VIRGINIA BEACH FEDERAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
1997 DIRECTORS STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN
1. Purpose of the Plan. The Plan shall be known as the Virginia Beach
Federal Financial Corporation ("Company") 1997 Directors Stock Compensation Plan
(the "Plan"). The purpose of the Plan is to retain and reward qualified
personnel for positions of substantial responsibility as members of the Board of
Directors of the Company or any present or future parent or subsidiary of the
Company to promote the success of the business. The Plan is intended to provide
for the grant of Stock Options that are not "Incentive Stock Options," within
the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code").
2. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this Plan
with an initial capital letter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise,
shall have the meaning as set forth below. Wherever appropriate, the masculine
pronoun shall include the feminine pronoun and the singular shall include the
plural.
(a) "Award" means the grant by the Committee or in accordance with
the terms of the Plan of a Stock Option.
(b) "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company, or any
successor or parent corporation thereto.
(c) "Change in Control" shall mean: (i) the sale of all, or a
material portion, of the assets of the Company; (ii) the merger or
recapitalization of the Company whereby the Company is not the surviving entity;
(iii) a change in control of the Company, as otherwise defined or determined by
the Office of Thrift Supervision or regulations promulgated by it; or (iv) the
acquisition, directly or indirectly, of the beneficial ownership (within the
meaning of that term as it is used in Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) of twenty-five
percent (25%) or more of the outstanding voting securities of the Company by any
person, trust, entity or group. This limitation shall not apply to the purchase
of shares by underwriters in connection with a public offering of Company stock,
or the purchase of shares of up to 25% of any class of securities of the Company
by a tax-qualified employee stock benefit plan. The term "person" refers to an
individual or a corporation, partnership, trust, association, joint venture,
pool, syndicate, sole proprietorship, unincorporated organization or any other
form of entity not specifically listed herein. The decision of the Committee as
to whether a Change in Control has occurred shall be conclusive and binding.
(d) "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(e) "Committee" shall mean the Board or the Stock Option Committee
appointed by the Board in accordance with Section 5(a) of the Plan.
(f) "Common Stock" shall mean the common stock of the Company, or
any successor or parent corporation thereto.
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(g) "Company" shall mean the Virginia Beach Federal Financial
Corporation, the parent corporation of the Savings Bank, or any successor or
Parent thereof.
(h) "Director" shall mean a member of the Board of the Company, or
any successor or parent corporation thereto.
(i) "Director Emeritus" shall mean a person serving as a director
emeritus, advisory director, consulting director, or other similar position as
may be appointed by the Board of Directors of the Savings Bank or the Company
from time to time.
(j) "Disability" means any physical or mental impairment which
renders the Participant incapable of continuing in the employment or service of
the Savings Bank or the Parent in his then current capacity as determined by the
Committee.
(k) "Effective Date" shall mean December 11, 1997.
(l) "Employee" shall mean any person employed by the Company or any
present or future Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. "Non-Employee" shall mean
an individual not employed by the Company or any present or future Parent or
Subsidiary of the Company.
(m) "Fair Market Value" shall mean: (i) if the Common Stock is
traded otherwise than on a national securities exchange, then the Fair Market
Value per Share shall be equal to the mean between the last bid and ask price of
such Common Stock on such date or, if there is no bid and ask price on said
date, then on the immediately prior business day on which there was a bid and
ask price. If no such bid and ask price is available, then the Fair Market Value
shall be determined by the Committee in good faith; or (ii) if the Common Stock
is listed on a national securities exchange (including the NASDAQ National
Market System), then the Fair Market Value per Share shall be not less than the
average of the highest and lowest selling price of such Common Stock on such
exchange on such date, or if there were no sales on said date, then the Fair
Market Value shall be not less than the mean between the last bid and ask price
on such date.
(n) "Option" or "Stock Option" shall mean an Award granted pursuant
to this Plan providing the holder of such Option with the right to purchase
Common Stock.
(o) "Optioned Stock" shall mean stock subject to an Option granted
pursuant to the Plan.
(p) "Optionee" shall mean any person who receives an Option or Award
pursuant to the Plan.
(q) "Parent" shall mean any present or future corporation which
would be a "parent corporation" as defined in Sections 424(e) and (g) of the
Code.
(r) "Participant" means any director of the Company or any Parent or
Subsidiary of the Company or any other person providing a service to the Company
who is selected by the Committee to receive an Award, or who by the express
terms of the Plan is granted an Award.
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(s) "Plan" shall mean the Virginia Beach Federal Financial
Corporation 1997 Directors Stock Compensation Plan.
(t) "Savings Bank" shall mean First Coastal Bank, Virginia Beach,
Virginia, or any successor corporation thereto.
(u) "Share" shall mean one share of the Common Stock.
