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PICTURE 1

 

April 21,  2020

Dear Fellow Stockholder:

You are cordially invited to attend the annual meeting of stockholders of Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for Rhinebeck Bank.

The annual meeting will be a virtual meeting conducted exclusively via live webcast at www.cstproxy.com/rhinebeckbancorp/2020 on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at 11:00 a.m., Eastern time. Due to the public health concerns regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the restrictions on in-person gatherings, and to support the health and well-being of our employees, directors and stockholders, the annual meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only.  You will not be able to attend the annual meeting physically.  However, we are committed to ensuring that stockholders will be afforded the same rights and opportunities to participate as they would at an in-person meeting. You will be able to attend the meeting online, vote your shares electronically and submit questions during the meeting by visiting www.cstproxy.com/rhinebeckbancorp/2020. To participate in the virtual meeting, you will need the 12-digit control number included on your proxy card. The meeting will begin promptly at 11:00 a.m., Eastern time. We encourage you to access the meeting prior to the start time. The notice of annual meeting and the proxy statement appearing on the following pages describe the formal business to be transacted at the meeting.

It is important that your shares are represented at this meeting, whether or not you attend the meeting online and regardless of the number of shares you own. To ensure your shares are represented, we urge you to vote promptly by completing and mailing the enclosed proxy card or via the Internet. Voting instructions appear on the enclosed proxy card. If you attend the meeting online, you may vote at that time even if you have previously mailed a proxy card or voted by Internet.

We look forward to speaking with you at the meeting.

 

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

/s/ Michael J. Quinn

 

Michael J. Quinn

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc.

2 Jefferson Plaza

Poughkeepsie, New York 12601

(845) 454‑8555

NOTICE OF 2020 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

 

 

TIME AND DATE

11:00 a.m., Eastern time, Tuesday, May 26, 2020

 

 

PLACE

www.cstproxy.com/rhinebeckbancorp/2020

 

 

ITEMS OF BUSINESS

(1)   The election of two directors to serve for a term of three years;

 

 

 

(2)   The approval of the Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan;

 

 

 

(3)   The ratification of the appointment of Wolf & Company, P.C. to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020; and

 

 

 

(4)   The transaction of any other business that may properly come before the meeting and any adjournment or postponement of the meeting. (Note: The Board of Directors is not aware of any other business to come before the meeting.)

 

 

RECORD DATE

To vote, you must have been a stockholder as of the close of business on April 9, 2020.

 

 

PROXY VOTING

It is important that your shares be represented and voted at the meeting. You can vote your shares via the Internet or by mail by completing and returning the accompanying proxy card in the accompanying self-addressed envelope. Voting instructions are printed on the proxy card. You may revoke a proxy at any time before its exercise at the meeting by following the instructions in the accompanying proxy statement.

 

 

 

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Karen E. Morgan-D’Amelio

 

Karen E. Morgan-D’Amelio

 

Corporate Secretary

 

 

 

 

Poughkeepsie, New York

 

April 21, 2020

 

 

 

 

RHINEBECK BANCORP, INC.


PROXY STATEMENT


GENERAL INFORMATION

Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. is providing this proxy statement to you in connection with the solicitation of proxies by its Board of Directors only for use at the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders and for any adjournment or postponement of the annual meeting. In this proxy statement, we may also refer to Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. as “Rhinebeck Bancorp,” “we,” “our” or “us.”  Rhinebeck Bank is the wholly-owned subsidiary of Rhinebeck Bancorp. Rhinebeck Bancorp is the majority-owned subsidiary of Rhinebeck Bancorp, MHC, a mutual holding company.

We will hold the annual meeting in a virtual meeting format only at www.cstproxy.com/rhinebeckbancorp/2020 at 11:00 a.m., Eastern time.  You will not be able to attend the annual meeting physically.

We intend to mail this proxy statement and a proxy card to stockholders of record beginning on or about April 21, 2020.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE STOCKHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON MAY 26, 2020

This proxy statement and our Annual Report on Form 10‑K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, are available on the Internet at www.cstproxy.com/rhinebeckbancorp/2020. The Annual Report includes our audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

INFORMATION ABOUT VOTING

Who May Vote at the Meeting

You are entitled to vote your shares of Rhinebeck Bancorp common stock if you owned your shares as of the close of business on April 9, 2020. As of the close of business on that date, 11,133,290 shares of common stock were outstanding, of which 6,345,975 shares were owned by Rhinebeck Bancorp, MHC and the remaining 4,787,315 shares were owned by public stockholders. Each share of common stock has one vote.

Our Articles of Incorporation provide that record holders of our common stock who beneficially own, either directly or indirectly, more than 10% of our outstanding shares (other than Rhinebeck Bancorp, MHC) are not entitled to any vote with respect to the shares held in excess of the 10% limit.

Ownership of Shares

You may own your shares of common stock of Rhinebeck Bancorp in one or more of the following ways:

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Directly in your name as the stockholder of record;

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Indirectly through a broker, bank or other holder of record in “street name”; or

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Indirectly through the Rhinebeck Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the “ESOP”) or the Rhinebeck Bank 401(k) Plan (the “401(k) Plan”).

If your shares are registered directly in your name, you are the holder of record of those shares and we are sending these proxy materials directly to you. As the holder of record, you have the right to give your proxy directly to us to vote at the annual meeting or you may vote in person at the annual meeting.

If you hold your shares in “street name,” you are considered the beneficial owner of your shares and your broker, bank or other holder of record is sending these proxy materials to you. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker, bank or other holder of record how to vote by completing a voting instruction form provided

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by your broker, bank or other holder of record that accompanies your proxy materials. Your broker, bank or other holder of record may allow you to provide voting instructions by telephone or via the Internet. Refer to the voting instruction form that accompanies your proxy materials. If you want to vote your shares of common stock held in street name online at the annual meeting, you must obtain a written proxy in your name from the broker, bank or other holder who is the record holder of your shares.

If you own shares of common stock indirectly through the 401(k) Plan or are a participant in the ESOP, see “Participants in the ESOP and the 401(k) Plan” below.

Attending the Meeting

The annual meeting will be a completely virtual meeting of stockholders, which will be conducted exclusively by webcast. You are entitled to participate in the annual meeting only if you were a stockholder of Rhinebeck Bancorp as of the close of business on April 9, 2020, or if you hold a valid proxy for the annual meeting. No physical meeting will be held.

You will be able to attend the annual meeting online and submit your questions during the meeting by visiting www.cstproxy.com/rhinebeckbancorp/2020. You also will be able to vote your shares online by attending the annual meeting by webcast.  The online meeting will begin promptly at 11:00 a.m., Eastern time.  We encourage you to access the meeting before the start time leaving ample time to check in.  To participate in the annual meeting, you will need the 12-digit control number included on your proxy card. 

If you hold your shares through an intermediary, such as a bank or broker, you must register in advance using the instructions below.  To register to attend the annual meeting online by webcast you must submit proof of your proxy power (legal proxy) reflecting your Rhinebeck Bancorp stock holdings along with your name and e-mail address to Continental Stock Transfer.  Requests for registration must be labeled as “Legal Proxy” and be received no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on May 20, 2020.

You will receive a confirmation of your registration by e-mail after we receive your registration materials.

Requests for registration should be directed to us at the following:

By e-mail:  Forward the e-mail from your broker, or attach an image of your legal proxy, to:  proxy@continentalstock.com

By mail:

Continental Stock Transfer
Rhinebeck Bancorp Legal Proxy
1 State Street 30
th Floor

New York, NY 10004-1561

 

Quorum and Vote Required

Quorum.  We will have a quorum and be able to conduct the business of the annual meeting if a majority of the outstanding shares of Rhinebeck Bancorp common stock entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, are present at the meeting.

Votes Required for Proposals.  At this year’s annual meeting, stockholders will elect two directors to serve for a term of three years. In voting on the election of directors (Item 1), you may vote in favor of the nominees or withhold your vote as to any or all of the nominees. There is no cumulative voting for the election of directors. Directors must be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at the annual meeting. This means that the nominees receiving the largest number of votes cast will be elected up to the maximum number of directors to be elected at the annual meeting. The maximum number of directors to be elected at the annual meeting is two.

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In voting on the approval of the Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan”) (Item 2), you may vote in favor of the proposal, vote against the proposal or abstain from voting. The approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of (1) a majority of the votes represented at the annual meeting and entitled to vote on the matter, including votes cast by Rhinebeck Bancorp, MHC, and (2) a majority of the votes cast by stockholders other than Rhinebeck Bancorp, MHC.

In voting on the ratification of the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm (Item 3), you may vote in favor of the proposal, vote against the proposal or abstain from voting. The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the annual meeting is required to approve this proposal.

Because Rhinebeck Bancorp, MHC owns more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Rhinebeck Bancorp common stock, the votes cast by Rhinebeck Bancorp, MHC will ensure the presence of a quorum and will decide the outcome of the vote on the election of directors (Item 1) and the ratification of the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm (Item 3).

Effect of Not Casting Your Vote

If you hold your shares in street name, it is critical that you cast your vote if you want it to count in the election of directors (Proposal 1) and the approval of the Equity Incentive Plan (Item 2). Current regulations restrict the ability of your bank, broker or other holder of record to vote your shares in the election of directors and certain other matters on a discretionary basis. Therefore, if you hold your shares in street name and you do not instruct your bank, broker or other holder of record on how to vote in the election of directors, no votes will be cast on your behalf. These are referred to as “broker non-votes.”  Your bank, broker or other holder of record, however, does continue to have discretion to vote any shares for which you do not provide instructions on how to vote on the ratification of the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm (Item 3). If you are a stockholder of record and you do not cast your vote, no votes will be cast on your behalf on any of the items of business at the annual meeting.

How We Count the Votes

If you return valid proxy instructions or attend the meeting and vote online at the meeting, we will count your shares to determine whether there is a quorum, even if you abstain from voting. Broker non-votes also will be counted to determine the existence of a quorum.

In the election of directors, votes that are withheld and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the election.

In counting votes on the proposal to approve the Equity Incentive Plan, abstentions will have the same effect as votes against the proposal, with respect to the requirement that the proposal is approved by a majority of the votes represented at the annual meeting and entitled to vote on the matter. Abstentions will not affect the outcome of the vote with respect to the requirement that the proposal is approved by a majority of the votes cast by stockholders other than Rhinebeck Bancorp, MHC.  

In counting votes on the proposal to ratify the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm, broker non-votes and abstentions will have no effect on the outcome of this proposal.

Voting by Proxy

The Board of Directors of Rhinebeck Bancorp is sending you this proxy statement to request that you allow your shares of Rhinebeck Bancorp common stock to be represented at the annual meeting by the persons named on the proxy card. All shares of Rhinebeck Bancorp common stock represented at the annual meeting by properly executed and dated proxies will be voted according to the instructions indicated on the proxy card. If you sign, date and return a proxy card without giving voting instructions, your shares will be voted as recommended by our Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote:

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“FOR” each nominee for director;

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“FOR” the approval of the Equity Incentive Plan; and

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“FOR” the ratification of the appointment of Wolf & Company, P.C. to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020.

If any matters not described in this proxy statement are properly presented at the annual meeting, the persons named in the proxy card will use their judgment as to how to vote your shares. This includes a motion to adjourn or postpone the annual meeting to solicit additional proxies. If the annual meeting is postponed or adjourned, your common stock may be voted by the persons named in the proxy card on the new meeting date as well, unless you have revoked your proxy. We do not know of any other matters to be presented at the annual meeting.

Voting via the Internet

Instead of voting by mailing a proxy card, registered stockholders can vote their shares of Rhinebeck Bancorp common stock via the Internet. The Internet voting procedures are designed to authenticate stockholders’ identities, allow stockholders to provide their voting instructions and confirm that their instructions have been recorded properly. Specific instructions for Internet voting are set forth on the proxy card. The deadline for voting via the Internet in advance of the meeting is 11:59 p.m., Eastern time, on May 25, 2020.

You can also attend the virtual annual meeting and vote online during the meeting by following the instructions above under “—Attending the Meeting.”

Revoking Your Proxy

Whether you vote by mail or via the Internet, if you are a registered stockholder, you may later revoke your proxy by:

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sending a written statement to that effect to our Corporate Secretary;

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submitting a properly signed proxy card with a later date;

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voting via the Internet at a later time so long as such vote is received by the applicable time and date set forth above for registered stockholders; or

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voting online at the annual meeting (Note:  Attendance online at the annual meeting will not in itself constitute revocation of your proxy).

If you hold your shares through a bank, broker, trustee or nominee and you have instructed the bank, broker, trustee or nominee to vote your shares, you must follow the directions received from your bank, broker, trustee or nominee to change those instructions.

Participants in the ESOP and the 401(k) Plan

If you are a participant in the ESOP, you will receive a voting instruction card that reflects all the shares that you may direct the ESOP trustee to vote on your behalf under the ESOP. Under the terms of the ESOP, the ESOP trustee votes all shares held by the ESOP, but you may direct the trustee how to vote the shares of Rhinebeck Bancorp common stock allocated to your ESOP account. The ESOP trustee will vote all unallocated shares of Rhinebeck Bancorp common stock held by the ESOP and allocated shares for which no voting instructions are received in the same proportion as shares for which it has received timely voting instructions.

If you hold Rhinebeck Bancorp common stock in the 401(k) Plan, you will receive a voting instruction card that reflects all shares that you may direct the 401(k) Plan trustee to vote on your behalf under the 401(k) Plan. Under the terms of the 401(k) Plan, you may direct the 401(k) Plan trustee how to vote the shares allocated to your account. If the 401(k) Plan trustee does not receive your voting instructions, the 401(k) Plan trustee will be instructed to vote your shares in the same proportion as the voting instructions received from other 401(k) Plan participants.

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The deadline for returning your voting instruction cards to the ESOP trustee and/or the 401(k) Plan trustee is May 15, 2020.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

General

We periodically review our corporate governance policies and procedures to ensure that they meet the highest standards of ethical conduct, report results with accuracy and transparency and fully comply with the laws, rules and regulations that govern our operations.

Director Independence

The Board of Directors currently consists of eight members, all of whom are considered independent under the listing standards of the NASDAQ Stock Market, except for Michael J. Quinn who serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Rhinebeck Bancorp and Rhinebeck Bank. In determining the independence of directors, the Board of Directors has considered transactions, relationships and arrangements between Rhinebeck Bancorp and its directors that are not required to be disclosed in this proxy statement under the heading “Other Information Relating to Directors and Executive Officers—Transactions With Related Persons,” including legal services performed by Suzanne Rhulen Loughlin’s husband and business services performed by Christopher Chestney’s brother-in-law.

Board Leadership Structure and Board’s Role in Risk Oversight

The Board of Directors has determined that the separation of the offices of Chairman of the Board and President and Chief Executive Officer enhances Board independence and oversight. Moreover, the separation of these offices allows the President and Chief Executive Officer to better focus on his growing responsibilities of managing the daily operations of Rhinebeck Bancorp and Rhinebeck Bank, while allowing the Chairman of the Board to lead the Board of Directors in its fundamental role of providing advice to and independent oversight of management. Louis Tumolo, Jr. currently serves as the Chairman of the Board and is considered independent under the listing standards of the NASDAQ Stock Market.

Risk is inherent with every business, and how well a business manages risk can ultimately determine its success. We face a number of risks, including credit risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk, operational risk, strategic risk and reputation risk. Management is responsible for the day-to-day management of risks that Rhinebeck Bancorp faces, while the Board of Directors, as a whole and through its committees, has responsibility for the oversight of risk management. In its risk oversight role, the Board of Directors has the responsibility to satisfy itself that the risk management processes designed and implemented by management are adequate and functioning as designed. Senior management also attends Board meetings and is available to address any questions or concerns raised by the Board of Directors on risk management and any other matters.

Committees of the Board of Directors

The following table identifies Rhinebeck Bancorp’s standing committees and their members as of April 9, 2020. All members of each committee are independent in accordance with the listing requirements of the NASDAQ Stock Market. Each committee operates under a written charter that is approved by the Board of Directors that governs its composition, responsibilities and operation. Each committee reviews and reassesses the adequacy of its charter at

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least annually. The charters of all three committees are available in the Corporate Governance portion of the Investor Relations section of Rhinebeck Bank’s website (www.rhinebeckbank.com).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Director

    

Audit
Committee

    

Compensation
Committee

    

Governance and
Nominating Committee

Frederick L. Battenfeld

 

 X*

 

 

 

 

Christopher W. Chestney

 

X

 

X

 

 

Freddimir Garcia

 

 

 

X

 

X

William C. Irwin

 

X

 

 

 

 

Shannon Martin LaFrance

 

 

 

X

 

 X*

Suzanne Rhulen Loughlin

 

 

 

 X*

 

X

Michael J. Quinn

 

 

 

 

 

 

Louis Tumolo, Jr.

 

X

 

 

 

X

Number of meetings in 2019

 

6

 

7

 

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*     Chairperson of the committee.

 

Audit Committee. The Audit Committee meets periodically with the independent registered public accounting firm and management to review accounting, auditing, internal control structure and financial reporting matters. The committee also receives and reviews the reports and findings and other information presented to them by Rhinebeck Bancorp’s officers regarding financial reporting policies and practices. The Audit Committee also reviews the performance of Rhinebeck Bancorp’s independent registered public accounting firm, the internal audit function and oversees policies associated with financial risk assessment and risk management. The Audit Committee selects the independent registered public accounting firm and meets with them to discuss the results of the annual audit and any related matters. While the Board recognizes that no individual Board member meets the qualifications required of an “audit committee financial expert,” the Board believes that the appointment of a new director to the Board and to the Audit Committee at this time is unnecessary as the level of financial knowledge and experience of the current members of the Audit Committee, including the ability to read and understand fundamental financial statements, is cumulatively sufficient to discharge adequately the Audit Committee’s responsibilities.

Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee approves the compensation objectives for Rhinebeck Bancorp and Rhinebeck Bank, establishes the compensation for the President and Chief Executive Officer and other executives and establishes personnel policies. The Compensation Committee reviews all components of compensation including base salary, bonus, benefits and other perquisites. The President and Chief Executive Officer makes recommendations to the Compensation Committee from time to time regarding the appropriate mix and level of compensation for other officers. Decisions by the Compensation Committee with respect to the compensation of executive officers are approved by the full Board of Directors. The Compensation Committee also assists the Board of Directors in evaluating potential candidates for executive positions.  The Compensation Committee will also be responsible for administering the Equity Incentive Plan. 

For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Compensation Committee engaged Pearl Meyer & Partners, LLC (“Pearl Meyer”) to provide assistance in reviewing the Company’s overall compensation program and designing the Equity Incentive Plan.  The Compensation Committee considered the independence of Pearl Meyer in light of Securities and Exchange Commission rules and NASDAQ corporate governance listing standards and concluded that the worked performed by Pearl Meyer and its consultants involved in the engagement did not raise any conflict of interest and included that they were independent consultants to the Compensation Committee. 

The Compensation Committee, in conjunction with the Governance and Nominating Committee, considers the appropriate levels and form of director compensation and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding director compensation.

Governance and Nominating Committee. The Governance and Nominating Committee takes a leadership role in shaping governance policies and practices, including recommending to the Board of Directors the corporate governance policies and guidelines applicable to Rhinebeck Bancorp and monitoring compliance with these policies and

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guidelines. In addition, the Governance and Nominating Committee is responsible for identifying individuals qualified to become Board members and recommending to the Board the director nominees for election at the next annual meeting of stockholders. It recommends director candidates for each committee for appointment by the Board.

