1.4 Base salary payable after the last day of the Plan Year solely for services provided during the final payroll period containing December 31, is treated for purposes of this Section 4.1 as base salary for services performed in the subsequent taxable year, and the subsequent Plan Year's Election Form, if any, shall be applied thereto

 

4.2       Employer Credits.  The Employer shall credit to the Account of each Participant selected by the Committee to receive Employer contributions, an Employer Credit in an amount, at the time and subject to the vesting schedule set forth on a separate Employer Contribution Agreement with respect to that Participant.  Employer Credits need not be, and generally will not be, granted to all Participants.

 

4.3        FICA and Other Employment Taxes .  For each Plan Year in which a  Deferral is being withheld or an Employer Credit is made or vested, the Employer shall withhold the Participant's share of FICA and other employment taxes related to the Deferral or Employer Credit, from that portion of the Participant's base salary or bonus that is not deferred and is actually paid to the Participant.  If necessary because of other payroll deductions which shall take precedence, the Employer shall reduce the Participant's Deferral or Employer Credit in order to comply with this Section 4.3.

 

Section 5--Distribution Events and Forms

 

5.1       Termination of Employment; Retirement.  If the Participant terminates employment with the Employer, the vested balance in the Account shall be paid to the Participant by the Employer in a lump sum, 60 days following the Termination of Employment, or, if and only if the Termination of Employment is a Retirement, begin 60 days afterward in a lump sum or in annual installments over no more than 10 years, as elected by the Participant at the later of (i) entry into this Plan, or (ii) before December 31, 2006, in accordance with Section 6.4.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no distribution shall be made earlier than six months after the Termination of Employment (even if on account of Retirement) with respect to a Participant who is a Specified Employee.  Any payments to which a Specified Employee would be entitled during the first six months following Termination of Employment shall be accumulated and paid on the first day of the seventh month following the date of Termination of Employment.

 

5.2       Death.  If the Participant dies before incurring a Termination of Employment, 60 days following that event the Employer shall pay (or begin to pay) a benefit to the Participant's Beneficiary in either a lump sum, or in annual installments over no more than 10 years, as elected by the Participant at the later of (i) entry into this Plan, or (ii) before December 31, 2006, in accordance with Section 6.4 hereof.  If a Participant dies following his Termination of Employment, and before all payments under the Plan have been made, the vested balance remaining in the Account shall continue to be paid by the Employer to the Participant's Beneficiary in the same time and manner in effect prior to his death.

 

5.3       In-Service Distributions.  A Participant may designate in the Election Form during any Annual Enrollment Period to have a specified amount or percentage of the Participant's future Deferral Credit added to an In-Service Account for in-service distribution.  The time and manner of the in-service distribution shall be specified by the Participant in the Election Form, as between a lump sum at a designated date or in annual installments over not more than 6 years beginning at a designated date, provided that, the date so designated is no less than 3 years later than the Deferral Plan Year.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant incurs a Termination of Employment or dies prior to the date on which the entire balance in the In-Service Account has been distributed, then the balance in the In-Service Account shall be distributed to the Participant in the same manner and at the same time as the remaining balance in the Account is distributed under Section 5.1 or 5.2. 

 

5.4       Unforeseeable Emergency.  If a Participant experiences an Unforeseeable Financial Emergency, the Participant may petition the Committee to receive a partial or full distribution of the Participant's Account from the Plan.  The petition shall be accompanied by such documentation in support of the existence of an Unforeseeable Financial Emergency as the Committee shall require.  The distribution shall not exceed the lesser of (i) the Participant's vested Account; and (ii) the amount necessary to satisfy the Unforeseeable Financial Emergency, plus any amount necessary to pay taxes reasonably anticipated as a result of the distribution, after taking into account the extent to which the hardship resulting from the Unforeseeable Financial Emergency is or may be relieved through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise by liquidation of the Participant's assets (to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship).  If the Committee in its sole discretion and in accordance with the Code and Treas. Reg. Section 1-409A-3(i)(3) approves the petition for a distribution, the distribution shall be made within 60 days after the date of approval.  A distribution due to Unforeseeable Emergency shall not affect any Deferral election previously made by the Participant.  If a Participant's Termination of Employment occurs after a request is approved in accordance with this Section 5.4, but prior to distribution of the full amount approved, the approval of the request shall be automatically null and void and the benefits which the Participant is entitled to receive under the Plan shall be distributed in accordance with Section 5.1 or 5.2.

