Adoption Agreement If the Employer does not maintain its Plan under a Code Section 401(k) Adoption Agreement and, prior to the adoption of this Master Plan, the Plan accepted Participant nondeductible contributions for a Plan Year beginning after December 31, 1986, those contributions must satisfy the requirements of Code Section 401(m). This Section 4.01 does not prohibit the Plan's acceptance of Participant nondeductible contributions prior to the first Plan Year commencing after the Plan Year in which the Employer adopts this Master Plan.
Deferral Election A Participant may elect to defer all or a specified percentage of the Compensation earned in a Plan Year by such Participant for serving as a member of the Board of any Participating Fund or as a member of any committee or subcommittee thereof. Reimbursement of expenses of attending meetings of the Board, committees of the Board or subcommittees of such committees may not be deferred. Such election shall be made by executing before the first day of such Plan Year such election notice as the Administrator may prescribe; provided, however, that upon first becoming eligible to participate in the Plan by reason of appointment to a Board, a Participant may file a Deferral Election not later than 30 days after the effective date of such appointment, which election shall apply to Compensation earned in the portion of the Plan Year commencing the day after such election is filed and ending on the last day of such Plan Year.
Participant Acceptance Participant must accept the terms and conditions of this Agreement either electronically through the electronic acceptance procedure established by the Company or through a written acceptance delivered to the Company in a form satisfactory to the Company. In no event shall any Shares be issued (or other securities or property distributed) under this Agreement in the absence of such acceptance.
Participant Number 7. Name of Account at DTC Participant being credited with the Shares:
Participant Name You have been granted the right to receive an Award of Restricted Stock, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Award Agreement, as follows: Grant Number Date of Grant Vesting Commencement Date Subject to eligibility terms below Total Number of Shares Granted
Named Fiduciary and Plan Administrator The “Named Fiduciary and Plan Administrator” of this Director Plan shall be Heritage Bank of Commerce until its resignation or removal by the Board. As Named Fiduciary and Plan Administrator, the Bank shall be responsible for the management, control and administration of the Director Plan. The Named Fiduciary may delegate to others certain aspects of the management and operation responsibilities of the Director Plan including the employment of advisors and the delegation of ministerial duties to qualified individuals.
Deferral Elections As provided in Sections 5(f), 6(h) and 14(d), the Executive may elect to defer the Pre-Change in Control Severance Payment, the Post-Change in Control Severance Payment and the Consulting Payment as follows. The Executive’s deferral election shall satisfy the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b) and the terms and conditions of the Deferred Compensation Plan. Such deferral election shall designate the whole percentage (up to a maximum of 100%) of the Pre-Change in Control Severance Payment, the Post-Change in Control Severance Payment and the Consulting Payment to be deferred, shall be irrevocable when made, and shall not take effect until at least twelve (12) months after the date on which the election is made. Such deferral election shall provide that the amount deferred shall be deferred for a period of not less than five (5) years from the date the payment of the amount deferred would otherwise have been made, in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(1)(ii).
Election Form The Consideration shall be payable in accordance with the election made by Contributor in the Consideration Election Form (“Election Form”) accompanying the PPM, the results of which election are set forth on Exhibit A hereto. If, pursuant to the Election Form, Contributor (A) elected all or part of Contributor’s consideration payable hereunder to be in the form of units of limited partnership interests of the Operating Partnership (“OP Units”) and (B) submitted to the Operating Partnership (x) an executed Investor Questionnaire representing and warranting to the Operating Partnership that Contributor is an “accredited investor” as defined in the Investor Questionnaire and (y) any other documentation required by the Operating Partnership, including, but not limited to, a signature page to the Partnership Agreement (as hereinafter defined), Contributor shall receive OP Units in an amount determined in the manner described on Exhibit A hereto. The portion of the Consideration, if any, payable in cash is set forth on Exhibit A. Contributor agrees that the cash payment shall be made and the OP Units shall be registered in the name of the persons or entities set forth on the Election Form. OP Units will only be delivered to Contributor if Contributor has represented to the Operating Partnership that Contributor is an “accredited investor”. No fractional OP Units will be issued and OP Units will be rounded to the nearest whole number. The Consideration payable to Contributor, whether in cash, in OP Units or a combination thereof, may be reduced by the amount the Operating Partnership reasonably determines must be withheld for tax purposes. The rights and obligations of holders of OP Units as of the Closing will be as set forth in the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Operating Partnership (the “Partnership Agreement”), a draft copy of which is included as an exhibit to the PPM.
Participant Contributions If Participant contributions are permitted, complete (a), (b), and (c). Otherwise complete (d).
Sharing of Participant Information 20 7.4 REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE AND COMMUNICATIONS TO PARTICIPANTS..................................................20 7.5 NON-TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT; NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES.................................................20 7.6