Considerations Respecting Director Nominees and Candidates

Minimum Qualifications for Director Nominees. The Board of Directors has adopted a set of criteria that it considers when it selects individuals to be nominated for election to the Board of Directors. A candidate must meet the eligibility requirements set forth in our Bylaws, which include an age limitation provision and a requirement that the candidate not have been subject to certain criminal or regulatory actions. A candidate also must meet any qualification requirements set forth in any Board of Directors or committee governing documents.

If a candidate is deemed eligible for election to the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors will then evaluate the following criteria in selecting nominees:

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contributions to the range of talent, skill and expertise of the Board of Directors;

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financial, regulatory and business experience, knowledge of the banking and financial service industries, familiarity with the operations of public companies and ability to read and understand financial statements;

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familiarity with our market area and participation in and ties to local businesses and local civic, charitable and religious organizations;

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personal and professional integrity, honesty and reputation;

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the ability to represent the best interests of our stockholders and the best interests of Rhinebeck Bancorp;

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the need for gender and ethnic diversity on the Board;

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current equity holdings in Rhinebeck Bancorp;

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the ability to devote sufficient time and energy to the performance of his or her duties; and

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independence, as that term is defined under applicable Securities and Exchange Commission and stock exchange listing criteria.

The Board of Directors also will consider any other factors it deems relevant, including competition, size of the Board of Directors and regulatory disclosure obligations.

When nominating an existing director for re-election to the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors will consider and review an existing director’s attendance and performance at Board meetings and at meetings of committees on which he or she serves; length of Board service; the experience, skills and contributions that the existing director brings to the Board; and independence.

Director Nomination Process. The Board of Directors follows this process to identify and evaluate individuals to be nominated for election to the Board of Directors:

For purposes of identifying nominees for the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors relies on personal contacts of the committee members and other members of the Board of Directors, as well as its knowledge of members of the communities that Rhinebeck Bank serves. The Board of Directors will also consider director candidates recommended by stockholders according to the policy and procedures set forth below. The Board of Directors has not used an independent search firm to identify nominees.

In evaluating potential nominees, the Board of Directors determines whether the candidate is eligible and qualified for service on the Board of Directors by evaluating the candidate under the criteria set forth above. If such individual fulfills these criteria, the Board of Directors will conduct a check of the individual’s background and

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interview the candidate to further assess the qualities of the prospective nominee and the contributions he or she would make to the Board.

Consideration of Director Candidates Recommended by Stockholders. The policy of the Board of Directors is to consider director candidates recommended by stockholders who appear to be qualified to serve on our Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may choose not to consider an unsolicited recommendation if no vacancy exists on the Board of Directors and the Board of Directors does not perceive a need to increase the size of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors will consider only those director candidates recommended by stockholders in accordance with the procedures set forth below.

Procedures to be Followed by Stockholders. To submit a recommendation of a director candidate to the Board of Directors, a stockholder should submit the following information in writing, addressed to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, care of the Corporate Secretary, at our main office:

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A statement that the writer is a stockholder and is proposing a candidate for consideration by the Board of Directors;

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The name and address of the stockholder as they appear on our books, and of the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made;

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The class or series and number of shares of our capital stock that are owned beneficially or of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner;

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A description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder and each proposed nominee and any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the nomination(s) are to be made by such stockholder;

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A representation that such stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the nominee named in the stockholder’s notice;

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The name, age, personal and business address of the candidate and the principal occupation or employment of the candidate;

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The candidate’s written consent to serve as a director;

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A statement of the candidate’s business and educational experience and all other information relating to such person that would indicate such person’s qualification to serve on the Board of Directors; and

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Such other information regarding the candidate or the stockholder as would be required to be included in our proxy statement pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

For a director candidate to be considered for nomination at an annual meeting of stockholders, the Board of Directors must receive the recommendation at least 120 calendar days before the date our proxy statement was released to stockholders in connection with the previous year’s annual meeting, advanced by one year.

Board and Committee Meetings

The business of Rhinebeck Bancorp and Rhinebeck Bank is conducted through meetings and activities of their respective Board of Directors and committees. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Board of Directors of Rhinebeck Bancorp held 14 meetings and the Board of Directors of Rhinebeck Bank held 15 meetings. No director attended fewer than 75% of the total meetings of the Board of Directors and of the committees on which that director served.

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Director Attendance at Annual Meeting

While Rhinebeck Bancorp has no formal policy on director attendance at annual meetings of stockholders, directors are encouraged to attend.  All of the members of the Board of Directors attended the annual meeting of stockholders held on May 28, 2019.

Code of Ethics for Senior Officers

We have adopted a Code of Ethics for Senior Officers, which includes our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, that addresses conflicts of interest, the treatment of confidential information, and compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations. In addition, it is designed to deter wrongdoing and promote honest and ethical conduct, the avoidance of conflicts of interest, full and accurate disclosure and compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations.

Hedging Policy

Rhinebeck Bancorp has not adopted a policy regarding the ability of officers, directors and employees to purchase financial instruments (including prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars, and exchange funds) or otherwise engage in transactions, that hedge or offset, or are designed to hedge or offset, any decrease in the market value of registrant equity securities.

REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

Rhinebeck Bancorp’s management is responsible for Rhinebeck Bancorp’s internal controls and financial reporting process. Our independent registered public accounting firm is responsible for performing an independent audit of our financial statements and issuing an opinion on the conformity of those financial statements with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Audit Committee oversees Rhinebeck Bancorp’s internal controls and financial reporting process on behalf of the Board of Directors.

In this context, the Audit Committee has met and held discussions with management and the independent registered public accounting firm. Management represented to the Audit Committee that Rhinebeck Bancorp’s financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP and the Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the financial statements with management and the independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm the matters required to be discussed by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”), which include matters related to the conduct of the audit of the financial statements.

In addition, the Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent registered public accounting firm required by the applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding the independent registered public accounting firm’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence, and has discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm the firm’s independence from Rhinebeck Bancorp and its management. In concluding that the registered public accounting firm is independent, the Audit Committee considered, among other factors, whether any non-audit services provided by the firm were compatible with its independence.

The Audit Committee discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm the overall scope and plans for its audit. The Audit Committee meets with the independent registered public accounting firm, with and without management present, to discuss the results of their examination, their evaluation of Rhinebeck Bancorp’s internal controls, and the overall quality of its financial reporting.

In performing these functions, the Audit Committee acts only in an oversight capacity. In its oversight role, the Audit Committee relies on the work and assurances of Rhinebeck Bancorp’s management, which has the primary responsibility for financial statements and reports, and of the independent registered public accounting firm who, in its report, expresses an opinion on the conformity of Rhinebeck Bancorp’s consolidated financial statements to GAAP. The Audit Committee’s oversight does not provide it with an independent basis to determine that management has maintained appropriate accounting and financial reporting principles or policies, or appropriate internal controls and

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procedures designed to assure compliance with accounting standards and applicable laws and regulations. Furthermore, the Audit Committee’s considerations and discussions with management and the independent registered public accounting firm do not assure that the financial statements are presented in accordance with GAAP, that the audit of the financial statements has been carried out in accordance with GAAP or that the independent registered public accounting firm is “independent.”

In reliance on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee has recommended to the Board of Directors, and the Board of Directors has approved, that the audited financial statements be included in Rhinebeck Bancorp’s Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2019 for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Audit Committee also has approved, subject to stockholder ratification, the selection of the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020.

Audit Committee of the Board of Directors

of

Rhinebeck Bancorp

Frederick L. Battenfeld (Chairman)

Christopher W. Chestney

William C. Irwin

Louis Tumolo, Jr.

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DIRECTORS’ COMPENSATION

The following table provides the compensation received by the individuals who served as non-employee directors during the year ended December 31, 2019. The table excludes perquisites, which did not exceed $10,000 in the aggregate for each director.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Fees Earned or Paid
in Cash

    

All Other 
Compensation

    

Total

Frederick L. Battenfeld

 

$

38,700 

 

$

— 

 

$

38,700 

Christopher W. Chestney

 

 

42,200 

 

 

— 

 

 

42,200 

Freddimir Garcia

 

 

34,600 

 

 

— 

 

 

34,600 

William C. Irwin

 

 

36,300 

 

 

— 

 

 

36,300 

Shannon Martin LaFrance

 

 

36,050 

 

 

— 

 

 

36,050 

Suzanne Rhulen Loughlin

 

 

32,650 

 

 

— 

 

 

32,650 

Louis Tumolo, Jr.

 

 

43,550 

 

 

— 

 

 

43,550 

 

Deferred Compensation Plan for Fees of Directors

Rhinebeck Bank maintains the Rhinebeck Savings Bank Deferred Compensation Plan for Fees of Directors. Each member of the Board of Directors of Rhinebeck Bank is eligible to participate in the plan and has the right to elect to defer the receipt of all or any part of the director fees earned, which are credited to a bookkeeping account established on behalf of each participant. Compensation credited to the participant’s bookkeeping account, including any interest earned thereon (which is credited on the last day of each plan year at rate determined by a resolution of the Board of Directors, which for 2019 was 6.16%) is payable upon the earlier of the participant’s death or separation from service from the board. Such deferred compensation will be payable in a lump sum, unless the participant has elected to be paid in monthly installments over a period of up to five years. At December 31, 2019, there were four directors in the plan.

STOCK OWNERSHIP

The following table provides information as of April 9, 2020, about the beneficial owners known to Rhinebeck Bancorp that own more than 5% of our outstanding common stock and the shares of common stock beneficially owned by each nominee for director, by each director continuing in office, by each named executive officer and by all directors and executive officers as a group. A person may be considered to beneficially own any shares of common stock over which he or she has, directly or indirectly, sole or shared voting or investment power. Unless otherwise indicated, each

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the named individuals has sole voting power and sole investment power with respect to the shares shown and none of the named individuals has pledged his or her shares.

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Number of 
Shares Owned

    

Percent of
Common Stock
Outstanding
(1)

 

 

 

 

 

5% Shareholders:

 

 

 

 

Rhinebeck Bancorp, MHC (2)

 

6,345,975 

 

57.0%

2 Jefferson Plaza

 

 

 

 

Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EJF Capital LLC (3)

 

659,018

 

5.9%

2107 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 410

 

 

 

 

Arlington, VA 22201

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rhinebeck Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan (4)

 

570,574

 

5.1%

and Rhinebeck Bank 401(k) Plan

 

 

 

 

2 Jefferson Plaza

 

 

 

 

Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Directors:

 

 

 

 

Frederick L. Battenfeld

 

15,000 

 

*

Christopher W. Chestney

 

18,750

(5)

*

Freddimir Garcia

 

— 

 

*

William C. Irwin

 

7,480 

 

*

Shannon Martin LaFrance

 

13,000 

 

*

Suzanne Rhulen Loughlin

 

15,000 

 

*

Michael J. Quinn

 

28,874

(6)

*

Louis Tumolo, Jr.

 

28,400 

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

Named Executive Officers Who Are Not Directors:

 

 

 

 

Jamie J. Bloom

 

2,190 

 

*

Michael J. McDermott

 

17,264

(7)

*

All directors and executive officers as a group (14 persons)

 

170,784 

 

1.5%


*     Less than 1%.

(1)

Based on 11,133,290 shares outstanding as of April 9, 2020.

(2)

Based on information contained in a Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 16, 2019.

(3)

Based on information contained in a Schedule 13G/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2020.

(4)

Based on information contained in a Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2020.

(5)

Includes 1,000 shares held by his spouse and 1,000 shares held by each of his two children.

(6)

Includes 10,000 shares held by his spouse’s individual retirement account.

(7)

Includes 200 shares held by his child.

ITEMS OF BUSINESS TO BE VOTED ON BY STOCKHOLDERS

Item 1 — Election of Directors

Rhinebeck Bancorp’s Board of Directors consists of eight members. The Board of Directors is divided into three classes with three-year staggered terms, with approximately one-third of the directors elected each year. The

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nominees for election are William C. Irwin and Michael J. Quinn, both of whom currently serve as directors of both Rhinebeck Bancorp and Rhinebeck Bank.

The Board of Directors intends to vote the proxies solicited by it in favor of the election of each of the nominees named above. If any nominee is unable to serve, the persons named in the proxy card will vote your shares to approve the election of any substitute proposed by the Board of Directors. Alternatively, the Board of Directors may adopt a resolution to reduce the size of the Board of Directors. At this time, the Board of Directors knows of no reason why any nominee might be unable to serve.

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote “FOR” each of the nominees for director.

Information regarding the Board of Directors’ nominees and the directors continuing in office is provided below. Unless otherwise stated, each individual has held his or her current occupation for the last five years. The age indicated in each individual’s biography is as of December 31, 2019. The indicated period for service as a director includes service as a director of Rhinebeck Bank. There are no family relationships among the directors.

Directors Continuing in Office with Terms Expiring in 2020

William C. Irwin is a graduate of Union University, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Services. Mr. Irwin is currently a principal for Schectman Pharmacy Brokers, a business specializing in the sale of independent pharmacies and drug stores, concentrating in the New York tri-state area. On November 1, 2019, he also became COO for DocFinancial, a company specializing in anesthesia-based medical billing flow. Mr. Irwin was the owner of Molloy Pharmacy in Hyde Park and President of Molloy’s Medical Arts Pharmacy in Poughkeepsie for over 30 years. Mr. Irwin has also served as President of Northern Dutchess Hospital Board, served on the Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Committee and served on the McKesson Corporation National Independent Advisory Board. He currently serves as President of the Hudson Valley Pharmacists Society and as a volunteer for the Dutchess County Medical Reserve Corps and other local volunteer organizations. Mr. Irwin’s experience as a small business owner brings valuable business ownership and leadership skills to the Board along with extensive insight into the customers who live in our market area and economic developments affecting our market area. Age 61. Director since 1996.

Michael J. Quinn has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer since 2004 and has been employed by Rhinebeck Bank in various capacities including Treasurer, Senior Lending Officer and Chief Operating Officer since 1984. Mr. Quinn’s extensive experience in the local banking industry and involvement in business and civic organizations in the communities in which we serve affords the Board valuable insight regarding our business and operations. Mr. Quinn’s knowledge of our business and history position him well to continue to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer. Age 58. Director since 2001.

Directors Continuing in Office with Terms Expiring in 2021

Frederick L. Battenfeld is the owner and chief executive officer of F.W. Battenfeld & Sons, a wholesale cut flower and tree grower located in Red Hook, New York. Mr. Battenfeld’s career as a small business executive provides us with knowledge of the challenges facing small businesses in our market area. Further, Mr. Battenfeld, both through his business and as an active member of the community, is knowledgeable of the local consumer environment. Age 71. Director since 1995.

Christopher W. Chestney is a funeral director for Dapson-Chestney Funeral Home, Inc., located in Rhinebeck, New York, and Peck & Peck Funeral Homes, Inc., located in Pine Plains and Copake, New York. Mr. Chestney’s business experience gives us insights into the local community. Age 55. Director since 2015.

Shannon Martin LaFrance is a practicing lawyer and owner of law firms in Florida and New York. Her practice includes civil litigation and administrative law with a focus on land use, municipal and environmental matters, in addition to dependency and family law. She also was appointed as a hearing officer by the Hillsborough Environmental Protection Commission in February 2019. She also served as town attorney, and a zoning board of appeals and planning board attorney from 1994 through 2012 for the towns of Dover, Rosendale and Marbletown, New York. Ms. LaFrance was a Dutchess County Legislator from 2002 through 2007 for Fishkill, New York and served as Chair of the Legislature’s Environment Committee as well as the Groundwater Protection Subcommittee. Ms. LaFrance

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also served as the Legislature’s liaison to the Dutchess County Water and Wastewater Authority prior to her election. Ms. LaFrance’s general legal knowledge as well as her expertise in land, municipal and environmental issues is a significant resource for us. Age 53. Director since 2007.

Director Nominees for Terms Expiring in 2022

Freddimir Garcia is the Regional Director for Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement at Westchester Medical Health Center Network’s Northern Region. Previously, from July 2017 through April 2019, he served as the Special Assistant to the President for Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York. Due to his work and service on several non-profit boards, Mr. Garcia’s extensive community involvement provides us with valuable insight into the needs of our local community. Age 32. Director since 2017.

Suzanne Rhulen Loughlin is a founder and General Counsel of CrisisRisk Strategies, LLC. From 2017 to 2018, she served as Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel of Novume (now named Rekor Systems, Inc. -Nasdaq: REKR), which then provided support services for companies contracting with the government. In 2005, she founded Firestorm Solutions, LLC, a crisis management consultancy, which was acquired by Novume in 2017. Prior to founding Firestorm, Ms. Loughlin was employed by Frontier Insurance Group for 15 years, where her positions included in-house counsel, Managing Attorney of the in-house law firm, and Chief Administrative Officer of the public holding company. She also was a Director of the public insurance holding company. Ms. Loughlin serves as a board member of Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress, Sullivan County Industrial Development Agency and the Trevor Loughlin Foundation. Ms. Loughlin’s crisis management and insurance experience, combined with her training and practice in many of the areas in which Rhinebeck Bank may have legal exposure, provides critical decision support and skills to the Board. Age 58. Director since 2011.

Louis Tumolo, Jr. is the owner and hospital administrator of Rhinebeck Animal Hospital, where Dr. Tumolo has cared for pets as a general practitioner since 1970. Dr. Tumolo served as a board member of the Northern Dutchess Hospital Board for 14 years, is a past member of the Rotary Club and a current member of the Frost Memorial Fund. Dr. Tumolo’s 45 years of experience as owner and administrator of a locally operated business brings valuable business and leadership skills to the Board. Age 75. Director since 1983.

Item 2 – Approval of the Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan

The Board of Directors has adopted, subject to stockholder approval, the Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan”).  The Board of Directors believes that the adoption of the Equity Incentive Plan is in the best interests of Rhinebeck Bancorp and its stockholders as a means of providing Rhinebeck Bancorp and Rhinebeck Bank with the ability to retain, reward and, to the extent necessary, attract and incentivize its employees, officers and directors to promote growth, improve performance and further align their interests with those of Rhinebeck Bancorp’s stockholders through the ownership of additional common stock of Rhinebeck Bancorp. 

The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” the approval of the Equity Incentive Plan.

Why We Are Seeking Approval of the Equity Incentive Plan

Many companies with which we compete for directors and management-level employees are stockholder-owned companies that offer equity compensation as part of their overall director and officer compensation programs. By approving the Equity Incentive Plan, our stockholders will give us the flexibility we need to continue to attract and retain highly-qualified officers, employees and directors by offering a competitive compensation program linked to the performance of our common stock.  In addition, the Equity Incentive Plan further aligns the interests of our directors and management with the interests of our stockholders by increasing the ownership interests of directors and officers in the common stock of Rhinebeck Bancorp.

We completed our mutual holding company reorganization and related minority stock offering on January 16, 2019.  A substantial majority of financial institutions that complete a mutual holding company reorganization and related minority stock offering or a mutual-to-stock conversion have adopted an equity-based incentive plan following the transaction.  Our prospectus made clear our intent to adopt an equity incentive plan and described the regulatory

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requirements potentially applicable to such a plan.  Our prospectus also included the pro forma effect of awards granted under an equity incentive plan.  

Highlights of the Equity Incentive Plan

·

Share Reserve and Terms Generally Consistent with Industry Standards.  In determining the size and terms of the Equity Incentive Plan, the Board of Directors and Compensation Committee considered a number of factors, including: (1) industry practices related to the adoption of equity-incentive plans by financial institutions following a mutual holding company reorganization or mutual-to-stock conversion; and (2) applicable federal and New York banking regulations related to the adoption of equity-incentive plans by converted financial institutions in certain circumstances.  In this regard (and as described below), the maximum number of shares of common stock that may delivered pursuant to the exercise of stock options is 4.9% of the number of shares of common stock issued in the reorganization and minority stock offering, as well as the shares issued to the mutual holding company, and the maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued as restricted stock or restricted stock units is 1.96% of the number of shares of common stock issued in the reorganization and minority stock offering, as well as the shares issued to the mutual holding company.