 

Section 6--Election of Payment Options

 

6.1       Making Payment Elections.  In the Participant's first Election Form (or, if later, in a special payment form election in 2006 in accordance with Section 6.4), the Participant shall elect the method under which the vested balance in the Account will be made in the events of death or Retirement.  Absent a timely election, all payments hereunder will be in a lump sum, 60 days after the payment triggering event.

 

6.2       Payment Dates.   A payment shall be treated as made on the date specified for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, if it is made on such date or a later date within the same calendar year or, if later, by the 15th day of the third calendar month following the date specified. 

 

6.3       Installments; Minimum Payments.   If the Participant elects an installment payment option, the payment of each annual installment shall be made on the anniversary of the date of the first installment payment, and the amount of the annual installment shall be adjusted on such anniversary for credits or debits to the Participant's Account.  Such adjustment shall be made by dividing the balance in the Account on such date by the number of annual installments remaining to be paid hereunder; provided that the last annual installment due under the Plan shall be the entire amount credited to the Participant's Account on the date of payment. Provided,  however, that a Participant with an Account of $10,000 or less at a Retirement or death that occurs on or after January 1, 2007, will be paid his benefit in a single lump sum regardless of any previous written election.

 

6.4       Special 2006 Payment Form Election .  Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, any Participant who has an Account in the Plan when this 2006 Amended and Restated Plan is adopted, and who does not otherwise become entitled to a payment under this Plan during 2006 (without regard to the special election in this Section), shall have an opportunity to make a new election to receive any benefits to which the Participant may become entitled in 2007 and thereafter in any of the payment forms described in Section 5.  Such election must be made, in the form prescribed by the Committee, on or before December 31, 2006 and shall apply to the Participant's entire Account under the Plan, including any amounts accrued under the 2004 Plan.  No election made under this Section 6.4 shall be given if effect if the Participant is entitled to any benefit payments on or before December 31, 2006, but any such election otherwise shall be considered irrevocable as of December 31, 2006.  To the extent that any existing Participant fails to elect a payment form in accordance with the special election provisions of this 2006 Amended and Restated Plan on or before December 31, 2006, the benefits paid thereafter shall be paid only after Termination of Employment, and then in a single lump sum.

 

6.5       Payments in 2005 and 2006. Any Participant who becomes entitled to a payment of benefits in 2005 or 2006 under the terms of the Plan as in effect prior to this 2006 Amended and Restated Plan's adoption, shall have the timing and form of such distribution governed by the terms of the 2004 Plan without regard to or exercise of any discretion therein to change such timing or form from that elected in 2004 (or upon entry into the Plan, if later).

 

6.6       Changes in Payment Form Elections.  A Participant may delay an In-Service Account payment, or change the method of payment from a lump sum to installments (or vice versa) at death, subject to the following requirements:

 

6.6.1    The new election may not take effect until at least 12 months after the date on which the new election is made.

 

6.6.2    If the new election relates to a payment other than on account of the death of the Participant or an Unforeseeable Emergency, the new election must provide for the deferral of the payment for a period of at least five years from the date such payment would otherwise have been made, or in the case of installments, from the date the payments would otherwise have started. 

 

6.6.3    If the new election relates to a payment from the In-Service Account, the new election must be made at least 12 months prior to the date of the first scheduled payment from such account.

 

6.7       Acceleration Prohibited.  The acceleration of the time or schedule of any payment due under the Plan is prohibited except as provided in regulations and administrative guidance promulgated under Section 409A of the Code.  It is not an acceleration of the time or schedule of payment if the Employer waives or accelerates the vesting requirements applicable to a benefit under the Plan.