(v) "Subsidiary" shall mean any present or future corporation which
constitutes a "subsidiary corporation" as defined in Sections 424(f) and (g) of
the Code.
3. Shares Subject to the Plan. Except as otherwise required by the
provisions of Section 11 hereof, the aggregate number of Shares with respect to
which Awards may be made pursuant to the Plan shall not exceed 25,000 Shares.
Such Shares may either be from authorized but unissued shares or shares
purchased in the market for Plan purposes. If an Award shall expire, become
unexercisable, or be forfeited for any reason prior to its exercise, new Awards
may be granted under the Plan with respect to the number of Shares as to which
such expiration has occurred.
4. Six Month Holding Period.
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Except in the event of the death or disability of the Optionee or a
Change in Control of the Company, a minimum of six months must elapse between
the date of the grant of an Option and the date of the sale of the Common Stock
received through the exercise of such Option.
5. Administration of the Plan.
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(a) Composition of the Committee. The Plan shall be administered by
the Board of Directors of the Company or a Committee which shall consist of not
less than two Directors of the Company appointed by the Board and serving at the
pleasure of the Board. All persons designated as members of the Committee shall
meet the requirements of a "Non-Employee Director" within the meaning of Rule
16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as found at 17 CFR
ss.240.16b-3.
(b) Powers of the Committee. The Committee is authorized (but only
to the extent not contrary to the express provisions of the Plan or to
resolutions adopted by the Board) to interpret the Plan, to prescribe, amend and
rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, to determine the form and
content of Awards to be issued under the Plan and to make other determinations
necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan, and shall have and
may exercise such other power and authority as may be delegated to it by the
Board from time to time. A majority of the entire Committee shall constitute a
quorum and the action of a majority of the members present at any meeting at
which a quorum is present shall be deemed the action of the Committee. In no
event may the Committee revoke outstanding Awards without the consent of the
Participant.
The President of the Company and such other officers as shall be
designated by the Committee are hereby authorized to execute written agreements
evidencing Awards on behalf of the Company and to cause them to be delivered to
the Participants. Such agreements shall set forth the Option exercise price, the
number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Option, the expiration date
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of such Options, and such other terms and restrictions applicable to such Award
as are determined in accordance with the Plan or the actions of the Committee.
(c) Effect of Committee's Decision. All decisions, determinations
and interpretations of the Committee shall be final and conclusive on all
persons affected thereby.
6. Eligibility for Awards and Limitations.
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(a) The Committee shall from time to time determine the
Participants who shall be granted Awards under the Plan and the number of Awards
to be granted to each such persons. In selecting Participants and in determining
the number of Shares of Common Stock to be granted to each such Participant, the
Committee may consider the nature of the prior and anticipated future services
rendered by each such Participant, each such Participant's current and potential
contribution to the Company and such other factors as the Committee may, in its
sole discretion, deem relevant. Participants who have been granted an Award may,
if otherwise eligible, be granted additional Awards.
(b) In no event shall Shares subject to Options granted to any
Participant exceed more than 12.5% of the total number of Shares authorized for
delivery under the Plan.
7. Term of the Plan. The Plan shall continue in effect for a term of ten
(10) years from the Effective Date, unless the Plan is terminated by the Board
in accordance with the Plan.
8. Terms and Conditions of Stock Options. Stock Options may be granted or
awarded only to Participants. Each Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan
shall be evidenced by an instrument in such form as the Committee shall from
time to time approve. Each Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan shall
comply with, and be subject to, the following terms and conditions:
(a) Option Price. The price per Share at which each Stock Option
granted by the Committee under the Plan may be exercised shall not, as to any
particular Stock Option, be less than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock
on the date that such Stock Option is granted.
(b) Payment. Full payment for each Share of Common Stock purchased
upon the exercise of any Stock Option granted under the Plan shall be made at
the time of exercise of each such Stock Option and shall be paid in cash (in
United States Dollars), Common Stock or a combination of cash and Common Stock.
Common Stock utilized in full or partial payment of the exercise price shall be
valued at the Fair Market Value at the date of exercise. The Company shall
accept full or partial payment in Common Stock only to the extent permitted by
applicable law. No Shares of Common Stock shall be issued until full payment has
been received by the Company, and no Optionee shall have any of the rights of a
stockholder of the Company until Shares of Common Stock are issued to the
Optionee.
(c) Term of Stock Option. The term of exercisability of each Stock
Option granted pursuant to the Plan shall be not more than ten (10) years from
the date each such Stock Option is granted.
(d) Exercise Generally. Except as otherwise provided by the terms of
the Plan or by action of the Committee at the time of the grant of the Options,
the Options granted will be first exercisable as of the date of grant of such
options and shall remain exercisable during such periods of service as a
Director or Director Emeritus.