·

Minimum Vesting Periods for Awards. Subject to limited exceptions in the event of death, disability or involuntary termination without cause following a change in control, the Equity Incentive Plan requires that awards may not vest more rapidly than over a period of one year.

·

Limits on Grants to Directors and Employees. Consistent with applicable federal and New York banking regulations related to the adoption of equity incentive plans by converted financial institutions in certain circumstances, the maximum number of shares of common stock, in the aggregate, that may be delivered to any one non-employee director pursuant to the exercise of stock options and pursuant to the award of restricted stock or restricted stock units under the Equity Incentive Plan is 5% (30% in the aggregate for all non-employee directors) of the shares available under the plan for grant. The maximum number of shares of common stock that may be delivered to any one employee pursuant to the exercise of stock options and pursuant to an award of restricted stock or restricted stock units is 25% of the shares available under the plan for grant.

·

Share Counting. The Equity Incentive Plan provides that, if an option or award is forfeited or expires, the shares covered by the award will be available for future grant.  Shares withheld to cover taxes or used to pay the exercise price of stock options will not be available for future grants.

·

No Repricing.  The Equity Incentive Plan prohibits repricing and exchange of underwater options for cash or shares without stockholder approval.

·

No Single-Trigger Vesting of Time-Based Awards.   The Equity Incentive Plan does not provide for vesting of time-based equity awards that are assumed by an acquiring corporation of Rhinebeck Bancorp solely upon the occurrence of a change in control (i.e., a single trigger), without an accompanying involuntary termination of service (including a termination for good reason). 

General

The following is a summary of the material features of the Equity Incentive Plan, which is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of the Equity Incentive Plan, which is attached hereto as Appendix A.  In the event of conflict between the terms of this disclosure and the terms of the Equity Incentive Plan, the terms of the Equity Incentive Plan will control.

Subject to permitted adjustments for certain corporate transactions, the Equity Incentive Plan authorizes the issuance or delivery to participants of up to 763,743 shares of Rhinebeck Bancorp common stock pursuant to grants of incentive and non-qualified stock options, restricted stock awards and restricted stock units.  Of this number, the maximum number of shares of Rhinebeck Bancorp common stock that may be issued under the Equity Incentive Plan

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pursuant to the exercise of stock options is 545,531 shares, and the maximum number of shares of Rhinebeck Bancorp common stock that may be issued as restricted stock awards or restricted stock units is 218,212 shares.  These amounts represent 4.9% and 1.96%, respectively, of the number of shares of common stock issued in the mutual holding company reorganization of Rhinebeck Bank and the stock offering of Rhinebeck Bancorp, including the shares issued to Rhinebeck Bancorp, MHC.

The Equity Incentive Plan will be administered by the members of the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) who are “Disinterested Board Members,” as defined in the Equity Incentive Plan.  The Committee has full and exclusive power within the limitations set forth in the Equity Incentive Plan to make all decisions and determinations regarding: (1) the selection of participants and the granting of awards; (2) establishing the terms and conditions relating to each award; (3) adopting rules, regulations and guidelines for carrying out the purposes of the Equity Incentive Plan; and (4) interpreting the provisions of the Equity Incentive Plan and any award agreement.  The Equity Incentive Plan also permits the Committee to delegate all or part of its responsibilities and powers to any person or persons selected by it.  The Committee may, subject to the limitations set forth in the Equity Incentive Plan, grant stock options and awards of restricted stock or restricted stock units to themselves and other members of the Board of Directors, as well as to employees of Rhinebeck Bancorp and its subsidiaries.

Except for accelerating the vesting of awards to avoid the minimum vesting requirements specified in the plan or accelerating the vesting requirements applicable to an award as a result of or in connection with a change in control, the Compensation Committee has the authority to reduce, eliminate or accelerate any restrictions or vesting requirements applicable to an award at any time after the grant of the award or to extend the time period to exercise a stock option, provided that such extension is consistent with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. 

Eligibility

All employees and directors of Rhinebeck Bancorp and its subsidiaries are eligible to receive awards under the Equity Incentive Plan, except that non-employees may not be granted incentive stock options under the plan.  As of April 9, 2020, there were eight non-employee directors (including one director at the bank level only) and 171 employees eligible to participate and receive awards under the Equity Incentive Plan. 

Types of Awards

The Committee may determine the type and terms and conditions of awards under the Equity Incentive Plan.  Awards will be evidenced by award agreements approved by the Committee and delivered to participants.  The award agreements will set forth the terms and conditions of each award.  Awards may be granted as incentive and non-qualified stock options, restricted stock awards or restricted stock units.

Stock Options. A stock option gives the recipient or “optionee” the right to purchase shares of common stock at a specified price for a specified period of time. The exercise price may not be less than the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. “Fair Market Value” for purposes of the Equity Incentive Plan means, if the common stock of Rhinebeck Bancorp is listed on a securities exchange, the closing sales price of the common stock on the date of grant (or any other applicable date), or if the common stock was not traded on that date, then on the immediately preceding date on which sales were reported.  If the common stock is not traded on a securities exchange, the Committee will determine the fair market value in good faith and on the basis of objective criteria consistent with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.  Stock Options may not have a term longer than ten years from the date of grant.

Stock options are either “incentive” stock options or “non-qualified” stock options. Incentive stock options have certain tax advantages and must comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code. Only employees are eligible to receive incentive stock options. Shares of common stock purchased upon the exercise of a stock option must be paid for in full at the time of exercise: (1) either in cash or with stock valued at fair market value as of the day of exercise; (2) by a “cashless exercise” through a third party; (3) by a net settlement of the stock option using a portion of the shares obtained on exercise in payment of the exercise price of the stock option; (4) by personal, certified or cashiers’ check; (5) by other property deemed acceptable by the Committee; or (6) by a combination of the foregoing. Stock options are subject to vesting conditions and restrictions as determined by the Committee.

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Restricted Stock. A restricted stock award is a grant of common stock, subject to vesting requirements, to a participant for no consideration, or any minimum consideration that may be required by applicable law. Restricted stock awards under the Equity Incentive Plan will be granted only in whole shares of common stock and are subject to vesting conditions and other restrictions established by the Committee consistent with the Equity Incentive Plan.  Prior to awards vesting, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the recipient of a restricted stock award may exercise any voting rights with respect to the common stock subject to the award.  Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, dividends paid on unvested awards will be retained and distributed to the participant within 30 days of the vesting of the award. 

Restricted Stock Units. Restricted stock units are similar to restricted stock awards in that the value of a restricted stock unit is denominated in shares of stock. However, unlike a restricted stock award, no shares of stock are transferred to the participant until certain requirements or conditions associated with the award are satisfied. The limitation on the number of restricted stock awards available described above is also applicable to restricted stock units.

Limitations on Awards Under the Equity Incentive Plan

The following limits apply to awards under the Equity Incentive Plan:

·

The maximum number of shares of common stock that may be available for awards under the Equity Incentive Plan is 763,743 shares, of which up to 545,531 shares of common stock may be issued pursuant to the exercise of stock options and 218,212 shares of common stock may be issued as restricted stock awards or restricted stock units.

·

The maximum number of shares of common stock that may be delivered to any one employee pursuant to the exercise of stock options and pursuant to restricted stock awards or restricted stock units is 136,382 shares and 54,553 shares, respectively (all of which may be granted in any one calendar year).  These maximum amounts represent 25% of the maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of stock options and 25% of the number of shares of common stock that may be issued as restricted stock awards or restricted stock units.

·

The maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued to any one non-employee director pursuant to the exercise of stock options and as restricted stock awards or restricted stock units is 27,276 shares and 10,910 shares, respectively (all of which may be granted in any one calendar year).  These maximum amounts represent 5% of the maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of stock options and 5% of the maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to restricted stock awards or restricted stock units.  The Committee may, up to, but subject to these limitations and the other applicable limitations set forth in the Equity Incentive Plan, grant stock options and restricted stock or restricted stock units to themselves and other members of the Board of Directors.

·

The maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued to all non-employee directors, in the aggregate, pursuant to the exercise of stock options and the issuance of restricted stock awards or restricted stock units is 163,659 shares and 65,463 shares, respectively (all of which may be granted in any one calendar year). These maximum amounts represent 30% of the maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of stock options and 30% of the maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to restricted stock awards or restricted stock units.  The Committee may, up to but subject to these limitations and the other applicable limitations set forth in the Equity Incentive Plan, grant stock options and restricted stock or restricted stock units to themselves and other members of the Board of Directors.

In the event of a corporate transaction involving the stock of Rhinebeck Bancorp (including, without limitation, any stock dividend, stock split or other special and nonrecurring dividend or distribution, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination or exchange of shares), the Committee will, in an equitable manner, adjust the number and kind of securities available for grants of stock options, restricted stock awards or restricted stock units, the number and kind of securities that may be delivered or deliverable with respect to outstanding stock options, restricted stock awards and restricted stock units, and the exercise price of stock options.

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In addition, the Committee is authorized to make certain other adjustments to the terms and conditions of stock options, restricted stock awards and restricted stock units consistent with the terms of the plan.

The closing sale price of Rhinebeck Bancorp’s common stock as quoted on the NASDAQ Stock Market on April 9, 2020 was $6.95.    

Prohibition Against Repricing of Options. The Equity Incentive Plan provides that neither the Committee nor the Board of Directors may make any adjustment or amendment to the plan or an award that reduces or would have the effect of reducing the exercise price of a previously granted stock option.

Prohibition on Transfer. Generally, all awards, except non-qualified stock options, granted under the Equity Incentive Plan will be nontransferable, except by will or in accordance with the laws of intestate succession. Awards may be transferable pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order.  At the Committee’s sole discretion, non-qualified stock options may be transferred for valid estate planning purposes in a manner consistent with the Internal Revenue Code and federal securities laws.  During the life of the participant, awards may be exercised only by the participant.  The Committee may permit a participant to designate a beneficiary to exercise stock options or receive any rights that may exist upon a participant’s death with respect to awards granted under the Equity Incentive Plan. 

Performance Measures

The Committee may use performance measures for vesting purposes with respect to awards granted under the Equity Incentive Plan.  The performance measures may include one or more of the following: book value or tangible book value per share; basic earnings per share; basic cash earnings per share; diluted earnings per share; diluted cash earnings per share; return on equity; net income or net income before taxes; cash earnings; net interest income; non-interest income; non-interest expense to average assets ratio; cash general and administrative expense to average assets ratio; efficiency ratio; cash efficiency ratio; return on average assets; cash return on average assets; return on average stockholders’ equity; cash return on average stockholders’ equity; return on average tangible stockholders’ equity; cash return on average tangible stockholders’ equity; core earnings; operating income; operating efficiency ratio; net interest rate margin or net interest rate spread; growth in assets, loans, or deposits; loan production volume; non-performing loans; total stockholder return; cash flow; strategic business objectives, consisting of one or more objectives based upon meeting specified cost targets, business expansion goals, goals relating to acquisitions or divestitures, or goals relating to capital raising and capital management; any other measure determined by the Committee or any combination of the foregoing performance measures.

Performance measures may be based on the performance of Rhinebeck Bancorp as a whole or of any one or more subsidiaries or business units of Rhinebeck Bancorp or a subsidiary, may be measured relative to a peer group, an index or a business plan and may be considered as absolute measures or changes in measures. In establishing the performance measures, the Committee may provide for the inclusion or exclusion of certain items.

Dividend Equivalents 

The Committee is authorized to grant dividend equivalents with respect to restricted stock units available under the Plan. Dividend equivalents confer on the participant the right to receive payments equal to cash dividends or distributions with respect to all or a portion of the number of shares of stock subject to the award.  Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the dividend equivalent right will be paid at the same time as the shares subject to the restricted stock unit are distributed to the participant.

Vesting of Awards

The Committee will specify the vesting schedule or conditions of each award. Unless the Committee specifies a different vesting schedule at the time of grant, awards under the Equity Incentive Plan, other than performance awards, must be granted with a vesting rate not exceeding 20% per year, with the initial installment vesting no earlier than the one-year anniversary of the date of grant.  If the vesting of an award under the Equity Incentive Plan is conditioned on the completion of a specified period of service with Rhinebeck Bancorp or its subsidiaries, without the achievement of performance measures or objectives, then the required period of service for full vesting will be determined by the Committee and evidenced in an award agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Incentive Plan,

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awards under the plan may not vest more rapidly than over a period of one year, unless accelerated due to death, disability or involuntary termination of employment or service following a change in control. Vesting may be accelerated in the event of death, disability, or upon involuntary termination of employment or service following a change in control or, subject to the foregoing requirements and in a manner consistent with the plan, at the discretion of the Committee.

Change in Control

Unless otherwise stated in an award agreement, at the time of an involuntary termination of employment or service following a change in control, all stock options then held by the participant will become fully earned and exercisable (subject to the expiration provisions otherwise applicable to the stock option). All stock options may be exercised for a period of one year following the participant’s involuntary termination, provided, however, that no stock option will be eligible for treatment as an incentive stock option in the event such stock option is exercised more than three months following involuntary termination of employment. At the time of an involuntary termination of employment or service following a change in control, all awards of restricted stock and restricted stock units will immediately become fully vested. In the event of a change in control, any performance measures will be deemed satisfied at the “target” level as of the date of the change in control and vest pro-rata based on the portion of the performance period elapsed at the date of the change in control, unless data supports and the Committee certifies that the performance measures have been achieved at a level higher than the target level as of the effective date of the change in control, in which case, the performance award will vest at the higher level.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an acquiring corporation of Rhinebeck Bancorp fails to assume the awards granted under the Equity Incentive Plan, with the exception of performance awards, or fails to convert such awards to awards for the acquiring corporation’s stock options, restricted stock or restricted stock units, such awards will vest immediately upon the effective time of the change in control. 

Amendment and Termination

The Board of Directors may, at any time, amend or terminate the Equity Incentive Plan or any award granted under the Equity Incentive Plan, provided that, except as provided in the Equity Incentive Plan, no amendment or termination may adversely impair the rights of a participant or beneficiary under an award without the participant’s (or the affected beneficiary’s) written consent. The Board of Directors may not amend the Equity Incentive Plan to materially increase the benefits accruing to participants under the plan, materially increase the aggregate number of securities that may be issued under the plan (other than as provided in the Equity Incentive Plan), or materially modify the requirements for participation in the plan, without approval of stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may amend the Equity Incentive Plan or any award agreement, to take effect retroactively or otherwise, to conform the plan or an award agreement to current or future law or to avoid an accounting treatment resulting from an accounting pronouncement or interpretation issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission or Financial Accounting Standards Board subsequent to the adoption of the Equity Incentive Plan, or the making of the award affected thereby, which, in the sole discretion of the Committee, may materially and adversely affect the financial condition or results of operations of Rhinebeck Bancorp.

Duration of Plan

The Equity Incentive Plan will become effective upon approval by the stockholders at this meeting. The Equity Incentive Plan will remain in effect as long as any award under it is outstanding; however, no awards may be granted under the Equity Incentive Plan on or after the ten-year anniversary of the effective date of the plan.  At any time, the Board of Directors may terminate the Equity Incentive Plan.  However, any termination of the Equity Incentive Plan will not affect outstanding awards.

Federal Income Tax Considerations

The following is a summary of the current federal income tax consequences with respect to awards under the Equity Incentive Plan:

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Non-Qualified Stock Options. The grant of a non-qualified stock option will not result in taxable income to the participant.  Except as described below, the participant will recognize ordinary income at the time of exercise in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares acquired over the exercise price for those shares, and Rhinebeck Bancorp will be entitled to a corresponding deduction for tax purposes.  Gains or losses realized by the participant upon disposition of the acquired shares will be treated as capital gains and losses, with the cost basis in the shares equal to the fair market value of the shares at the time of exercise.

Incentive Stock Options. The grant of an incentive stock option will not result in taxable income to the participant. The exercise of an incentive stock option also will not result in taxable income to the participant, provided the participant was, without a break in service, an employee of Rhinebeck Bancorp or a subsidiary during the period beginning on the date of the grant of the option and ending on the date three months prior to the date of exercise (one year prior to the date of exercise if the participant becomes disabled, as that term is defined in the Internal Revenue Code).

The excess of the fair market value of the shares at the time of the exercise of an incentive stock option over the exercise price is an adjustment that is included in the calculation of the participant’s alternative minimum taxable income for the tax year in which the incentive stock option is exercised. For purposes of determining the participant’s alternative minimum tax liability for the year of disposition of the shares acquired pursuant to the incentive stock option exercise, the participant will have a basis in those shares equal to the fair market value of the shares at the time of exercise.

If the participant does not sell or otherwise dispose of the shares within two years from the date of the grant of the incentive stock option or within one year after the exercise of the stock option, then, upon disposition of the acquired shares, any amount realized in excess of the exercise price will be taxed as a capital gain. A capital loss will be recognized to the extent that the amount realized is less than the exercise price.

If the foregoing holding period requirements are not met, the participant will generally recognize ordinary income at the time of the disposition of the shares, in an amount equal to the lesser of: (1) the excess of the fair market value of the shares on the date of exercise over the exercise price; or (2) the excess, if any, of the amount realized upon disposition of the shares over the exercise price, and Rhinebeck Bancorp will be entitled to a corresponding deduction. If the amount realized exceeds the value of the shares on the date of exercise, any additional amount will be a capital gain. If the amount realized is less than the exercise price, the participant will recognize no income, and a capital loss will be recognized equal to the excess of the exercise price over the amount realized upon the disposition of the shares.

Restricted Stock. A participant will not realize taxable income at the time of the grant of restricted stock, provided that the stock subject to the award is not delivered at the time of grant, or if the stock is delivered, it is subject to restrictions that constitute a “substantial risk of forfeiture” for federal income tax purposes. Upon the later of delivery or vesting of shares subject to an award, the holder will recognize ordinary income in an amount equal to the then fair market value of those shares and Rhinebeck Bancorp will be entitled to a corresponding deduction for tax purposes. Gains or losses realized by the participant upon disposition of such shares will be treated as capital gains and losses, with the basis in the shares equal to the fair market value of the shares at the time of delivery or vesting. Dividends paid to the holder during the restriction period, if so provided, will also be compensation income to the participant, and Rhinebeck Bancorp will be entitled to a corresponding deduction for tax purposes. A participant who makes an election under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code will include the full fair market value of the restricted stock award in taxable income in the year of grant at the grant date fair market value.

Restricted Stock Unit. A participant who has been granted a restricted stock unit will not realize taxable income as long as the award remains in the form of a restricted stock unit. When the restricted stock unit is extinguished and a stock award is issued, the tax consequences for restricted stock awards (see paragraph above) will be recognized. A restricted stock unit does not have voting rights or dividend rights. Since no stock is transferred to the participant on the grant date of the restricted stock unit, an election to have the restricted stock unit taxed at the grant date cannot be made since Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code requires a transfer of stock.

Withholding of Taxes. Rhinebeck Bancorp may withhold amounts from participants to satisfy tax withholding requirements. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, participants may have shares withheld from awards to satisfy the tax withholding requirements, provided such withholding does not trigger adverse accounting consequences.