 

6.8       Payments Delayed by Employer in Certain Circumstances.   Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any payment due to a Participant or Beneficiary on a date specified under Section 5 shall be delayed as follows for all similarly situated Participants, on a reasonably consistent basis: (i) if the Committee reasonably anticipates that an Employer's deduction with respect to the payment otherwise would be reduced or eliminated by application of Code Section 162(m), some or all of the payment may be delayed but only for the period and in the amount, as provided in Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-2(b)(7)(i); and (ii) if the Committee reasonably anticipates that making the payment will violate Federal securities law or other applicable laws, then the payment will not be made until the earliest date on which the Committee reasonably anticipates that the payment will not cause any such violation, provided that for purposes of this Section, inclusion of any amount in gross income or the application of any penalty or other provision of the Code shall not be considered a violation of applicable law; and (iii) upon the happening of any other event or condition the Internal Revenue Service may provide in applicable future guidance.

 

6.9       Taxes and Withholding.   The Employer or the trustee of the Trust, if any, shall withhold from any distribution under this Plan any and all income and employment taxes required to be withheld therefrom by applicable law.

 

Section 7--Vesting

 

A Participant shall be fully vested in the portion of his Account attributable to Participant Deferral Credits, and all income, gains and losses attributable thereto.  A Participant shall become fully vested in the portion of his Account attributable to Employer Credits, and income, gains and losses attributable thereto, in accordance with the vesting schedule and provisions designated by the Employer in the Participant's Employer Contribution Agreement.  If a Participant's Account is not fully vested upon Termination of Employment, the portion of the Account that is not fully vested shall thereupon be forfeited.  Provided, however, and without regard to any vesting schedule in an Employer Contribution Agreement, the entire Account attributable to Employer Credits shall be forfeited at Termination of Employment if the Participant is terminated for Cause or Cause is discovered after the Participant has resigned and before the Account is paid.  For purposes of this Section, "Cause" means (i) the Participant is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor involving fraud, embezzlement, theft or dishonesty, or other criminal conduct against the Employer or one of its customers; or (ii) the Participant engaged in dishonesty, breach of fiduciary duty or any material breach of his duty of loyalty to the Employer.

 

Section 8--Accounts; Deemed Investment; Adjustments to Account

 

8.1       Accounts.  The Committee shall establish a book reserve account, entitled the "Deferred Compensation Account," or simply "Account," on behalf of each Participant.  The Committee shall also establish such sub-accounts as may be required to track the elections and rights of the Participant hereunder, including an In-Service Account, and separate Employer and Deferral Credit sub-accounts, as applicable.  The amount credited to the Account shall be adjusted pursuant to the provisions of Section 8.5.

 

8.2       Deemed Investments.  The Account of a Participant shall be credited with an investment return determined as if the account were invested in one or more investment funds made available from time to time by the Committee for an investment allocation pursuant to elections of Participants.  The  available investment options will be communicated to Participants from time to time and may be changed or eliminated in the exercise of its sole and absolute discretion at any time by the Committee, upon written notice to the Participants. Provided, however, that if for any reason the Committee is not able to reasonably determine earnings and losses based on an investment options the Committee has not deleted from the available list, for a period of time exceeding 60 days, the Employer shall credit the Account retroactively for that period and any future period before the investment option tracking is available, at a rate equal to the prime rate of interest as published in the Wall Street Journal for that period.  If investment options tracking is unavailable for less than 60 days, no make up earnings credit shall be required.

 

8.3        Not Fiduciaries .         The Committee, the Employer, and, if applicable, the Trustee will not be accountable or liable in any manner for any investment losses to a Participant's Account incurred in connection with implementing the directions of the Participant with respect to the deemed investment of the Participant's Account or due to any reasonable administrative delay in implementing such directions.  Neither the Committee, the Employer, the Trustee, any record keeper or investment issuer, nor any person performing services regarding the Plan, is a fiduciary to the Participant or responsible for or liable for any damage or loss or expense or other claim that may arise from that Participant's or Beneficiary's investment direction or exercise of control (or from that Participant's or Beneficiary's failure to exercise the Participant's right of investment direction and control).

