Equity Incentive Plans

The Company, under the plan approved by its shareholders on April 27, 2023 (“2023 Equity Incentive Plan”), authorized the issuance of up to 1,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company pursuant to grants of stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, and performance awards. Employees and Directors of the Company and the Bank are eligible to participate in the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan. All stock options are granted in the form of either "incentive" stock options or "non-qualified" stock options. Incentive stock options have certain tax advantages that must comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code. Only employees are permitted to receive incentive stock options.

The Company, under the plan approved by its shareholders on April 26, 2018 (“2018 Equity Incentive Plan”), authorized the issuance of up to 1,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company pursuant to grants of stock options and restricted stock units. Employees and Directors of the Company and the Bank are eligible to participate in the 2018 Stock Plan. All stock options are granted in the form of either "incentive" stock options or "non-qualified" stock options. Incentive stock options have certain tax advantages that must comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code. Only employees are permitted to receive incentive stock options.

The Company, under the plan approved by its shareholders on April 28, 2011 (“2011 Stock Plan”), authorized the issuance of up to 900,000 shares of common stock of the Company pursuant to grants of stock options. Employees and Directors of the Company and the Bank are eligible to participate in the 2011 Stock Plan. All stock options were granted in the form of either "incentive" stock options or "non-qualified" stock options. Incentive stock options have certain tax advantages that must comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code. Only employees are permitted to receive incentive stock options. No options were permitted to be granted under the 2011 Stock Plan after April 28, 2021.

On February 24, 2025, grants of 63,763 options, in aggregate, were declared for certain officers of the Bank and the Company, which vest over a 3-year period commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date. The exercise price was recorded as of close of business on February 24, 2025.

On February 3, 2025, awards of 43,773 shares of restricted stock, in aggregate were declared for members of the Board of Directors of the Bank and the company, which vest over a 1-year period, commencing on the anniversary of the award date.

On April 25, 2024, awards of 30,000 and 20,000 shares of restricted stock were declared for an executive officer of the Bank and the Company, which vest over a 2 and 3-year period, respectively, commencing on the anniversary date of the awards.

On January 31, 2023, awards of 27,000 shares of restricted stock, in aggregate were declared for members of the Board of Directors of the Bank and the Company, which vest over a 4-year period, commencing on the anniversary of the award date.

On June 30, 2023, an award of 25,252 shares of restricted stock was declared for a director and executive officer of the Bank and the Company, which fully vests on the anniversary of the award date.

The following table presents a summary of the status of the Company’s restricted shares as of June 30, 2025 and 2024.

Restricted stock expense for the six months ended June 30, 2025, June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023 was $461,000, $341,000 and $151,000, respectively. Expected future expenses relating to the non-vested restricted shares outstanding as of June 30, 2025 was approximately $647,000 over a weighted average period of 1.03 years.

The following table presents a summary of the status of the Company’s outstanding stock option awards as of June 30, 2025.

As of June 30, 2025, stock options which were granted and were exercisable totaled 834,115. It is the Company’s policy to issue new shares upon a stock option exercise.