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Change in Control. Any acceleration of the vesting or payment of awards under the Equity Incentive Plan in the event of a change in control or termination of employment or service following a change in control may cause part or all of the consideration involved to be treated as an “excess parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code, which may subject the participant to a 20% excise tax and preclude a deduction by Rhinebeck Bancorp with respect to the awards.

Deduction Limits. Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code generally limits our ability to deduct for tax purposes compensation in excess of $1.0 million per year for each of our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and three additional highest compensated officers during any taxable year of Rhinebeck Bancorp after December 31, 2016.  Compensation resulting from awards under the Equity Incentive Plan will be counted toward the $1.0 million limit.

Tax Advice. The preceding discussion is based on federal tax laws and regulations currently in effect, which are subject to change, and the discussion does not purport to be a complete description of the federal income tax aspects of the Equity Incentive Plan.  A participant may also be subject to state and local taxes in connection with the grant of awards under the Equity Incentive Plan. Rhinebeck Bancorp suggests participants consult with their individual tax advisors to determine the applicability of the tax rules to the awards granted to them.

Accounting Treatment

Under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Rhinebeck Bancorp is required to recognize compensation expense on its income statement over the requisite service period or performance period based on the grant date fair value of stock options and other equity-based compensation (such as restricted stock).

Awards to be Granted

The Board of Directors has adopted the Equity Incentive Plan, contingent upon stockholder approval. If the Equity Incentive Plan is approved by stockholders, the Committee intends to meet promptly after stockholder approval to determine the specific terms of the awards, including the allocation of awards to executive officers, employees, and non-employee directors. At the present time, no specific determination has been made as to the grant or allocation of awards.

Clawback Policy

The Equity Incentive Plan provides that if Rhinebeck Bancorp is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to its material noncompliance, as a result of misconduct, with any financial reporting requirement under the federal securities laws, any participant who is subject to automatic forfeiture under Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or who, if applicable, is subject to clawback under Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Act must reimburse Rhinebeck Bancorp with the required amount of any payment in settlement of an award earned or accrued during the 12-month period following the first public issuance or filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (whichever first occurred) of the financial document embodying such financial reporting requirement. In addition, awards granted under the Equity Incentive Plan are subject to any clawback policy adopted by the Board of Directors.

Required Vote and Recommendation of the Board of Directors

In order to approve the Equity Incentive Plan, the proposal must receive the affirmative vote of (1) a majority of the votes represented at the annual meeting and entitled to vote on the matter, including votes cast by Rhinebeck Bancorp, MHC, as well as (2) a majority of the votes cast by stockholders other than Rhinebeck Bancorp, MHC.

Item 3 — Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Wolf & Company, P.C. served as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2019. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors has appointed Wolf & Company, P.C. to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020, subject to ratification by stockholders. A representative of Wolf & Company, P.C. is expected to be present at the annual meeting to respond to

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appropriate questions from stockholders and will have the opportunity to make a statement should he or she desire to do so.

If the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm is not ratified by a majority of the votes cast by stockholders at the annual meeting, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors will consider other independent registered public accounting firms.

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that stockholders vote “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of Wolf & Company, P.C. to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020.

On October 8, 2019, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Rhinebeck Bancorp engaged Wolf & Company, P.C. as Rhinebeck Bancorp’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019.

During the two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 and during the subsequent interim period from January 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019,  neither Rhinebeck Bancorp nor anyone acting on its behalf consulted with Wolf & Company, P.C. on (1) any matters regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered with respect to Rhinebeck Bancorp’s consolidated financial statements, and no written report or oral advice was provided to the Rhinebeck Bancorp that Wolf & Company, P.C. concluded was an important factor considered by Rhinebeck Bancorp in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue, or (2) any matter that was the subject of any disagreement (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions thereto) or a reportable event (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).

On October 7, 2019, Rhinebeck Bancorp was notified that Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP, the Company’s former independent registered public accounting firm, had resigned. The audit reports of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP on the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for each of the two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. During Rhinebeck Bancorp’s two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 and during the subsequent interim period from January 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019, there were (1) no disagreements with Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedures that, if not resolved to Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP’s satisfaction, would have caused Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its reports, and (2) no “reportable events” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Audit Fees. The following table sets forth the fees that Wolf & Company, P.C. billed to Rhinebeck Bancorp for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

 

 

 

 

    

2019 

Audit Fees

 

$

252,485 

Audit-Related Fees

 

 

63,479 

Tax Fees

 

 

25,040 

 

Policy on Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The Audit Committee is responsible for appointing, setting compensation and overseeing the work of the independent registered public accounting firm. In accordance with its charter, the Audit Committee approves, in advance, all audit and permissible non-audit services to be performed by the independent registered public accounting firm. This approval process ensures that the firm does not provide any non-audit services to us prohibited by law or regulation.

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Summary Compensation Table

The following information is furnished for our principal executive officer and other executive officers whose total compensation exceeded $100,000 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. These individuals are sometimes referred to in this proxy statement as the “named executive officers.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name and Principal Position

   

Year

   

Salary

   

Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
(1)

   

Pension  Value & NQDC Earnings

   

All  Other
Compensation
(2)

   

Total

Michael J. Quinn

 

2019 

 

$

426,360 

 

$

129,419 

 

$

45,109

 

$

37,958 

 

$

638,846 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

2018 

 

 

418,000 

 

 

149,327 

 

 

43,205

 

 

37,834 

 

 

648,366 

 

 

2017 

 

 

418,000 

 

 

33,440 

 

 

174,985

 

 

37,669 

 

 

664,094 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jamie J. Bloom

 

2019 

 

$

249,900 

 

$

62,162 

 

 

 

$

21,734 

 

$

333,796 

Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

 

2018 

 

 

245,000 

 

 

61,037 

 

 

 

 

18,194 

 

 

324,231 

 

 

2017 

 

 

245,000 

 

 

31,850 

 

 

 

 

17,758 

 

 

294,608 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michael J. McDermott

 

2019 

 

$

217,107 

 

$

52,389 

 

 

 

$

20,205 

 

$

289,701 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

2018 

 

 

212,850 

 

 

54,225 

 

 

 

 

18,914 

 

 

285,989 

 

 

2017 

 

 

212,850 

 

 

13,343 

 

 

 

 

16,637 

 

 

242,830 

 


(1)

Payments were earned pursuant to the Rhinebeck Bank Executive Short-Term Incentive and Retention Plan, which includes any deferred bonus credited to the Rhinebeck Bank Executive Long-Term Incentive and Retention Plan.

(2)

Consists of the following payments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Officer

    

Perquisites

    

401(k)
Plan

    

Split Dollar(c)

    

Total

Michael J. Quinn

 

$

14,334

(a)  

$

22,400 

 

$

1,224 

 

$

37,958 

Jamie J. Bloom

 

 

(b)  

 

21,354 

 

 

380 

 

 

21,734 

Michael J. McDermott

 

 

(b)  

 

18,891 

 

 

1,314 

 

 

20,205 


(a)

Includes the value of the executive’s use of a bank-owned automobile and club membership duties.

(b)

Did not exceed $10,000.

(c)

Represents the taxable income associated with the named executive officer’s split dollar life insurance benefit as described below.

Employment Agreements

Michael J. Quinn and Jamie J. Bloom.  Rhinebeck Bank maintains employment agreements with Mr. Quinn and Ms. Bloom. These agreements have a term that initially ends on December 31, 2020. Each agreement will extend automatically for one additional year on January 1 of each year beginning January 1, 2019 unless either Rhinebeck Bank or the executive gives notice no later than 90 days before such anniversary date that an agreement will not be renewed.

Each agreement specifies the executive’s base salary. The base salary will be reviewed at least annually and may be adjusted in the Board’s discretion. In addition to the base salary, the agreements provide that the executives will be eligible to participate in short-term and long-term incentive compensation programs of Rhinebeck Bank and Rhinebeck Bancorp, which includes the Rhinebeck Bank Executive Short-Term Incentive and Retention Plan (the “STIP”). Each agreement specifies the executive’s target bonus opportunity under the STIP, which is 25% of base salary

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for Mr. Quinn and 20% of base salary for Ms. Bloom. The executives are also entitled to participate in all employee benefit plans, arrangements and perquisites offered to employees and officers of Rhinebeck Bank and the reimbursement of reasonable travel and other business expenses incurred in the performance of their duties with Rhinebeck Bank, including memberships in organizations as the executives and the Board mutually agree are necessary and appropriate. Mr. Quinn is reimbursed for the full cost of the use of an automobile. Ms. Bloom is entitled to be reimbursed for use of an automobile, up to a dollar amount that is mutually agreeable to Rhinebeck Bank and Ms. Bloom.

Rhinebeck Bank may terminate the executive’s employment, and the executive may resign, at any time with or without good reason. In the event of the executive’s termination without cause other than due to death or disability or voluntary resignation for “good reason” (a “qualifying termination event”), Rhinebeck Bank would pay a monthly severance payment equal to the sum of the executive’s base salary and average annual cash incentive compensation awarded under the STIP (or any other comparable cash incentive plan), which would include any portion of the award that is tax-deferred and payable pursuant to the Rhinebeck Executive Long-Term Incentive and Retention Plan (the “LTIP”), for the three most recent annual performance periods immediately prior to the executive’s date of termination, divided by 12. Such monthly severance payment would be paid for 36 months for Mr. Quinn and 24 months for Ms. Bloom. In addition, the executives would receive non-taxable medical and dental insurance coverage under Rhinebeck Bank’s group health plan at the same cost-sharing arrangement in effect as of the date of determination for 36 months for Mr. Quinn and 24 months for Ms. Bloom or, if earlier, until the executive receives substantially comparable coverage from another employer. The executives would also be reimbursed for the reasonable cost of outplacement services, up to a maximum of $5,000. “Good reason” for purposes of the employment agreements include: a material reduction in base salary and/or incentive compensation opportunities, a material reduction in authority, duties or responsibilities associated with the executive’s position with Rhinebeck Bank, a relocation of the executive’s principal place of employment by more than 35 miles from Rhinebeck Bank’s main office or a material breach of the agreements by Rhinebeck Bank.

In the event of the executive’s qualifying termination event on or within two years after a change in control of Rhinebeck Bancorp or Rhinebeck Bank, the executives would be entitled to (in lieu of the payments and benefits described in the previous paragraph) a severance payment equal to three times the sum of Mr. Quinn’s and two times the sum of Ms. Bloom’s: (1) base salary in effect immediately before the change in control; and (2) average bonus awarded under the STIP (or any other comparable cash incentive plan), which would include any portion of the award that is tax-deferred and payable pursuant to the LTIP, for the three most recent annual performance periods immediately prior to the change in control. Such payment will be payable in a lump sum within 30 days following the executive’s date of termination.

In addition, Rhinebeck Bank (or its successor) will continue to provide the executive with life insurance and non-taxable medical and dental insurance coverage substantially comparable to the coverage provided to the executive immediately before his or her date of termination at no cost to the executive. Such continued coverage will cease upon the earlier of: (1) three years for Mr. Quinn and two years for Ms. Bloom after the executive’s date of termination; (2) the date on which the executive becomes a full-time employee of another employer and receives comparable health and welfare benefits; or (3) the executive’s death.

The employment agreements would immediately terminate upon the executive’s death or disability. In the event of death, Rhinebeck Bank has no obligation to pay any additional severance benefits to the executives under the employment agreements. In the event of the executive’s disability, Rhinebeck Bank would provide continued base salary payments to Mr. Quinn and Ms. Bloom for 36 months and 24 months, respectively, provided that such payment would be reduced by the amount of any disability insurance benefits payable to the executive during such period under Rhinebeck Bank’s disability insurance plan or program.

Upon termination of employment (other than a termination in connection with a change in control), each executive will be required to adhere to one-year non-competition and non-solicitation restrictions set forth in his or her employment agreement.

Michael J. McDermott. Rhinebeck Bank also maintains an employment agreement with Mr. McDermott, originally entered into as of May 1, 2002. The term of the agreement is indefinite and will continue until Mr. McDermott’s employment relationship with Rhinebeck Bank ceases.

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The agreement specifies Mr. McDermott’s base salary, which may be increased from time to time by the Board of Directors. In addition, the agreement provides that Mr. McDermott will be eligible to participate in the STIP. Mr. McDermott is also entitled to participate in all employee benefit plans or benefits made available to Rhinebeck Bank executives at the same grade level and the reimbursement of ordinary and necessary business expenses incurred in connection with performance of his duties with Rhinebeck Bank. Rhinebeck Bank may terminate Mr. McDermott’s employment, and Mr. McDermott may resign, at any time. In the event of a termination without cause, other than due to death or disability, or “constructive termination,” and so long as Mr. McDermott executes a Separation Agreement and Release, Rhinebeck Bank would be required to pay him a severance payment equal to one year of his base salary at the annual rate in effect immediately prior to his date of termination, and an amount equal to the latest bonus payments made to him in the year prior to which his employment is terminated. Such payments would be made over a period of 12 months, at the same time and in the same manner as Rhinebeck Bank pays base salary to executives. In addition, Rhinebeck Bank would be required to provide for Mr. McDermott’s continued coverage under all health benefit plans or arrangements in which he was entitled to participate prior to his termination, or arrange to provide him with substantially similar benefits, for a period of 12 months, until his death, or until he is afforded a comparable benefit at a comparable cost by a subsequent employer. Rhinebeck Bank also would be required to pay or reimburse Mr. McDermott for outplacement services, up to a maximum of $5,000. A “constructive termination” for the purposes of the employment agreement includes: a reduction in base salary; a material reduction in incentive compensation opportunities; failure of Rhinebeck Bank to maintain a relative level of coverage under benefit plans, policies and practices or arrangements, in comparison to the coverage provided to other employees of the same or lesser levels of responsibilities; a material diminution of responsibilities, status, title or office; or the failure of Rhinebeck Bank to pay any material amount of compensation, within 10 days after a written demand for such amount.

In the event Mr. McDermott’s employment terminates after a “change in control,” he would receive the amounts payable in the case of a termination without cause or a constructive termination, but they would become payable in a single lump sum within 30 business days following his termination (the “change in control payment”). The change in control payment would be reduced to avoid penalties under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code if the change in control payment, plus any other payment or benefit payable to Mr. McDermott under any other agreement or plan of Rhinebeck Bank do not, in the aggregate (collectively, referred to as the “total payment”) exceed 115% of the maximum amount that could be paid without triggering such penalties. Conversely, if the total payment is greater than or equal to 115% of the maximum amount that could be paid to Mr. McDermott without triggering penalties under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code, Mr. McDermott would receive a gross-up payment to compensate him for any excise taxes owed under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code.

The employment agreement would immediately terminate upon Mr. McDermott’s death, with no additional severance benefits. In the event of termination due to total disability (rendering Mr. McDermott incapable of performing his usual and customary duties), Rhinebeck Bank would be required to pay Mr. McDermott an amount equal to 12 months of his base salary, at the rate in effect as of the date he became totally disabled, reduced by the amount of disability insurance benefits payable to him during such period under any employer-paid disability insurance plan. Such payments would be made at the same time and in the same manner as such compensation would have been paid if he had remained in active employment during the 12‑month period.

Upon termination of employment, Mr. McDermott would be required to adhere to one-year non-competition and non-solicitation restrictions set forth in his employment agreement.

Executive Short-Term Incentive and Retention Plan (STIP)

Rhinebeck Bank adopted the STIP for its executive officers, including the named executive officers. The plan is designed to: (1) support a business change to community-based banking; (2) support a culture change to pay-for-performance; (3) focus the executive team on annual goals to meet long-term goals; (4) reward executives for their contributions; and (5) align compensation with the goals of the organization and marketplace practices. The plan provides annual incentive awards to participants based on bank-wide, department and/or individual performance goals as established annually by the Compensation Committee, with input from the Chief Executive Officer, which is determined by using performance history, peer data, market data and the Compensation Committee’s judgment based on previous experience and projected market conditions.

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The named executive officers can achieve annual incentive awards based on a percentage of salary, depending on whether the performance goals are achieved at minimum, target or maximum levels, and each goal is weighted between bank-level goals and individual goals. The annual performance period under the STIP is a 12‑month period ending on December 31 (the “plan year”). For the 2019 plan year, the performance goals established were based on Rhinebeck Bank’s business plan. Furthermore, any annual incentive award payable under the STIP was contingent upon Rhinebeck Bank achieving certain minimum performance goals. The named executive officer’s annual incentive award opportunities for the 2019 plan year, as a percentage of base salary, were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Officer

    

Minimum

    

Target

    

Maximum

Michael J. Quinn

 

15%

 

25%

 

45%

Jamie J. Bloom

 

10%

 

20%

 

30%

Michael J. McDermott

 

10%

 

20%

 

30%

 

Unless otherwise deferred as described below, the executive’s annual incentive award is payable in a cash lump sum as soon as practicable following the completion of the plan year, provided, however, that such payment will be made no later than two and one-half months following the end of the plan year.

The STIP provides that the Compensation Committee may elect for a percentage of the executive’s annual incentive award to be deferred and paid on a later date (the “deferred bonus”), provided that such election is made prior to the applicable plan year associated with the annual incentive award. Any deferred bonus amount would be credited to an incentive benefit account established for the executive under the LTIP, and the time and manner of payment of the deferred bonus would be determined in accordance with the LTIP. For 2019, 40% of the annual incentive awards payable to Mr. Quinn, Ms. Bloom and Mr. McDermott was designated as a deferred bonus and was credited to their incentive benefit accounts. Based on the foregoing, Mr. Quinn, Ms. Bloom and Mr. McDermott earned the following annual incentive awards under the STIP for 2019:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Officer

    

Annual Incentive
Award 
Paid Immediately

    

Deferred
Bonus 
Credited to
LTIP

    

Total Annual
Incentive 
Award Earned

Michael J. Quinn

 

$

77,651 

 

$

51,768 

 

$

129,419 

Jamie J. Bloom

 

 

37,297 

 

 

24,865 

 

 

62,162 

Michael J. McDermott

 

 

31,434 

 

 

20,955 

 

 

52,389 

 

Executive Long-Term Incentive and Retention Plan (LTIP)

Rhinebeck Bank adopted the LTIP as a companion benefit plan with the STIP. Any executive participating in the STIP who receives a deferred bonus is eligible to participate in the LTIP. The plan year for purposes of the LTIP is the 12‑month period ending on December 31. Rhinebeck Bank maintains an incentive benefit account, which is a bookkeeping account established on behalf of each participant in the LTIP. Each participant’s deferred bonus payable pursuant to the STIP is credited to his or her incentive benefit account as of the date on which the participant’s annual incentive award is payable under the STIP. As of the last day of each plan year, Rhinebeck Bank will credit to each participant’s incentive benefit account interest earned on the account balance, based on a percentage equal to Rhinebeck Bancorp’s return on equity (on a consolidated basis) for its fiscal year immediately preceding the applicable plan year.

The participant will vest in each deferred bonus credited to his or her incentive benefit account at a rate of 20% per year for each year of service with Rhinebeck Bank, commencing on January 1st of the year immediately following the plan year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the participant becomes 100% vested in the deferred bonus upon the earlier of: (1) the participant’s death, disability or involuntary termination without “cause”; (2) the participant’s attainment of either age 65 or age 55 with 15 years of service while employed with Rhinebeck Bank; or (3) a change in control of Rhinebeck Bancorp or Rhinebeck Bank.

Upon the participant’s termination of employment for any reason other than for cause, the participant’s incentive benefit account balance would be payable in a cash lump sum within 30 days following the participant’s date of termination.