 

8.4       Participant Directions .         Participant investment allocation elections shall be designated in writing or via an electronic link, in the manner prescribed by the Committee.  The investment election of the Participant shall remain in effect until a new election is made by the Participant, or until changes in the options are made by the Committee.  The Committee will determine a default investment option in which amounts assumed to be credited to a Participant's Account will be deemed to be invested if a Participant does not provide investment directions with respect to the Participant's Account.  An investment allocation may be changed to apply a new allocation or include a new or replaced deemed investment, by the Committee prospectively at any time, with reasonable notice as soon as practicable thereafter to the Participant.

 

8.5       Adjustments to Deferred Compensation Account.  With respect to each Participant who has an Account under the Plan, the amount credited to such account shall be adjusted by the following debits and credits, at the times and in the order stated:

 

8.5.1    The Account shall be debited each business day with the total amount of any payments made from such Account since the last preceding business day to or for the benefit of the Participant.

 

8.5.2    The Account shall be credited on each Crediting Date with the total amount of any Deferral Credits and Employer Credits added to such account since the last preceding Crediting Date.

 

8.5.3    The Account shall be credited or debited on each day securities are traded on a national stock exchange with the amount of deemed investment gain or loss resulting from the performance of the investment funds elected by the Participant in accordance with Section 8.4.  The amount of such deemed investment gain or loss shall be determined by the Committee and such determination shall be final and conclusive upon all persons having any interest in the Plan.

 

8.6       Statements of Account .         Each Account Statement furnished by (or on behalf of) the Employer under this Plan is intended as a legally significant statement of the Participant's current Account. If the, the Participant (or Beneficiary or alternate payee) has not, within 90 days after delivery of an Account Statement, delivered a written objection as to its accuracy, the Account shall then be considered for all purposes as correctly determined at the value set forth on such Statement.

 

Section 9--Administration by Committee

 

9.1        General .  This Plan shall be administered by the Committee.  The Committee shall have the authority in its sole discretion (i) to make, amend, interpret and enforce such rules and regulations for the administration of this Plan as it deems necessary or appropriate; and (ii) to decide or resolve any and all questions, including claims for benefits, and make any interpretations with respect to the Plan that may arise in connection with the Plan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board or the Committee may in its discretion, delegate to the Retirement Committee of the Company (as defined in the its 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan) any or all of its responsibilities hereunder other than decisions regarding the identity of persons who will participate, and formula or vesting schedule for Employer Credits, in which event the actions of such Retirement Committee shall have the same force and effect as if taken by the Committee.

 

9.2       Agents.  In the administration of this Plan, the Committee may from time to time employ agents and delegate to them such administrative duties as it sees fit (including acting through a duly appointed representative) and may from time to time consult with counsel who may be counsel to the Employer.

 

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

 

9.4       Indemnification of the Committee.   The Employer shall indemnify and hold harmless the members of the Committee, and in the event of delegation of responsibility to the Retirement Committee of the Company, the members of the Retirement Committee, and each of them against any and all claims, losses, damages, expenses or liabilities arising from any action or failure to act with respect to this Plan, except in the case of willful misconduct.

 

9.5       Employer Information.  To enable the Committee to perform its functions, the Employer shall supply full and timely information to the Committee on all matters relating to the compensation of its Participants, the date and circumstances of the Termination of Employment of its Participants, and such other pertinent information as the Committee may reasonably require.

 

9.6       Correction of Errors.  The Committee may correct errors and, so far as practicable, may adjust any benefit or credit or payment accordingly.  The Committee may in its discretion waive any notice requirements in the Plan; provided, that a waiver of notice in one or more cases shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of notice in any other case. 

 

9.7       Authority to Interpret Plan.  Subject to the claims procedure set forth in Section 16, the Committee shall have the duty and discretionary authority to interpret and construe the provisions of the Plan and to decide any dispute which may arise regarding the rights of Participants hereunder, including the discretionary authority to construe the Plan and determine the facts important to any determination, and to make determinations as to eligibility and benefits under the Plan. 