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(e) Cashless Exercise. Subject to vesting requirements, if
applicable, an Optionee who has held an Stock Option for at least six months may
engage in the "cashless exercise" of the Option. Upon a cashless exercise, an
Optionee shall give the Company written notice of the exercise of the Option
together with an order to a registered broker-dealer or equivalent third party,
to sell part or all of the Optioned Stock and to deliver enough of the proceeds
to the Company to pay the Option exercise price and any applicable withholding
taxes. If the Optionee does not sell the Optioned Stock through a registered
broker-dealer or equivalent third party, the Optionee can give the Company
written notice of the exercise of the Option and the third party purchaser of
the Optioned Stock shall pay the Option exercise price plus any applicable
withholding taxes to the Company.
(f) Transferability. An Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan
shall be exercised during an Optionee's lifetime only by the Optionee to whom it
was granted and shall not be assignable or transferable otherwise than by will
or by the laws of descent and distribution.
9. Awards to Directors.
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As of December 11, 1997, Stock Options to purchase 3,125 shares of
Common Stock shall be granted to each Director of the Company that is not on
that date an employee of the Company or the Savings Bank. Such Options shall be
exercisable at a price equal to the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock as of
the date of grant of such Options. Such Options will be first exercisable as of
the Date of Grant. Such Options shall continue to be exercisable for a period of
ten years following the date of grant without regard to the continued services
of such Director as an Employee, Director or Director Emeritus. In the event of
the Optionee's death, such Options may be exercised by the personal
representative of his estate or person or persons to whom his rights under such
Option shall have passed by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
Unless otherwise inapplicable, or inconsistent with the provisions of this
paragraph, the Options to be granted to Directors hereunder shall be subject to
all other provisions of this Plan.
10. Withholding Tax. The Company shall have the right to deduct from all
amounts paid in cash with respect to the cashless exercise of Options under the
Plan any taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to such cash
payments. Where a Participant or other person is entitled to receive Shares
pursuant to the exercise of an Option, the Company shall have the right to
require the Participant or such other person to pay the Company the amount of
any taxes which the Company is required to withhold with respect to such Shares,
or, in lieu thereof, to retain, or to sell without notice, a number of such
Shares sufficient to cover the amount required to be withheld.
11. Recapitalization, Merger, Consolidation, Change in Control and Other
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Transactions.
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(a) Adjustment. Subject to any required action by the stockholders
of the Company, within the sole discretion of the Committee, the aggregate
number of Shares of Common Stock for which Options may be granted hereunder, the
number of Shares of Common Stock covered by each outstanding Option, and the
exercise price per Share of Common Stock of each such Option, shall all be
proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued
and outstanding Shares of Common Stock resulting from a subdivision or
consolidation of Shares (whether by reason of merger, consolidation,
recapitalization, reclassification, split-up, combination of shares, or
otherwise) or the payment of a stock dividend (but only on the Common Stock) or
any other increase or decrease in the number of such Shares of Common Stock
effected without the receipt or payment of consideration by the Company (other
than Shares held by dissenting stockholders).
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(b) Change in Control. All outstanding Awards shall become
immediately exercisable in the event of a Change in Control of the Company, as
determined by the Committee. In the event of such a Change in Control, the
Committee and the Board of Directors will take one or more of the following
actions to be effective as of the date of such Change in Control:
(i) provide that such Options shall be assumed, or equivalent
options shall be substituted, ("Substitute Options") by the acquiring or
succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof), provided that: the shares of
stock issuable upon the exercise of such Substitute Options shall constitute
securities registered in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
("1933 Act") or such securities shall be exempt from such registration in
accordance with Sections 3(a)(2) or 3(a)(5) of the 1933 Act, (collectively,
"Registered Securities"), or in the alternative, if the securities issuable upon
the exercise of such Substitute Options shall not constitute Registered
Securities, then the Optionee will receive upon consummation of the Change in
Control transaction a cash payment for each Option surrendered equal to the
difference between (1) the Fair Market Value of the consideration to be received
for each share of Common Stock in the Change in Control transaction times the
number of shares of Common Stock subject to such surrendered Options, and (2)
the aggregate exercise price of all such surrendered Options, or
(ii) in the event of a transaction under the terms of which the
holders of the Common Stock of the Company will receive upon consummation
thereof a cash payment (the "Merger Price") for each share of Common Stock
exchanged in the Change in Control transaction, to make or to provide for a cash
payment to the Optionees equal to the difference between (A) the Merger Price
times the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Options held by each
Optionee (to the extent then exercisable at prices not in excess of the Merger
Price) and (B) the aggregate exercise price of all such surrendered Options in
exchange for such surrendered Options.