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Supplemental Executive Retirement Agreement

Rhinebeck Bank maintains a supplemental executive retirement agreement with Mr. Quinn (the “SERP”). The SERP is designed to provide non-qualified supplemental retirement income to Mr. Quinn as an incentive and reward for his continued service with Rhinebeck Bank. Upon the earlier of Mr. Quinn’s: (1) attainment of age 65 (the “normal retirement age”); (2) termination of employment for any reason other than for cause; or (3) disability, he would be entitled to an annual benefit of $108,000, payable in monthly installments for 20 years (the “normal retirement benefit”). Payment of the normal retirement benefit would commence on the last day of the month following Mr. Quinn’s attaining age 65. If Mr. Quinn’s separation from service occurs within 24 months of a change in control of Rhinebeck Bank, he would be entitled to the actuarial equivalent of the normal retirement benefit payable at age 65, determined as of the end of the year immediately prior to the date of separation from service (the “change in control benefit”). The change in control benefit would commence on the last day of the month following Mr. Quinn’s separation from service, and would be payable in equal monthly installments for 20 years.

If Mr. Quinn dies while employed with Rhinebeck Bank, his beneficiary would be entitled to a lump sum payment equal to $2.16 million, which would be paid in lieu of the benefits described above.

Split Dollar Insurance Plan

Rhinebeck Bank maintains the Rhinebeck Bank Split Dollar Insurance Plan. Employees selected by the Board of Directors of Rhinebeck Bank are eligible to participate in the plan. Each named executive officer is participating in the plan. The plan provides that each participant is entitled to share in the proceeds under a life insurance policy owned by Rhinebeck Bank if a participant dies while employed with Rhinebeck Bank. The death benefit payable to the participant’s designated beneficiary is equal to the lesser of:  (1) two times executive’s base salary less any benefits paid to the participant pursuant to Rhinebeck Bank’s group life insurance plan; or (2) the net death proceeds, which is the total death proceeds of the participant’s life insurance policy under the plan minus the greater of:  (x) the cash surrender value or (y) aggregate premiums paid with respect to the policy. The benefit payable to a participant’s designated beneficiary may not be guaranteed and may vary depending upon the timing of death.

OTHER INFORMATION RELATING TO DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires Rhinebeck Bancorp’s executive officers and directors, and persons who own more than 10% of any registered class of Rhinebeck Bancorp’s equity securities, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities Exchange Commission. Executive officers, directors and greater than 10% stockholders are required by regulation to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) reports they file.

Based solely on our review of the copies of the reports we have received and written representations provided to us from the individuals required to file the reports, during 2019, one amendment to a Form 3 was filed to belatedly report the purchase of 200 additional shares of common stock beneficially owned by Mr. McDermott.

Transactions with Related Persons

The federal securities laws generally prohibit publicly traded companies from making loans to their executive officers and directors, but it contains a specific exemption from such prohibition for loans made by federally insured financial institutions, such as Rhinebeck Bank, to their executive officers and directors in compliance with federal banking regulations. Federal regulations permit executive officers and directors to receive the same terms that are widely available to other employees as long as the director or executive officer is not given preferential treatment compared to the other participating employees. At December 31, 2019, all of our loans to directors and executive officers were made in the ordinary course of business, were made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable loans with persons not related to Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. or Rhinebeck Bank, and did not involve more than the normal risk of collectability or present other unfavorable features. These loans were performing according to their original repayment terms at December 31, 2019, and were made in compliance with federal banking regulations.

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SUBMISSION OF STOCKHOLDER BUSINESS PROPOSALS AND NOMINATIONS

Rhinebeck Bancorp must receive proposals that stockholders seek to include in the proxy statement for our next annual meeting no later than December 22, 2020. If next year’s annual meeting is held on a date that is more than 30 calendar days from May 26, 2021, a shareholder proposal must be received by a reasonable time before Rhinebeck Bancorp begins to print and mail its proxy solicitation materials for such annual meeting. Any shareholder proposals will be subject to the requirements of the proxy rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Our Bylaws provide that, for a stockholder to make nominations for the election of directors or proposals for business to be brought before the annual meeting, a stockholder must deliver notice to the Corporate Secretary not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days before the date of the annual meeting. However, if less than 90 days’ notice or prior public disclosure of the annual meeting is given to stockholders and the date of the annual meeting is advanced more than 30 days before or delayed more than 30 days after the anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, such notice must be delivered not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which notice of the annual meeting was mailed to stockholders or public disclosure of the annual meeting date was made. A copy of the Bylaws may be obtained by contacting our Corporate Secretary.

STOCKHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS

Stockholders who wish to communicate with the Board of Directors or an individual director should do so in writing to Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc., 2 Jefferson Plaza, Poughkeepsie, New York 12601. Depending on the subject matter, the Secretary will forward the communication, handle the inquiry directly, or not forward the communication if it is primarily commercial in nature, relates to an improper or irrelevant topic or is unduly hostile, threatening, illegal or otherwise inappropriate. Communications regarding financial or accounting policies may be made in writing to the Chairman of the Audit Committee, at the same address. All other communications should be sent in writing to the attention of the President and Chief Executive Officer, at the same address.

MISCELLANEOUS

Rhinebeck Bancorp will pay the cost of this proxy solicitation and will reimburse brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for reasonable expenses they incur in sending proxy materials to the beneficial owners of Rhinebeck Bancorp common stock. In addition to soliciting proxies by mail, our directors, officers and regular employees may solicit proxies personally or by telephone without receiving additional compensation.

Rhinebeck Bancorp’s Annual Report on Form 10‑K is included with this proxy statement. Any stockholder who has not received a copy of the Form 10‑K may obtain a copy by writing to our Corporate Secretary or by accessing a copy online. See “Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder Meeting to be Held on May 26, 2020.”  The Form 10‑K is not to be treated as part of the proxy solicitation material or as having been incorporated in this proxy statement by reference.

Whether or not you plan to attend the annual meeting, please vote by marking, signing, dating and promptly returning a proxy card or by voting via the Internet in advance of the meeting.

 

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Appendix A

RHINEBECK BANCORP, INC.

 

2020 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

ARTICLE 1 – GENERAL

 

Section 1.1        Purpose, Effective Date and Term.  The purpose of the Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to promote the long-term financial success of Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), and its Subsidiaries, including Rhinebeck Bank (the “Bank”), by providing a means to attract, retain and reward individuals who contribute to that success and to further align their interests with those of the Company’s stockholders through the ownership of additional common stock of the Company.  The “Effective Date” of the Plan shall be the date on which the Plan satisfies the applicable stockholder approval requirements.  The Plan shall remain in effect as long as any Awards are outstanding; provided, however, that no Awards may be granted under the Plan after the day immediately prior to the ten-year anniversary of the Effective Date. 

Section 1.2        Administration.  The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”) or, subject to the limitation set forth in Section 5.1, by the Board of Directors.

Section 1.3        Participation.  Each Employee or Director of the Company or any Subsidiary who is granted an Award in accordance with the terms of the Plan shall be a Participant in the Plan.  The grant of Awards shall be limited to Employees and Directors of the Company or any Subsidiary.

Section 1.4        Definitions.  Capitalized terms used in this Plan are defined in Article 8 and elsewhere in this Plan.

ARTICLE 2 - AWARDS

Section 2.1        General.  Any Award under the Plan may be granted singularly or in combination with another Award or other Awards.  Each Award under the Plan shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and any additional terms, conditions, limitations and restrictions as the Committee shall provide with respect to the Award and as evidenced in the Award Agreement.  Subject to the provisions of Section 2.8, an Award may be granted as an alternative to or replacement of an existing Award under the Plan or any other plan of the Company or any Subsidiary or as the form of payment for grants or rights earned or due under any other compensation plan or arrangement of the Company or any Subsidiary, including without limitation the plan of any entity acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary.  The types of Awards that may be granted under the Plan include:

(a)         Stock Options.  A Stock Option means a grant under Section 2.2 that represents the right to purchase shares of Stock at an Exercise Price established by the Committee.  Any Stock Option may be either an Incentive Stock Option (an “ISO”) that is intended to satisfy the requirements applicable to an “Incentive Stock Option” described in Code Section 422(b), or a Non-Qualified Stock Option (a “Non-Qualified Option”) that is not intended to be an ISO; provided, however, that no ISOs may be granted: (i) after the day immediately prior to the ten‑year anniversary of the Effective Date or the date the Plan is approved by the Board of Directors, whichever is earlier; or (ii) to a non-Employee.  Unless otherwise specifically provided by its terms, any Stock Option granted to an Employee under this Plan shall be an ISO to the maximum extent permitted.  Any ISO granted under this Plan that does not qualify as an ISO for any reason (whether at the time of grant or as the result of a subsequent event) shall be deemed to be a Non-Qualified Option.  In addition, any ISO granted under this Plan may be unilaterally modified by the Committee to disqualify it from ISO treatment such that it shall become a Non-Qualified Option; provided, however, that any such modification shall be ineffective if it causes the Award to be subject to Code Section 409A (unless, as modified, the Award complies with Code Section 409A). 

 

 

 

(b)         Restricted Stock Awards.  A Restricted Stock Award means a grant of a share of Stock under Section 2.3 for no consideration or such minimum consideration as may be required by applicable law, either alone or in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan, subject to a vesting schedule or the satisfaction of market conditions or performance conditions. 

(c)         Restricted Stock Units. A Restricted Stock Unit means a grant under Section 2.4 denominated in shares of Stock that is similar to a Restricted Stock Award except no shares of Stock are actually awarded on the date of grant of a Restricted Stock Unit. A Restricted Stock Unit is subject to a vesting schedule or the satisfaction of market conditions or performance conditions and shall be settled in shares of Stock, provided, however, that in the sole discretion of the Committee, determined at the time of settlement, a Restricted Stock Unit may be settled in cash based on the Fair Market Value of a share of the Stock multiplied by the number of Restricted Stock Units being settled, or a combination of shares of Stock and cash.

(d)        Performance Awards.  A Performance Award means Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units that will vest upon the achievement of one or more specified performance measures set forth in Section 2.5.

Section 2.2        Stock Options

(a)         Grant of Stock Options.  Each Stock Option shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall: (i) specify the number of Stock Options covered by the Award; (ii) specify the date of grant of the Stock Option and the Exercise Price; (iii) specify the vesting period or conditions to vesting; and (iv) contain any other terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan, including the effect of termination of a Participant’s employment or Service, as the Committee may, in its discretion, prescribe. 

(b)         Terms and Conditions.  A Stock Option shall be exercisable in accordance with its terms and conditions and during such periods as may be established by the Committee.  In no event, however, shall a Stock Option expire later than ten (10) years after the date of its grant (or five (5) years with respect to ISOs granted to a 10% Stockholder).  The Exercise Price of each Stock Option shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of grant (or, if greater, the par value of a share of Stock); provided, however, that the Exercise Price of an ISO shall not be less than 110% of Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of grant if granted to a 10% Stockholder; provided further, that the Exercise Price may be higher or lower in the case of Stock Options granted or exchanged in replacement of existing Awards held by an Employee or Director of, or service provider to, an acquired entity.  The payment of the Exercise Price shall be by cash or, subject to limitations imposed by applicable law, by any other means as the Committee may from time to time permit, including:  (i) by tendering, either actually or constructively by attestation, shares of Stock valued at Fair Market Value as of the day of exercise; (ii) by irrevocably authorizing a third party, acceptable to the Committee, to sell shares of Stock (or a sufficient portion of the shares) acquired upon exercise of the Stock Option and to remit to the Company a sufficient portion of the sale proceeds to pay the entire Exercise Price and any tax withholding resulting from the exercise; (iii) by a net settlement of the Stock Option, using a portion of the shares obtained on exercise in payment of the Exercise Price (and if applicable, any tax withholding); (iv) by personal, certified or cashier’s check; (v) by other property deemed acceptable by the Committee; or (vi) by any combination thereof.  The total number of shares that may be acquired upon the exercise of a Stock Option shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share, with cash-in-lieu paid by the Company, at its discretion, for the value of any fractional share.

(c)        Prohibition of Cash Buy-Outs of Underwater Stock Options.  Under no circumstances will any underwater Stock Options which were granted under the Plan be bought back by the Company without stockholder approval.

Section 2.3        Restricted Stock.   

 

(a)         Grant of Restricted Stock.  Each Restricted Stock Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall: (i) specify the number of shares of Stock covered by the Restricted Stock Award; (ii) specify the date of grant of the Restricted Stock Award; (iii) specify the vesting period; and (iv) contain any other terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan, including the effect of termination of a Participant’s employment or Service. All Restricted Stock Awards shall be in the form of issued and outstanding shares of Stock that, at the discretion of the Committee,

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shall be either: (x) registered in the name of the Participant and held by or on behalf of the Company, together with a stock power executed by the Participant in favor of the Company, pending the vesting or forfeiture of the Restricted Stock; or (y) registered in the name of, and delivered to, the Participant. In any event, the certificates evidencing the Restricted Stock Award shall at all times prior to the applicable vesting date bear the following legend:

 

The Stock evidenced hereby is subject to the terms of an Award Agreement with Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. dated [Date], made pursuant to the terms of the Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, copies of which are on file at the executive offices of Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc., and may not be sold, encumbered, hypothecated or otherwise transferred except in accordance with the terms of the Plan and Award Agreement,

 

or such other restrictive legend as the Committee, in its discretion, may specify.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may in its sole discretion issue Restricted Stock in any other approved format (e.g., electronically) in order to facilitate the paperless transfer of the Awards.  In the event Restricted Stock is not issued in certificate form, the Company and the transfer agent shall maintain appropriate bookkeeping entries that evidence Participants’ ownership of the Awards.  Restricted Stock that is not issued in certificate form shall be subject to the same terms and conditions of the Plan as certificated shares, including the restrictions on transferability and the provision of a stock power executed by the Participant in favor of the Company, until the satisfaction of the conditions to which the Restricted Stock Award is subject.

 

(b)         Terms and Conditions.  Each Restricted Stock Award shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

 

(i)         Dividends.   Unless the Committee determines otherwise, cash dividends or distributions, if any, declared with respect to shares of Stock subject to a Restricted Stock Award shall be retained by the Company and only distributed to a Participant within thirty (30) days after the vesting date of the underlying Restricted Stock Award.  If the underlying Stock does not vest, the dividends held by the Company with respect to such Stock shall be forfeited by the Participant.  No dividends shall be paid with respect to a Restricted Stock Awards subject to performance-based vesting conditions unless and until the Participant vests in the Restricted Stock Award.  Upon the vesting of a performance-based Restricted Stock Award under Section 2.5, any dividends declared but not paid to the Participant during the vesting period shall be paid within thirty (30) days following the vesting date.  Any stock dividends declared on shares of Stock subject to a Restricted Stock Award, whether or not performance-based, shall be subject to the same restrictions and shall vest at the same time as the shares of Restricted Stock from which the dividends were derived.

 

(ii)         Voting Rights.  Unless the Committee determines otherwise with respect to any Restricted Stock Award and specifies its determination in the relevant Award Agreement, a Participant shall have voting rights related to the unvested, non-forfeited Restricted Stock and the voting rights shall be exercised by the Participant in his discretion.

 

(iii)         Tender Offers and Merger Elections.  Each Participant to whom a Restricted Stock Award is granted shall have the right to respond, or to direct the response, with respect to the related shares of Restricted Stock, to any tender offer, exchange offer, cash/stock merger consideration election or other offer made to, or elections made by, the holders of shares of Stock.  The direction for any the shares of Restricted Stock shall be given by proxy or ballot (if the Participant is the beneficial owner of the shares of Restricted Stock for voting purposes) or by completing and filing, with the inspector of elections, the trustee or such other person who shall be independent of the Company as the Committee shall designate in the direction (if the Participant is not such a beneficial owner), a written direction in the form and manner prescribed by the Committee.  If no direction is given, then the shares of Restricted Stock shall not be tendered.

 

(iv)        The Committee may, in connection with the grant of Restricted Stock Awards, condition the vesting thereof upon the attainment of one or more performance measures set forth in Section 2.5(a). Regardless of whether Restricted Stock Awards are subject to the attainment of one or more performance measures, the Committee may also condition the vesting thereof upon the continued Service of the Participant.  The conditions

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for grant or vesting and the other provisions of Restricted Stock Awards (including without limitation any applicable performance measures) need not be the same with respect to each recipient.

Section 2.4         Restricted Stock Units.  

 

(a)        Grant of Restricted Stock Unit Awards.  Each Restricted Stock Unit shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement which shall: (i) specify the number of Restricted Stock Units covered by the Award; (ii) specify the date of grant of the Restricted Stock Units; (iii) specify the Restriction Period and the vesting period or market conditions or performance conditions that must be satisfied in order to vest in the Award; (iv) the effect of a Participant’s termination of employment or Service; and (v) contain any other terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan, including the effect of termination of a Participant’s employment or Services.

 

(b)        Terms and Conditions.  Each Restricted Stock Unit Award shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

 

(i)         The Committee shall impose any other conditions and/or restrictions on any Restricted Stock Unit Award as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, a requirement that Participants pay a stipulated purchase price for each Restricted Stock Unit, time-based restrictions and vesting following the attainment of performance measures, restrictions under applicable laws or under the requirements of any Exchange or market upon which shares of Stock may be listed, or holding requirements or sale restrictions placed by the Company upon vesting of Restricted Stock Units.

 

(ii)         The Committee may, in connection with the grant of Restricted Stock Units, condition the vesting thereof upon the attainment of one or more performance measures set forth in Section 2.5(a).  Regardless of whether Restricted Stock Units are subject to the attainment of one or more performance measures, the Committee may also condition the vesting thereof upon the continued Service of the Participant.  The conditions for grant or vesting and the other provisions of Restricted Stock Units (including without limitation any applicable performance measures) need not be the same with respect to each recipient.  An Award of Restricted Stock Units shall be settled as and when the Restricted Stock Units vest or, in the case of Restricted Stock Units subject to performance measures, after the Committee has determined that the performance goals have been satisfied.

 

(iii)         Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement, during the period, if any, set by the Committee, commencing with the date of such Restricted Stock Unit for which the Participant’s continued Service is required (the “Restriction Period”), and until the later of (A) the expiration of the Restriction Period and (B) the date the applicable performance measures (if any) are satisfied, the Participant shall not be permitted to sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber Restricted Stock Units.

 

(iv)         A Participant shall have no voting rights with respect to any Restricted Stock Units.  No dividends shall be paid on Restricted Stock Units.  In the sole discretion of the Committee, exercised at the time of grant, Dividend Equivalent Rights may be assigned to Restricted Stock Units.  In such case, the Dividend Equivalent Right shall be paid at the same time as the shares or cash subject to the Restricted Stock Unit are distributed to the Participant.

 

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Section 2.5        Performance Awards. The vesting of a Performance Award consisting of a Restricted Stock Award or a Restricted Stock Unit Award may be conditioned on the achievement of one or more objective performance measures set forth in sub-section (a) below, as may be determined by the Committee.  At the discretion of the Committee, the vesting of any Stock Option also may be subject to the achievement of one or more objective performance measures.

(a)Performance Measures.  Performance measures may be based on any one or more of the following:

(i) book value or tangible book value per share;

(ii) basic earnings per share;

(iii) basic cash earnings per share;

(iv) diluted earnings per share;

(v) diluted cash earnings per share;

(vi) return on equity;

(vii) net income or net income before taxes;

(viii) cash earnings;

(ix) net interest income;

(x) non-interest income;

(xi) non-interest expense to average assets ratio;

(xii) cash general and administrative expense to average assets ratio;

(xiii) efficiency ratio;

(xiv) cash efficiency ratio;

(xv) return on average assets;

(xvi) cash return on average assets;

(xvii) return on average stockholders’ equity;

(xviii) cash return on average stockholders’ equity;

(xix) return on average tangible stockholders’ equity;

(xx) cash return on average tangible stockholders’ equity;

(xxi) core earnings;

(xxii) operating income;

(xxiii) operating efficiency ratio;

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(xxiv) net interest rate margin or net interest rate spread;

(xxv) growth in assets, loans, or deposits;

(xxvi) loan production volume;

(xxvii) non-performing loans;

(xxviii) total stockholder return;

(xxix) cash flow;

(xxx) strategic business objectives, consisting of one or more objectives based upon meeting specified cost targets, business expansion goals, and goals relating to acquisitions or divestitures, or goals relating to capital raising and capital management;

(xxxi) any other measure(s) determined by the Committee; or

(xxxii) any combination of the foregoing.