 

9.8       Third Party Advisors.  The Committee may engage an attorney, accountant, actuary or any other technical advisor on matters regarding the operation of the Plan and to perform such other duties as shall be required in connection therewith, and may employ such clerical and related personnel as the Committee shall deem requisite or desirable in carrying out the provisions of the Plan.  The Committee shall from time to time, but no less frequently than annually, review the financial condition of the Plan and determine the financial and liquidity needs of the Plan, and shall communicate such needs to the Employer so that its assets may be appropriately adjusted to meet such needs.

 

9.9       Expense Reimbursement.  The Committee shall be entitled to reimbursement by the Employer for its reasonable expenses properly and actually incurred in the performance of its duties in the administration of the Plan.

 

Section 10--Contractual Liability; Trust

 

10.1     Contractual Liability.  The obligation of the Employer to make payments hereunder shall constitute merely a contractual liability of the Employer to the Participant.  Such payments shall be made from the general funds of the Employer, and the Employer shall not be required to establish or maintain any special or separate fund, or otherwise to segregate assets to assure that such payments shall be made, and the Participant shall not have any interest in any particular assets of the Employer by reason of its obligations hereunder.  To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payment from the Employer, such right shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured creditor of the Employer.

 

10.2     Trust.  The Employer may, but need not, except in the event of the occurrence of a Change in Control, as that term is defined in any Stock Incentive Plan or replacement or successor thereto in effect for the Employer from time to time, establish a Trust, pursuant to such terms and conditions as are set forth in the Trust Agreement.  The Trust, if and when established, will be based on the model "rabbi trust" set forth in IRS Revenue Procedure 92-64 or successors thereof, and is intended to be treated as a grantor trust for purposes of the Code and all assets of the Trust shall be held in the United States.  The establishment of the Trust is not intended to cause Participants to realize current income on amounts contributed thereto, and the Trust shall be so interpreted and administered.  "Change in Control" for purposes of this Section shall be as that term is defined in any Stock Incentive Plan or replacement or successor thereto in effect for the Employer from time to time.

 

10.3     Legal Status Of Plan.   This Plan is intended to be, and shall be construed and administered as, an employee benefit pension plan under the provisions of ERISA, and is intended as an unfunded "top hat" plan under Section 201(2) of ERISA maintained primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees.  The Plan is not intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code.  This Plan will be construed and enforced according to the law of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and applicable local law, to the extent not preempted by the Code and ERISA, and the Plan will be interpreted in a manner consistent with the maintenance of its status as a deferred compensation plan in accordance with Code Section 409A.  Reference to any Section of the Code or ERISA will be deemed to incorporate any required amendment of such Section as necessary to maintain the status of this Plan as a  tax-deferred compensation plan.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Plan shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any one or more of the other provisions hereof.  The parties hereby agree that this Plan shall be so interpreted as to give effect and validity to all the provisions hereof to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

Section 11--Benefits Not Assignable; Facility of Payments

 

11.1     No Alienation or Assignment .  No right or benefit under the Plan shall be subject to anticipation, alienation, sale, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge, and any attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, assign, pledge, encumber or charge the same shall be void.  No right or benefit hereunder shall in any manner be liable for or subject to the debts, or contracts, liabilities of the person entitled to such benefit.  No part of the amounts payable shall, prior to actual payment, be subject to seizure or sequestration for the payment of any debts, judgments, alimony or separate maintenance owed by a Participant or any other person, nor be transferable by operation of law in the event of a Participant's or any other person's bankruptcy or insolvency.  The preceding sentences shall not apply to the creation, assignment or recognition of any right to any benefit payable with respect to a Participant pursuant to a domestic relations order, unless such order is determined by the Committee or its agent to be a qualified domestic relations order, as defined in Section 414(p) of the Code.  Payment will be made to an alternate payee under a qualified domestic relations order at the time and in the form Order specifies.  Nothing in this Section 11.1 gives any Participant a right to receive a distribution prior to the occurrence of one of the events described elsewhere in this Plan, nor does it permit the alternate payee to receive a form of payment not permitted under the Plan.