(c) Extraordinary Corporate Action. Notwithstanding any provisions
of the Plan to the contrary, subject to any required action by the stockholders
of the Company, in the event of any Change in Control, recapitalization, merger,
consolidation, exchange of Shares, spin-off, reorganization, tender offer,
partial or complete liquidation or other extraordinary corporate action or
event, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the power, prior or
subsequent to such action or event to:
(i) appropriately adjust the number of Shares of Common Stock
subject to each Option, the Option exercise price per Share of Common Stock, and
the consideration to be given or received by the Company upon the exercise of
any outstanding Option;
(ii) cancel any or all previously granted Options, provided
that appropriate consideration is paid to the Optionee in connection therewith;
and/or
(iii) make such other adjustments in connection with the Plan
as the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems necessary, desirable,
appropriate or advisable.
(d) Acceleration. The Committee shall at all times have the power to
accelerate the exercise date of Options previously granted under the Plan.
(e) Non-recurring Dividends. Upon the payment of a special or
non-recurring cash dividend that has the effect of a return of capital to the
stockholders, the Option exercise price per share shall be adjusted
proportionately and in an equitable manner.
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Except as expressly provided in Sections 11(a), 11(b) and 11(e) hereof, no
Optionee shall have any rights by reason of the occurrence of any of the events
described in this Section 11.
12. Time of Granting Options. The date of grant of an Option under the
Plan shall, for all purposes, be the date specified in accordance with the Plan
or the date on which the Committee makes the determination of granting such
Option. Notice of the grant of an Option shall be given to each individual to
whom an Option is so granted within a reasonable time after the date of such
grant in a form determined by the Committee.
13. Modification of Options. At any time and from time to time, the Board
may authorize the Committee to direct the execution of an instrument providing
for the modification of any outstanding Option, provided no such modification,
extension or renewal shall confer on the holder of said Option any right or
benefit which could not be conferred on the Optionee by the grant of a new
Option at such time, or shall not materially decrease the Optionee's benefits
under the Option without the consent of the holder of the Option, except as
otherwise permitted under Section 14 hereof.
14. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.
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(a) Action by the Board. The Board may alter, suspend or discontinue
the Plan.
(b) Change in Applicable Law. Notwithstanding any other provision
contained in the Plan, in the event of a change in any federal or state law,
rule or regulation which would make the exercise of all or part of any
previously granted Option unlawful or subject the Company to any penalty, the
Committee may restrict any such exercise without the consent of the Optionee or
other holder thereof in order to comply with any such law, rule or regulation or
to avoid any such penalty.
15. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares; Limitations on Option Exercise;
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Cancellation of Option Rights.
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(a) Shares shall not be issued with respect to any Option granted under
the Plan unless the issuance and delivery of such Shares shall comply with all
relevant provisions of applicable law, including, without limitation, the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, any applicable state securities laws and the requirements of any
stock exchange upon which the Shares may then be listed.
(b) The inability of the Company to obtain any necessary authorizations,
approvals or letters of non-objection from any regulatory body or authority
deemed by the Company's counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale
of any Shares issuable hereunder shall relieve the Company of any liability with
respect to the non-issuance or sale of such Shares.
(c) As a condition to the exercise of an Option, the Company may require
the person exercising the Option to make such representations and warranties as
may be necessary to assure the availability of an exemption from the
registration requirements of federal or state securities law.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, upon the termination
of employment or service of an Optionee by the Company or its Subsidiaries for
"cause" within the sole discretion of the Board, all Options held by such
Participant shall cease to be exercisable as of the date of such termination of
employment or service.
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(e) Upon the exercise of an Option by an Optionee (or the Optionee's
personal representative), the Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion,
may make a cash payment to the Optionee, in whole or in part, in lieu of the
delivery of shares of Common Stock. Such cash payment to be paid in lieu of
delivery of Common Stock shall be equal to the difference between the Fair
Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of the Option exercise and the
exercise price per share of the Option. Such cash payment shall be in exchange
for the cancellation of such Option. Such cash payment shall not be made in the
event that such transaction would result in liability to the Optionee or the
Company under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and regulations promulgated thereunder.
16. Reservation of Shares. During the term of the Plan, the Company will
reserve and keep available a number of Shares sufficient to satisfy the
requirements of the Plan.
17. Unsecured Obligation. No Participant under the Plan shall have any
interest in any fund or special asset of the Company by reason of the Plan or
the grant of any Option under the Plan. No trust fund shall be created in
connection with the Plan or any grant of any Option hereunder and there shall be
no required funding of amounts which may become payable to any Participant.
18. No Employment Rights. No Director, Employee or other person shall have
a right to be selected as a Participant under the Plan. Neither the Plan nor any
action taken by the Committee in administration of the Plan shall be construed
as giving any person any rights of employment or retention as an Employee,
Director or in any other capacity with the Company, the Savings Bank or other
Subsidiaries.
19. Governing Law. The Plan shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Virginia, except to the extent that
federal law shall be deemed to apply.
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