Performance measures may be based on the performance of the Company as a whole or on any one or more Subsidiaries or business units of the Company or a Subsidiary and may be measured relative to a peer group, an index or a business plan and may be considered as absolute measures or changes in measures.  The terms of an Award may provide that partial achievement of performance measures may result in partial payment or vesting of the Award or that the achievement of the performance measures may be measured over more than one period or fiscal year.  In establishing any performance measures, the Committee may provide for the exclusion of the effects of the following items, to the extent the exclusion is set forth in the Participant’s Award Agreement and identified in the audited financial statements of the Company, including footnotes, or in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis section of the Company’s annual report or in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section, if any, of the Company’s annual proxy statement:  (i) extraordinary, unusual, and/or nonrecurring items of gain or loss; (ii) gains or losses on the disposition of a business; (iii) changes in tax or accounting principles, regulations or laws; or (iv) expenses incurred in connection with a merger, branch acquisition or similar transaction.  To the extent not specifically excluded, such effects shall be included in any applicable performance measure.  

(b)        Adjustments.  If the Committee determines that a change in the business, operations, corporate structure or capital structure of the Company or Subsidiary or the manner in which the Company or its Subsidiaries conducts its business or other events or circumstances render current performance measures to be unsuitable, the Committee may modify the performance measures, in whole or in part, as the Committee deems appropriate.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, performance measures relating to any Award will be modified, to the extent applicable, to reflect a change in the outstanding shares of Stock of the Company by reason of any stock dividend or stock split, or a corporate transaction, such as a merger of the Company into another corporation, any separation of a corporation or any partial or complete liquidation by the Company or a Subsidiary.  If a Participant is promoted, demoted or transferred to a different business unit during a performance period, the Committee may determine that the selected performance measures or applicable performance period are no longer appropriate, in which case, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may: (i) adjust, change or eliminate the performance measures or change the applicable performance period; or (ii) cause to be made a cash payment to the Participant in an amount determined by the Committee.

Section 2.6        Vesting of Awards.  Unless the Committee specifies a different vesting schedule at the time of grant, Awards under the Plan (other than Performance Awards shall be granted with a vesting rate not exceeding twenty percent (20%) per year, with the initial installment vesting no earlier than the one-year anniversary of the date of grant, unless accelerated due to death, Disability or Involuntary Termination following a Change in Control.  Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, Awards under the Plan shall not vest more rapidly than in equal installments over a period of one (1) year, unless accelerated due to death, Disability or Involuntary Termination following a Change in Control.  If the right

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to become vested in an Award (including the right to exercise a Stock Option) is conditioned on the completion of a specified period of Service, without achievement of performance measures or other performance objectives being required as a condition of vesting, and without it being granted in lieu of, or in exchange for, other compensation, then the required period of Service for full vesting shall be evidenced in the Award Agreement (subject to acceleration of vesting, to the extent permitted by the Plan, the Committee (subject to the limitations set forth in this Section) or set forth in the Award Agreement, in the event of the Participant’s death, Disability or Involuntary Termination following a Change in Control).

Section 2.7        Deferred Compensation.  If any Award would be considered “deferred compensation” as defined under Code Section 409A (“Deferred Compensation”), the Committee reserves the absolute right (including the right to delegate such right) to unilaterally amend the Plan or the Award Agreement, without the consent of the Participant, to maintain exemption from, or to comply with, Code Section 409A.  Any amendment by the Committee to the Plan or an Award Agreement pursuant to this Section 2.7 shall maintain, to the extent practicable, the original intent of the applicable provision without violating Code Section 409A.  A Participant’s acceptance of any Award under the Plan constitutes acknowledgement and consent to the rights of the Committee, without further consideration or action.  Any discretionary authority retained by the Committee pursuant to the terms of this Plan or pursuant to an Award Agreement shall not be applicable to an Award which is determined to constitute Deferred Compensation, if the discretionary authority would contravene Code Section 409A.

Section 2.8        Prohibition Against Option Repricing.  Except for adjustments pursuant to Section 3.4, and reductions of the Exercise Price approved by the Company’s stockholders, neither the Committee nor the Board of Directors shall have the right or authority to make any adjustment or amendment that reduces or would have the effect of reducing the Exercise Price of a Stock Option previously granted under the Plan, whether through amendment, cancellation (including cancellation in exchange for a cash payment in excess of the Stock Option’s in-the-money value or in exchange for Options or other Awards) or replacement grants, or other means.

Section 2.9.        Effect of Termination of Service on Awards.  The Committee shall establish the effect of a Termination of Service on the continuation of rights and benefits available under an Award and, in so doing, may make distinctions based upon, among other things, the cause of Termination of Service and type of Award.  Unless otherwise specified by the Committee and set forth in an Award Agreement between the Company and the Participant or as set forth in an employment or severance agreement entered into by and between the Company and/or the Bank or other Subsidiary and an Employee, the following provisions shall apply to each Award granted under this Plan:

(a)        Upon a Participant’s Termination of Service for any reason other than due to Disability, death, Retirement or termination for Cause, Stock Options shall be exercisable only as to those shares that were immediately exercisable by the Participant at the date of termination, and the Stock Options may be exercised only for a period of three (3) months following termination and any Restricted Stock Award and Restricted Stock Unit that has not vested as of the date of Termination of Service shall expire and be forfeited. 

(b)        In the event of a Termination of Service for Cause, all Stock Options granted to a Participant that have not been exercised and all Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Units granted to a Participant that have not vested shall expire and be forfeited. 

(c)        Upon Termination of Service for reason of Disability or death, all Stock Options shall be exercisable as to all shares subject to an outstanding Award, whether or not then exercisable, and all Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Units shall vest as to all shares subject to an outstanding Award, whether or not otherwise immediately vested, at the date of Termination of Service.  Unless the Committee specifies otherwise, Stock Options may be exercised for a period of one (1) year following Termination of Service due to death or Disability or the remaining unexpired term of the Stock Option, if less; provided, however, that no Stock Option shall be eligible for treatment as an ISO in the event the Stock Option is exercised more than one (1) year following Termination of Service due to Disability and provided, further, in order to obtain ISO treatment for Stock Options exercised by heirs or devisees of an optionee, the optionee’s death must have occurred while employed or within three (3) months of Termination of Service.  Unless the Committee specifies otherwise, in the event of Termination of Service due to Retirement, a Participant’s vested Stock Options shall be exercisable for one (1) year following Termination of Service.  No Stock Option shall be eligible for treatment as an

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ISO in the event such Stock Option is exercised more than three (3) months following Termination of Service due to Retirement and any Stock Option, Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit that has not vested as of the date of Termination of Service shall expire and be forfeited.

(d)        Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Stock Option shall be exercisable beyond the last day of the original term of the Stock Option.

(e)        Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 2.9, the effect of a Change in Control on the vesting/exercisability of Stock Options, Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Units is as set forth in Article 4.

Section 2.10        Holding Period for Vested Awards.  As a condition of receipt of an Award, the Award Agreement may require a Participant to agree to hold a vested Award or Stock received upon exercise of a Stock Option for some period of time.  The foregoing limitation shall not apply to the extent that an Award vests due to death, Disability or Involuntary Termination at or following a Change in Control, or to the extent that (i) a Participant directs the Company to withhold or the Company elects to withhold with respect to the vesting or exercise, or, in lieu thereof, to retain, or to sell without notice, a sufficient number of shares of Stock to cover the minimum amount required to be withheld or (ii) a Participant exercises a Stock Option by a net settlement, and in the case of (i) and (ii) herein, only to the extent of the shares withheld for tax purposes or for purposes of the net settlement. 

ARTICLE 3 - Shares Subject to Plan

Section 3.1        Available Shares.  The shares of Stock with respect to which Awards may be made under the Plan shall be shares currently authorized but unissued, currently held or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, subsequently acquired by the Company, including shares purchased in the open market or in private transactions.

Section 3.2        Share Limitations

(a)        Share Reserve.  Subject to the following provisions of this Section 3.2, the maximum number of shares of Stock that may be delivered to Participants and their beneficiaries under the Plan shall be equal to 763,743 shares of Stock.  The maximum number of shares of Stock that may be delivered pursuant to the exercise of Stock Options (all of which may be granted as ISOs) is 545,531 shares of Stock, which represents 4.9% of the number of shares issued in connection with the reorganization of the Bank and Rhinebeck Bancorp, MHC, a New York-chartered mutual holding company, into the “two-tiered” mutual holding company structure and the Company’s related minority stock issuance on January 16, 2019 (the “Reorganization”).  The maximum number of shares of Stock that may be issued as Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Units is 218,212 shares of Stock, which represents 1.96% of the number of shares issued in the Reorganization.  The aggregate number of shares available for grant under this Plan and the number of shares of Stock subject to outstanding awards shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3.4.

(b)        Computation of Shares Available.  For purposes of this Section 3.2, the number of shares of Stock available for the grant of additional Stock Options, Restricted Stock Awards or Restricted Stock Units shall be reduced by the number of shares of Stock previously granted, subject to the following: to the extent any shares of Stock covered by an Award (including Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Units) under the Plan are not delivered to a Participant or beneficiary for any reason, including because the Award is forfeited or canceled or because a Stock Option is not exercised, then such shares shall not be deemed to have been delivered for purposes of determining the maximum number of shares of Stock available for delivery under the Plan.  To the extent: (i) a Stock Option is exercised by using an actual or constructive exchange of shares of Stock to pay the Exercise Price; or (ii) shares of Stock are withheld to satisfy withholding taxes upon exercise or vesting of an Award granted hereunder; or (iii) shares are withheld to satisfy the exercise price of Stock Options in a net settlement of Stock Options, then the number of shares of Stock available shall be reduced by the gross number of Stock Options exercised rather than by the net number of shares of Stock issued.

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Section 3.3        Limitations on Grants to Individuals.  

(a)        Employee Awards.

(i)        Stock Options - Employees.  The maximum number of shares of Stock, in the aggregate, that may be covered by a Stock Option granted to any one Employee under the Plan shall be 136,382 shares, all of which may be granted during any calendar year.  This maximum amount represents approximately twenty-five percent (25%) of the maximum number of shares of Stock that may be delivered pursuant Stock Options under Section 3.2. 

(ii)        Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Units - Employees.    The maximum number of shares of Stock, in the aggregate, that may be subject to Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Units granted to any one Employee Participant under the Plan shall be 54,553 shares, all of which may be granted during any calendar year.  This maximum amount represents approximately twenty-five percent (25%) of the maximum number of shares of Stock that may be issued as Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Units. 

(b)        Director Awards. 

(i)        New York Regulatory Limits on Director Awards.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Department of Financial Services, for plans adopted within three (3) years following the Bank’s Reorganization, Directors Awards shall be limited as set forth in Section 86.4(h)(3) of the New York Code Rules and Regulations, as follows: non-employee Directors shall not receive, individually, more than five percent (5%) of the aggregate Awards available under the Plan and, in the aggregate, more than thirty percent (30%) of the aggregate Awards available under the Plan. 

(c)        The aggregate number of shares available for grant under this Plan and the number of shares subject to outstanding Awards, including the limit on the number of Awards available for grant under this Plan described in this Section 3.3, shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3.4.  

Section 3.4        Corporate Transactions

(a)        General. In the event any recapitalization, reclassification, forward or reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination, or exchange of shares of Stock or other securities, stock dividend or other special and nonrecurring dividend or distribution (whether in the form of cash, securities or other property), liquidation, dissolution, or increase or decrease in the number of shares of Stock without consideration, or similar corporate transaction or event, affects the shares of Stock such that an adjustment is appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of Participants under the Plan and/or under any Award granted under the Plan, then the Committee shall, in an equitable manner, adjust any or all of: (i) the number and kind of securities deemed to be available thereafter for grants of Stock Options, Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Units in the aggregate to all Participants and individually to any one Participant; (ii) the number and kind of securities that may be delivered or deliverable in respect of outstanding Stock Options, Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Units; and (iii) the Exercise Price.  In addition, the Committee is authorized to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Stock Options, Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Units (including, without limitation, cancellation of Stock Options, Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Units in exchange for the in-the-money value, if any, of the vested portion thereof, or substitution or exchange of Stock Options, Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Units using stock of a successor or other entity) in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, events described in the preceding sentence) affecting the Company or any parent or Subsidiary or the financial statements of the Company or any parent or Subsidiary, or in response to changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles.

(b)        Merger in which Company is Not Surviving Entity. In the event of any merger,  consolidation, or other business reorganization (including, but not limited to, a Change in Control) in which the Company is not the surviving entity, unless otherwise determined by the Committee at any time at or after grant and prior to the consummation of such merger, consolidation or other business reorganization, any Stock Options granted under the Plan which remain outstanding shall be converted into Stock Options to purchase voting common equity securities of the business entity

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which survives such merger, consolidation or other business reorganization having substantially the same terms and conditions as the outstanding Stock Options under this Plan and reflecting the same economic benefit (as measured by the difference between the aggregate Exercise Price and the value exchanged for outstanding shares of Stock in such merger, consolidation or other business reorganization), all as determined by the Committee prior to the consummation of such merger; provided, however, that the Committee may, at any time prior to the consummation of such merger, consolidation or other business reorganization, direct that all, but not less than all, outstanding Stock Options be canceled as of the effective date of such merger, consolidation or other business reorganization in exchange for a cash payment per share of Stock equal to the excess (if any) of the value exchanged for an outstanding share of Stock in such merger, consolidation or other business reorganization over the Exercise Price of the Stock Option being canceled; provided, further, that in the event the Exercise Price of outstanding Stock Options exceed the value to be exchanged for an outstanding share of Stock (an “Underwater Stock Option”) in such merger, consolidation or other business reorganization, the Committee may, in its discretion, cancel and terminate such Underwater Stock Options without the consent of the holder of the Stock Option and without any payment to such holder.

Section 3.5        Delivery of Shares.  Delivery of shares of Stock or other amounts under the Plan shall be subject to the following:

(a)        Compliance with Applicable Laws.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Company shall have no obligation to deliver any shares of Stock or make any other distribution of benefits under the Plan unless the delivery or distribution complies with all applicable laws (including, the requirements of the Securities Act), and the applicable requirements of any Exchange or similar entity.

(b)        Certificates.  To the extent that the Plan provides for the issuance of shares of Stock, the issuance may be effected on a non-certificated basis, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules of any Exchange.

ARTICLE 4 - CHANGE IN CONTROL

Section 4.1        Consequence of a Change in Control.  Subject to the provisions of Section 2.6 (relating to vesting and acceleration) and Section 3.4 (relating to the adjustment of shares), and except as otherwise provided in the Plan:

(a)        At the time of a Participant’s Involuntary Termination at or following a Change in Control, all Stock Options then held by the Participant shall become fully earned and exercisable (subject to the expiration provisions otherwise applicable to the Stock Option).  All Stock Options may be exercised for a period of one (1) year following the Participant’s Involuntary Termination, provided, however, that no Stock Option shall be eligible for treatment as an ISO in the event such Stock Option is exercised more than three (3) months following such Involuntary Termination.  To the extent not specified herein or in the Award Agreement, the Committee shall have the discretion to determine the treatment of outstanding unvested Stock Options, provided, however, that any such Awards will be deemed earned and shall vest if not assumed by a successor entity.

(b)        At the time of a Participant’s Involuntary Termination at or following a Change in Control, all Awards of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall become fully earned and vested immediately.  Notwithstanding the above, any Awards, the vesting of which are based on satisfaction of performance-based conditions will be vested as specified in subsection (c) of this Section 4.1.

(c)        In the event of a Change in Control, Performance Awards under the Plan shall vest pro-rata based on the portion of the performance period elapsed at the date of the Change in Control and at the actual level of the performance measures that have been achieved, however, if the performance measures are not reasonably determinable as of the date of the Change in Control, the performance measures will be assumed to have been achieved at “target.”

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for the acquiror’s stock options, restricted stock or restricted stock units, such awards shall vest immediately upon the effective time of such Change in Control.

Section 4.2        Definition of Change in Control.  For purposes of this Plan, the term “Change in Control” shall mean the consummation by the Company or the Bank, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, of any of the following: 

(a)        Merger:  The Company or the Bank merges into or consolidates with another entity, or merges another bank or corporation into the Company or the Bank, and as a result, less than a majority of the combined voting power of the resulting corporation immediately after the merger or consolidation is held by persons who were stockholders of the Company or the Bank immediately before the merger or consolidation;

(b)        Acquisition of Significant Share Ownership:  There is filed, or is required to be filed, a report on Schedule 13D or another form or schedule (other than a Schedule 13G) required under Sections 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act, if the schedule discloses that the filing person or persons acting in concert has or have become the beneficial owner of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of a class of the Company’s or Bank’s voting securities; provided, however, this clause (b) shall not apply to beneficial ownership of the Company’s or the Bank’s voting shares held in a fiduciary capacity by an entity of which the Company directly or indirectly beneficially owns fifty percent (50%) or more of its outstanding Voting Securities;

(c)        Change in Board Composition:  During any period of two consecutive years, individuals who constitute the Company’s or the Bank’s board of directors at the beginning of the two-year period cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Company’s or the Bank’s board of directors; provided, however, that for purposes of this clause (c), each director who is first elected by the board of directors (or first nominated by the board of directors for election by the stockholders) by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors who were directors at the beginning of the two-year period shall be deemed to have also been a director at the beginning of such period or who is appointed as a director as a result of a directive, supervisory agreement or order issued by the primary federal regulator of the Company or the Bank or by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation shall be deemed to have also been a director at the beginning of such period; or

(d)        Sale of Assets:  The Company or the Bank sells to a third party all or substantially all of its assets. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that an Award constitutes Deferred Compensation, and the settlement of, or distribution of benefits under, such Award is to be triggered solely by a Change in Control, then with respect to the Award, a Change in Control shall be defined as required under Code Section 409A, as in effect at the time of such transaction.

In addition, in no event shall a reorganization of Rhinebeck Bancorp, MHC (i.e., the mutual holding company), the Company and the Bank solely within its corporate structure or a second-step conversion constitute a Change in Control for purposes of the Plan.

ARTICLE 5 - COMMITTEE

Section 5.1        Administration.  The Plan shall be administered by the members of the Compensation Committee of the Company who are Disinterested Board Members.  If the Committee consists of fewer than three Disinterested Board Members, then the Board of Directors shall appoint to the Committee additional Disinterested Board Members as shall be necessary to provide for a Committee consisting of at least three Disinterested Board Members.  Any members of the Committee who do not qualify as Disinterested Board Members shall abstain from participating in any discussion or decision to make or administer Awards that are made to Participants who at the time of consideration for such Award are persons subject to the short-swing profit rules of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.  The Board of Directors  (or if necessary to maintain compliance with the applicable listing standards, those members of the Board of Directors who are “independent directors” under the corporate governance statutes or rules of any national Exchange on which the Company lists, has listed or seeks to list its securities) may, in their discretion, take any action and exercise any power,

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privilege or discretion conferred on the Committee under the Plan with the same force and effect under the Plan as if done or exercised by the Committee. 