 

11.2     Payments to Minors and Others.  If any individual entitled to receive a payment under the Plan shall be physically, mentally or legally incapable of receiving or acknowledging receipt of such payment, the Committee, upon the receipt of satisfactory evidence of his incapacity and satisfactory evidence that another person or institution is maintaining him and that no guardian or committee has been appointed for him, may cause any payment otherwise payable to him to be made to such person or institution so maintaining him.   Payment to such person or institution shall be in full satisfaction of all claims by or through the Participant to the extent of the amount thereof.

 

Section 12--Beneficiary

 

The Participant's beneficiary shall be the person or persons designated by the Participant on the beneficiary designation form provided by and filed with the Committee or its designee.  If the Participant does not designate a beneficiary, the beneficiary shall be the Participant's Surviving Spouse.  If the Participant does not designate a beneficiary and has no Surviving Spouse, the beneficiary shall be the Participant's estate.  The designation of a beneficiary may be changed or revoked only by filing a new beneficiary designation form with the Committee or its designee.  If a beneficiary (the "primary beneficiary") is receiving or is entitled to receive payments under the Plan and dies before receiving all of the payments due him, the balance to which he is entitled shall be paid to the contingent beneficiary, if any, named in the Participant's current beneficiary designation form.  If there is no contingent beneficiary, the balance shall be paid to the estate of the primary beneficiary.  Any beneficiary may disclaim all or any part of any benefit to which such beneficiary shall be entitled hereunder by filing a written disclaimer with the Committee before payment of such benefit is to be made.  Such a disclaimer shall be made in a form satisfactory to the Committee and shall be irrevocable when filed.  Any benefit disclaimed shall be payable from the Plan in the same manner as if the beneficiary who filed the disclaimer had predeceased the Participant.

 

Section 13--Amendment and Termination of Plan

 

13.1     Termination of the Plan .  The Employer reserves the right to terminate the Plan by the action of its Board and distribute the Accounts of all Participants as provided in Section 13.1.1, 13.1.2 or 13.1.3, or under such other circumstances as permitted under guidance published by the Internal Revenue Service under Code Section 409A (which generally does not allow cessation of deferrals mid-year, except in the circumstances described in this Section).  If the Employer terminates the Plan, no further deferrals or contributions shall be made, and the Account of all Participants will be determined as if the Participant had experienced a Termination of Employment on the date of Plan termination, and paid to the Participant as described in the applicable subsection below.

 

13.1.1  Corporate Dissolution or Bankruptcy .  The Employer may terminate the Plan within 12 months of a corporate dissolution taxed under Code Section 331 or with the approval of a bankruptcy court pursuant to 11 U.S.C. Section 503(b)(1)(A), provided that all Accounts are distributed and included in the gross incomes of Participants or Beneficiaries in the later of (i) the calendar year in which the Plan termination occurs or (ii) the first calendar year in which the payment is administratively practicable.

 

13.1.2   Change in Control .  The Employer may terminate the Plan within 30 days before or 12 months after a Change in Control Event, provided that all Accounts are distributed within 12 months of the effective date of termination, and that any substantially similar deferred compensation arrangements maintained by the Employer  also are terminated with all deferred amounts distributed within 12 months of termination.  For purposes of this Section, a "Change in Control Event" means a change in control of the Employer, a change in effective control of the Employer or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Employer's assets, the occurrence of which is objectively determinable, all within the meaning of Code Section 409A and applicable guidance issued thereunder.

 

                        13.1.3  Elimination of All Account-Based Deferred Compensation Arrangements .  The Employer may terminate the Plan at any time, provided that (i) the termination is not made in the presence of the downturn in the financial health of the Controlled Group; (ii) the Employer and any other member of the Controlled Group terminate any and all other nonqualified deferred compensation plans or arrangements that would be required to be aggregated with this Plan under Code Section 409A and guidance issued thereunder; (iii) no payments are made to any Participant or Beneficiary under this Plan within 12 months after the effective date of the Plan's termination, except to the extent payments are otherwise due hereunder; (iv) all Accounts are completely distributed within 24 months of the effective date of the Plan's termination; and (v) neither the Employer nor any member of the Controlled Group may adopt or maintain another plan or arrangement that would be required to be aggregated with this Plan under Code Section 409A for a period of at least three years after the date all necessary actions to terminate this Plan are made.

 

13.2     Amendment .  The Employer may, at any time and for any reason, amend or modify the Plan in whole or in part by the action of its Board, and the Committee (or, if so delegated, the Retirement Committee of the Employer) may make any amendment determined to be required to conform the Plan to the requirements of Code Section 409A in order to avoid income taxation to Participants of amounts accumulated hereunder until actually paid to Participants.  No amendment or modification shall have the effect of reducing the value of a Participant's vested Account in existence at the time the amendment or modification is made (calculated as if the Participant had experienced a Termination of Employment as of the effective date of the amendment or modification).  Except with respect to Employer rights to accelerate payment of benefits upon Plan termination in the preceding Section, no amendment or modification of the Plan shall affect the rights of any Participant or Beneficiary who is entitled to a distribution under the Plan as of the effective date of the amendment or modification.

 

Section 14--Claims Procedure

 

14.1     Presentation of Claim .  Any Participant or Beneficiary who believes that he or she is entitled to benefits under the Plan in an amount greater than or at a time different than those received (a "Claimant") may deliver to the Committee a written claim for a determination on the matter.  Any claim that relates to the contents of a notice received by the Claimant from the Plan must be made within 60 days after such notice was received by the Claimant.  Any other claim must be made within 180 days of the date on which the event that gave rise to the claim occurred.  All claims must state with particularity the determination desired by the Claimant.

 

14.2     Notification of Decision .  The Committee shall consider a Claimant's claim and shall notify the claimant in writing of its determination within a reasonable amount of time and not later than 90 days from the date on which the claim was filed, unless special circumstances require an extension of time, in which case the Committee shall notify the Claimant of its determination within 180 days of the date on which the claim was filed.  In the event that special circumstances require an extension of time, the Claimant will be provided with written notice of the extension within the initial 90-day period, which notice shall explain the circumstances requiring an extension and provide the date on which the Committee expects to render a decision on the claim.  If no notice is provided within the required time period, the claim shall be deemed denied.  Notice of the Committee's determination shall provide either:

 

14.2.1  that the Claimant's requested determination has been made and that the claim has been allowed in full; or

 

14.2.2  that the Committee has reached a conclusion that is contrary, in whole or in part, to the Claimant's requested determination, in which case such notice shall set forth in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant:

 

(i)         specific reason(s) for the denial of the claim or any part thereof;

(ii)        specific reference(s) to pertinent provisions of the Plan upon which such denial was based;

(iii)       a description of any additional material or information necessary for the Claimant to perfect the claim, and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary; and

(iv)       an explanation of the claim review procedure set forth in Section 15.3 below, including applicable time limits and a statement of such Claimant's right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA in the event that the denial is upheld on review.

 

14.2.2  that the Committee has reached a conclusion that is contrary, in whole or in part, to the Claimant's requested determination, in which case such notice shall set forth in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant:

 

14.3     Review of a Denied Claim .  Within 60 days after receiving a notice from the Committee that a claim has been denied (or deemed denied by inaction of the Committee), in whole or in part, a Claimant (or the Claimant's duly authorized representative) may file with the Board, or a component thereof so appointed (the "Appeal Committee") a written request for a review of the denial of the claim.  Thereafter, the Claimant (or the Claimant's duly authorized representative) shall have the right to:

 

(i)         review documents pertinent to the claim;

(ii)        submit written comments or other documents or information; and

(iii)       request a hearing, which the Appeal Committee in its sole discretion may grant or deny.

 

When reviewing a denied claim, the Appeal Committee shall take into account all comments, documents, records and other information submitted by the Claimant (or his or her duly authorized representative) and relating to the claim, without regard to whether such material or information was considered during the initial benefit determination.