Section 5.2        Powers of Committee.  The administration of the Plan by the Committee shall be subject to the following:

(a)         the Committee will have the authority and discretion to select those persons who shall receive Awards, to determine the time or times of receipt, to determine the types of Awards and the number of shares covered by the Awards, to establish the terms, conditions, features (including automatic exercise in accordance with Section 7.17), performance criteria, restrictions (including without limitation, provisions relating to non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality), and other provisions of such Awards (subject to the restrictions imposed by Article 6), to cancel or suspend Awards and, except with respect to:

(i) outstanding unvested Awards on the date of a Change in Control (which are subject to vesting in accordance with Section 4.1) or

(ii) any Award within the first year after grant, or in violation of any minimum vesting requirements set forth in Section 2.6 hereof,

to reduce, eliminate or accelerate any restrictions or vesting requirements applicable to an Award at any time after the grant of the Award, or to extend the time period to exercise a Stock Option, provided that the extension is consistent with Code Section 409A. 

(b)        The Committee will have the authority and discretion to interpret the Plan, to establish, amend and rescind any rules and regulations relating to the Plan, and to make all other determinations that may be necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.

(c)        The Committee will have the authority to define terms not otherwise defined herein. 

(d)        In controlling and managing the operation and administration of the Plan, the Committee shall take action in a manner that conforms to the charter and bylaws of the Company and applicable corporate law.

(e)        The Committee will have the authority to: (i) suspend a Participant’s right to exercise a Stock Option during a blackout period (or similar restricted period) or to exercise in a particular manner  (i.e., such as a “cashless exercise” or “broker-assisted exercise”) to the extent that the Committee deems it necessary or in the best interests of the Company in order to comply with the securities laws and regulations issued by the SEC (the “Blackout Period”); and (ii) to extend the period to exercise a Stock Option by a period of time equal to the Blackout Period, provided that such extension does not violate Section 409A of the Code, the Incentive Stock Option requirements or applicable laws and regulations. 

Section 5.3        Delegation by Committee.  Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law, the applicable rules of an Exchange upon which the Company lists its shares or the Plan, or as necessary to comply with the exemptive provisions of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, the Committee may allocate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any one or more of its members and may delegate all or any part of its responsibilities and powers to any person or persons selected by it, including:  (a)  delegating to a committee of one or more members of the Board of Directors who are not “non-employee directors,” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3, the authority to grant Awards under the Plan to eligible persons who are not then subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act; or (b) delegating to a committee of one or more members of the Board of Directors who would be eligible to serve on the Compensation Committee of the Company pursuant to the listing requirements imposed by any national securities exchange on which the Company lists, has listed or seeks to list its securities, the authority to grant awards under the Plan.   The acts of such delegates shall be treated hereunder as acts of the Committee and such delegates shall report regularly to the Committee regarding the delegated duties and responsibilities and any Awards so granted.  Any such allocation or delegation may be revoked by the Committee at any time.

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Section 5.4        Information to be Furnished to Committee.  As may be permitted by applicable law, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall furnish the Committee with such data and information as it determines may be required for it to discharge its duties.  The records of the Company and its Subsidiaries as to a Participant’s employment, termination of employment, leave of absence, reemployment and compensation shall be conclusive on all persons unless determined by the Committee to be manifestly incorrect.  Subject to applicable law, Participants and other persons entitled to benefits under the Plan must furnish the Committee such evidence, data or information as the Committee considers desirable to carry out the terms of the Plan.

Section 5.5        Committee Action.  The Committee shall hold meetings, and may make administrative rules and regulations, as it may deem proper.  A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, and the action of a majority of the members of the Committee present at a meeting at which a quorum is present, as well as actions taken pursuant to the unanimous written consent of all of the members of the Committee without holding a meeting, shall be deemed to be actions of the Committee.  Subject to Section 5.1, all actions of the Committee, including interpretations of provisions of the Plan, shall be final and conclusive and shall be binding upon the Company, Participants and all other interested parties.  Any person dealing with the Committee shall be fully protected in relying upon any written notice, instruction, direction or other communication signed by a member of the Committee or by a representative of the Committee authorized to sign the same in its behalf.

ARTICLE 6 - AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

Section 6.1        General.  The Board of Directors may, as permitted by law, at any time, amend or terminate the Plan, and may amend any Award Agreement, provided that no amendment or termination (except as provided in Sections 2.7, 3.4 and 6.2) may cause the Award to violate Code Section 409A, may cause the repricing of a Stock Option, or, in the absence of written consent to the change by the affected Participant (or, if the Participant is not then living, the affected beneficiary), adversely impair the rights of any Participant or beneficiary under any Award prior to the date the amendment is adopted by the Board of Directors; provided, however, that, no amendment may (a) materially increase the benefits accruing to Participants under the Plan, (b) materially increase the aggregate number of securities which may be issued under the Plan, other than pursuant to Section 3.4, or (c) materially modify the requirements for participation in the Plan, unless the amendment is approved by the Company’s stockholders.

Section 6.2        Amendment to Conform to Law and Accounting Changes.  Notwithstanding any provision in this Plan or any Award Agreement to the contrary, the Committee may amend the Plan or any Award Agreement, to take effect retroactively or otherwise, as deemed necessary or advisable for the purpose of: (i) conforming the Plan or the Award Agreement to any present or future law relating to plans of this or similar nature (including, but not limited to, Code Section 409A); or (ii) avoiding an accounting treatment resulting from an accounting pronouncement or interpretation thereof issued by the SEC or Financial Accounting Standards Board subsequent to the adoption of the Plan or the making of the Award affected thereby, which, in the sole discretion of the Committee, may materially and adversely affect the financial condition or results of operations of the Company.  By accepting an Award under this Plan, each Participant agrees and consents to any amendment made pursuant to this Section 6.2 to any Award granted under the Plan without further consideration or action.

ARTICLE 7 - GENERAL TERMS

Section 7.1        No Implied Rights.

(a)        No Rights to Specific Assets.  Neither a Participant nor any other person shall by reason of participation in the Plan acquire any right in or title to any assets, funds or property of the Company or any Subsidiary whatsoever, including any specific funds, assets, or other property which the Company or any Subsidiary, in its sole discretion, may set aside in anticipation of a liability under the Plan.  A Participant shall have only a contractual right to the shares of Stock or amounts, if any, payable or distributable under the Plan, unsecured by any assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, and nothing contained in the Plan shall constitute a guarantee that the assets of the Company or any Subsidiary shall be sufficient to pay any benefits to any person.

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(b)        No Contractual Right to Employment or Future Awards.  The Plan does not constitute a contract of employment, and selection as a Participant will not give any participating Employee the right to be retained in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary or any right or claim to any benefit under the Plan, unless the right or claim has specifically accrued under the terms of the Plan.  No individual shall have the right to be selected to receive an Award under the Plan, or, having been so selected, to receive a future Award under the Plan.

(c)        No Rights as a Stockholder.  Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or in the Award Agreement, no Award shall confer upon the holder thereof any rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the date on which the individual fulfills all conditions for receipt of such rights.

Section 7.2        Transferability.  Except as otherwise so provided by the Committee, Stock Options under the Plan are not transferable except: (i) as designated by the Participant by will or by the laws of descent and distribution; (ii) to a trust established by the Participant, if under Code Section 671 and applicable state law, the Participant is considered the sole beneficial owner of the Stock Option while held in trust; or (iii) between spouses incident to a divorce or pursuant to a domestic relations order, provided, however, in the case of a transfer within the meaning of Section 7.2(iii), the Stock Option shall not qualify as an ISO as of the day of such transfer.  The Committee shall have the discretion to permit the transfer of vested Stock Options (other than ISOs) under the Plan; provided, however, that such transfers shall be limited to Immediate Family Members of Participants, trusts and partnerships established for the primary benefit of such family members or to charitable organizations, and; provided, further, that such transfers are not made for consideration to the Participant.

Section 7.3        Designation of Beneficiaries.  A Participant may file with the Company a written designation of a beneficiary or beneficiaries under this Plan and may from time to time revoke or amend any such designation.  Any designation of beneficiary under this Plan shall be controlling over any other disposition, testamentary or otherwise (unless such disposition is pursuant to a domestic relations order); provided, however, that if the Committee is in doubt as to the entitlement of any such beneficiary to any Award, the Committee may determine to recognize only the legal representative of the Participant, in which case the Company, the Committee and the members thereof shall not be under any further liability to anyone.

Section 7.4        Non-Exclusivity.  Neither the adoption of this Plan by the Board of Directors nor the submission of the Plan to the stockholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board of Directors or the Committee to adopt such other incentive arrangements as may deem desirable, including, without limitation, the granting of Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Units or Stock Options and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

Section 7.5        Eligibility for Form and Time of Elections/Notification Under Code Section 83(b).  Unless otherwise specified herein, each election required or permitted to be made by any Participant or other person entitled to benefits under the Plan, and any permitted modification or revocation thereof, shall be filed with the Company at such times, in such form, and subject to such restrictions and limitations, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Committee shall require.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Committee may, on the date of grant or at a later date, as applicable, prohibit an individual from making an election under Code Section 83(b).  If the Committee has not prohibited an individual from making this election, an individual who makes this election shall notify the Committee of the election within ten (10) days of filing notice of the election with the Internal Revenue Service or as otherwise required by the Committee.  This requirement is in addition to any filing and notification required under the regulations issued under the authority of Code Section 83(b).

Section 7.6        Evidence.  Evidence required of anyone under the Plan may be by certificate, affidavit, document or other information upon which the person is acting considers pertinent and reliable, and signed, made or presented by the proper party or parties.

Section 7.7        Tax Withholding.  Where a Participant is entitled to receive shares of Stock upon the vesting or exercise of an Award, the Company shall have the right to require such Participant to pay to the Company the amount of any tax that the Company is required to withhold with respect to such vesting or exercise, or, in lieu thereof, to retain, or

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to sell without notice, a sufficient number of shares of Stock to cover the minimum amount required to be withheld. To the extent determined by the Committee or specified in an Award Agreement and no adverse accounting consequences are triggered under FASB ASC Topic 718 or its successor and is permitted under applicable withholding rules promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service or another applicable governmental entity, a Participant shall have the ability to direct the Company to satisfy up to his or her highest marginal tax rate of required federal, state and local tax withholding by, (i) with respect to a Stock Option, reducing the number of shares of Stock subject to the Stock Option (without issuance of such shares of Stock to the Stock Option holder) by a number equal to the quotient of (a) the total maximum amount of tax withholding divided by (b) the excess of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the exercise date over the Exercise Price per share of Stock; and (ii) with respect to Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Units, withholding a number of shares (based on the Fair Market Value on the vesting date) otherwise vesting that would satisfy the maximum amount of tax withholding. Provided there are no adverse accounting consequences to the Company (a requirement to have liability classification of an award under FASB ASC Topic 718 is an adverse consequence), a Participant who is not required to have taxes withheld may require the Company to withhold in accordance with the preceding sentence as if the Award up to the Participant’s highest marginal tax rate.

Section 7.8        Action by Company or Subsidiary.  Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Company or any Subsidiary shall be by resolution of its board of directors, or by action of one or more members of the board of directors (including a committee of the board of directors) who are duly authorized to act for the board of directors, or (except to the extent prohibited by applicable law or applicable rules of the Exchange on which the Company lists its securities) by a duly authorized officer of the Company or such Subsidiary.

Section 7.9        Successors.  All obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successor to the Company, whether the existence of the successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business, stock, and/or assets of the Company.

Section 7.10        Indemnification.  To the fullest extent permitted by law and the Company’s governing documents, each person who is or shall have been a member of the Committee, or of the Board of Directors, or an officer of the Company to whom authority was delegated in accordance with Section 5.3, or an Employee of the Company, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any loss (including amounts paid in settlement), cost, liability or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by him in settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid by him in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit, or proceeding against him, provided he or she shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his own behalf, unless such loss, cost, liability, or expense is a result of his own willful misconduct or except as expressly provided by statute or regulation.  The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company’s charter or bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.  The foregoing right to indemnification shall include the right to be paid by the Company the expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition, provided, however, that, if required by applicable law, an advancement of expenses shall be made only upon delivery to the Company of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such persons to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal that such person is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses.

Section 7.11        No Fractional Shares.  Unless otherwise permitted by the Committee, no fractional shares of Stock shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award Agreement.  The Committee shall determine whether cash or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of fractional shares or whether the fractional shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise eliminated by rounding down.

Section 7.12        Governing Law.  The Plan, all Awards granted hereunder, and all actions taken in connection herewith shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without reference to principles of conflict of laws, except as superseded by applicable federal law.  The federal and state courts located in the

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State of New York, shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim, action, complaint or lawsuit brought under the terms of the Plan.  By accepting any Award, each Participant and any other person claiming any rights under the Plan agrees to submit himself and any legal action that brought with respect to the Plan, to the sole jurisdiction of such courts for the adjudication and resolution of any such disputes.

Section 7.13        Benefits Under Other Plans.  Except as otherwise provided by the Committee or as set forth in a Qualified Retirement Plan, non-qualified plan or other benefit plan, Awards to a Participant (including the grant and the receipt of benefits) under the Plan shall be disregarded for purposes of determining the Participant’s benefits under, or contributions to, any Qualified Retirement Plan, non-qualified plan and any other benefit plans maintained by the Participant’s employer.  The term “Qualified Retirement Plan” means any plan of the Company or a Subsidiary that is intended to be qualified under Code Section 401(a).

Section 7.14        Validity.  If any provision of this Plan is determined to be illegal or invalid for any reason, said illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, but this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provision has never been included herein.

Section 7.16        Notice.  Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, all written notices and all other written communications to the Company provided for in the Plan or in any Award Agreement, shall be delivered personally or sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid (provided that international mail shall be sent via overnight or two-day delivery), or sent by facsimile, email or prepaid overnight courier to the Company at its principal executive office.  Such notices, demands, claims and other communications shall be deemed given:

(a)        in the case of delivery by overnight service with guaranteed next day delivery, the next day or the day designated for delivery;

(b)        in the case of certified or registered U.S. mail, five days after deposit in the U.S. mail; or

(c)        in the case of facsimile or email, the date upon which the transmitting party received confirmation of receipt; provided, however, that in no event shall any such communications be deemed to be given later than the date they are actually received, provided they are actually received. 

In the event a communication is not received, it shall only be deemed received upon the showing of an original of the applicable receipt, registration or confirmation from the applicable delivery service.  Communications that are to be delivered by U.S. mail or by overnight service to the Company shall be directed to the attention of the Company’s Corporate Secretary, unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement.

Section 7.16        Forfeiture Events

(a)        The Committee may specify in an Award Agreement that the Participant’s rights, payments, and benefits with respect to an Award shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment upon the occurrence of certain specified events, in addition to any otherwise applicable vesting or performance conditions of an Award.  Such events include, but are not limited to, termination of employment for Cause, termination of the Participant’s provision of Services to the Company or any Subsidiary, violation of material Company or Subsidiary policies, breach of noncompetition, confidentiality, or other restrictive covenants that may apply to the Participant, or other conduct of the Participant that is detrimental to the business or reputation of the Company or any Subsidiary.

(b)        If the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance of the Company, as a result of misconduct, with any financial reporting requirement under the federal securities laws, and the automatic forfeiture provisions under Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 apply as a result, any Participant who was an executive officer of the Company at the time of grant or at the time of restatement shall be subject to “clawback” as if such person was subject to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.    In addition, Awards granted hereunder are subject to any clawback policy that may be adopted by the Board of Directors, from time to time, whether pursuant to the provisions of Section 954 of the Dodd Frank Act, implementing regulations thereunder, or otherwise. 

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Section 7.17        Automatic Exercise.  In the sole discretion of the Committee exercised in accordance with Section 5.2(a) above, any Stock Options that are exercisable but unexercised as of the day immediately before the tenth anniversary of the date of grant may be automatically exercised, in accordance with procedures established for this purpose by the Committee, but only if the exercise price is less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on such date and the automatic exercise will result in the issuance of at least one (1) whole share of Stock to the Participant after payment of the exercise price and any applicable tax withholding requirements.  Payment of the exercise price and any applicable tax withholding requirements shall be made by a net settlement of the Stock Option whereby the number of shares of Stock to be issued upon exercise are reduced by a number of shares having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the Exercise Price and any applicable tax withholding.

Section 7.18        Regulatory Requirements

(a)        The grant and settlement of Awards shall be conditioned upon and subject to compliance with Section 18(k) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. 1828(k), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(b)        The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall have the authority to direct the Company to require Plan Participants to exercise or forfeit their Stock Options.

ARTICLE 8 - DEFINED TERMS; CONSTRUCTION

Section 8.1        In addition to the other definitions contained herein, unless otherwise specifically provided in an Award Agreement, the following definitions shall apply:

(a)        “10% Stockholder” means an individual who, at the time of grant, owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company.

(b)        “Award” means any Stock Option, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Performance Award or any or all of them, or any other right or interest relating to stock or cash, granted to a Participant under the Plan.

(c)        “Award Agreement” means the document (in whatever medium prescribed by the Committee) that evidences the terms and conditions of an Award.  A copy of the Award Agreement shall be provided (or made available electronically) to the Participant.  Any document is referred to as an Award Agreement, regardless of whether a Participant’s signature is required.

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

(e)        If the Participant is subject to a written employment agreement (or other similar written agreement) with the Company or a Subsidiary that provides a definition of termination for “Cause,” then, for purposes of this Plan, the term “Cause” shall have meaning set forth in such agreement.  In the absence of such a definition, “Cause” means termination because of a Participant’s personal dishonesty, incompetence, willful misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty involving personal profit, material breach of the Bank’s Code of Ethics, material violation of the Sarbanes-Oxley requirements for officers of public companies that in the reasonable opinion of the Chief Executive Officer of the Bank or the Board of Directors will likely cause substantial financial harm or substantial injury to the reputation of the Bank or the Company, willfully engaging in actions that in the reasonable opinion of the Board of Directors will likely cause substantial financial harm or substantial injury to the business reputation of the Bank or the Company, intentional failure to perform stated duties, willful violation of any law, rule or regulation (other than routine traffic violations or similar offenses) or final cease-and-desist order, or material breach of any provision of the contract.

(f)        “Change in Control” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4.2. 

(g)        “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any rules, regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder, as modified from time to time.

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(h)        “Director” means a member of the Board of Directors or the board of directors of a Subsidiary.

(i)        If the Participant is subject to a written employment agreement (or other similar written agreement) with the Company or a Subsidiary that provides a definition of “Disability” or “Disabled,” then, for purposes of this Plan, the terms “Disability” or “Disabled” shall have meaning set forth in that agreement.  In the absence of such a definition, “Disability” shall be defined in accordance with the Bank’s long-term disability plan.  To the extent that an Award is subject to Code Section 409A, “Disability” or “Disabled” shall mean that a Participant:  (i) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months; or (ii) is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three (3) months under an accident and health plan covering Employees.  Except to the extent prohibited under Code Section 409A, if applicable, the Committee shall have discretion to determine if a Disability has occurred.