 

14.4     Decision on Review .  The Appeal Committee shall render a decision on review within a reasonable period of time and not later than 60 days after the written request for review is filed, unless a hearing is held or other special circumstances require additional time, in which case the Appeal Committee must provide the Claimant with written notice of the extension within the initial 60-day period and must render a decision within 120 days after the written request for review is filed.  Any notice of extension must describe the circumstances requiring the extension and provide a date by which the Appeal Committee expects to render a decision.  Notice of the decision on review shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant and, if the claim was denied in whole or in part, shall contain:

 

(i)         specific reason(s) for the decision;

(ii)        specific reference(s) to the pertinent Plan provisions upon which the decision was based;

(iii)       a statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to and copies of all documents, records and other information relevant to the claim; and

(iv)       a statement of the Claimant's right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA.

 

14.5     Legal Action .  Compliance by a Claimant with the foregoing provisions of this Section 14 shall be a mandatory prerequisite to the Claimant's right to commence any legal action with respect to any claim for benefits under this Plan.

 

Section 15--Miscellaneous Provisions

 

15.1     Set off.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, the Employer may reduce the amount of any payment otherwise payable to or on behalf of a Participant hereunder (net of any required withholdings) at the time it would otherwise be paid (and not before) by the amount of any loan, cash advance, extension of credit or other obligation of the Participant to the Employer that is then due and payable, and the Participant shall be deemed to have consented to such reduction.

 

15.2     Notices.  Each Participant and Beneficiary shall be responsible for furnishing the Committee or its designee with his current address for the mailing of notices and benefit payments.  Any notice required or permitted to be given to such Participant or Beneficiary shall be deemed given if directed to such address and mailed by regular United States mail, first class, postage prepaid.  If any check mailed to such address is returned as undeliverable to the addressee, mailing of checks will be suspended until the Participant or beneficiary furnishes the proper address.  This provision shall not be construed as requiring the mailing of any notice or notification otherwise permitted to be given by posting or by other publication.

 

15.3     Lost Distributees.  A benefit shall be deemed forfeited if the Plan Administrator is unable to locate the Participant or Beneficiary to whom payment is due on or before the fifth anniversary of the date payment is to be made or commence; provided, that the deemed investment rate of return pursuant to Section 8 shall cease to be applied to the Participant's account following the first anniversary of such date; provided further, however, that such benefit shall be reinstated at its value at forfeiture if a valid claim is made by or on behalf of the Participant or Beneficiary for all or part of the forfeited benefit.

 

15.4     Reliance on Data.  The Employer, the Committee and the Plan Administrator shall have the right to rely on any data provided by the Participant or by any Beneficiary.  Representations of such data shall be binding upon any party seeking to claim a benefit through a Participant, and the Employer, the Committee and the Plan Administrator shall have no obligation to inquire into the accuracy of any representation made at any time by a Participant or Beneficiary.

 

15.5     Receipt and Release for Payments.   Any payment made from the Plan to or with respect to any Participant or Beneficiary, or pursuant to a disclaimer by a Beneficiary, shall, to the extent thereof, be in full satisfaction of all claims hereunder against the Plan and the Employer with respect to the Plan.  The recipient of any payment from the Plan may be required by the Committee, as a condition precedent to such payment, to execute a receipt and release with respect thereto in such form as shall be acceptable to the Committee.

 

15.6     Headings.  The headings and subheadings of the Plan have been inserted for convenience of reference and are to be ignored in any construction of the provisions hereof.

 

15.7     No Guarantee of Employment.  The establishment of the Plan shall not be construed as conferring any legal or other rights upon any Employee or any persons for continuation of employment, nor shall it interfere with the right of the Employer to discharge any Employee or to deal with him without regard to the effect thereof under the Plan.

 

15.8     Merger or Consolidation; Assumption of Plan.  No Employer shall consolidate or merge into or with another corporation or entity, or transfer all or substantially all of its assets to another corporation, partnership, trust or other entity (a "Successor Entity") unless such Successor Entity shall assume the rights, obligations and liabilities of the Employer under the Plan and upon such assumption, the Successor Entity shall become obligated to perform the terms and conditions of the Plan.  Nothing herein shall prohibit the assumption of the obligations and liabilities of the Employer under the Plan by any Successor Entity.

 


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , this Stock Yards Bank and Trust Company Executive Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (as Amended and Restated in 2006) is hereby amended as of the date set forth above, but actually on the date signed as indicated below.

 

 

STOCK YARDS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

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