(j)        “Disinterested Board Member” means a member of the Board of Directors who: (i) is not a current Employee of the Company or a Subsidiary; (ii) is not a former employee of the Company or a Subsidiary who receives compensation for prior Services (other than benefits under a tax-qualified retirement plan) during the taxable year; (iii) has not been an officer of the Company or a Subsidiary; (iv) does not receive compensation from the Company or a Subsidiary, either directly or indirectly, for services as a consultant or in any capacity other than as a Director except in an amount for which disclosure would not be required pursuant to Item 404 of SEC Regulation S-K in accordance with the proxy solicitation rules of the SEC, as amended or any successor provision thereto; and (v) does not possess an interest in any other transaction, and is not engaged in a business relationship for which disclosure would be required pursuant to Item 404(a) of SEC Regulation S-K under the proxy solicitation rules of the SEC, as amended or any successor provision thereto.  The term Disinterested Board Member shall be interpreted in such manner as shall be necessary to conform to the requirements of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act and the corporate governance standards imposed on compensation committees under the listing requirements imposed by any Exchange on which the Company lists or seeks to list its securities. 

(k)        “Dividend Equivalent Rights” means the right, associated with a Restricted Stock Unit, to receive a payment, in cash or Stock, as applicable, equal to the amount of dividends paid on a share of the Company’s Stock, as specified in the Award Agreement.

(l)         “Employee” means any person employed by the Company or a Subsidiary. Directors who are also employed by the Company or a Subsidiary shall be considered Employees under the Plan.

(m)        “Exchange” means any national securities exchange on which the Stock may from time to time be listed or traded.

(n)        “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

(o)        “Exercise Price” means the price established with respect to a Stock Option pursuant to Section 2.2. 

(p)        “Fair Market Value” on any date, means: (i) if the Stock is listed on an Exchange, the closing sales price on that Exchange or over such system on that date or, in the absence of reported sales on that date, the closing sales price on the immediately preceding date on which sales were reported; or (ii) if the Stock is not listed on a securities exchange, “Fair Market Value” shall mean a price determined by the Committee in good faith on the basis of objective criteria consistent with the requirements of Code Section 422 and applicable provisions of Code Section 409A. 

(q)         A termination of employment by an Employee Participant shall be deemed a termination of employment for “Good Reason” as a result of the Participant’s resignation from the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary upon the occurrence of any of the following events:

(i)        a material diminution in Participant’s base compensation;

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(ii)        a material diminution in Participant’s authority, duties or responsibilities;

(iii)         a change in the geographic location at which Participant must perform his duties that is more than thirty-five (35) miles from the location of Participant’s principal workplace on the effective date of this Plan; or

(iv)        in the event a Participant is a party to an employment, change in control, severance or similar agreement that provides a definition for “Good Reason” or a substantially similar term, then the occurrence of any event set forth in such definition.

(r)        “Immediate Family Member” means with respect to any Participant: (i) any of the Participant’s children, stepchildren, grandchildren, parents, stepparents, grandparents, spouses, former spouses, siblings, nieces, nephews, mothers-in-law, fathers-in-law, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, brothers-in-law or sisters-in-law, including relationships created by adoption; (ii) any natural person sharing the Participant’s household (other than as a tenant or employee, directly or indirectly, of the Participant); (iii) a trust in which any combination of the Participant and persons described in section (i) and (ii) above own more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial interests; (iv) a foundation in which any combination of the Participant and persons described in sections (i) and (ii) above control management of the assets; or (v) any other corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity in which any combination of the Participant and persons described in sections (i) and (ii) above control more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting interests.

(s)        “Involuntary Termination” means the Termination of Service of a Participant by the Company or Subsidiary (other than termination for Cause) or termination of employment by an Employee Participant for Good Reason.

(t)        “Incentive Stock Option” or “ISO” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.1(a). 

(u)         “Non-Qualified Option” means the right to purchase shares of Stock that is either: (i) granted to a Participant who is not an Employee; or (ii) granted to an Employee does not satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the Code.

(v)        “Participant” means any individual who has received, and currently holds, an outstanding Award under the Plan.

(w)        “Performance Award” has the meaning ascribed to it in Sections 2.1(d).

(x)        “Restricted Stock” or “Restricted Stock Award” has the meaning ascribed to it in Sections 2.1(b). 

(y)        “Restricted Stock Unit” has the meaning ascribed to it in Sections 2.1(c). 

(z)        “Restriction Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(b)(iii).

(aa)        “Retirement” means, unless otherwise specified in an Award Agreement, retirement from employment or service on or after the attainment of age 65.  An Employee who is also a Director shall not be deemed to have terminated due to Retirement for purposes of vesting of Awards and exercise of Stock Options until both Service as an Employee and Service as a Director has ceased.  A non-employee Director will be deemed to have terminated due to Retirement under the provisions of this Plan only if the non-employee Director has terminated Service on the board(s) of directors of the Company and any Subsidiary or affiliate in accordance with applicable Company policy, following the provision of written notice to such board(s) of directors of the non-employee Director’s intention to retire.  A non-employee Director who continues in Service as a director emeritus or advisory director shall be deemed to be in Service of the Company or a Subsidiary for purposes of vesting of Awards and exercise of Stock Options. 

(bb)        “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

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(cc)        “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

(dd)        “Service” means service as an Employee or non-employee Director of the Company or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, and shall include service as a director emeritus or advisory director.  Service shall not be deemed interrupted in the case of sick leave, military leave or any other absence approved by the Company or a Subsidiary, in the case of transferees between payroll locations or between the Company, a Subsidiary or a successor. 

(ee)        “Stock” means the common stock of the Company, $0.01 par value per share.

(ff)        “Stock Option” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.1(a). 

(gg)        “Subsidiary” means any corporation, affiliate, bank or other entity which would be a subsidiary corporation with respect to the Company as defined in Code Section 424(f) and, other than with respect to an ISO, shall also mean any partnership or joint venture in which the Company and/or other Subsidiary owns more than 50% of the capital or profits interests.

(hh)        “Termination of Service” means the first day occurring on or after a grant date on which the Participant ceases to be an Employee or Director (including a director emeritus or advisory director) of the Company or any Subsidiary, regardless of the reason for such cessation, subject to the following: 

(i)        The Participant’s cessation as an Employee shall not be deemed to occur by reason of the transfer of the Participant between the Company and a Subsidiary or between two Subsidiaries.

(ii)        The Participant’s cessation as an Employee shall not be deemed to occur by reason of the Participant’s being on a bona fide leave of absence from the Company or a Subsidiary approved by the Company or Subsidiary otherwise receiving the Participant’s Services, provided such leave of absence does not exceed six months, or if longer, so long as the Employee retains a right to reemployment with the Company or Subsidiary under an applicable statute or by contract.  For these purposes, a leave of absence constitutes a bona fide leave of absence only if there is a reasonable expectation that the Employee will return to perform Services for the Company or Subsidiary.  If the period of leave exceeds six months and the Employee does not retain a right to reemployment under an applicable statute or by contract, the employment relationship is deemed to terminate on the first day immediately following such six month period.  For purposes of this sub-section, to the extent applicable, an Employee’s leave of absence shall be interpreted by the Committee in a manner consistent with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)(1).

(iii)        If, as a result of a sale or other transaction, the Subsidiary for whom Participant is employed (or to whom the Participant is providing Services) ceases to be a Subsidiary, and the Participant is not, following the transaction, an Employee of the Company or an entity that is then a Subsidiary, then the occurrence of such transaction shall be treated as the Participant’s Termination of Service caused by the Participant being discharged by the entity for whom the Participant is employed or to whom the Participant is providing Services.

(iv)        Except to the extent Code Section 409A may be applicable to an Award, and subject to the foregoing paragraphs of this sub-section, the Committee shall have discretion to determine if a Termination of Service has occurred and the date on which it occurred.  In the event that any Award under the Plan constitutes Deferred Compensation (as defined in Section 2.7), the term Termination of Service shall be interpreted by the Committee in a manner consistent with the definition of “Separation from Service” as defined under Code Section 409A and under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)(ii).  For purposes of this Plan, a “Separation from Service” shall have occurred if the employer and Participant reasonably anticipate that no further Services will be performed by the Participant after the date of the Termination of Service (whether as an employee or as an independent contractor) or the level of further Services performed will be less than fifty percent (50%) of the average level of bona fide Services in the 36 months immediately preceding the Termination of Service.  If a Participant is a “Specified Employee,” as defined in Code Section 409A and any payment to be made hereunder shall be determined to be subject to Code Section 409A, then if required by Code Section 409A, the payment or

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a portion of the payment (to the minimum extent possible) shall be delayed and shall be paid on the first day of the seventh month following Participant’s Separation from Service.

(v)        With respect to a Participant who is a Director, cessation as a Director will not be deemed to have occurred if the Participant continues as a director emeritus or advisory director.  With respect to a Participant who is both an Employee and a Director, termination of employment as an Employee shall not constitute a Termination of Service for purposes of the Plan so long as the Participant continues to provide Service as a Director or director emeritus or advisory director.

(ii)        “Voting Securities” means any securities which ordinarily possess the power to vote in the election of directors without the happening of any pre-condition or contingency.

Section 8.2        In this Plan, unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise requires, the following uses apply:

(a)        actions permitted under this Plan may be taken at any time and from time to time in the actor’s reasonable discretion;

(b)        references to a statute shall refer to the statute and any successor statute, and to all regulations promulgated under or implementing the statute or its successor, as in effect at the relevant time;

(c)        in computing periods from a specified date to a later specified date, the words “from” and “commencing on” (and the like) mean “from and including,” and the words “to,” “until” and “ending on” (and the like) mean “to, but excluding”;

(d)        references to a governmental or quasi-governmental agency, authority or instrumentality shall also refer to a regulatory body that succeeds to the functions of the agency, authority or instrumentality;

(e)        indications of time of day mean Eastern Time;

(f)        “including” means “including, but not limited to”;

(g)        all references to sections, schedules and exhibits are to sections, schedules and exhibits in or to this Plan unless otherwise specified;

(h)        all words used in this Plan will be construed to be of the gender or number as the circumstances and context require;

(i)        the captions and headings of articles, sections, schedules and exhibits appearing in or attached to this Plan have been inserted solely for convenience of reference and shall not be considered a part of this Plan nor shall any of them affect the meaning or interpretation of this Plan or any of its provisions;

(j)        any reference to a document or set of documents in this Plan, and the rights and obligations of the parties under any such documents, shall mean such document or documents as amended from time to time, and any and all modifications, extensions, renewals, substitutions or replacements thereof; and

(k)        all accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP.

 

 

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YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. PLEASE VOTE TODAY. Vote by Internet - QUIC K  EAS Y IMMEDIATE - 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week or by Mail INTERNET – www.cstproxyvote.com Use the Internet to vote your proxy. Have your proxy card available when you access the above website. Follow the prompts to vote your shares. Your Internet vote authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed and returned your proxy RHINEBECK BANCORP, INC. card. Votes submitted electronicallyover the Internet in advance of the meeting must be received by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on May 25, 2020. VOTE AT THE MEETING – If you plan to attend the virtual online annual meeting to be held on May 26, 2020 at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time, you will need your 12 digit control number to vote electronically at the annual meeting. To attend the virtual meeting, visit: http://www.cstproxy.com/rhinebeckbancorp/2020 MAIL – Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope provided. FOLD HERE • DO NOT SEPARATE • INSERT IN ENVELOPE PROVIDED PROXY Please mark your votes like this THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” PROPOSALS 1, 2 AND 3. FOR all nominees listed to the left (except as marked to the contrary) FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 1. Election of Directors 3. Ratification of Wolf & Company, P.C. as independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020. WITHHOLD AUTHORITY for all nominees (1) William C. Irwin (2) Michael J. Quinn (Instruction: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, strike a line through that nominee’s name in the list above) FORAGAINST ABSTAIN 2.Approval of the Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan. CONTROL NUMBER Signature Signature, if held jointly Date , 2020 Note: Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. When shares are held by joint owners, both should sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee, guardian, or corporate officer, please give title as such. X PLEASE DO NOT RETURN THIS PROXY CARD IF YOU ARE VOTING ELECTRONICALLY.

 

 

 

 

 

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Important Notice Regarding the Internet Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders The 2020 Proxy Statement and the 2019 Annual Report to Stockholders are available at http://www.cstproxy.com/rhinebeckbancorp/2020 FOLD HERE • DO NOT SEPARATE • INSERT IN ENVELOPE PROVIDED PROXY THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RHINEBECK BANCORP, INC. The undersigned hereby appoints Michael McDermott and Jamie Bloom, and each of them, as proxies, each with the power to appoint his or her substitute, and authorizes each of them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse hereof, all of the shares of common stock held of record by the undersigned at the close of business on April 9, 2020 at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc., to be held on May 26, 2020, or any adjournment thereof. THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED AS INDICATED. IF NO CONTRARY INDICATION IS MADE, THE PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN FAVOR OF ELECTING THE TWO NOMINEES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND IN FAVOR OF PROPOSALS 2 AND 3, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE JUDGMENT OF THE PERSONS NAMED AS PROXY HEREIN ON ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING. THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (Continued, and to be marked, dated and signed, on the other side)

 

 

 

 

 

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YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. PLEASE VOTE TODAY. Vote by Internet - QUIC K  EAS Y IMMEDIATE - 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week or by Mail YourInternetvoteinstructionsauthorizethe ESOP Trustee to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed and returned this ESOP Vote Authorization Form. Vote instructions RHINEBECK BANCORP, INC. submitted electronically overthe Internet must be received by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on May 15, 2020. INTERNET – www.cstproxyvote.com Use the Internet to submit your voting instructions. Have this ESOP Vote Authorization Form available when you access the above website. Follow the prompts to submit your instructions. MAIL – Mark, sign and date this ESOP Vote Authorization Form and return it in the postage-paid envelope provided. FOLD HERE • DO NOT SEPARATE • INSERT IN ENVELOPE PROVIDED ESOP VOTE AUTHORIZATION FORM Please mark your votes like this THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” PROPOSALS 1, 2 AND 3. FOR all nominees listed to the left (except as marked to the contrary) FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 1. Election of Directors 3. Ratification of Wolf & Company, P.C. as independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020. WITHHOLD AUTHORITY for all nominees (1) William C. Irwin (2) Michael J. Quinn (Instruction: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, strike a line through that nominee’s name in the list above) FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 2.Approval of the Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan. CONTROL NUMBER Signature Date , 2020 Note: Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. X PLEASE DO NOT RETURN THIS ESOP VOTE AUTHORIZATION FORM IF YOU ARE VOTING ELECTRONICALLY.

 

 

 

 

 

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Important Notice Regarding the Internet Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders The 2020 Proxy Statement and the 2019 Annual Report to Stockholders are available at http://www.cstproxy.com/rhinebeckbancorp/2020 FOLD HERE • DO NOT SEPARATE • INSERT IN ENVELOPE PROVIDED ESOP VOTE AUTHORIZATION FORM THIS ESOP VOTE AUTHORIZATION FORM IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE ESOP TRUSTEE RHINEBECK BANCORP, INC. The undersigned is eligible for participation in the Rhinebeck Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the “ESOP”) with regard to the shares of common stock of Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) allocated to the undersigned’s ESOP account. The undersigned hereby directs the ESOP Trustee to vote the shares of Company common stock allocated to the undersigned’s account, for which the undersigned is entitled to direct the ESOP Trustee to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be held on May 26, 2020, or at any adjournment thereof. If this form is not returned in a timely manner, the shares of common stock allocated to the participant’s ESOP account will be voted in the same proportion as shares for which the ESOP Trustee has received timely voting instructions to vote on the proposals, subject to the determination that such a vote is for the exclusive benefit of plan participants and beneficiaries. If any other business is brought before the Annual Meeting, shares will be voted by the ESOP Trustee in the manner intended to represent the best interest of participants and beneficiaries of the ESOP. At the present time, the ESOP Trustee knows of no other business to be brought before the Annual Meeting. THIS ESOP VOTE AUTHORIZATION FORM WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED AS INDICATED. IF NO CONTRARY INDICATION IS MADE, THE ESOP VOTE AUTHORIZATION FORM WILL BE VOTED IN FAVOR OF ELECTING THE TWO NOMINEES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND IN FAVOR OF PROPOSALS 2 AND 3, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE JUDGMENT OF THE ESOP TRUSTEE ON ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING. THIS ESOP VOTE AUTHORIZATION FORM IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE ESOP TRUSTEE. (Continued, and to be marked, dated and signed, on the other side)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. PLEASE VOTE TODAY. Vote by Internet - QUIC K  EAS Y IMMEDIATE - 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week or by Mail Your Internet vote instructions authorize the 401(k) Plan Trustee to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed and returned this 401(k) Plan Vote Authorization Form. Vote instructions RHINEBECK BANCORP, INC. submitted electronically overthe Internet must be received by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on May 15, 2020. INTERNET – www.cstproxyvote.com Use the Internet to submit your vote instructions. Have this 401(k) Plan Vote Authorization Form available when you access the above website. Follow the prompts to submit your instructions. MAIL – Mark, sign and date this 401(k) Plan Vote Authorization Form and return it in the postage-paid envelope provided. FOLD HERE • DO NOT SEPARATE • INSERT IN ENVELOPE PROVIDED 401(K) PLAN VOTE AUTHORIZATION FORM Please mark your votes like this THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” PROPOSALS 1, 2 AND 3. FOR all nominees listed to the left (except as marked to the contrary) FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 1. Election of Directors 3. Ratification of Wolf & Company, P.C. as independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020. WITHHOLD AUTHORITY for all nominees (1) William C. Irwin (2) Michael J. Quinn (Instruction: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, strike a line through that nominee’s name in the list above) FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 2.Approval of the Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan. CONTROL NUMBER Signature Date , 2020 Note: Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. X PLEASE DO NOT RETURN THIS 401(k) PLAN VOTE AUTHORIZATION FORM IF YOU ARE VOTING ELECTRONICALLY.

 

 

 

 

 

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Important Notice Regarding the Internet Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders The 2020 Proxy Statement and the 2019 Annual Report to Stockholders are available at http://www.cstproxy.com/rhinebeckbancorp/2020 FOLD HERE • DO NOT SEPARATE • INSERT IN ENVELOPE PROVIDED 401(K) PLAN VOTE AUTHORIZATION FORM THIS 401(K) PLAN VOTE AUTHORIZATION FORM IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE 401(K) PL AN TRUSTEE RHINEBECK BANCORP, INC. The undersigned is a participant in the Rhinebeck Bank 401(k) Plan (the “401(k) Plan”) with shares of common stock of Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) allocated to the undersigned’s 401(k) Plan account as of April 9, 2020. The undersigned hereby directs the 401(k) Plan Trustee to vote the shares of Company common stock allocated to the undersigned’s account, for which the undersigned is entitled to direct the 401(k) Plan Trustee to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be held on May 26, 2020, or at any adjournment thereof. If this form is not returned in a timely manner, the shares of common stock allocated to the participant’s 401(k) Plan account will be voted in the same proportion as shares for which the 401(k) Plan Trustee has received timely voting instructions to vote on the proposals, subject to the determination that such a vote is for the exclusive benefit of plan participants and beneficiaries. If any other business is brought before the Annual Meeting, shares will be voted by the 401(k) Plan Trustee in the manner intended to represent the best interest of participants and beneficiaries of the 401(k) Plan. At the present time, the 401(k) Plan Trustee knows of no other business to be brought before the Annual Meeting. THIS 401(K) PLAN VOTE AUTHORIZATION FORM WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED AS INDICATED. IF NO CONTRARY INDICATION IS MADE, THE 401(K) PLAN VOTE AUTHORIZATION FORM WILL BE VOTED IN FAVOR OF ELECTING THE TWO NOMINEES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND IN FAVOR OF PROPOSALS 2 AND 3, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE JUDGMENT OF THE 401(K) PLAN TRUSTEE ON ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING. THIS 401(K) PLAN VOTE AUTHORIZATION FORM IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE 401(K) PLAN TRUSTEE. (Continued, and to be marked, dated and signed, on the other side)